Product ID:LEAD/ACID STORAGE BATTERY
MSDS Date:05/28/1995
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-337-0210
MSDS Number: CBTHR

TROJAN BATTERY CO

12380 CLARK ST
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670-3804
US

Emergency Phone: 213-946-8381/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 213-946-8381/714-521-8215

Preparer: JOHN BRYSON

Cage: 94598

TROJAN BATTERY CO

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 US

Telephone: 562-946 8381 / 800-423-6569

Cage: 94598

SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 10-38%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3/3 STEL; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LEAD (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 60-97%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.05MG/M3, A3; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ANTIMONY (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

Fraction By Weight: 1.5-6%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG (SB)/M3; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ARSENIC (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-38-2

RTECS: CG0525000

Fraction By Weight: < 1%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1018

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3, A1; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

Fraction By Weight: < 0.3%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9596

CALCIUM, METAL

CAS: 7440-70-2

RTECS: EV8040000

Fraction By Weight: < 0.15%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACID CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF EYES,
NOSE AND THROAT. BREATHING MIST PRODUCES RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY,
CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES CAUSES IRRITATION AND SKIN BURNS.
REPEATED CONTACT WITH SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE DRYING OF
SKIN/DERMATITIS. PROLONGED INHALATION OF A MIST OF SULFURIC ACID
CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF RESPIRATORY
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LISTED ON PROPOSITION 65 AND EPA CAG AS
CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITATION, NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION,
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY, SKIN BURNS, EYE BURNS, DERMATITIS,
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, EROSION OF
TEETH ENAMEL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SULFURIC ACID MIST CAUSE COUGHING
AND WILL BURN EYES AND SKIN.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. SEE DOCTOR
IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF NEEDED. SEE DOCTOR.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE MILK OR WATER, FOLLOWED BY
2 OUNCES OF MILK OF MAGNESIA (NO CARBONATES). SEE DOCTOR
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:4.0(HYDROGN)
Upper Limits:75(HYDROGEN)
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONFLAMMABLE. USE STANDARD FIREFIGHTING
PROCEDURES FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS IN THE FIRE. COOL EXTERIOR OF
BATTERY TO PREVENT RUPTURE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGEN GAS AND SULFURIC ACID VAPORS ARE
GENERATED UPON OVERCHARGE. VENTILATE AREA.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. VENTILATE ENCLOSED
AREAS. CONTAIN SPILL. LIMIT SITE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH, LIME OR OTHER
NEUTRALIZING AGENT.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH, LIME

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM FLAMES DURING AND
IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHARGING. COMBUSTION OR OVERCHARGING MAY CREATE
OR LIBERATE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS GASES AND LIQUIDS.
Other Precautions:STORE BATTERIES IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA.
DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT BATTERY TERMINALS OR REMOVE VENT CAPS DURING
STORAGE OR RECHARGING.

Respiratory Protection:SULFURIC ACID MIST -- FULL FACE OR HALF MASK
RESPIRATOR WITH ACID MIST FILTER OR SCBA.
Ventilation:CHANGE AIR EVERY 15 MINUTES.
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT RUBBER OR PLASTIC.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON AND BOOTS IF CONTACT IS
EXPECTED. EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPOSURE TO LEAD UNLIKELY BUT MAY CAUSE LASSITUDE, CONSTIPATION,
ANEMIA, NAUSEA, VOMITING, PARALYSIS AND CNS DEPRESSION. GREATEST
EXPOSURE COMES FROM DUST IN THE AIR AND ON HANDS WHEN CLEANING
BATTERY POSTS AND IF ANY INTERANAL SOLID MATERIALS ARE EXPOSED IF
THE BATTERY IS OPENED OR BROKEN.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:235F,113C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:1
Vapor Density:3.4
Spec Gravity:1.250-1.300
pH:< 2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:LEAD-ACID BATTERY WITH SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE.
COLOR OF CONTAINER IS BLACK

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OVERCHARGING AND SMOKING OR SPARKS
NEAR BATTERY SURFACE. AVOID SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AN EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN/OXYGEN MIXTURE
MAY OCCUR DURING CHARGING.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN WHOLE SCRAP BATTERIES TO DISTRIBUTOR,
MANUFACTURER OR LEAD SMELTER FOR RECYCLING. FOR NEUTRALIZED SPILLS,
PLACE RESIDUE INTO CONTAINERS WITH SORBENT MATERIAL, SAN OR EARTH
FOR DISPOSAL. CONTACT LOCAL, STATE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICES FORINFO.

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