Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: CHEMICAL BURNS. INHALATION:
MERCURY INTOXICATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: CHEMICAL BURNS. INHALATION: MERCURY
INTOXICATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: IF LEAKAGE FROM CELL COMES INTO CONTACT W/THE SKIN,
FLUSH W/WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15
MINUTES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: OBTAIN
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATT ENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CELLS MAY RELEASE TOXIC MERCURY VAPOR
WHEN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CAN IS BROKEN.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE NEOPRENE, RUBBER OR LATE-NITRILE
GLOVES WHEN HANDLING LEAKERS. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN/EYE CONTACT. DO NOT INHALE VAPORS. AVOID
SHORT CIRCUITS. DO NOT DISPOSE OF IN FIRE. KEEP BATTERIES AWAY FROM
SMALL CHILDREN. DO NOT CARRY BATTERIES LOOSE IN POCKET, PURSE, OR
BAG. AVOID MEC HANICAL OR ELECTRICAL ABUSE.
Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BRREATHING APPARATUS WHEN CELLS
ARE INVOLVED IN A FIRE.
Ventilation:SUBSEQUENT TO A FIRE, PROVIDE AS MUCH VENTILLATION AS
POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, RUBBER OR LATEX-NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT HEAT, DISASSEMBLE, CRUSH, PUNCTURE
OR RECHARGE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY VAPORS & CAUSTIC POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS.
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