Product ID:CADNICA
MSDS Date:12/14/1992
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-361-3886
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJMKZ

SANYO ENERGY USA CORP

2001 SANYO AVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92173
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 619-681-6620

Cage: 00JU0

SANYO ENERGY(U.S.A.) CORP.

SAN DIEGO, CA 92173 US

Telephone: 619-661-6620

Cage: 00JU0

CADMIUM

CAS: 7440-43-9

RTECS: EU9800000

OSHA PEL see 1910.1027

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 21041-95-2

RTECS: EV1260000

NICKEL

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

NICKEL HYDROXIDE

CAS: 12054-48-7

RTECS: QR7040000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION-DURING NORMAL USE
INHALATION IS AN UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. INGESTION-IF THE
BATTERY CASE IS BREACHED IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, THE ELECTROLYTE
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BURNS. SKIN-EXPOS URE TO ELECTROLYRE INSIDE THE
BATTERY MAY RESULT IN CHEMICAL BURNS. EXPOSURE TO NICKEL MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS IN SOME SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. EYE-EXPOSURE TO THE
ELECTROLYTE MAY RESULT IN SEVERE IRRITATI ON & CHEMICAL BURNS.
CHRONIC: REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE TO CADMIUM MAY RESULT IN LUNG
CANCER, LUNG, KIDNEY & LIVER DISFUNCTION; SKELETAL DISEASE &
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO NICKEL MAY RESULT
IN CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CADMIUM & NICKEL HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY
NTP AS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGENS. EPA CLASSIFIED
CADMIUM AS A "B1" PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. IARC LISTS CADMIUM AS
A :2A" PROBABLE HUMAN CARCIN OGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-INHALATION OF CADMIUM DUST OR FUMES
MAY CAUSE THROAT DRYNESS, RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, CHEST PAIN, EXTREME RESTLESSNESSS &
IRRITABILITY,PNEUMONITIS & BRONCHOPNEUM ONIA. IN CASE OF EXTREME
EXPOSURE DEATH MAY OCCUR WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS. INGESTION-INGESTION
OF CADMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY RESULT IN INCREASED SALIVATION, CHOKING,
NAUSEA, PERSISTENT VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDO MINAL PAIN, ANEMIA,
TENESMUS & KIDNEY DISFUNCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A KNOWLEDGE OF THE AVILABLE
TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION & OF THE PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF
THE MATERIAL SUGGESTS THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE
EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SWALLOWING-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN-IF THE INTERNAL CELL MATERIAL OF AN OPENED
BATTERY CELL COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
WITH WATER FOR A T LEAST 15 MIN. INHALATIONIF POTENTIAL FOR
EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM OR NICKEL FUMES OR DUSTS OCCURS, REMOVE
IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES-IF THE
CONTENTS FROM AN OPENED BATTERY CO ME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EYES,
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:ANY CLASS OF EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM MAY BE USED ON
THE BATTERIES OR THEIR PACKING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EXPOSURE TO TEMPERATURES OF ABOVE 212 F CAN
CAUSE EVAPORATION OF THE LIQUID CONTENT OF THE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
ELECTROLYTE RESULTING IN THE RUPTURE OF THE CELL. POTENTIAL FOR
EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM FUMES DURING FIRE; USE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS AND LEAKS ARE UNLIKELY BECAUSE CELLS
ARE CONTAINED IN AN HERMATICALLY SEALED CASE. IF THE BATTERY CASE
IS BREACHED, DON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING THAT IS IMPERVIOUS TO CAUSTIC
MATERIALS AND ABSORB OR PACK SPILL RESIDUE IN INERT MATERIAL.
DISPOSE OF AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
& FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE: STORE IN A COOL PLACE, BUT
PREVENT CONDENSATION ON CELL OR BATTERY TERMINALS. ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN REDUCED BATTERY LIFE. OPTIMUM STORAGE
TEMPERATURES ARE BETWEEN -31F AND 95F.
Other Precautions:DO NOT INCINERATE OR SUBJECT BATTERY CELLS TO
TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 212F.SUCH TREATEMNT CAN VAPORIZE THE
LIQUID ELECTROLYTE CAUSING CELL RUPTURE. INCINERATION MAY RESULT IN
CADMIUM EMISSIONS.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Ventilation:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Eye Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CHARGING: THE BATTERY IS DESIGNED FOR RECHARGING. A LOSS OF VOLTAGE &
CAPACITY OF BATTERIES DUE TO SELF-DISCHARGE DURING STORAGE IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CHARGE BATTERY BEFORE USE. OBSERVE THE SPECIFIED
CHARGE RATE SINCE HIGHRE RATES CAN CAUSE A RISE IN INTERNAL GAS
PRESSURE.

HCC:Z5
Boiling Pt:=763.9C, 1407.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=321.1C, 610.F
Vapor Pres:(MM HG)
Vapor Density:(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:8.65@77F
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-WHITE, BLUE-TINGED, LUSTROUS METAL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
THE BATTERY CELLS ARE ENCASED IN A NON-REACTIVE CONTAINER; HOWEVER, IF
THE CONTAINER IS BREACHED, AVOID CONTACT OF INTERNAL BATTERY
COMPONENTS WITH ACIDS, ALDEHYDES, AND CARBARNATE COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THE BATTERIES ARE STABLE UNDER NORMAL
OPERATING CONDITIONS. AVOID HEAT, OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS AND MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CADMIUM AND NICKEL.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN TO SANYO ENERGY CORP. FOR RECYCLE.
CONTACT YOUR SANYO REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
EARTHSAVER 2001 RECYCLING PROGRAM. BATTERIES MUST BE HANDLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE S TATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

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