Product ID:002FCLA - LEAD ACID CELL (ANTIMONY)
MSDS Date:02/25/1997
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-441-1225
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJKLN

GNB INC INDUSTRIAL BATTERY DIV WOODLAKE CORP PARK

829 PARKVIEW BOULEVARD
LOMBARD, IL 60148-3249
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 770-673-2470

Preparer: STEVE EMMONS 770-673-2470

Cage: 88219

TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC

WEST BERLIN, NJ 08091 US

Telephone: 856-767-7154

Cage: 0ZBE8

LEAD

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

SULFURIC ACID

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

ANTIMONY

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LEAD DIOXIDE

CAS: 1309-60-0

RTECS: OG0700000

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION-SULFURIC ACID VAPOR OR MIST
MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LEAD DUST OR FUMES MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNGS. SKIN
CONTACT-CORROSIVE TO SKIN. EYE CONTAC T-SULFURIC ACID VAPORS OR
MIST CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATIONM BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE
BLINDNESS. LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
INGESTION-SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF MOUTH,
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH. LEAD COMPOUND MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA & SEVERE CRAMPING. ACUTE INGESTION
SHOULD BE TREATED BY PHYSICIAN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LEAD HAS BEEN TESTED FOR ABILITY TO
CAUSE CANCER. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT LEAD CAN OR CANNOT CAUSE CANCER.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE EFFECTS: SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE SEVERE
SKIN IRRITATION, BURNS, DAMAGE TO CORNEA AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS AND
UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, HEADACH E, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SEVRE CRAMPING AND
DIFFICULTY IN SLEEPING. CHRONIC EFFECTS: SULFURIC ACID MAY LEAD TO
SCARRING OF THE CORNEA, INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT AND
BRONCHIAL TUBES AND POSSIBLE T OOTHE EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL. LEAD
COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS AND NERVOUS
SYSTEM. MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES IN BOTH MALES AND FEMALES.

First Aid:(SULFURIC ACID): INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY.
IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN-FLUSH WITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND DO NOT WEAR AGAIN UNTIL CLEANED. IF ACID IS SPILLED
ON SHOES, REMOVE AND DISCARD IF THEY CONTAIN LEATHER. EYES-FLUSH
IMMEDIATELY WITH COOL WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, THEN CONSULT
PHYSICIAN. INGESTION-GI VE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING, THEN CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Lower Limits:4.1%(HYRGAS)
Upper Limits:74.1%
Extinguishing Media:C02:FOAM:DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF BATTERIES ON CHARGE, TURN OFF POWER. USE
POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER
APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTE GENERATES HEAT AND CAUSES IT TO SPLATTER.
WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGEN & OXYGEN GASES PRODUCED IN CELLS
DURING NORMAL BATTERY OPERATION OR WHEN ON CHARGE. HYDROGEN IS
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE & OXYGEN SUPPORTS COMBUSTION). GASES ENTER AIR
THRU VENT CAPS. AVOID RISK OF F IRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS &
OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION AWAY FROM BATTERY.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL & ALL SOURCES OF
IGNITION. STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL AND CONTAIN SPILL BY DIKING WITH
SODA ASH (SODIUM BICARBONATE) OR QUICK LIME (CALCIUM OXIDE).
CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE SPILL WI TH SODA ASH, ETC. MAKE CERTAIN
MIXTURE IS NEUTRAL THEN COLLECT RESIDUE & PLACE IN A DRUM OR OTHER
SUITABLE CONTAINER WITH A LABEL SPECIFYING "CONTAINS HAZARDOUS
WASTE". DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, ETC.

Other Precautions:LEAKS-IF BATTERY IS LEAKING, PLACE BATTERY IN A HEAVY
DUTY PLASTIC BAG. WEAR ACID RESISTANT BOOTS, FACESHIELD, CHEMICAL
SPLASH GOGGLES AND ACID RESISTANT GLOVES. DO NOT RELEASE
UNNEUTRALIZED ACID.

Respiratory Protection:NONE ARE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL, USE
NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
Ventilation:STORE & HANDLE LEAD ACID BATTERIES IN WELL VENTILATED
AREAS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC ACID RESISTANT GLOVES WITH ELBOW
LENGTH GAUNTLET.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ACID RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE
OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ARE ON TIGHTLY. PLACE
MINIMUM OF TWO LAYERS OF CARBOARD BETWEEN LAYERS OF BATTERIES. DO
NOT STACK MORE THAN THREE LAYERS HIGH.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC MATERIALS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT BOTH THE
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE TERMINALS OF BATTERIES. USE BATTERY CARRIER TO
LIFT BATTERY OR PLACE HANDS AT OPPOSITE CORNERS TO AVOID SPILLING
ACID THROUGH VENTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE
BATTERIES.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=95.C, 203.F
B.P. Text:(AT 760MM HG)
Vapor Pres:10(MM HG AT 20C)
Spec Gravity:1.230-1.350(H20=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:ELECTROLYTE IS A CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP,
PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, MOST METALS, CARBIDES, CHLORATES,
NITRATES, PICRATE. LEAD COMPOUND: POTASSIUM, CARBIDES, SULFIDES,
PEROXIDES, PHOSPHORUS & SULFUR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SPARKS & OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
PROLONGED OVER CHARGE. COMBINATION OF SULFURIC ACID WITH
COMBUSTIBLES, AND ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFURIC ACID: HYDROGEN SULFUR
DIOXIDE, SULFUR TRIOXIDE & SULFURIC ACID MIST.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:SULFURIC ACID: NEUTRALIZE ACID, COLLECT RESIDUE
AND PLACE IN A CONTAINER LABELED AS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE.
DISPOSE OF AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. IF UNCERTAIN ABOUT LABELING
PROCEDURES, CALL YOUR LOCAL BATTERY DISTRIBUTOR OR CONTACT LISTED
AT BEGINNING. DO NOT FLUSH LEAD CONTAMINATED ACID TO SEWER.

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Transport Information:US DOT IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION FOR THE
BATTERY IS: BATTERY, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE, CLASS
8, UN 2794, PG III, LABEL: CORROSIVE. FOR AIR SHIPMENT, REFERENCE
IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS MANUAL, REFER TO PACKING
INSTRUCTION 800. FOR OCEAN SHIPMENT, REFERENCE INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE, PAGE 8120, AMENDMENT 27-94.

Federal Regulatory Information:SULFURIC ACID IS WATER REACTIVE IF
CONCENTRATED. BATTERIES ARE REGULATED UNDER APPLICABLE US DOT,
RCRA, CERCLA AND EPCRA. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE DEPARTME NT OF GNB TECHNOLOGIES AT
770-673-2470. A BATTERY IS MANUFACTURED USING LEAD, CAN NO.
7439-92-1 AND SULFURIC ACID, CAS NO. 7664-93-9 WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA SECTION 31 3 (40 CFR 372).