Product ID:VARTA BATTERIE AG,8040
MSDS Date:12/01/1995
FSC:6135
NIIN:00-985-7846
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHWV

VARTA AG

KARL-LEGIEN-STR 3
ESSEN, GERMANY, GA 45356
GE

Emergency Phone: 914-592-2500

Info Phone: 914-592-2500

Cage: 0YZP7

VARTA AG

ESSEN, GERMANY, GA 45356 GE

Telephone: 914-592-2500

Cage: 0YZP7

MANGANESE DIOXIDE (MNO2)

CAS: 1313-13-9

RTECS: OP0350000

OSHA PEL C5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

ZINC POWDER (ZN)

WATER (H2O)

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (KOH)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LEADING MATERIAL

PIGMENTS (ZNO)

BASE METAL (FE = 14.23; NI-PLATING = 0.10)

ALLOY (BRASS = 1.72, PB, BI, IN)

OTHERS (PLASTIC = 4.83, LABEL)

METALLIC COATINGS (HG < 1MG/KG BATTERY WEIGHT)

Fraction By Weight: TRACE

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: NONE. ACUTE AND CHRONIC
- N/P. THIS IS A DRY CELL BATTERY AND AN ARTICLE (HMIS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:IN THE CASE OF INGESTION OF A CELL OR BATTERY, THE PERSON
SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROMPTLY.

Flash Point:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT DISMENTLE BATTERIES. KEEP
BATTERIES OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR USE BY
CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE BATTERY COMPARTMENTS WHICH ARE TAMPER-PROOF.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES. IT IS OF
EXTREME IMPORTANCE THAT BATTERIES ARE INSERTED INTO EQUIPMENT
CORRECTLY WITH REGARD TO POLARITY (+ AND -). REPLACE ALL BATTERIES
OF A SET AT THE SAME T IME. NEWLY PURCHASED BATTERIES SHOULD NOT BE
MIXED WITH PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED ONE.

Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PRACTICE REQUIRES THAT GROSS AMOUNT OF ANY
CHEMICAL BE REMOVED FROM THE SKIN AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:Z7
Appearance and Odor:BATTERY - NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN FIRE.

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