Product ID:SULFURIC ACID, BATTERY ELCTROLYTE
MSDS Date:08/01/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-186-2951
MSDS Number: BSQDG

C & D CHARTER POWER SYSTEMS INC

3043 WALTON RD STE B
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462
US

Emergency Phone: 215-828-9309

Info Phone: 215-828-9000

Cage: 80531

C AND D CHARTER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

3053 BLUE BELL, PA 19422 US

Telephone: 215-619-2700; 610-828-9309

Cage: 0GRM9

SULFURIC ACID (CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC - GROUP

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 28-40%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/CUM=IC

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 60-72%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: TISSUE DESTRUCTION ON CONTACT.
MAY CAUSE 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS, BLINDNESS. INGESTION: WILL CAUSE
CORROSIVE BURNS ON CONTACT. FATAL IF SWALLOWED. INHALATION: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIR ATORY & POSSIBLE PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

First Aid:SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGESTIONS: DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK/WATER. GIVE CPR IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHES. VENTILATE
AREAS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGEN GAS & ACID MIST ARE GENERATED
UPON OVERCHARGE/IN FIRES.

Spill Release Procedures:NEUTRALIZE W/SODA ASH/LIME. USE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION DUE TO CO2 EVOLUTION. KEEP UNPROTECTED INDIVIDUALS AWAY
FROM LARGE RELEASES. CONTAIN W/EARTH/CLAY DIKES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM REACTIVES &
COMBUSTIBLES IN COOL, DRY AREA.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED ACID MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO AVOID VAPOR/MIST BUILDUP.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:ACID RESISTANT APRON/CLOTHING, EYEWASH,
DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:235F
Vapor Pres:145.8
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:1.202-1.300
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(WATER=1): <1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR W/ACRID ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, COMBUSTIBLES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN GAS, SULFUR TRIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:ADD WATER TO ACID AFTER NEUTRALIZATION TO AVOID
EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATION. RINSE TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. D002 CORROSIVE.

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