Product ID:H4593 NICAD BATTERY SEALED
MSDS Date:04/01/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:00F028644
MSDS Number: BRTTX

ALEXANDER MFG CO

1511 S GARFIELD PL
MASON CITY, IA 50401
US

Emergency Phone: 515-423-8955/800-247-1821

Info Phone: 515-423-1161/800-247-1821

Cage: 56469

ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGIES INC

1508 MASON CITY, IA 50401 US

Telephone: 515-423-1161/8955

Cage: 56469

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

Fraction By Weight: <15%

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 2-4%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/CUM (CEILING)

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM (CEILING)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

CADMIUM, CADMIUM PIGMENT (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY

CAS: 7440-43-9

RTECS: EU9800000

Fraction By Weight: <15%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 DUST;9394

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

NICKEL (SOLUBLE) (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY NTP, IARC,

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM IC

NICKEL HYDROXIDE

Fraction By Weight: <30%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNDER NORMAL USE BATTERY DOESN'T
RELEASE TOXIC MATERIAL. IF SHORT CIRCUITED, MAY CAUSE BURNS TO EYES
& SKIN. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS CAUSTIC & WILL CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: BURNS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
LARGE QUANTITIES OF BATTERIES ARE ON FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CADMIUM FUMES MAY BE RELEASED DURING
BURNING. RUPTURING.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T INCINERATE OR MUTILATE. DON'T
SHORT CIRCUIT. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES WHEN EXPOSED TO
INGREDIENTS.
Other Precautions:ELECTROLYTE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS CAUSTIC. THERE IS
ONLY A TRACE AMOUNT OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AVAILABLE IN THE
BATTERY.

Supplemental Safety and Health
THE PRODUCT DOESN'T RELEASE OR RESULT IN EXPOSURE TO A HAZARDOUS
CHEMICAL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. EACH CELL OF THE BATTERY IS A
SEALED CONTAINER ENCLOSING A NICKEL & CADMIUM ELECTRODE, POTASSIUM
HYDR OXIDE ELECTROLYTE.

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:EMERSION IN WATER, FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CADMIUM FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DON'T INCINERATE/MUTILATE.

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