Product ID:NP24-12B,LEAD-ACID BATTERY
MSDS Date:05/20/1986
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-265-0626
MSDS Number: BLFHY

YUASA BATTERY AMERICA INC

9728 ALBURTIS AVE
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
US

Emergency Phone: 213-949-4266, 800-423-4667

Info Phone: 213-949-4266, 800-423-4667

Preparer: L.H. BIGGINS

Cage: 77280

YUASA-EXIDE INC

14145 READING, PA 19612-4145 US

Telephone: 610-208-1975

Cage: 77280

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

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

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

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 ACID VAPORS MAY
CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
PULMONARY EDEMA, OR LUNG INFLAMMATION. MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO
SKIN OR EYES. INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVER E BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT,
AND STOMACH. MAY AFFECT KIDNEY FUNCTION. CHRONIC:MAY DAMAGE
LUNGS,TEETH EROSION.
Effects of Overexposure:ACID:SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS TO EYES, NOSE
AND THROAT. PULMONARY EDEMA, BRONICAL EMPHYSEMA, CONJUNCTIVITIS,
STOMATITIS, DENTAL EROSION, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. LEAD:STOMACH
CRAMPS, ANEMIA AND NERVE DA MAGE.
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 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF CONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONCOBUSTIBLE
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.

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 BATTERY TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN
CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE VAPOR. 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. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING BATTERY
TERMINALS. DO NOT OVERCHARGE BATTERY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F,95C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-103F,-75C
Vapor Pres:10
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.245-1.295
pH:<2
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,TRANSPARENT LIQUID,NO ODOR. PHISICAL DATA
IS FOR SULFURIC ACID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,ORGANIC MATERIALS, SULFURIC ACID REACTS
VIOLENTLY WITH METALS AND NITRATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR, SULFURIC ACID FUMES
AND HYDROGEN GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.USED
BATTERY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO RECLAMATION CENTERS.

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