===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:NICKEL CADMIUM SEALED CELL BATTERY
NIIN:01-013-8574
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKGQM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SAFT AMERICA INC PRIMARY BATTERY DIVISION
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:1886
City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31601-6512
Country:US
Info Phone Num:912-245-2809;912247-2331
Emergency Phone Num:912-245-2809
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:01306
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SAFT AMERICA INC PRIMARY BATTERY DIVISION
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:1886
City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31601-6512
Country:US
Phone:912-247-2331
CAGE:01306
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:CADMIUM (AS CADMIUM: CAS# 7440-43-9, CADMIUM HYROXIDE: CAS#
21041-95-2, AND CADMIUM OXIDE: CAS# 1306-19-0)
CAS:7440-43-9
RTECS #:EU9800000
= Wt:17.
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1027
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:NICKEL (AS NICKEL: CAS# 7440-02-0, NICKEL HYDROXIDE: CAS#
12054-48-7, AND NICKEL OXIDE: CAS# 1313-99-1)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
= Wt:19.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Name:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION (18-28% POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
= Wt:8.
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
Name:STEEL
= Wt:9.
Name:COBALT HYDROXIDE (AS COBALT METAL)
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
= Wt:1.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:UNKNOWN OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE CAUSES
VERY RAPID, SEVERE DAMAGE. EXTREMELY CORROSIVE. MAY RESULT IN
PERMANENT BLINDNESS. CONTACT WITH NICKEL OXIDE MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. SKIN:CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS
TO SKIN TISSUE. CONTACT WITH NICKEL COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE SKIN
SENSITIZATION, RESULTING IN CHRONIC ECZEMA OR NICKEL ITCH.
INGESTION: INGESTION OF ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CAUSES TIS SUE DAMAGE
TO THROAT AREA AND GASTRO/RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION OF CADMIUM
AND/OR NICKEL COMPOUNDS CAUSES NAUSEA AND INTESTINAL DISORDERS.
INHALATION: MIST MAY CAUSE VARYING DEGREES OF IRRITATION TO THE
NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NIOSH RECOMMENDS THAT NICKEL AND CADMIUM
BE TREATED AS OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT BLINDNESS. SKIN:
BURNS TO SKIN TISSUES. MAY CAUSE NICKEL ITCH. INGESTION: CAUSES
NAUSEA AND INTESTINAL DISORDERS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE DRY THROAT,
COUGH, HEADACHE, VO MITING, CHEST PAIN, CHILLS, EXCESSIVE
OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN PULMONARY EDEMA, BREATHING DIFFICULTY,
AND PROSTRATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:BATTERY ELECTROLYTE: EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 20 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH AFFECTED AREA WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR AT LE AST 20 MINUTES. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
DILUTE BY GIVING LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER OR MILK. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. INHALATION : REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICAL
RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NICKEL
OXIDE: SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH COLD WATER AND SOAP.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:CO2, SAND
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO
AVOID BREATHING TOXIC FUMES. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
TO PREVENT POTENTIAL BODY CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION OR
MIXTURE OF WATER AND ELECTR OLYTE SOLUTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO ALL
HUMAN TISSUES AND WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH MAY ORGANIC CHEMICALS,
ESPECIALLY NITROCARBONS AND CHLOROCARBONS. ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION
REACTS WITH ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN, AND OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS
RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. CADMIUM FUMES MAY BE RELEASED AT
HIGH TEMPERATURES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE
CITRIC ACID.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:THESE CELLS AND THE BATTERIES
CONSTRUCTED FROM THEM MAY BE HIGHLY CHARGED AND ARE CAPABLE OF HIGH
ENERGY DISCHARGE. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HANDLE CELLS PROPERLY TO
AVOID SHORTING OR MISUSE THAT WILL RESULT IN A RAPID, CHEMICAL, OR
HEAT ENERGY RELEASE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT-MAY CAUSE BURNS. DI NOT BREAK
OPEN CELL. DO NOT ALLOW AN EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO COME NEAR THE
CELLS.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) IF
CELL IS BROKEN OPEN DURING A FIRE TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW
THE PEL FOR CADMIUM AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS.
Protective Gloves:USE ANY WATER-INSOLUBLE, NON-PERMEABLE GLOVES, I.E.
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Eye Protection:USE SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD IF CELL ACTIVATES DUE
TO ABUSE.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON OR EQUIVALENT IF EXPOSURE TO
ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS LIKELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:Z5
Spec Gravity:1.170-1.250(ELECTROLYTE)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:ELECTROLYTE-SOLUBLE
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
ALUMINUM. ZINC, TIN AND OTHER ACTIVE METALS, ACIDS,CHLORINATED AND
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS. TRICHLOROETHYLENE
WILL PRODUCE COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NICKEL OXIDE, CADMIUM, CADMIUM OXIDE,
AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:THE STORAGE BATTERY IS A UNIVERSAL WASTE UNDER
RCRA. IT MAY BE RETURNED TO SAFT FOR RECYCLING. BATTERY IS TCLP
TOXIC. BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION ARE CORROSIVE. IF NOT
RECYCLED, MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.
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