Product ID:NP 4-12
MSDS Date:01/02/1991
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-299-8849
MSDS Number: BPPQC

YUASA BATTERY AMERICA INC

9728 ALBURTIS AVE
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
US

Emergency Phone: 213-949-4266, 800-423-4667

Info Phone: 213-949-4266, 800-423-4667

Cage: 77280

YUASA-EXIDE INC

14145 READING, PA 19612-4145 US

Telephone: 610-208-1975

Cage: 77280

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-CONTACT WITH ACID CAUSES SEVERE
BURNS TO ALL TISSUE.INGESTION MAY BE FATAL;CAUSES SEVERE BURNS &
ULCERATION.INHALATION CAUSES SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.IF LEAD
ALLOY DUST IS PRESENT,MAY CAUS E WEIGHT
LOSS,LASSITUDE,CONSTIPATION,ANEMIA,VOMITING,PARALYSIS & CNS
DEPRESSION.CHRONIC-SKIN ULCERATION & DERMATITIS.
Effects of Overexposure:CONTACT WITH ACID CAUSES SEVERE BURNS TO ALL
TISSUE. INGESTION CAUSES SEVERE BURNS & ULCERATION. INHALATION
CAUSES SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. IF LEAD ALLOY DUST IS
PRESENT, MAY CAUSE WEIGHT LOSS, LASSITUDE, CONSTIPATION, ANEMIA,
VOMITING, PARALYSIS & CNS DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS MAY BE
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS MATERIAL.

First Aid:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.EYES/SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES.HOLD EYELIDS OPEN & REMOVE CONTACT LENSES.INHALED:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR.INGESTION:DO NOT INDUC E VOMITING.DRINK AS MUCH
MILK/WATER AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT VOMITING.

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL. DO NOT SPRAY WATER OVER ACID.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER APPLIED TO SULFURIC ACID GENERATES
HEAT AND CAUSES ACID TO SPATTER. REACTS WITH MOST METALS TO YIELD
EXPLOSIVE/FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT WITH SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE
FROM BATTERY. LIME OR SODA ASH MAY BE USED TO NEUTRALIZE AND/OR
FLUSH WITH LARGE VOLUME OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH (SODIUM CARBONATE) OR QUICKLIME (CALCIUM
OXIDE).

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE BATTERIES IN
COOL,VENTILATED PLACE AWAY FROM FLAMES,WATER & STRONG BASES.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN CONTACT. WHEN CHARGING BATTERIES, AVOID
PLACING IN AREAS WHERE HYDROGEN GAS CAN BUILD UP. KEEP BATTERIES
AWAY FROM CHILDREN. DO NOT GET IN EYES. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR
MISTS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ACIDS IF 1
MG/M3 TWA IS EXCEEDED (ACID).
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) VENTILATION. LOCAL EXHAUST IN CHARGING
STATIONS
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:USE RUBBER BOOTS AND ACID-PROOF CLOTHING FOR
MAJOR SPILLS.EYES WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:Z4
Boiling Pt:=95.C, 203.F
B.P. Text:203F,95C
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-75.C, -103.F
M.P/F.P Text:-103F,-75C
Vapor Pres:10
Vapor Density:> 1
Spec Gravity:1.245 - 1.295
pH:< 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE (SULFURIC)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS LIQUID (ELECTROLYTE)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANIC MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS (IF
HYDROGEN GAS IS GENERATED)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM SULFUR TRIOXIDE, SULFUR
DIOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID FUMES AND OTHER TOXIC GASES SUCH AS HYDROGEN
CYANIDE OR SULFIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE WITH SOLUTION OF BAKING SODA IN
WATER. DO NOT INCINERATE. DISPOSE WITH AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SCRAP
(CONTAINING LEAD) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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