===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:LEAD-ACID BATTERY
NIIN:01-250-2113
MSDS Number: CKWHT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:EXIDE CORP
Address:645 PENN STREET
City:READING
State:PA
ZIP:19601
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-378-0550/ FAX -0616
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Preparer's Name:ENVIRONMENTAL DEPT
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:20038
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BATTERY OUTLET INC
Address:1608 CAMPOSTELLA RD
Box:City:CHESAPEAKE
State:VA
ZIP:23324
Country:US
Phone:757-545-4442
Contract Num:SP0411-01-M-EE29
CAGE:0FGN2
Company:BATTERY OUTLET INC
Address:1608 CAMPOSTELLA RD
Box:City:CHESAPEAKE
State:VA
ZIP:23324
Country:US
Phone:757-545-4442
Contract Num:SP0411-01M-EB21
CAGE:0FGN2
Company:BATTERY OUTLET INC
Address:1608 CAMPOSTELLA RD
Box:City:CHESAPEAKE
State:VA
ZIP:23324
Country:US
Phone:757-545-4442
Contract Num:SP0430-01-M-G500
CAGE:0FGN2
Company:CELL ENERGY INC
Address:3190-B ORANGE GROVE AVE
Box:City:NORTH HIGHLANDS
State:CA
ZIP:95660-5706
Country:US
Phone:916-484-7974
Contract Num:SP0430-01-M-FB56
CAGE:1U269
Company:ENERSYS INC
Address:8306PATUXENT RANGE RS SUITE 103
Box:City:JESSUP
State:MD
ZIP:20794-8609
Country:US
Phone:301-381-8500 OR 215-378-0757
CAGE:90660
Company:EXIDE CORP
Address:645 PENN STREET
Box:14205
City:READING
State:PA
ZIP:19612-4205
Country:US
Phone:610-378-0500/0798
Contract Num:SP0430-01-M-G553
CAGE:20038
Company:OMEGA ELECTRONICS
Address:95 HARTFORD AVE
Box:City:SAN CARLOS
State:CA
ZIP:94070
Country:US
Phone:650-591-2510
CAGE:7W657
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:LEAD
CAS:7439-92-1
RTECS #:OF7525000
= Wt:53.
Other REC Limits:100 UG/M3 (NIOSH)
OSHA PEL:50 UG/M3
ACGIH TLV:150 UG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:ANTIMONY
CAS:7440-36-0
RTECS #:CC4025000
= Wt:.2
Other REC Limits:--
OSHA PEL:500 UG/M3
ACGIH TLV:500 UG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:ARSENIC
CAS:7440-38-2
RTECS #:CG0525000
Fraction by Wt: 0.003%
Other REC Limits:--
OSHA PEL:10 UG/M3
ACGIH TLV:200 UG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:CALCIUM
CAS:7440-70-2
RTECS #:EV8040000
= Wt:.02
Other REC Limits:--
OSHA PEL:--
ACGIH TLV:--
Name:TIN
CAS:7440-31-5
RTECS #:XP7320000
= Wt:.06
Other REC Limits:--
OSHA PEL:2000 UG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2000 UG/M3
Name:ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID/WATER SOLUTION)
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Minumum % Wt:30.
Maxumum % Wt:40.
Other REC Limits:1000 UG/M3 (NIOSH)
OSHA PEL:1000 UG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1000 UG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:CASE MATERIAL: HARD RUBBER
RTECS #:1008032CA
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:6.
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Name:CASE MATERIAL: POLYPROPYLENE
CAS:9003-07-0
RTECS #:UD1842000
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:6.
Name:OTHER: SILICON DIOXIDE (GEL CELL BATTERIES ONLY)
CAS:60676-86-0
RTECS #:VV7328000
Minumum % Wt:3.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE - ACUTE:
ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION): SEVERE SKIN
IRRITATION, DAMAGE TO CORNEA MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS, UPPER RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY INCLUDE HEADACHE,
FATIGUE, ABDOMINAL PAIN, LOSS OF APPETITE, MUSCULAR ACHES AND
WEAKNESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND IRRITABILITY. EFFECTS OF
OVEREXPOSURE - CHRONIC: ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFU RIC ACID
SOLUTION): POSSIBLE EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL; INFLAMMATION OF NOSE,
THR OAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES. LEAD COMPOUNDS: ANEMIA, NEUROPATHY,
PARTICULARLY OF THE MOTOR NERVES, WITH WRIST DROP; KIDNEY D AMAGE
AND REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LEAD COMPOUNDS: LISTED AS 2B CARCINOGEN,
LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME DOSES. PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN
HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT. ARSENIC: LISTED BY NATIONAL
TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP), INTERNA TIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON
CANCER (IARC), OSHA AND NIOSH AS A CARCINOGEN ONLY AFTER
PROLONGED EXPOSURE AT HIGH LEVELS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC
ACID SOLUTION): BREATHING OF SULFURIC ACID VAPORS OR MISTS MAY
CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: INHALATION OF
LEAD DUST OR FUMES MAY CAU SE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
AND LUNGS. INGESTION: ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF
MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. LEAD COMPOUNDS: ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRH EA AND SEVERE CRAMPING. MAY LEAD TO
SYSTEMIC TOXICITY. SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS AD
ULCERATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS NOT ABSORBED. EYE CONTACT: SEVERE
IRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, BLINDNES S. LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CONTACT OF ELECTROLYTE WITH SKIN
MAY AGGRAVATE DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA AND DERMATITIS. MIST CAN
AGGRAVATE PULMONARY CONDITION. LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS CAN AGGRAVATE
KIDNEY, LIVER AND NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION):
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. LEAD: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS;
CONSULT PHY SICIAN. INGESTION: ELECTROLYTE: GIVE LAR GE QUANTITIES
OF WATER; DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; CONSULT PHYSICIAN. LEAD: CONSULT
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID
SOLUTION): F LUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES; REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOT HING. LEAD: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH
SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 M INUTES; CONSULT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Lower Limits:4.1 HYDROGEN
Upper Limits:74.2% H2
Extinguishing Media:CO2, FOAM; DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE POSITIVE-PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS. BEWARE OF ACID SPLATTER IF WATER IS USED. WEAR
ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, GLOVES, FACE AND EYE PROTECTION. IF
BATTERIES ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POW ER TO CHARGING EQUIPMENT. STRINGS
OF CO NNECTED BATTERES POSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK EVEN WHEN
CHARGER IS SHUT DOWN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN OPERATION, BATTERIES GENERATE AND
RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. ALWAYS ASSUME TO CONTAIN THIS GAS.
IF IGNITED BY BURNING CIGARETE, NAKED FLAME OR SPARK, MAY CAUSE
BATTERY EXPLOSION WITH DISPERSIO N OF CASING FRAGMENTS AND
CORROSIVE LIQU ID ELECTROLYTE FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
FOR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL, CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL
SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH, VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE ELECTROLYTE WITH SODA ASH, SODIUM
BICARBONATE, LIME, ET C. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, BOOTS,
GLOV ES, AND FACE SHIELD. DO NOT ALLOW DISCHARGE OF UNNEUTRALIZED
ACID TO SEWER. NEUTRALIZED ACID MUST BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPROVED REQUIREMENTS.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIME OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE BATTERIES UNDER ROOF IN COOL,
DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS WHICH ARE SEPARATED FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS AND FROM ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY CREATE FLAMES, SPARKS OR
HEAT. STORE ON SMOOTH, IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WHICH ARE PROVIDED WITH
MEASURE S FOR LIQUID CONTAINMENT IN THE EVENT OF ELECTROLYTE SPILLS
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM METALLIC OBJECTS WHICH COULD BRIDGE
THETERMINALS. HANDLE CAREFULLY AND AVOID TIPPING WHICH MAY ALLOW
ELECTROLYTELEAKAGE. SINGLE BATTERY POSE NO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
BUT THERE MAY BEINCREASING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM STRINGS
OF CONNECTED BATTERIESEXCEEDING THREE 12-VOLT UNI TS.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL, USE
NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
Ventilation:STORE AND HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL
VENTILATION IS USED, COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID-RESISTANT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC ACID-RESISTANT GLOVES WITH
ELOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:IN AREAS WHERE SULFURIC ACID IS HANDLED IN
CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 1%, EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATIONS AND
SHOWERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED, WITH UNLIMITED WATER SUPPLY.
Work Hygienic Practices:HANDLE BATTERIES CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID SPILLS.
MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ARE ON SECURELY. AVOID CONTACT WITH
INTERNAL COMPONENTS. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN FILLING OR
HANDLING BATTERIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: COM-8D-P. ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE OR EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND BOOTS. ABBREVIATION:
N/A=NOT APPLICABLE. N/AV= NOT AVAILABLE. N/K=UNKNOWN. N/P=NOT
PROVIDED. N/R=NOT RELEVANT. N/D=NOT DETERMINED. N/E=NOT EST
ABLISHED.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:C1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F-240F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:11-17 @ 77F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.230 - 1.350
pH:NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:A CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP PENETRATING, PUNGENT
ODOR. A BATTERY IS AN ARTICLE.
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ELECTROLYTE: COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANIC MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,
METALS, SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, WATER. LEAD
COMPOUNDS: STRONG ACIDS, BASES, HALIDES, OXIDIZERS, NASCENT
HYDROGEN, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGE AT HIGH CURRENT;
SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ELECTROLYTE: SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON
MONOXIDE, ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN. LEAD COMPOUNDS:
TOXIC METAL FUMES, VAPOR OR DUST. CONTACT WITH ACID/BASE OR MAY
GENERATE HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE GAS
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:ACID: HARMFUL BY ALL ROUTES OF ENTRY. LEAD
COMPOUNDS: EXPOSURE CAN OCCUR WHEN PRODUCT IS HEATED ABOVE MELTING
POINT, OXIDIZED OR DAMAGED TO CREATE DUST, VAPOR OR FUME. SULFURIC
ACID: THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS
CLASSIFIED "STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS
A CATEGORY I CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO
HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION D OES NOT APPLY TO SULFURIC ACID
SOLUTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN A BATTERY. INORGANIC ACID MIST IS NOT
GENERATED UNDER NORMAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT,
SUCH AS OVERCHARGING, MAY RESULT IN T HE GENERATION OF SULFURIC
ACID MIST.
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:NOT PROVIDED
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:SPENT BATTERIES: SEND TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER
FOR RECYCLING. ELECTROLYTE: PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED
CONTAINERS AND DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE, AS APPLICABLE.
LARGE WATER-DILUTED SP ILLS, AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND TESTING, SHOU
LD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL. STATE, AND FE DERAL
REQUIREMENTS.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:U.S. DOT: WET (FILLED WITH ELECTROLYTE) BATTERIES
ARE REGULATED BY U.S. DOT AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. PROPER SHIPPING
NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID. HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 8
ID NUMBER: UN279 4 PACKING GROUP: III LABEL REQU IRED: CORROSIVE.
FOR NON-SPILLABLE: BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE, 8, UN2800, III.
LABEL: CORROSIVE.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:CERCLA (SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA: (A) REPORTABLE
QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED 100% SULFURIC ACID UNDER CERCLA
(SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA (EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT) IS 1000 LBS. (B) SULFU RIC ACID IS A LISTED
"EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" UNDER EPCRA, WITH A THRESHOLD
PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) OF 1000 LBS. (C) EPCRA SECTION 302
NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED IF 1000 LBS OR MORE OF SULFURIC A CID IS
PRESENT AT ONE SITE. (D) EPCRA SECTION 312 TIER TWO REPORTING IS
REQUIRED IF ACID IS >=500 LBS, LEAD >=10000 LBS. (E) SUPPLIER
NOTIFICATION: CONTAINS TOXIC CHEMICALS REPORTABLE UNDER EPCRA SECT
ION 313:PB, H2SO4,SB, AS.
Federal Regulatory Information:RCRA: SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES ARE NOT
REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN RECYCLED. SPILLED SULFURIC
ACID IS A CHARACTERISTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE; EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER D002 (CORROSIVITY). TSCA : INGREDIENTS IN EXIDE'S
BATTERIES ARE LISTED IN THE TSCA REGISTRY AS FOLLOWS: SULFURIC
ACID, LEAD, LEAD OXIDE, LEAD SULFATE, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, CALCIUM,
TIN.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: WARNING: THIS
PRODUCT CONTAINS LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM.
======================= Other Information =======================
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