Product ID:LEAD-ACID BATTERY
MSDS Date:07/01/1991
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-984-0068
MSDS Number: BNWQF

EXIDE CORP

645 PENN ST
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0798

Info Phone: 215-378-0798

Cage: 20038

EXIDE CORP.-GENERAL BATTERY CORP

READING, PA 19601 US

Telephone: 215-378-0527/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 08163

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: 2%

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: 0.2%

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

CALCIUM, METAL

CAS: 7440-70-2

RTECS: EV8040000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2%

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

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

CASE MATERIAL

Fraction By Weight: 5-10%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: BREATHING OF SULFURIC ACID
VAPORS OR MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. INGESTION:
MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND
STOMACH. SKIN: SEVERE IRRITAT ION, BURNS AND ULCERATIONS. EYES:
SEVEREIRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THE SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE MAY
CONTAIN SOME DISOLVED ARSENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
INGESTION: ABDOMINAL APIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND SEVERE
CRAMPING. SKIN: BURNS AND ULCERATION. EYE: BURNS, CORNEAL DAMAGE.
SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY INCLU DE HEADACHE, FATIGUE, ABDOMINAL PAIN,
LOSS OF APETITE, MUSCULAR ACHES AND WEAKNESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULMONARY CONDITIONS AND SKIN
DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA AND CONTACT DERMTITIS. DISOLVED LEAD CAN
AGGRAVATE SOME FORMS OF KIDNEY, LIVER AND NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS,
CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CONTACT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FLUSH WITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
COMPLETELY, INCLUDING SHOES. EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MIN. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAM; DRY CHEMICAL; HALOGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF BATTERIES ARE CHARGING, SHUT OFF POWER. USE
POSITIVE PRESSURE, SCBA. WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER APPLIED TO ELECROLYTE GENERATES
HEAT AND CAUSES IT TO SPATTER. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS IS
GENERATED DURING CHARGING AND OPERATION.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP FLOW OF MATEIAL, CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL
SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH, VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. IF POSSIBLE, CARDFULLY NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, SODIUM
BICARGBONATE, LIME, ETC. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OF SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
AREAS WITH IMPERVIOUS SURFACES SURFACES AND ADEQUATE CONTAINMENT IN
THE EVENT OF SPILLS.
Other Precautions:THE BATTERY ITSELF CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING, WHICH MAY
BE DISOLVE IN THE ELECTROLYTE: LEAD, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, CALCIUM,
AND TIN. GELL CELL BATTERIES MAY ALSO CONTAIN SILICON DIOXIDE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL, USE
NIOSH OR MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
Ventilation:IF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED, COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID-
0RESISTANT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC ACID-RESISTANT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE
OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HANDLE BATTERIES CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID SPILLS, MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ARE
ON SECURELY. AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F, ACID
Vapor Pres:10 MM HG
Vapor Density:>1, ACID
Spec Gravity:1.230, ACID
pH:ACID
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:ELECTROLYTE IS A CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP,
PENETRATING ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS. REDUCING AGENTS, METALS, SULFUR,
TRIOXIDE GAS, STORONG OXIDIZERS AND WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGING, SOURCES OF
IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN, TOXIC METAL FUMES,
VAPORS OR MISTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED CONTAINERS
AND DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE, AS APPLICABLE. LARGE,
WATER-DILUTED SPILLS, AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND TESTING, SHOULD BE
MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AP PROVED LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS.

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