Product ID:LEAD-ACID BATTERY
MSDS Date:09/01/1993
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-288-4332
MSDS Number: BXTKJ

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0757/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 215-378-0757/ FAX -0616

Cage: 20038

Telephone: 610-378-0500/0798

Cage: 0YJ16

NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACID:INHAL:SEVERE RESP
IRRIT.INGEST:SEVERE MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH
IRRIT.SKIN:SEVERE IRRIT,BURNS,ULCERATION.EYE:SEVERE
IRRIT,BURNS,CORNEA DMG,BLINDNESS.LEAD CMPDS:HAZ EXPO WHEN
HEATED/OXIDIZED/ PROCESS/DMG.INHAL:UPPER RESP TRACT/LUNGS.INGEST:AD
PAIN,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,SEVERE CRAMPING,SYS TOXICITY.EYE:IRRIT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:SULFURIC ACID CLASSIFIED AS CAT
I CARCINOGEN BY IARC BUT DOESN'T APPLY TO BATT/LIQ.ARSENIC AFT
PROLON USE.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE:ACID:SEVERE SKIN IRRIT,DMG TO
CORNEA,UPPER RESP IRRIT. PB:HEAD,FTG,AD PAIN,LOSS OF
APPETITE,MUSCULAR ACHES,WEAK,SLEEP DISTURBANCES,IRRITABILITY.
CHRONIC:ACID:TOOTH ENAMEL EROSION,INFLAMM OF NOSE /THROAT/BRONCHIAL
TUBES. PB:ANEMIA,NEUROPATHY PARTICULARLY MOTOR NERVE W/WRIST
DROP,KIDNEY DMG,REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ACID MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG DMG &
AGGRAVATE PULM CONDITIONS.CONTACT W/ACID MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN
DISEASES LIKE ECZEMA & CONTACT DERM.PB/PB CMPDS CAN AGGRAVATE SOME
FORMS OF KIDNEY,LIVER,NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.

First Aid:ACID:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.DIFFI BREATH GIVE
OXY.INGEST:GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER.DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.SEE
DR.SKIN:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.REMOVE CONTAM
CLOTH/SHOES.LEAD:INHAL: REMOVE FRM EXPO.GARLGE/WASH NOSE/LIPS.SEE
DR.INGEST:SEE DR IMMED.SKIN:WASH IMMED
W/SOAP/WATER.EYES:ACID/PB:FLUSH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @LEAST
15MINS.SEE DR.

Lower Limits:4.1 (H2 GAS)
Upper Limits:74.2(H2 GAS)
Extinguishing Media:CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF BATT ON CHARE SHUT OFF POWER.USE +PRESS
SCBA.WATER APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTE GENERATES HEAT & CAUSES TO
SPATTER.WEAR ACID-RESISTANCT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY FLAMM H2 GAS GENERATED DURING
CHARGING/OPERATION OF BATT.TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE/EXPLO KEEP
SPARKS/IGN SOURCES AWAY FRM BATT.DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC (SUPPLE)

Spill Release Procedures:STOP SPILL.CONTAIN/ABSORB W/DRY
SAND/EARTH/VERMICULITE.DO NOT USE COMBUST MATLS.IF POSSIBLE
CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE ELECTROLYTE W/SODA ASH/SODIUM
BICARBONATE/LIME/ETC.WEAR ACID-RESIST CLOTH/BOOTS/GLOVES/
FACESHLD.DO NOT ALLOW UNNEUTRALIZE ACIDTO SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LIME, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI AREA
W/IMPERV SURFACES/ADEQUAT CONTAIN IN EVENT OF SPILL.STORE UNDER
ROOF FOR PROT AGAINST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FRM INCOMPAT MATLS.STORE/HNDL ONLY IN AREA
W/ADEQ WATER SUPPLY/SPILL CNTRL.AVOID DMG TO CNTNR.KEEP AWAY FRM
FIRE/SPARKS/HEAT. RCRA:SPENT BATT NOT REG AS HAZ WASTE
WHENRECYCLED.SPILL ACID HAS D002.CERCLA:ACID-RQ/TQ1000LBS.(SUPPLE)

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP PROTECTION.
Ventilation:STORE/HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL
VENTILATIN IS USED COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID-RESISTANT.
Protective Gloves:RUBB/PLAST ACID RESIST W/ELBOW-LNGT GAUN
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ACID-RESISTANT APRON.UNDER SEVERE EXPO/EMERG
CONDITIONS WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTH/BOOTS.EMERG EYEWASH/SHOWERS
W/WATER.
Work Hygienic Practices:HNDL BATT CAUTIOUSLY.MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ON
SECURELY.AVOID CONTACT W/INTER COMPONENTS.WEAR PROT CLOTH WHEN
FILL/HNDL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE/EXPLO:MATLS TO SIMULT CONTACT -/+ CELL/BATT TERMINALS.FOLLOW MFG
INSTRUCTIONS/SERVICE.
INCOMPAT:HALIDES,HALOGENATES,KNO3,PERMANGANATE,PEROXIDES,NASCENT
H,RED AGENTS. OTHER PRECAUT:EPCRA REQUIRES NOTIFICATION IF 1000LBS
ACID PRESENT BUTBAT CONTAINS 5LBS OF ACID.CONTAINS CHEM REQUIRED
NOTIFICATIN.

HCC:Z4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F,95C
Vapor Pres:17-11@77F
Vapor Density:>1, AIR=1
Spec Gravity:1.230-1.350
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100
Appearance and Odor:MFG ARTICLE;NO APPARENT ODOR,ELECTROLYTE CLEAR LIQ
W/SHARP PENETRATING PUNG ODO

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID:COMBUST/ORG MATL,STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,METALS,SULFUR TRIOXIDE
GAS,STRONG OXI,WATER.PB:STRONG ACIDS,BASES,(SUPPLE)
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGE; SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACID:SULFUR TIROXIDE,SULFURIC ACID
MIST,CO,SO2,H2.PB:TOXIC METAL FUME/VAP/DUST,HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE
GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPENT BATT:SENT TO 2ND LEAD SMELTER FOR
RECYCL.PLACE NEUTRA SLURRY INTO SEAL CNTNR.DISPOSE AS HAZ WASTE AS
APPLICABLE.LG WATER-DILUTED SPILLS AFT NEUTRA/TEST SHOULD BE
MANAGED IAW APPROVED LOC/STATE/F ED REQMTS.CONSULT STATE ENVIRO
AGENCY/FED EPA.

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