Product ID:NICKEL CADMIUM AIRCRAFT BATTERY
MSDS Date:10/03/1994
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-186-3711
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKDBW

SAFT AMERICA INC, POWER SOURCES DIV

711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
VALDOSTA, GA 31601
US

Emergency Phone: 912-247-2331

Info Phone: 912-247-2331

Cage: 09052

SAFT AMERICA INC.

1886 VALDOSTA, GA 31602 US

Telephone: 912-247-2331

Cage: 09052

NICKEL OXIDE, SOLID

CAS: 1313-99-1

RTECS: QR8400000

ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION (30% POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

CADMIUM OXIDE, SOLID

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

COPPER

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

NYLON II

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE-CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION
INSIDE BATTERY CAUSES VERY RAPID, SEVERE DAMAGE. EXTREMELY
CORROSIVE TO EYE TISSUES. MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT BLINDNESS.
SKIN-CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION INS IDE BATTERY CAUSES
SERIOUS BURNS TO SKIN TISSUES. INGESTION-INGESTION OF ELECTROLYTE
SOLUTION CAUSES TISSUE DAMAGE TO THROAT & GASTRO/RESPIRATORY TRACT.
INHALATION-SHOP CHARGING PROCEDURES MAY CAUSE K OH MIST GENERATION
CAUSING VARYING DEGREEES OF IRRITATION OF NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES &
RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUES PROPER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NIOSH RECOMMENDS THAT NICKEL AND CADMIUM
BE TREATED AS OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE EFFECTS: CONTACT WITH NICKEL OXIDE MAY
CAUSE MINOR IRRITATION. SKIN EFFECTS: CONTACT WITH NICKEL
COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITZATION, RESULTING IN CHRONIC ECZEMA
OR NICKEL ITCH. INGESTION: I NGESTION OF NICKEL COMPOUND CAUSES
NAUSEA AND INTESTINAL DISORDERS. INHALATION: INHALATION OF CADMIUM
OXIDE FUMES FROM A FIRE MAY CAUSE DRY THROAT, COUGH, HEADACHE,
VOMITING, CHEST PAIN, AND CHILLS. C HRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO CADMIUM
COMPOUNDS MAY RESULT IN PULMONARY EDEMA, BREATHING DIFFICULTY,
PROSTRATION, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.

First Aid:BATTERY ELECTROLYTE- EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH AFFECTED
AREAS WITH PLEN TY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15MINUTES. INGESTION: DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE BY GIVING WATER. IF AVAILABLE GIVE
SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILD. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT
GIVE ANYTHING BY M OUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR . GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NICKEL OXIDE-SKIN CONTACT
WASH WITH COLD WATER AND SOAP.

Extinguishing Media:CO2, SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO
AVOID BREATHING TOXIC FUMES. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT POTENTIAL BODY CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE
SOLUTION OR MIXTURE OF WATER AND SOLUT ION. DISCONNECT OR CUT ALL
CABLES TO AND FROM BATTERY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION REACTS WITH ZINC,
ALUMINUM, TIN & OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
GAS. CADMIUM FUMES MAY BE RELEASED WHEN BATTERIES ARE SUBJECT TO
EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES . IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE
AND FUMES!

Spill Release Procedures:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SPILLS SMALL(UP TO 5
GALLONS): FLUSH WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID.
LARGE: CONTAIN MATERIAL IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS OR HOLDING AREA. DO
NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO ENTER SEWERS, STREAMS OR STORM CONDUITS.
RECOVER MATERIAL WITH VACUUM TRUCK AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 1000 POUNDS. 40 CFR 117.13.

Handling and Storage Precautions:THESE CELLS AND THE BATTERIES
CONSTRUCTED FROM THEM MAY BE HIGHLY CHARGED AND ARE CAPABLE OF HIGH
ENERGY DISCHARGE. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HANDLE CELLS PROPERLY TO
AVOID SHORTING OR MISUSE THAT WILL RESULT IN RAPID UNCONTROLLED
ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, OR HEAT ENERGY RELEASE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TRANSPORT BATTERIES WITH OUT VENT CAP IN
PLACE. WHEN REMOVING BATTERY FROM SERVICE VISUALY INSPECT FOR
LEAKAGE PRIOR TO HANDLING. IF LEAKAGE HAS OCCURRED FOLLOW SPILL
MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES. D O NOT ALLOW AN EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO
COME NEAR THE CELLS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR DURING LEVEL
CHARGING TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW THE TWA
Ventilation:PERFORM LEVEL CHARGING PROCEDURES IN A WELL VENTILATED
AREA. BATTERY OPERATING AREAS MUST BE WELL VENTILATED TO REMOVE
NORMAL GASES GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:WATER-SOLUBLE NON-PERMEABLE GLOVE, I.E SYNTHETIC
RUBBER.
Eye Protection:USE SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD WHENEVER HANDLING
BATTERY.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, RUBBER APRON OR RAINWEAR OR
EQUIVALENT IF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE & EXPLOSION: ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO ALL HUMAN
TISSUES. IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH MANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS,
ESPECIALLY NITROCARBONS & CHLORCARBONS. GLOVES: IF EXPOSURE TO
ELECTROLY TE SOLUTION, OR DRIED SALTS IS LIKELY, USE ANY
WATER-INSOLUBLE NON-PERMEABLE GLOVES. DO NOT USE LEATHER OR WOOL.

HCC:B1
Spec Gravity:1.250-1.30 ELECTROLYTE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS C

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CAUTION:DO NOT ADD SULFURIC ACID. ELECTROLYTE WILL REACT WITH ALUMINUM,
ZINC, TIN, OTHER ACTIVE METALS, ACID, CHLORINATED & AROMATIC
HYDROCARBONS, NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS. TRICHOLOROETHYLENE WILL
REACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SO
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NICKEL OXIDE CADMIUM, CADMIUM OSIDE,
AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. NOTE THAT NORMAL REACTIONS INSIDE BATTERY
LIBERATE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. BATTERY MUST BE VENTED TO
ATMOSPHERE.

Waste Disposal Methods:THE STORAGE BATTERY IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
RCRA. IT MAY BE RETURNED TO SAFT FOR RECYCLING. BATTERY IS TCLP
TOXIC. BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION ARE CORROSIVE. IF NOT
RECYCLED, MUST BY DISPO SED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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