Product ID:EVEREADY BATTERY
MSDS Date:03/19/1991
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-138-8157
MSDS Number: BKKKJ

EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC

CHECKERBOARD SQ
ST LOUIS, MO 63164
US

Emergency Phone: 216-835-7368

Info Phone: 216-835-7368

Cage: 83740

EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC

ST LOUIS, MO 63164 US

Telephone: 216-835-7368

Cage: 83740

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 0-6%

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 0-6%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

MERCURY (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1.5%

OSHA PEL S, C, 0.1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ZINC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-66-6

RTECS: ZG8600000

Fraction By Weight: 5-15%

OSHA PEL 10 MG ZNO/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG ZNO/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

MANGANESE DIOXIDE

CAS: 1313-13-9

RTECS: OP0350000

Fraction By Weight: 0-15%

OSHA PEL 5 MG MN/M3 CEILING

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG MN/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-ACUTE:
SKIN:IRRITATION, ANURIA. EYE:IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY OR BURNS.
INGESTION:IMMEDIATE NECROSIS IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH.
DEATH MAY OCCURE. INHALATION:DYSPNEA, C OUGH, FEVER, NAUSEA &
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION & METALLIC TASTE.
CHRONIC: CNS DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY, ZINC AND MANGANESE ARE NOT
LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS & OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
DIZZINESS, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
ALCOHOLISM, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR KNOWN ALLERGY TO MERCURY MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IF THE BATTERY IS
RUPTURED.

First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO RUPTURED BATTERY-INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET
MEDICAL AT TENTION. SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER.
INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS OF MERCURY. CELL MAY
EXPLODE IN FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP ALL BATTERIES. FOR A SMALL SPILL OF A
RUPTURED BATTERY: COLLECT THE DUST WITH A VACUUM CLEANER AND SAVE
FOR DISPOSAL. WASH THE AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM HEAT. STACK CARTONS NO MORE THAN 4 LAYERS HIGH ON A
PALLET AND NO MORE THAN 3 PALLETS HIGH.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SEAL BATTERIES IN AIR TIGHT OR WATERTIGHT
CONTAINERS OR COMPARTMENTS. DO NOT RUPTURE OR THROW BATTERIES IN
FIRE. DO NOT RECHARGE BATTERIES.

Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. WEAR MASK WHEN HANDLING
DUST FROM RUPTURED BATTERY.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, IF HANDLING RUPTURED BATTERY.
Eye Protection:NONE
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THERE ARE NO HEALTH HAZARDS IN HANDLING BATTERIES UNLESS THE BTTERIES
ARE RUPTURED. WHEH HANDLING RUPTURED BATTERY DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN
EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS.

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:CYLINDRICAL BATTERY

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS, MOLTEN AND BURNING FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT INCINERATE, BURY IN LANDFILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION.

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