Product ID:BATTERY ELECTRIC STORAGE
MSDS Date:09/23/1986
FSC:3431
NIIN:01-205-3874
MSDS Number: BKNWT

EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

DEKA ROAD
LYON STATION, PA 19536
US

Emergency Phone: 215-682-6361

Info Phone: 215-682-6361

Cage: DO231

MIDWEST HANDLING INC

CHICAGO, IL 60638-3916 US

Telephone: 312-586-2600

Cage: 3G537

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 20-44%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 43-70%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ANTIMONY (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

Fraction By Weight: 0-4%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG SB/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 2140 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, PULMONARY
EDEMA, SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN & EYES. INGESTION:SEVERE BURNS TO
MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH, ABDOM PAI N, COLIC, TRMOR, INSOMNIA,
FACIAL PARLOR. CHRONIC:DAMAGE TO LUNGS, ANEMIA, NEUROPATHY, WT
LOSS, GINGIVAL LEAD LINE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP,
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS TO EYES, NOSE AND
THROAT. PULMONARY EDEMA, BRONICAL EMPHYSEMA, CONJUNCTIVITIS,
STOMATITIS, DENTAL EROSION, NAUSEA AND VOMITING, PARLOR, TREMOR,
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND COLIC.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
DRINK WATER OR MILK. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP.

Extinguishing Media:CLASS ABC EXTINGUISHERS, CO2 AND/OR HALON
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.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK.
DO NOT USE WATER. NEUTRALIZE SPILL AND/OR WASHINGS WITH SODA ASH OR
LIME. WITH CLEAN SHOV EL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:J.T.BAKER'S NEUTRASORB (R) OR TEAM 'LOW NA+' ACID
NEUTRALIZERS ARE RECOMMENDED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS OUT OF SUN AND AWAY FROM
HEAT. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. LOOSEN CLOSURE
CAUTIOUSLY. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. IN CASE OF SPILL NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH OR LIME.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A NIOSH
APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:USE MECHANICAL (GENERAL) OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO
MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS. DO NO OVER CHARGE BATTERIES.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:235F,113C
Vapor Pres:13
Spec Gravity:1.22-1.53
pH:<2.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1.0 ( BU AC= 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE FOR ACID
Appearance and Odor:ACID:CLEAR LIQUID WITH SHARP PUNGENT ODOR. PHYS
DATA IS FOR SULFURIC ACID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POWDERED METALS LIKE ZINC & IRON WILL REACT WITH ACID AND PRODUCE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ACID REACTS VIOLENTLEY WITH WATER &
ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EXCESSIVE OVERCHARGING RELEASES
HYDROGEN & OXYGEN GASES AND FUMES OF SULFUR DIOXDE AND STIBINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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