Product ID:BATTERY, STORAGE
MSDS Date:03/26/1990
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-968-6429
MSDS Number: BNWQD

MARATHON BATTERY CO

8301 IMPERIAL DRIVE
WACO, TX 76714-8233
US

Emergency Phone: 817-776-0650

Info Phone: 817-776-0650

Cage: DO446

MARATHON POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO

WACO, TX 76712-6588 US

Telephone: 254-741-5405

Cage: 74025

CADMIUM (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-43-9

RTECS: EU9800000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 DUST;9394

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 21041-95-2

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 (CD FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (CD FUME)

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

NICKEL HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 12054-48-7

RTECS: QR7040000

OSHA PEL 1 MG NI/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG NI/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: INHALATION OF
AIRBORNE DUST OR MIST MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT AND EVEN TO THE LUNG TISSUE. CADMIUM/CADMIUM HYDROXIDE: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE S. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
IRREVERSIBLE LUNG INJURY, KIDNEY DISEASE & OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL/NICKEL COMPOUND ARE LISTED AS
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS BY IARC.
Effects of Overexposure:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: INHALATION CAN PRODUCE
CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA. THIS MATERIAL IS DESTRUCTIVE TO SKIN TISSUE,
EYE TISSUE, & MOUTH, THROAT, STOMACH TISSUES. CADMIUM/CADMIUM
HYDROXIDE: CAN PRODUCE DRYNES S OF THE MOUTH & THROAT, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA & DIZZINESS. INGESTION CAN CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
& ABDOMINAL CRAMPS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: FLUSH EYES FOR 15 MINUTES WITH WATER AND
WASH SKIN TISSUE WITH WATER. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS GIVE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET EMERGENCY MEDICAL
ATTENTI ON.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND A FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE
FIRE OE EXPLOSION. CADMIUM FUMES OR VAPOR ARE TOXIC AND CAN CAUSE
DEATH.

Spill Release Procedures:BATTERY AND CELL CASES WILL NORMALLY CONTAIN
MATERIALS OF CONCERN. USE INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENT TO COLLECT LIQUID
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT INVERT. AVOID BREAKING,
CRUSHING OR OTHERWISE DESTROYING THE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY OF THE CELL
OR BATTERY.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A DUST OR MIST MASK WHEN HANDLING THE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION WHEN HANDLING THE
LIQUID IN THE BATTERY.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:EYE GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE SKIN
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=717.C, 1322.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=182.C, 359.6F
Spec Gravity:2.044
Solubility in Water:52% W/W
Appearance and Odor:WHITE; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, NITRATES, NITRIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CELLS AND BATTERIES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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