===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:ALKALINE BATTERIES (AN ARTICLE OF COMMERCE)
NIIN:00-985-7845
MSDS Number: BJPTR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RAY-O-VAC CORP
Address:601 RAYOVAC DRIVE
Box:4960
City:MADISON
State:WI
ZIP:53711-0960
Country:US
Info Phone Num:608-275-3340
Emergency Phone Num:608-275-4856/4824/4739
Preparer's Name:MARSHEL BEASON JR
CAGE:59778
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RAY-O-VAC CORP
Address:601 RAYOVAC DRIVE
Box:4960
City:MADISON
State:WI
ZIP:53711-0960
Country:US
Phone:608-275-4856/4824/4739
CAGE:59778
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:MANGANESE DIOXIDE
CAS:1313-13-9
RTECS #:OP0350000
Fraction by Wt: 32-38%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:5 MG MN/M3 CEILING
ACGIH TLV:5 MG MN/M3
Name:ZINC (SARA III)
CAS:7440-66-6
RTECS #:ZG8600000
Fraction by Wt: 11-16%
Other REC Limits:124 MG/M3
OSHA PEL:10 MG ZNO/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG ZNO/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
Fraction by Wt: 5-9%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:C, 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:GRAPHITE, SYNTHETIC
CAS:7440-44-0
RTECS #:FF5250100
Fraction by Wt: 3-5%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293
Name:MERCURY (SARA III)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: <1.0%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:S, C, 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-ACUTE:
SKIN:IRRITATION, ANURIA. EYE:IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY OR BURNS.
INGESTION:IMMEDIATE NECROSIS IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH.
DEATH MAY OCCURE. INHALATION:DYSPNEA, C OUGH, FEVER, NAUSEA &
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION & METALLIC TASTE.
CHRONIC: CNS DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY, ZINC AND MANGANESE ARE NOT
LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS & OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
DIZZINESS, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
ALCOHOLISM, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR KNOWN ALLERGY TO MERCURY MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IF THE BATTERY IS
RUPTURED.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO RUPTURED BATTERY-INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET
MEDICAL AT TENTION. SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER.
INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY. CONTAIN RUNOFF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP ALL BATTERIES. FOR A SMALL SPILL OF A
RUPTURED BATTERY: COLLECT THE DUST WITH A VACUUM CLEANER AND
DISPOSE OF BAG. WASH THE AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM HEAT. STACK CARTONS NO MORE THAN 4 LAYERS HIGH ON A
PALLET AND NO MORE THAN 3 PALLETS HIGH.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SEAL BATTERIES IN AIR TIGHT OR WATERTIGHT
CONTAINERS OR COMPARTMENTS. DO NOT RUPTURE OR THROW BATTERIES IN
FIRE. DO NOT RECHARGE BATTERIES.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. WEAR MASK WHEN HANDLING
DUST FROM RUPTURED BATTERY.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, IF HANDLING RUPTURED BATTERY.
Eye Protection:NONE
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THERE ARE NO HEALTH HAZARDS IN HANDLING BATTERIES UNLESS THE BTTERIES
ARE RUPTURED. WHEH HANDLING RUPTURED BATTERY DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN
EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS, MOLTEN AND BURNING FUMES.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT INCINERATE, BURY IN LANDFILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION.
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
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particular situation.
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