Product ID:RECHARGEABLE SEALED LEAD-ACID BATTERY
MSDS Date:07/05/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-019-0687
MSDS Number: BRJKM

POWER-SONIC CORP

3106 SPRING ST
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-3929
US

Emergency Phone: 415-364-5001

Info Phone: 415-364-5001

Cage: 56309

POWER-SONIC CORP

5242 REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-3929 US

Telephone: 650-364-5001

Cage: 56309

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 39.1%

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:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE SEALED LEAD-ACID BATTERY IS NOT A
HEALTH HAZARD UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. CORROSIVE LIQUIDS
FROM BROKEN OR LEAKING BATTERIES CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND
BURNS TO EYES, NOSE, THROAT, AND SKIN AND IS HARMFUL IF INHALED.
Effects of Overexposure:ACID FROM LEAKING BATTERY CAN CAUSE SEVERE SKIN
AND EYE IRRITATION,BURNS,CORNEA DAMAGE,BLINDNESS,SKIN
ULCERATION.VAPOR INHALATION CAN CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION,BRONCHIAL MEMBRANES INFLAMMATI ON.INGESTION MAY CAUSE
SEVERE BURNS ANDULCERATION OF MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS,STOMACH,ALSO
KIDNEY AND INTESTINAL DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:BATTERY CONTAINS ACID ELECTROLYTE. NORMALLY, THERE IS EXTREME
REMOTE POSSIBILITIES FOR LEAKAGE. IF SULFURIC ACID LEAKAGE CONTACTS
EYES, FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. FOR
SK IN CONTACT, FLUSH AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: MOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER FOG, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL BATTERY EXTERIOR TO PREVENT RUPTURE.
ACIDS MISTS AND VAPORS GENERATED IN A FIRE ARE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BATTERY OPERATION CAN PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE
HYDROGEN GAS. IGNITION SOURCE SUCH AS ELECTRIC SPARK FROM JUMPER
CABLE, CHARGING SYSTEM MAY IGNITE/EXPLODE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT WITH ACID MATERIALS. USE SODA
ASH OR LIME TO NEUTRALIZE. FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIME.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITING
BATTERY TERMINALS. STORE BETWEEN 70F AND 140F. PROTECT AGAINST
PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:BATTERIES MUST NOT BE DUMPED LOOSELY INTO BINS OR
CONTAINERS. BATTERY MAY EXPLODE UPON SHORT CIRCUIT, PUNCTURE,
CRUSH, OR OVER-HEATING. DO NOT OPERATE BATTERY OUTSIDE OF
MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS .

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
Ventilation:NORMAL WORK AREA VENTILATION ADEQUATE FOR NORMAL USAGE.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:237F,114C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-94F,-70C
Vapor Pres:9.95
Vapor Density:>1 AIR=1
Spec Gravity:1.280
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:100% (SULFURIC ACID)
Appearance and Odor:SEALED CELL BATTERY.(ABOVE PROPERTIES ARE FOR
ELECTROLYTE IN SEALED BATTERY.)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
USE ONLY APPROVED CHARGING METHODS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID SHORTING TERMINALS ON BATTERY. DO
NOT PUNCTURE BATTERY CASE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. DO NOT PUNCTURE
BATTERY CASE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE WASTE IN ACID RESISTANT CONTAINERS.
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO
NOT INCINERATE. BATTERIES MUST BE DISPOSED OF UNDER CONDITIONS
WHICH MEET LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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