Product ID:BA5374/U
MSDS Date:04/26/1999
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-455-9646
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKZCF

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES INC

4 MILES E OF FAIRTON ON HWY 698
FAIRTON, NJ 08094
US

Emergency Phone: 856-453-4175/4179

Info Phone: 609-453-1177, X4175

Preparer: JOHN F. WATSON, JR.

Cage: 0GVJ8

UNICOR - FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES INC

99 FAIRTON, NJ 08094 US

Telephone: 856-453-1177/ 4175/ 4179

Cage: 0GVJ8

LITHIUM

CAS: 7439-93-2

RTECS: OJ5540000

MANGANESE DIOXIDE

CAS: 1313-13-9

RTECS: OP0350000

OSHA PEL C 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

GRAPHITE

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

PROPYLENE CARBONATE

CAS: 108-32-7

RTECS: FF9650000

DIMETHOXYMETHANOL

CAS: 646-06-0

RTECS: JH6760000

LITHIUM PERCHLORATE

CAS: 7791-03-9

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:RISK OCCURS IF BATTERY IS MISUSED,
CELL VENTS OR IS OPENED. ACUTE: ELECTROLYTE IS AN IRRITANT, INTACT
LITHIUM IS REACTIVE WITH MOISTURE OR WATER WHEN BATTERIES ARE
DAMAGED DUE TO MISUSE. CHRONIC: MA Y CAUSE DERMATITIS. SOME
COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE TERATOGENIC TO ANIMALS. AVOID
DIRECT CONTACT.
Effects of Overexposure:EXPOSURE TO SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

First Aid:EYE & SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:LITH-X, DRY SAND, DRY GRAPHITE POWDER, COVER
COMPLETELY
Fire Fighting Procedures:ALLOW BATTERY TO COOL WHILE COVERED WITH
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA, REMOVE ADJACENT COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IF SAFE
TO DO SO, SCBA REQUIRED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRES,
CELLS CAN REACT WITH WATER VIOLENTLY. CELLS CAN VENT ELECTROLYTE
IF SUBJECTED TO EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURES. HEATING ABOVE 354 F
WILL LEAD TO MELTING OF LITHIUM AND REPRESENTS A SEVERE FIRE AND
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:ALLOW BATTERY TO COOL AND VAPOR TO DISSIPATE.
AVOID CONTACT. AVOID INHALATION OF VAPORS. REMOVE SPILLED
ELECTROLYTE WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WEAR FULL FACE ORGANIC
RESPIRATOR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:BATTERIES MAY EXPLODE, IGNITE, OR VENT
ELECTROLYTE IF CRUSHED, OPENED, PUNCTURED, OR EXPOSED TO EXTREME
TEMPERATURES. DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT, INSTALL WITH INCORRECT
POLARITY, OR ATTEMPT TO RECHARGE. D O NOT INCINERATE.

Respiratory Protection:USE FULL-FACE ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR IF CELL
VENTS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE IF CELLS VENT.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:USE ENCAPSULATING SUIT IF FIRE OCCURS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID EXPOSURE. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:PC: 242 DME: 85
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT DETERMINED
Vapor Pres:PC: 0.03 DME: 61
Vapor Density:3.1
Spec Gravity:MNO2: 4.9 GR: 2.4
Evaporation Rate & Reference:DME: 4.99
Solubility in Water:PC:MODERATELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PC IS ODORLESS AND A COLORLESS LIQUID. LI IS A
SOFT, SILVERY METAL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT EXPOSE DAMAGED BATTERIES TO WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO AVOID: EXPOSURE TO EXTREME
HIGH TEMPERATURES, DISASSEMBLE, RECHARGE OR SHORTING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY INCLUDE CARBON MONOXIDE AND
CAUSTIC LITHIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. BATTERY IS NOT HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER FEDERAL
RCRA REGULATIONS. BATTERY IS HAZARDOUS WASTE IN STATES WHICH USE
TECHNIQUES TO CHARAC TERIZE THE WASTE STREAM.

Transport Information:THIS BATTERY CONTAINS <1 GRAM OF LI/CELL, AND <2
GRAMS OF LI/BATTERY. IAW 49 CFR 173.185 IT IS NOT REGULATED UNDER
PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

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