Product ID:ELECTROLYTE (ACID) BATTERY FLUID
MSDS Date:09/01/1985
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-059-3528
MSDS Number: BPBRL

GENERAL BATTERY CORP

645 PENN STREET
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0527

Info Phone: 215-378-0527

Preparer: J. A. BITLER

Cage: 06810

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

1262 READING, PA 19603 US

Telephone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

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; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 60-68%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (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:EYES: SEVERE BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE &
BLINDNESS, SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS & ULCERATION. INHALATION:
VAPORS/ MIST MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AT LEVELS OF
5MG/M3. INFLAMMATION OF BRONCH IAL MEMBRANES MAY OCCUR AT
12-35MG/M3. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS & ULCERATION OF
MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS AND ULCERATION
ACCOMPANIED BY STINGING SENSATION. CHRONIC EXPOSURES ARE KNOWN TO
CAUSE EROSION OF THE TEETH ACCOMPANIED BY DISCOLORATION,
INFLAMMATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND BRONCH IAL TUBES. MAY CAUSE COUGH,
INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE AND IMPAIRMENT OF VENTILATORY CAPACITY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXPOSURE TO MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG
DAMAGE AND AGGRAVATE PULMONARY CONDITIONS.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FR ESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER OR MILK TO DRINK. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL COVER SULFURIC ACID RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER APPLIED TO SULFURIC ACID GENERATES
HEAT AND CAUSES SPATTERING. REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH METALS; NITRATES;
AND ORGANIC MATERIALS, RELEASING HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE VENTILATION & CONFINE SPILL. DO NOT
ALLOW RUNOFF TO SEWER. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD USE RESPIRATORY
AND LIQUID CONTACT PROTECTION. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED
MATERIAL. ABSORB IN VERM ICULITE, DRY SAND OR EARTH & PLACE
INTOCONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME, SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED, COOL, DRY
AREA. SEPARATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED AND PROTECTED FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:STORE AND HANDLE ONLY IN AREAS WITH UNLIMITED WATER
SUPPLY AND WHERE SPILLS CAN BE CONTROLLED. AVOID SPILLS, LEAKS OR
DAMAGE TO CONTAINERS. WHEN DILUTING, ALWAYS POUR ACID SLOWLY INTO
WATER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AREA ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL,
USE NIOSH-APPROVED, FITTED, FULL FACE RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS
CANISTER OR HEPA OR ANY S UPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR OR SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED. MECHANICAL: ACCEPTABLE IF
CONCENTRATION STAYS BELOW PEL. USE ACID & EXPLOSION PROOF
EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES W/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE
EXPOSURE OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND
BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AND FACE AFTER HANDLING MATERIAL.
LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHEREVER SULFURIC ACID IS HANDLED IN CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 1%,
PROVIDE EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER OR SIMILAR FACILITIES. WATER
SUPPLY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 0.4 GALLON PER MINUTE FOR EYEWASH AND 3 0
GALLON PER MINUTE FOR BODY FLUSHING, AND SUFFICIENT TO CONTINUE
FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F,95C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-35F,-37C
Vapor Pres:10
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.245-1.295
pH:1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, SHARP, PENETRATING PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES & ORGANIC MATERIALS SUCH AS CHLORATES, CARBIDES,
FULMINITES, PICRATES, PEROXIDES, NITRATES, CYANIDES, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH METALS WHICH MAY
PRODUCE TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES AND MAY ALSO RELEASE FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT WITH METALS MAY FORM TOXIC
SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES & HYDROGEN GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SHOVEL NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED
CONTAINERS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATION.

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