Product ID:PS12260, POWER-SONIC RECHARGEABLE SEALED LEAD-ACID BATTERY
MSDS Date:07/05/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-346-8316
MSDS Number: BSFMM

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

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LEAD OXIDES

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BATTERY NOT HAZ UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS TIL BROKEN.ELECTROLYTE CAUSES:SEV EYE/SKIN BURNS/CORNEA
DAMAGE/BLINDESS.SEV SKIN IRRIT/ULCERATION.BRONCHIAL
MEMBRANES/TUBES,NOSE/THRO INFLAMM.SEV BURNS/ULCERATI ON OF
MOU/THRO/ESOPH/STOMA;KIDNEY&INTESTDAMAGE.TEETH ERROSION.CONJ/RESP
INFECT/EMPHY/DIGEST DISTUR.LEAD POISONING.
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATION AS LOW AS 5MG/M3 CAN CAUSE
COUGH/INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE & IMPAIRED VENTILARY CAPACITY.
STINGING OF SKIN/BURNING SENSATION CAUSED BY DROPLETS/MIST. EYE
IRRITATION OCCURS @ CONC OF 1.1 -2.4MG/M3. TEETH MAY BECOME
DISCOLORED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE GIVEN BY MFG'S MSDS.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF COOL WATER OPENING EYELIDS FOR @ LEAST
15MIN.IF WEARING CONTACT LENS SEEK DOCTOR.SKIN:FLUSH W/ LG AMTS OF
COOL WATER FOR @ LEAST 15MIN.INCLUDING CLOTHING/SHOES.INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR.GIVE ARTI RESP IF BREATHING STOPPED.KEEP
WARM&DRY.GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING HARD.ING:GIVE LG AMTS OF
WATER.DON'T INDUCE VOMIT.WASH OUT MOUTH/GARGLE TO WASH THRO.GIVE
MILK W/EGG WHITES OR VEG

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:FOR FIRES IN AREA: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
WATER FOG, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS & FULL-COVER SULFURIC ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ACID REACTS VIOLENTLY W/METALS,NITRATES,
CHLORATES,CARBIDES,FULMINATES,PICRATES,& OTHER ORGANIC MATLS.
HYDROGEN GAS RESULTS FROM ACID/METAL CONTACT DIL IN WATER

Spill Release Procedures:STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL.USE RESP PROTECTION IF
AREA NOT WELL VENTILATED.WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING COVERING ALL
SKIN SURFACES.CONTAIN/ABSORB SM SPILLS W/VERMICULTIE,DRY
SAND/EARTH/SIMILAR MAT. ;DON'T USE COMBUSTIBLE MATL.USE
DIKE/DAMPUP FORLG SPILLS
Neutralizing Agent:W/LIME,SODA ASH,SODIUM BICARBONATE,ETC. DILUTE
CAUTIOUSLY W/LG AMT OF WATER

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE COOL,DRY,VENTILATED AREA
PROTECTED FROM SEVERE WEATHER& W/UNLIMITED WATER SUPPLY.KEEP AWAY
FROM FIRE/SPARKS/ HEAT.STORE BATTERY <70F & NOT >140F
Other Precautions:ELECTROLYTE GIVES OFF LG AMTS OF HEAT WHEN MIXED W/
WATER.AVOID CONTACT OF BOTH BATTERIES' TERMINALS W/METALLIC MATLS/
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS/WATER TO AVOID SHORT CIRCUIT &
EXPLOSION.DON'T OPERATE BATT ERY OUTSIDE OF MFG'S RECOMMENDATION.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AREA MAY EXCEED PEL, USE
NIOSH- APPROVED, FITTED, FULL FACE RESPIRATOR WITH APPROPRIATE
FILTER OR SELF- CONTAINED BREAT HING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA W/NO CROSS DRAFTS. VENTILATION
COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID & EXPLOSION RESISTANT.
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT RUBBER/PLASTIC.
Eye Protection:ACID-RESISTANT GOGGLES W/FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:GLOVES SHOULD HAVE ELBOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET &
ROLLED-OVER CUFF. ACID-RESISTANT APRON & BOOTS. EMERGENCY EYEWASH &
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USAGE OF ELECTROLYTE AND
BEFORE EATING/SMOKING/DRINKING.LAUNDRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BATTERY NOT HAZARDOUS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS;HOWEVER, IF BROKEN
ELECTROLYTE IS HAZARDOUS. ELECTROLYTE WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF
PLASTICS,RUBBER,COATING THAT AREN'T ACID-RESISTANT. REACTIONS
W/POTASSI UM CYANIDE OR SODIUM CYANIDE RELEASE HYDROGEN CYANIDE
GAS. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENS WHEN WORKING W/SULFURIC ACID.

HCC:Z4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:237F,114C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-94F,-70C
Vapor Pres:9.95
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.280
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GEL, WITH SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @70F

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS, SULFUR TRIOXIDE
GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, WATER, METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLES & ORGANICS MAY
CAUSE FIRE & EXPLOSION. CONTACT W/METALS PRODUCES TOXIC SULFUR
DIOXIDE & HYGROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR TRIOXIDE & DIOXIDE, SULFURIC
ACID FUMES, CO, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

Transport Information:49CFR 173.159 (D): A NON-SPILLABLE WET ELECTRIC
STORAGE BATTERY IS EXCEPTED FROM ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SUBCHAPTER IF: 1. THE BATTERY IS PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUIT;
2. FOR BATTERIES MANU FACTURED AFTER SEPTEMBER 30,1995, THE BATTERY
AND THE OUTER PACKAGING MUST BE PLAINLY AND DURABLY MARKED
"NONSPILLABLE" OR :NONSPILLABLE BATTERY", AND 3. THE BATTERY MUST
BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING T HE FOLLOWING TWO TESTS WITHOUT LEAKAGE
OF BATTERY FLUID FROM THE BATTERY: (I)VIBRATION TEST; (II) PRESSURE
DIFFERENTIAL TEST. PER MFR THESE BATTERIES CONFORM TO THE ABOVE
REGULATION AND ARE, THEREFORE , NOT REGULATED.

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