Product ID:LEAD/ACID STORAGE BATTERY
MSDS Date:06/09/1986
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-174-7248
MSDS Number: BLLXV

C AND D POWER SYSTEMS; AN ALLIED CO

3043 WALTON ROAD
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462
US

Emergency Phone: 215-828-9000

Info Phone: 215-828-9000

Cage: 1K126

JOHN J. WILSON ASSOCIATES INC.

9506 RICHMOND, VA 23228-4209 US

Telephone: 804-266-9623

Cage: 7L867

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 10-30%

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: 60%

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: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG SB/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ARSENIC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-38-2

RTECS: CG0525000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3 (AS)

ACGIH TLV: 0.01,A1 MG/M3; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

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 EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE MAY
CAUSE BURNS TO TISSUE. CAN CAUSE SEVERE OR PERMANENT INJURY.
INGESTION CAUSES SEVERE INJURY. CHRONIC INHALATION OF ACID MISTS
CAN CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION A ND POSSIBLE PULMONARY
EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS CHEMICAL 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.
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 PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN :REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SULFURIC ACID WHEN DILUTED WITH EATER CAN
REACT WITH METALS TO FORM FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. DIKE
TO RETAIN RUNOFF. PUMP LIQUID TO SALVAGE TANK. NEUTRALIZE SMALL
AMOUNTS WITH SODA ASH O R LIME. MAKE SLURRY AND SHOVEL INTO
DISPOSAL DRUM.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE OR A SODA ASH/SLAKED LIME MIXTURE
(50-50)

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
AREAS. DO NOT TILT ON AN ANGLE OF GREATER THAN 45 DEGREES. DO NOT
STACK BATTERIES ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.
Other Precautions:ALL LEAD ACID CELLS HAVE ENORMOUS CIRCUIT CAPABILITY.
EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED TO AVOID SHORTING OF CELL
TERMINALS.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE GENERAL (MECHANICAL) VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES (HANDLING H2SO4)
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE IMPERVIOUS WORK CLOTHING, BOOTS AND APRON AS
REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHEN WORKING AROUND CELLS, REMOVE METALLIC JEWELRY.

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:1.215-1.250
pH:1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE (H2SO4)
Appearance and Odor:SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE IS A COLORLESS TO STRAW
COLORED OILY ODORLESS LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SMALL SPILLS THAT HAVE BEEN NEUTRALIZED CAN BE FLUSHED TO SANITARY
SEWER.

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