Product ID:BATTERY CONTAINING ELECTROLYTE
MSDS Date:09/01/1985
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-643-0507
MSDS Number: BKKDW

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

645 PENN STREET
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0500

Info Phone: 215-378-0500

Preparer: J.A.BITLER,VP,ENV.RES.

Cage: 06810

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

1262 READING, PA 19603 US

Telephone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 32-40%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES:SEVERE BURNS, CORNEAL
DAMAGE,BLINDNESS; SKIN:SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, ULCERATION;
INHALATION:SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION OF BRONCHIAL
MEMBRANES; INGESTION:SEVERE BURNS, UL CERATION OF MOUTH, THROAT,
ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH,--CONTINUES ON SIGNS AN SYMPTOMS OF
OVEREXPOSURE--
Effects of Overexposure:CONTINUES FROM HEALTH HAZARDS: AS WELL AS
KIDNEY AND INTESTINAL DAMAGE. CHRONIC:EROSION OF TEETH,
INFLAMMATION OF NOSE,THROAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES. MAY PRODUCE ALL
HAZARDS IN SOME DEGREE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXPOSURE TO MIST MAY AGGRAVATE

First Aid:BEGIN 1ST AID AND SEND FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ALL VICTIMS OF
SULFURIC ACID MUST BE EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR. EYES:FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY,
WHI LE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTH AND SHOES. INHALATION:REMOVE T
FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY.GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION:GIVE
PLENTY OR WATE OR MILK--SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA--

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER FOG, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER APPLIED TO SULFURIC ACID GENERATES HE
AND CAUSES SPATTERING.WEAR SULFURIC ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING AND
NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA.APPEND
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SULFURIC ACID REACTS WITH MOST METALS TO
YIELD EXPLOSIVE/FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK. VENTILATE. WEAR RESPIRAT AND
ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING. CONTAIN AND ABSORB SMALL SPILLS WITH INERT
ABSORBENT.DO NOT USE RAGS OR SAWDUST. NEUTRALIZE OR DILUTE
CAUTIOUSLY WITH LAR AMOUNTS OF WA TER. DO NOT RUN INTO SEWER
SYSTEM.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME, SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED,COOL, DRY
AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP BATTERIES TIGHTLY
CLOSED KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE, HEAT AND OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ACCEPTABLE IF CONCENTRATION STAYS
BELOW PEL LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRABLE.
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT RUBBER WITH GAUNTLET.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:ACID-RESISTANT APRON. EYE WASH STATION AND
SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN & EYES. WASH HANDS
AFTER USE LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTINUES FROM EMERGENCY AND 1ST AID:PREFERABLY MIXED WITH EGG WHITES.
NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.--THIS MSDS FOR ACID IN THE
BATTERY. ADDITIONAL HAZARDS RELATED TO THE LEAD IN THE BATTERY MAY
BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL--NOTE:THIS MSDS COPIED FROM ONE
OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER) SAME BATTERY TYPE.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=95.C, 203.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-35F TO 11F
Vapor Pres:10
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.26
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, WITH SHARP PENETRATING PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:65/WTR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANIC MATERIAL, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,METALS, SULFUR
TRIOXIDE GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SO*2, SO*3, SULFURIC ACID FUMES. H*2
IF CONTACTED W/ METALS. HCN, H*2S, CO, OTHER TOXIC GASES IF
CONTACTED W/ ORGANICS

Waste Disposal Methods:SHOVEL NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED
CONTAINERS.DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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