Product ID:EVEREADY BATTERY
MSDS Date:07/01/1987
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-963-4979
MSDS Number: BQYJP

EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC

CHECKERBOARD SQ
ST LOUIS, MO 63164
US

Emergency Phone: 417-625-3333, 1-800-526-4727

Info Phone: 417-625-3333

Cage: 83740

EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC

ST LOUIS, MO 63164 US

Telephone: 216-835-7368

Cage: 83740

CADMIUM OXIDE & CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CD)/M3; 9293

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

NICKEL POWDER

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9293

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LITHIUM HYDROXIDE

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE SERIOUS LOCALIZED
BURNS. INHALATION-MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SKIN-MAY CAUSE
CHEMICAL BURNS. EYE-MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION & CHEMICAL BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CONTAINS C [7440-43-9] WHICH IS
LISTED BY NTP AND IARC AND REGULATED BY OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE SALIVATION, CHOKING,
NAUSEA, PERSISTANT VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIZZINESS,
FAINTNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS & POSSIBLE LIVER & KIDNEY INJURY.
INHALATION-MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BREATHING OF DUST MAY AGGRAVATE
ASTHMA & INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE. BECAUSE OF ITS
IRRITATING PROPERTIES, THIS MATERIAL MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING
DERMATITIS.

First Aid:SWALLOWING-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, IF CONTENTS TOUCH
THE SKIN, WASH WITH SOPA & WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEE
PHYSICIAN. INH ALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES-IF CONTENTS TOUCH
THE EYES, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER & CONTINUE
FLUSHINH FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION URGENTLY.

Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE IN AN ADJACENT AREA, IT IS
PERMISSIBLE TO USE ANY CLASS OF EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM ON THESE
BATTERIES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:BATTERIES NORMALLY EVOLVE HYDROGEN, WHICH,
WHEN COMBINED WITH OXYGEN FROM THE AIR, CAN PROVIDE A COMBUSTIBLE
OR EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE UNLESS VENTED. AVOID HEAT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FULL ENCAPSULATION OF THESE BATTERIES
WILL PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF RESEALABLE SAFETY VENT, IF
INTERNAL PRESSURES EXCEED DESIGN LIMIT, BATTERY CAN RUOTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SAFE STACKING OF BATTERY CARTONS IS NO
MORE THAN 60" HIGH INCLUDING THE PALLET AND NO MORE THAN 3 PALLETS
HIGH.
Other Precautions:THIS BATTERY IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING VERY HIGH SHORT
CIRCUIT CURRENTS. AVOID CONTINUOUS SHORT CIRCUITS BECUASE OF THE
HIGH CELL TEMPERATURE ACHIEVABLE WITH THE POSSIBLE ATTENDANT SKIN
BURNS. OPERATOR S SHOULD REMOVE RING/OTHER METAL JEWELRY

Respiratory Protection:NOT NECESSARY UNDER CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE.
Ventilation:NOT NECESSARY UNDER CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID EYE/SKIN CONTACT WITH LEAKING BATTERIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARNING: DO NOT DISPOSE IN FIRE, PUT INBACKWARDS, MIX WITH OTHER
BATTERY TYPES. CHARGE ABOVE SPECIFIED RATE, OR SHORT CIRCUIT--MAY
EXPLODE, LEAK, GET HOT, CAUSING PERSONAL INJUY.

HCC:Z5
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT SEAL THESE BATTERIES IN AIRTIGHT OR
WATERTIGHT CONTAINERS. DO NOT EXCEED TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF
100C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT INCINERATE OR SUBJECT CELLS TO
TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 100C. SUCH TREATMENT CAN VAPOROZE THE
LIQUID ELECTROLYTE & CAUSE CELL RUPTURE. BURY IN LANDFILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AMD LO CAL REGULATIONS.

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