Product ID:NICKEL CADMIUM STORAGE BATTERY
MSDS Date:03/05/1991
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-068-8572
MSDS Number: BLRQX

SAFT AMERICA INC POWER SOURCES DIV

711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
VALDOSTA, GA 31603
US

Emergency Phone: 912-247-2331

Info Phone: 912-247-2331

Preparer: BETH FAR

Cage: 09052

SAFT AMERICA INC.

1886 VALDOSTA, GA 31602 US

Telephone: 912-247-2331

Cage: 09052

CADMIUM AND CADMIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG(CD)/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CD)/M3 9192

NICKEL AND NICKEL HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

Fraction By Weight: 23-30%

OSHA PEL 1.0 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1.0 MG/M3

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 4%

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

COBALT HYDROXIDE

CAS: 21041-93-0

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 365 MG/KG.(KOH)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, NO
EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS EXISTS. IF INCINERATED, INHALATION
OF FUME MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IRRITATION TO PULMONARY EDEMA;
CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE KI DNEY DYSFUNCTION AND LUNG INJURY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT ESTABLISHED FOR BATTERIES.
Effects of Overexposure:IF INCINERATED, VAPOR AND SMOKE MAY CAUSE A
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IF INCINERATED, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
DISORDERS, PROSTATE DISORDERS, LIVER AND KIDNEY DISORDERS.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
AT TENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC METAL OXIDE FUMES MAY BE EVOLVED
DURING BURNING.

Spill Release Procedures:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, HAZARDOUS
COMPONENTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED. IF POTASSIUM OR SODIUM HYDROXIDE
ELECTROLYTE IS SPILLED, NEUTRALIZE WITH MILD ACID, THEN FLUSH WITH
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:BORIC ACID, DILUTE ACETIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREAK OPEN BATTERY CASE; DO NOT
MUTILATE OR SHORT CIRCUIT CASE; DO NOT INCINERATE.
Other Precautions:IF CASE IS BROKEN OPEN, ELECTROLYTE IS CORROSIVE ON
CONTACT; IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, ETC. SHOULD BE WORN IN
THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED. ALWAYS USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATORS WHEN REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES IF CASE IS BROKEN.
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:AVOID CONTACT WITH INNER COMPONENTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:B1
Appearance and Odor:SEALED BATTERY WITH METAL CASE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METAL OXIDE FUMES MAY BE EVOLVED AT
TEMPERATURES ABOVE MELTING POINT.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISCARDED, TREAT AS RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE.
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

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