=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:NICKEL CADMIUM AIRCRAFT BATTERY
NIIN:01-110-3855
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKWHM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SAFT AMERICA INC TRANSPORTATION DIV
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:1886
City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31601-1886
Country:US
Info Phone Num:912-245-2824
Emergency Phone Num:912-247-2331
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:09052
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SAFT AMERICA INC.
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:1886
City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31602
Country:US
Phone:912-247-2331
Contract Num:SP0430-01-M-G433
CAGE:09052

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:CADMIUM
CAS:7440-43-9
RTECS #:EU9800000
= Wt:8.
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1027
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Name:CADMIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS:21041-95-2
RTECS #:EV1260000
= Wt:8.
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3 C. FUME

Name:CADMIUM OXIDE
CAS:1306-19-0
RTECS #:EV1925000
= Wt:8.

Name:NICKEL
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
< Wt:36.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Name:NICKEL HYDROXIDE
CAS:12054-48-7
RTECS #:QR7040000
< Wt:36.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Name:NICKEL OXIDE
CAS:1313-99-1
RTECS #:QR8400000
< Wt:36.

Name:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION (18-28% POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
= Wt:19.
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

Name:STEEL
= Wt:34.
OSHA PEL:NONE ESTABLISHED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: ELECTROLYTE CAUSES VERY
    RAPID,SEVERE DAMAGE.CORROSIVE,MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS.NICKEL OXIDE MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS.CONTACT WITH NICKEL
    COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATIO N(CHRONIC ECZEMA, NICKEL
    ITCH).INGESTION: MIST FROM ACTIVATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF NASAL
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUE.INHALATION OF CADMIUM
    OXIDE MAY CAUSE DRY THROAT,HEADACHE,COUGH ,VOMITING,CHILLS,CHEST
    PAINS,PULMONARY EDEMA,BREATHING DIFFICULTY,PROSTRATION,KIDNEY
    DAMAGE.INGESTION:MAY CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE TO THROAT &
    GASTRO/INTESTINAL TRACT.INGESTION OF CADMIUM & NICKEL COMPOUND S
    CAUSE NAUSEA & INTERNAL DISORDERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NIOSH RECOMMENDS THAT NICKEL AND CADMIUM
    BE TREATED AS OCCUPATIONAL CARINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: BLINDNESS, IRRITATION. SKIN: SERIOUS
    BURNS, CHRONIC ECZEMA, NICKEL ITCH. INGESTION: TISSUE DAMAGE TO
    THROAT & GASTRO/RESPIRATORY TRACT, NAUSEA, INTESTINAL DISORDERS.
    INHALATION: IRRITATION OF NA SAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY
    TRACT, DRY THROAT, COUGH, HEADACHE, VOMITING, CHEST PAIN, CHILLS,
    EXCESSIVE, PULMONARY EDEMA, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, PROSTRATION,
    KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

=======================  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 AREAS WITH PLENTY OF WATER
    FOR AT L EAST 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 ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NICKEL
    OXIDE: SKIN:  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. DISCONNECT OR CUT ALL
    CABLES TO AND FROM BATTERY - ESPECIALLY GROUND CONNECTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO ALL
    TISSUES. IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH ORGANIC CHEMICALS, ESPECIALLY
    NITROCARBONS & CHLOROCARBONS. ELECTROLYTE REACTS WITH ZINC,
    ALUMINUM, TIN & OTHER ACTIVE MA TERIALS, RELEASING FLAMMABLE
    HYDROGEN GAS. CADMIUM FUMES MAY BE RELEASED WHEN BATTERIES ARE
    SUBJECT TO HIGH TEMPERATURES

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SPILLS: SMALL (UP TO 5
    GAL): FLUSH WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID.
    LARGE: CONTAIN MATERIAL IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS OR HOLDING AREA. DO
    NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO ENTE R SEWERS, STREAMS, OR STORM CONDUCTS.
    RECOVER MATERIAL WITH VACUUM TRUCK AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 1000 POUNDS, 40CFR 117.13
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PERFORM BATTERY CHARGING PROCEDURES IN
    A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. BATTERY OPERATING AREAS MUST BE VENTILATED
    TO REMOVE NORMAL GASES GENERATED. THESE CELLS & THE BATTERIES
    CONSTRUCTED FROM THEM MAY BE HIG HLY CHARGED & ARE CAPABLE OF HIGH
    ENERGY DISCHARGE.
Other Precautions:CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HANDLE CELLS PROPERLY TO
    AVOID SHORTING OR MISUSE WILL THAT WILL RESULT IN A RAPID,
    UNCONTROLLED ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL OR HEAT ENERGY RELEASE. DO NOT
    SHORT CIRCUIT-MAY CAUSE BUR NS OR FIRE. DO NOT TRANSPORT ACTIVATED
    BATTERIES WITHOUT VENT CAP.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR DURING
    ACTIVATION AND ACTUAL USAGE TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW THE
    TWA.
Ventilation:PERFORM BATTERY CHARGING PROCEDURES IN A WELL VENTILATED
    AREA. BATTERY OPERATING AREAS MUST BE WELL VENTIATED TO REMOVE
    NORMAL GASES GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:USE ANY WATER-INSOLUBLE, NON-PERMEABLE GLOVE (I.E.
    SYNTHETIC RUBBER)
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD WHENEVER HANDLING A
    BATTERY.
Other Protective Equipment:NO NOT USE EATHER OR WOOL GLOVES.  RUBBER
    BOOTS, RUBBER APRON OR RAINWEAR, OR EQUIVALENT IF EXPOSURE TO
    ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS LIKELY.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHEN REMOVING BATTERY FROM SERVICE, VISUALLY INSPECT FOR LEAKAGE PRIOR
    TO HANDLING. IF LEAKAGE HAS OCCURRED FOLLOW SPILL MANAGEMENT
    PROCEDURES. DO NOT ALLOW AN EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO COME NEAR
    THEC ELLS. DO NOT BREAK THE CELLS OPEN.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:B1
Vapor Pres:2 MM HG AT 68 DEG F
Spec Gravity:1.170-1.250(ELECTROLYTE)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE (ELECTROLYTE)
Appearance and Odor:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

ALUMINUM, ZINC, TIN AND OTHER ACTIVE METALS, ACID, CHLORINATED AND
    AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS. TRICHOLORETHYLENE
    WILL REACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION TO FORM DICHLORACETYLENE WHICH
    IS SPONTANEOUSLY COM
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER. CAUTION:
    NEVER ACTIVATE OR TOP OFF WITH ACID!
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NICKEL OXIDE, CADMIUN, CADIUM OXIDE
    AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

====================  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.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Federal Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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