Product ID:NICKEL CADMIUM SEALED CELL BATTERY
MSDS Date:10/03/1994
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-373-2853
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKNRM

SAFT AMERICA INC.

711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD.
VALDOSTA, GA 31601
US

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 912-247-2331

Cage: 37865

SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS INC

VERGENNES, VT 05491-1099 US

Telephone: 802-877-2911

Cage: 89305

CADMIUM (AS CADMIUM, CADMIUM HYDROXIDE, AND CADMIUM OXIDE)

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

CADMIUM OXIDE

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

NICKEL (AS NICKEL, NICKEL HYDROXIDE, AND NICKEL OXIDE)

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

NICKEL OXIDE

CAS: 1313-99-1

RTECS: QR8400000

KOH

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

COBALT HYDROXIDE (AS COBALT METAL)

CAS: 7440-48-4

RTECS: GF8750000

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.02 MG/M3

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IF A CELL RUPTURES, CONTACT WITH
LEAKED ELECTROLYTE IS CORROSIVE TO EYE TISSUES. MAY RESULT IN
PERMANENT BLINDNESS. NICKEL OXIDE MAY CAUSE MINOR IRRITATION. SKIN:
CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS TO SKIN TISSUES.
NICKEL COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. INGESTION:
ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE TO THROAT AND GASTRO /
RESPIRATORY TRACT. NICKEL COMPOUND MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, INTESTINAL
DISORDERS. INHALATION: EFFECTS OF INHALING ELECTROLYTE VARIES FROM
MILD IRRITATION OF NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES TO DAMAGE OF LUNG
TISSUES. CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY RE SULT IN
PULMONARY EDEMA, KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NIOSH RECOMMENDS THAT NICKEL AND CADMIUM
BE TREATED AS OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:NORMALLY THE SEALED BATTERY IS NON HAZARDOUS.
THE HEALTH EFFECTS IN THIS MSDS ARE BASED ON BATTERY CASE BEING
BREACHED AND THE HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS LEAKING. EYES: CORROSION OF
EYE TISSUE, BLINDNESS. SKIN: SERIOUS BURNS OF SKIN TISSUE, SKIN
SENSITIAZTION, ECZEMA, NICKEL ITCH. INGESTION: NAUSEA, INTESTINAL
DISORDERS, TISSUE DAMAGE IN THROAT AREA, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT,
AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. INHA LATION: SYMPTOMS VARY FROM MILD
IRRITATION TO DAMAGE OF LUNG TISSUE INCLUDING DRY THROAT, COUGH,
HEADACHE, VOMITING, CHEST PAIN, CHILLS, PULMONARY EDEMA, BREATHING
DIFFICULTY, PROSTRATION, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES IF ABUSE CAUSES SAFETY VENTS TO ACTIVATE. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE
BY GIVING WATER. IF AVAILABLE GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK, GET
IMMEDIATE MEDIC AL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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 SOLUTI ON. DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE AND FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE IS CORROSIVE TO HUMAN
TISSUES. IT REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH MANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
ESPECIALLY NITROCARBONS AND CHLOROCARBONS. ELECTROLYTE REACTS WITH
ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN, OTHER ACTIVE MATERIA LS RELEASING FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN GAS. CADMIUM FUMES MAY BE RELEASED WHEN BATTERIES ARE
SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES.

Spill Release Procedures:ELECTROLYTE SPOLLS: FLUSH WITH WATER AND
NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID.
Neutralizing Agent:CITRIC ACID.

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 SHORT CIRCUIT - MAY CAUSE BURNS. DO NOT BREAK
OPEN CELL. DO NOT ALLOW AN EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO COME NEAR THE
CELLS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF CELL IS
BROKEN OPEN DURING A FIRE TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS ABOVE THE
TWA FOR CADMIUM AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS.
Protective Gloves:WATER-INSOLUBLE NON-PERMEABLE, SYNTHETIC RUBBER. DO
NOT USE LEATHER OR WOOL.
Eye Protection:WEAR SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD IF CELL ACTIVATES DUE
TO ABUSE.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON OR EQUIVALENT IF EXPOSURE TO
ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS LIKELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SIMMONDS P/N: 50167-1304-01.

HCC:Z5
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:1.170 - 1.250 ELECTROLYTE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, ZINC, TIN, AND OTHER ACTIVE METALS, ACID, CHLORINATED AND
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT. DO NOT ALLOW AN
EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO COME NEAR THE CELL. DO NOT SUBJECT TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NICKEL OXIDE, CADMIUM, CADMIUM OXIDE,
AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE,
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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 BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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