Product ID:CADNICA, NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY
MSDS Date:05/03/2000
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-319-9600
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKVQT

SANYO BATTERIES, SANYO ENERGY

2055 SANYO AVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92154
US

Emergency Phone: 619-661-6620

Info Phone: 619-661-4888

Cage: UO116

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 0.005 MG/M3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 TWA

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 21041-95-2

RTECS: EV1260000

OSHA PEL 0.005 MG/M3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG.M3 TWA

NICKEL (POWDER)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 TWA

NICKEL HYDROXIDE

CAS: 12054-48-7

RTECS: QR7040000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 TWA

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL 2 MG.M3 CEILING

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 CEILING

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

NYLON

STEEL

OTHER

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DURING NORMAL USE
INHALATION IS UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE DUE TO CONTANIMENT OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITHIN THE BATTERY CASE. INGESTION: IF THE
BATTERY CASE IS BREACHED IN THE DIGESTIVE TR ACT, THE ELECTROLYTE
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE
EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE DATA. SKIN CONTACT: EXPOSURE TO THE
ELECTROLYTE MAY RESULT IN CHEMICAL BURNS. EXPOSURE TO NICKEL MAY
CAUSE DERMATITIS IN SOME SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. EYE CONTACT:
EXPOSURE TO THE ELECTOLYTE MAY RESULT IN SEVERE IRRITATION AND
CHEMICAL BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CADMIUM & NICKEL HAVE BEEN IDENTIFED BY
NTP AS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN. EPA= AS B1,
PROBABLE HUMAN CRCINOGEN. IARC LISTS CADMIUM AS 2A, PROBABLE HUMAN
CARCINOGEN. ACGIH LISTS CADMIUM A S A2, SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: INHALATION OF CADMIUM DUSTS OR
FUMES MAY CAUSE THROAT DRYNESS, RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, CHEST PAIN EXTREME RESTLESSNESS AND IRRITABILITY,
PNEUMONITIS, AND BROCHO PNEUMONIA. INGESTION: INGESTION OF CADMIUM
COMPOUNDS MAY RESULT IN INCREASED SALIVATION, CHOKING, NAUSEA,
PERSISTENT VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, ANEMIA, TENESMUS,
AND KIDNEY DISFUNCTION. SKIN: EXPOSURE TO NICKEL MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS IN SOME SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. EYE CONTACT: EXPOSURE TO
THE ELECTROLYTE MAY RESULT IN SEVERE IRRITATION AND CHEMICAL BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A KNOWLEDGE OF THE AVAILABLE
TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION AND OF THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
OF THE MATERIAL SUGGESTS THAT OVERESPOSURE ISUNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE
EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SWALLOWING: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: IF THE INTERNAL CELL MATERIALS OF AN OPENED
BATTERY CELL COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
WITH WATER FO R AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHALATION: IF POTENTIAL FOR
EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM OR NICKEL FUMES OR DUSTS OCCURS, REMOVE
IMMEDIATELYY TO FRESH AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IF THE
CONTENTS FROM AN OPEN ED BATTERY COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE EYES,
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER CONTINOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
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 212F 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 UMLIKELY BECAUSE CELLS
ARE CONTAINED IN AN HERMETICALLY-SEALED CASE. IF THE BATTERY CASE
IS BREACHED, DON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING THAT IS IMPERVIOUS TO CAUSTIC
MATERIALS AND ABSORB OR PACK SPILL RESIDUES IN INERT MATERIAL.
DISPOSE OF AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: ACCIDENTAL SHORT CIRCUIT
WILL BRING HIGH TEMPRATURE ELEVATION TO THE BATTERY AS WELL AS
SHORTEN THE BATTERY LIFE. BE SURE TO AVOID PROLONGED SHORT CIRCUIT
SINCE THE HEAT CAN BURN ATTENDANT S KIN AND EVEN RUPTURE OF THE
BATTERY CELL CASE. OPTIMUM STORAGE TEMP IS -31F AND 95F.
Other Precautions:CAUTION: DO NOT DISPOSE IN FIRE, MIX WITH OTHER
BATTERY TYPES, CHARGE ABOVE SPECIFIED RATE, CONNECT IMPROPERLY, OR
SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN OVERHEATING, EXPLOSION OR
LEAKAGE OF CELL CONTENTS .

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.
Work Hygienic Practices:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES FOR HANDLING BROKEN
BATTERIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THESE BATTERIES ARE DESIGNED FOR RECHARGING. CHARGE BATTERY BEFORE USE.
IF SOLDERING OR WELDING TO THE SURFACE IS REQUIRED, CONSULT SANYO
ENERGY CORP.

HCC:Z5

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 CARBAMATE COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:BATTERIES ARE STABLE UNDER NORMAL
OPERATING CONDITIONS. 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 REGULATIONS. DO
NOT INCINERATE OR SUBJECT BATTERY CELLS TO TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS O
F 212F.

Toxicological Information:REPEATED OVEREXPOSURES TO CADMIUM MAY RESULT
IN LUNG CANCER; LUNG, KIDNEY, AND LIVER DISFUNCTION; SKELETAL
DISEASE (E.G., OSTEROPOROSIS) AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. CHRONIC
OVEREXPOSURE TO NICKEL MAY R ESULT IN CANCER; DERMAL CONTACT MAY
RESULT IN DERMATITS IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.

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