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

MSDS NAME:LEAD-ACID BATTERY
NIIN:01-457-2564
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLCHB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:EXIDE CORP
Address:645 PENN STREET
Box:14205
City:READING   (FORMALLY IN HORSHAM)
State:PA
ZIP:19612-4205
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-378-0500
Emergency Phone Num:703-527-3887 COLLECT
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:SP0430-01-M-FF32
CAGE:0FGN2
Company:EXIDE CORP
Address:645 PENN STREET
Box:14205
City:READING
State:PA
ZIP:19612-4205
Country:US
Phone:610-378-0500/0798
CAGE:20038

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

Name:LEAD
CAS:7439-92-1
RTECS #:OF7525000
= Wt:53.
Other REC Limits:0.10 MG/M3 NIOSH
OSHA PEL:0.05 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.15 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Name:ANTIMONY
CAS:7440-36-0
RTECS #:CC4025000
= Wt:.2
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:D
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:ARSENIC
CAS:7440-38-2
RTECS #:CG0525000
Fraction by Wt: 0.003%
OSHA PEL:0.010 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Name:CALCIUM
CAS:7440-70-2
RTECS #:EV8040000
= Wt:.02

Name:TIN
CAS:7440-31-5
RTECS #:XP7320000
= Wt:.06
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3

Name:SULFURIC ACID
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Minumum % Wt:30.
Maxumum % Wt:40.
Other REC Limits:1 MG/M3 NIOSH
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:3 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:POLYPROPYLENE (CASE MATERIAL)
CAS:9003-07-0
RTECS #:UD1842000
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:6.

Name:HARD RUBBER (CASE MATERIAL)
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:6.

Name:SILICON DIOXIDE (GELL CELL BATTERIES ONLY)
CAS:60676-86-0
RTECS #:VV7328000
Minumum % Wt:3.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: SULFURIC ACID
    VAPORS OR MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LEAD DUST
    OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNGS.
    INGESTION: SULFURIC ACID MAY CAU SE SEVERE IRRITATION OF MOUTH,
    THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
    PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SEVERE CRAMPING, SYSTEMIC
    TOXICITY. SKIN CONTACT: ELECTROLYTE : SEVER E IRRITATION, BURNS,
    ULCERATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: NOT ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. EYE CONTACT:
    ELECTROLYTE:  SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, BLINDNESS.
    LEAD COMPOUNDS: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:IARC CLASSIFIED "STRONG INORGANIC ACID
    MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS CATEGORY I CARCINOGEN, 
    CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION DOES NOT APPLY TO
    SULFURIC ACID IN BATTERIES.  LEAD COMPOUN DS: LISTED AS 2B
    CARCINOGEN. PROOF IN HUMANS IS LACKING. ARSENIC: LISTED BY NTP,
    IARC, OSHA, NIOSH AS CARCINOGEN AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE AT HIGH
    LEVELS.
Effects of Overexposure:ELECTROLYTE: INHALATION: SEVERE RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: SEVERE IRRITATION OF MOUTH, THROAT,
    ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.  SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNSAND
    ULCERATIONS. EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION, B URNS, CORNEA DAMAGE,
    BLINDNESS. LEAD: INHALATION: IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    AND LUNGS. INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
    AND SEVERE CRAMPING. SKIN:NOT ABSORBED THROUGH  SKIN. EYES:
    IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SULFURIC ACID MIST MAY AGGRAVATE
    PULMONARY CONDITIONS. ELECTROLYTE  MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN DISEASES SUCH
    AS ECZEMA AND CONTACT DERMATITIS. LEAD CAN AGGRAVATE KIDNEY, LIVER,
    NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:ELECTROLYTE: INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER;
    DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; CONSULT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FLUSH WITH LARGE
    AMOUNTS  OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING  INCLUDING SHOES. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER
    FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; CONSULT PHYSICIAN. LEAD: INHALATION: MOVE
    FROM EXPOSU RE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS; CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
    INGESTION: CONSULT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH  WITH SOAP AND WATER.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Lower Limits:4.1%(H2 GAS)
Upper Limits:74.2%(H2 GAS
Extinguishing Media:C02, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPRATUS. BEWARE OF ACID SPLATTER DURING WATER
    APPLICATION. IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POWER TO THE
    CHARGING EQUIPMENT, BUT NOTE THAT STRINGS  OF SERIES CONNECTED
    BATTERIES MAY STILL POSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK EVEN WHEN CHARGING
    EQUIPMENT IS SHUT DOWN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN OPERATION, BATTERIES GENERATE AND
    RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. THEY MUST ALWAYS BE ASSUMED TO
    CONTAIN THIS GAS WHICH, IF IGNITED BY BURNING CIGARETTE, NAKED
    FLAMES OR SPARK, MAY CAUSE BATTERY EX LPOSION WITH DISPERSION OF
    CASING FRAGMENTS AND CORROSIVE LIQUID ELECTROLYTE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL, CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL
    SPILL WITH DRY SAND, EARTH, VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS. IF POSSIBLE, CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE
    WITH SODA ASH, SODIUM BICAR BONATE, LIME, ETC. WEAR ACID RESISTANT
    CLOTHING, BOOTS, GLOVES AND FACE SHIELD. DO NOT ALLOW DISCHARGE OF
    UNNEUTRALIZED ACID TO SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LIME, ETC.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE BATTERIES UNDER ROOF IN COOL,
    DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA WHICH ARE SEPERATED FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS AND FROM ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY CREATE FLAMES, SPARKS OR
    HEAT. STORE ON SMOOTH, IMPERVIOUS S URFACES WHICH ARE PROVIDED WITH
    MEASURES FOR LIQUID CONTAINMENT IN THE EVENT OF ELECTROLYTE SPILLS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM METALLIC OBJECTS WHICH COULD BRIDGE
    TERMINALS ON BATTERY AND CREATE A  SHORT CIRCUIT. HANDLE CAREFULLY
    AND AVOID TIPPING, WHICH MAY ALLOW ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE. SINGLE
    BATTERIES POSE NO R ISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK BUT THERE MAY BE
    INCREASING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM STRINGS OF CONNECTED B
    ATTERIES.

=============  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
    ELBOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ACID-RESISTANT APRON.  UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE
    OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, GLOVES AND
    BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:HANDLE BATTERIES CAUTIOUSLY, DO NOT TIP TO
    AVOID SPILLS. MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ARE ON SECURELY. AVOID BODILY
    CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
IN AREAS WHERE WATER AND SULFURIC ACID SOLUTIONS ARE HANDLED IN
    CONCENTRATIONS GREATHER THAN 1%, EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATIONS AND
    SHOWERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED, WITH UNLIMITED WATER SUPPLY.

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

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=95.C, 203.F
B.P. Text:203F-240F FOR S.G. RAN
Vapor Pres:14 MM HG @77F
Vapor Density:>1(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.230 TO 1.350 (H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< 1 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP PENETRATING, PUNGENT
    ODOR. BATTERY HAS NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ELECTROLYTE: COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS,
    SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS,  WATER, METALS. LEAD
    COMPOUNDS:STRONG ACIDS, BASES, HALIDES, HALOGENATES, POTASSIUM
    NITRATE, PERMANGANATE, PEROXIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGE AT HIGH CURRENT;
    SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ELECTROLYTE: SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CO, ACID
    MIST, SO2, H2. LEAD COMPOUNDS:TEMP. ABOVE MELTING POINT: TOXIC
    METAL FUME, VAPOR, DUST.CONTACT WITH STRONG ACID, BASE OR NASCENT
    H2 MAY GENERATE TOXIC ARSINE GAS.

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

Toxicological Information:BATTERIES (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION):
    THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER HAS CLASSIFIED
    "STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS A CATEGORY
    I CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTAN CE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS
    CLASSIFICATION DOES NOT APPLY TO SULFURIC ACID SOLUTIONS IN STATIC
    LIQUID STATE OR TO ELECTROLYTE IN BATTERIES. BATTERIES  SUBJECTED
    TO ABSUSIVE CHARGING AT EXC ESSIVELY HIGH CURRENTS FOR PROLONGED
    PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT VENT CAPS IN PLACE MAY CREATE A SURROUNDING
    ATMOSPHERE OF THE OFFENSIVE STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING
    SULFURIC ACID.(CONTD. SEE " E COLOGICAL")

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

Ecological: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). (CONTD. FR OM "TOXICOLOGICAL") LEAD COMPOUNDS:
    LISTED AS A 2B CARCINOGEN, LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME DOSES.
    PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT. ARSENIC:
    LISTED BY NTP, IARC, OSHA AND NIOS H AS A CARCINOGEN ONLY AFTER
    PROLONGED EXPOSURE AT HIGH LEVELS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:SPENT BATTERIES: SEND TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER
    FOR RECYCLING. ELECTROLYTE: PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED
    ACID RESISTANT CONTAINERS AND DISPOSE OF AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE, AS
    APPLICABLE. LARGE WAT ER DILUTED SPILLS, AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND
    TESTING, SHOULD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED L OCAL,
    STATE, AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

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

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERY, WET, FILLED WITH
    ACID. HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 8; UN 2794; PKG I I I; LABEL REQUIRED:
    CORROSIVE.

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

SARA Title III Information:CERCLA: REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED
    100% SULFURIC ACID IS 1,000 LBS. STATE AND LOCAL RQ FOR SPILLED
    SULFURIC ACID MAY VARY. SULFURIC ACID IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE UNDER IPCRA, WITH  A TPQ OF 1,OOO LBS. EPCRA SECTION 302
    NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED IF 1,000 LBS OR MORE OF SULFURIC ACID IS
    PRESENT AT ONE SITE.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: INGREDIENTS IN EXIDE'S BATTERIES
    ARE LISTED IN THE TSCA REGISTRY AS FOLOWS: SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4),
    CAS#7664-93-9; LEAD (PB), CAS# 7439-92-1; LEAD OXIDE (PBO), CAS#
    1317-36-8; LEAD SULFATE (PBSO4 ); ANTIMONY (SB), CAS# 7440-36-0;
    ARSENIC (AS), CAS# 7440-38-2; CALCIUM (CA), CAS# 744070-2; TIN
    (SN), CAS# 7440-31-5.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: WARNING: THIS
    PRODUCT CONTAINS LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    TO CAUSE CANCER, OR BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
    ENVIRONMENT: CAA: EXIDE CORP S UPPORTS PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS
    CONCERNING OZONE DEPLETION IN THE ATMOSPHERE DUE TO EMISSIONS OF
    CFC'S AND OTHER OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS (ODC'S) DEFINED BY THE
    USEPA AS CLASS I SUBSTANCES. PURSUANT TO  SECTION 611 OF THE CLEAN
    AIR ACT AMENDMENTS (CAAA) OF 1990, FINALIZED ON JANUARY 19,1993,
    EXIDE ESTA BLISHED A POLICY TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF CLASS I ODC'S
    PRIOR TO THE MAY 15, 1993 DEADLINE.

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

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