Product ID:VG96924T09, GEL ABSORBED, SEALED, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
MSDS Date:08/05/1999
FSC:6140
NIIN:12-190-9027
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKPTD

Emergency Phone: 414-228-2746(800-424-9300 CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 06042-81-0

Preparer: DOD, HMIS/ DSCR-VBA.

Cage: D7505

Telephone: 06042-81-498

Cage: D7505

LEAD, OR LEAD ALLOY

SULFURIC ACID WITH SILICIC ACID (SARA I I I), (AS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 2140 MG/KG (H2SO4)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGREDIENTS SEALED IN A BATTERY,
THEREFORE THERE ARE NO HEALTH HAZARDS UNLESS BATTERY RUPTURES. IN
THAT CASE IT MAY CAUSE BURNS AND IRRITATION. ACUTE: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES, SKIN, OR GI TRACT. MAY
CAUSE BURNS OF SKIN, EYES, OR GI TRACT. MAY CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE OR
BLINDNESS. CHRONIC: TOOTH EROSION, INFLAMMATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND
BRONCHIAL TUBES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THE ELECTROLYTE AND LEAD ARE NOT LISTED
BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE, THROAT
AND LUNGS, COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. EYES: REDNESS,
TEARING, BLURRED VISION, BURNS, SEVERE PAIN. SKIN: SEVERE PAIN,
BURNS, REDNESS, RASH, I TCHING. INGESTION: BURNS OF MOUTH, THROAT,
AND ESOPHAGUS, SEVERE STOMACH PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OR
TEETH MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN :REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITHPLENTY OF WATER FOR 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN GASES ARE PRODUCED
DRING OPERATION. THESE GASES PASS THROUGH THE VENT CAPS. KEEP
SPARKS AND SOURCES OF IGNITION AWAY FROM BATTERY.

Spill Release Procedures:SHOULD A BATTERY BREAK OPEN, ISOLATE AREA.
ELECTROLYTE SHOULD BE ABSORBED WITH A NON-ORGANIC TYPE ABSORBENT
SUCH AS DRY SAND OR EARTH. AVOID DILUTION WITH WATER. LEAD SPILLED
FROM THE BATTERY SHOULD B E VACUUMED, DO NOT SWEEP OR USE
COMPRESSED AIR.
Neutralizing Agent:USE SODA ASH OR BAKING SODA TO NEUTRALIZE THE
ELECTROLYTE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID THE USE OF UNINSULATED TOOLS. IF
THEY ARE REQUIRED, TAKE CARE NOT TO ELECTRICALLY SHORT THE
TERMINALS. REMOVE METAL JEWELRY BEFORE SERVICING.
Other Precautions:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, EXPOSURE TO LEAD OR
LEAD CONTAINING COMPOUNDS DOES NOT OCCUR. SHOULD A BATTERY BREAK
OPEN AND A LEAD SPILL OCCUR, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT
LEAD DUST FROM BECOMING AIR BORNE.

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION IS NOT REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IF CONDITIONS ARISE THAT
REQUIRE THEIR USE, USE ONLY NIOSH/MSHA RESPIRATORS APPROVED FOR
DUST, FUME AND MIST.
Ventilation:BATTERY CHARGING AREAS MUST BE ADEQUATELY VENTILATED TO
PREVENT HAZARDOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF FLAMMABLE GAS OR ACID MIST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES APPROVED FOR SULFURIC ACID
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE IMPERVIOUS WORK CLOTHING, BOOTS AND APRON AS
REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RQ FOR CERCLA AND SARA III IS 1000 LBS (ELECTROLYTE). MSDS WRITTEN FOR
ELECTROLYE- IT IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD IN CASE BATTERY CASE RUPTURES
DURING USE AND HANDLING. THIS MSDS WAS GENERATED BY DSC-VBA B ASED
ON INFORMATION (PARTIAL INFORMATION MSDS FROM GERMAN MANUFACTURER.

HCC:Z7
Appearance and Odor:A SEALED BATTERY CONSTRUCTED OF FLAME RESISTANT
PLASTIC MATERIAL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF ELECTROLYTE WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL AND COMBUSTIBLES, STRONG
ALKALIS, REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERCHARGING, SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE AND
CARBON MONOXIDE MAY BE RELEASED WHEN ELECTROLYTE DECOMPOSES.

Waste Disposal Methods:BOTH ELECTROLYTE AND SCRAP BATTERIES ARE
REGULATED HAZARDOUS WASTE. SCRAP BATTERIES CONTAIN MATERIALS WHICH
ARE RECYCLABLE AND MUST BE RETURNED TO AUTHORIZED RECYCLER.
ELECTROLYTE SHOULD BE HAULED TO A PERMITTED TREATMENT FACILITY.

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