Product ID:BATTERY STORAGE
MSDS Date:12/09/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-184-9102
MSDS Number: BSFLC

MARATHON BATTERY CO.

8301 IMPERIAL DRIVE
WACO, TX 76714-8233
US

Emergency Phone: 817-776-0650

Info Phone: 817-776-0650/FAX -6558

Cage: DO446

MARATHON POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO

WACO, TX 76712-6588 US

Telephone: 254-741-5405

Cage: 74025

CADMIUM (AS CD);(SARA III)

CAS: 7440-43-9

RTECS: EU9800000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 DUST;9394

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 21041-95-2

OSHA PEL NOT ESTABLISHED.

ACGIH TLV: NOT ESTABLISHED.

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/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

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CADIUM/CADIUM HYDROXIDE: OVEREXPOSURE
TO VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND CNS
DEPRESSION. INHALATION MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL. NICKEL/NICKEL
COMPOUNDS: REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE SENSITIVITY AND
ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: INHALATION MAY DAMAGE
THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CADIUM AND NICKEL.
Effects of Overexposure:CADIUM/CADIUM HYDROXIDE: DRYNESS OF MOUTH AND
THROAT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF CADMIUM
COMPOUNDS IN AIR MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE LUNG INJURY, KIDNEY
DISEASE. POTASSIUM HYDROXID E: THIS MATERIAL IS DESTRUCTIVE TO
SKINTISSUE, EYE TISSUE, MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: EYES- FLUSH EYES FOR 15 MINUTES WITH
WATER AND WASH SHIN TISSUES WITH WATER. SKIN- WASH SKIN TISSUES
WITH WATER. INGESTION- DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET EMERGENCY
MEDICAL ATTENTIO N.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACE-PIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE
FIRE OR EXPLOSION. CADMIUM AND NICKEL FUMES ARE TOXIC AND CAN CAUSE
DEATH.

Spill Release Procedures:BATTERY AND CELL CASES WILL NORMALLY CONTAIN
MATERIALS OF CONCERN. USE INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENT TO COLLECT LIQUID
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.
Neutralizing Agent:5% ACETIC ACID SOLUTION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT INVERT. AVOID BREAKING,
CRUSHING OR OTHERWISE DESTROYING THE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY OF THE CELL
OR BATTERY.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A DUST OR MIST MASK WHEN HANDLING THE
LIQUID.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUT VENTILATION WHEN HANDLING THE
LIQUID IN THE BATTERY.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:EYE GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE SKIN
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:B1
Spec Gravity:1.3 FOR KOH
Appearance and Odor:8.5 IN X 8.95 IN BATTERY.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXICIZING AGENTS, NITRATES, NITRIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:CELLS AND BATTERIES MAY BE RETURNED AT SENDERS
EXPENSE TO A PERMITTED TREATMENT, STORAGE, DISPOSAL FACILITY
(TSDF). RECOMMEND INMETCO (412) 758-5515. DISPOSAL SHALL BE BY
APPROVED METHODS.

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