| Common Name: | BATTERIES - WET FILLED WITH ACID |
| Manufacturer: | EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA |
| SDS Revision Date: | 3/19/2013 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-AU |
| Item Number(s): | 12W920 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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EXIDE BATTERIES - WET FILLED WITH ACID
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES (EXIDE BATTERIES)
CHEMWATCH: 6016-76
VERSION NO: 5.1.1.1
SAFETY DATA SHEET ACCORDING TO WHS AND ADG REQUIREMENTS
CHEMWATCH HAZARD ALERT CODE: 4
ISSUE DATE: 19/03/2013
PRINT DATE: 19/12/2016
L.GHS.AUS.EN
| SECTION 1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / MIXTURE |  |
AND OF THE COMPANY / UNDERTAKING
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT NAME: EXIDE BATTERIES - WET FILLED WITH ACID
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: NOT AVAILABLE
RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE AND USES ADVISED
AGAINST:
RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES:
POWER SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC STARTER MOTORS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. CHARGING
HAZARD: COMPLETION OF CHARGING PROCESS INCLUDES EVOLUTION OF HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH IS READILY DETONATED BY ELECTRIC
SPARK. NO SMOKING OR NAKED LIGHTS. DO NOT ATTACH/DETACH METAL CLIPS.
CHEMICAL HAZARDS RELATE TO THE CONTENTS OF THE BATTERY.
DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
REGISTERED COMPANY NAME: EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES (EXIDE BATTERIES)
ADDRESS:
1A GREYSTANES PARK EAST
RECONCILIATION RISE PEMULWUY NSW 2145
AUSTRALIA
TELEPHONE: NOT AVAILABLE
FAX: NOT AVAILABLE
WEBSITE: WWW.EXIDEBATTERIES.COM.AU
EMAIL: NOT AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
ASSOCIATION / ORGANIZATION: NOT AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS: 1800 039 008
OTHER EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS: NOT AVAILABLE
CHEMWATCH EMERGENCY RESPONSE:
PRIMARY NUMBER: 1800 039 008
ALTERNATIVE NUMBER 1: 1800 039 008
ALTERNATIVE NUMBER 2: +612 9186 1132
ONCE CONNECTED AND IF THE MESSAGE IS NOT IN YOUR PREFERED LANGUAGE THEN
PLEASE DIAL 01
| SECTION 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL. DANGEROUS GOODS. ACCORDING TO THE WHS REGULATIONS AND
THE ADG CODE.
CHEMWATCH HAZARD RATINGS:
MIN MAX
FLAMMABILITY 0
TOXICITY 3
BODY CONTACT 4
REACTIVITY 2
CHRONIC 3
0 = MINIMUM
1 = LOW
2 = MODERATE
3 = HIGH
4 = EXTREME
POISONS SCHEDULE: EXCEMPT
CLASSIFICATION [1]:
METAL CORROSION CATEGORY 1, ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL) CATEGORY 4, ACUTE
TOXICITY (INHALATION) CATEGORY 3, SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION CATEGORY 1A,
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE CATEGORY 1, CARCINOGENICITY CATEGORY 1A, REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY CATEGORY 1A, SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE
CATEGORY 2, ACUTE AQUATIC HAZARD CATEGORY 1, CHRONIC AQUATIC HAZARD
CATEGORY 1
LEGEND:
1. CLASSIFIED BY CHEMWATCH; 2. CLASSIFICATION DRAWN FROM HSIS; 3.
CLASSIFICATION DRAWN FROM EC DIRECTIVE 1272/2008 - ANNEX VI
LABEL ELEMENTS:
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
CORROSION
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
HEALTH HAZARD
ENVIRONMENT
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENT(S):
H290: MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS.
H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
H331: TOXIC IF INHALED.
H314: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE.
H318: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
H350: MAY CAUSE CANCER.
H360: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
H373: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
H410: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT(S) PREVENTION:
P201: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
P260: DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPOURS/SPRAY.
P271: USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
P280:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION.
P281: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED.
P234: KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
P270: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
P273: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT(S) RESPONSE:
P301+P330+P331:
IF SWALLOWED: RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
P303+P361+P353:
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH
WATER/SHOWER.
P305+P351+P338:
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
P308+P313:
IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
P310: IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
P363: WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
P304+P340:
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING.
P390: ABSORB SPILLAGE TO PREVENT MATERIAL DAMAGE.
P391: COLLECT SPILLAGE.
P301+P312:
IF SWALLOWED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT(S) STORAGE:
P403+P233: STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
P405: STORE LOCKED UP.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT(S) DISPOSAL:
P501: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 3 COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
SUBSTANCES: SEE SECTION BELOW FOR COMPOSITION OF MIXTURES
MIXTURES:
CAS NO %[WEIGHT] NAME
SEALED POLYPROPYLENE CONTAINER WITH CONTENTS
TYPICALLY,
7439-92-1 51.4 LEAD
1309-60-0 20.8 LEAD DIOXIDE
IMMERSED IN:
7664-93-9 19-44 SULFURIC ACID
NOT AVAILABLE 8.2 NONHAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
| SECTION 4 FIRST AID MEASURES | |
DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
EYE CONTACT:
IF THIS PRODUCT COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE EYES:
IMMEDIATELY HOLD EYELIDS APART AND FLUSH THE EYE CONTINUOUSLY WITH RUNNING
WATER.
ENSURE COMPLETE IRRIGATION OF THE EYE BY KEEPING EYELIDS APART AND AWAY
FROM EYE AND MOVING THE EYELIDS BY OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER AND LOWER
LIDS.
CONTINUE FLUSHING UNTIL ADVISED TO STOP BY THE POISONS INFORMATION CENTRE
OR A DOCTOR, OR FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR WITHOUT DELAY.
REMOVAL OF CONTACT LENSES AFTER AN EYE INJURY SHOULD ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY
SKILLED PERSONNEL.
SKIN CONTACT:
IF SKIN OR HAIR CONTACT OCCURS:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH BODY AND CLOTHES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER, USING
SAFETY SHOWER IF AVAILABLE.
QUICKLY REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, INCLUDING FOOTWEAR.
WASH SKIN AND HAIR WITH RUNNING WATER. CONTINUE FLUSHING WITH WATER UNTIL
ADVISED TO STOP BY THE POISONS INFORMATION CENTRE.
TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL, OR DOCTOR.
INHALATION:
IF FUMES OR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS ARE INHALED REMOVE FROM CONTAMINATED AREA.
LAY PATIENT DOWN. KEEP WARM AND RESTED.
PROSTHESES SUCH AS FALSE TEETH, WHICH MAY BLOCK AIRWAY, SHOULD BE REMOVED,
WHERE POSSIBLE, PRIOR TO INITIATING FIRST AID PROCEDURES.
APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING, PREFERABLY WITH A DEMAND
VALVE RESUSCITATOR, BAG-VALVE MASK DEVICE, OR POCKET MASK AS TRAINED.
PERFORM CPR IF NECESSARY.
TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL, OR DOCTOR, WITHOUT DELAY.
INHALATION OF VAPOURS OR AEROSOLS (MISTS, FUMES) MAY CAUSE LUNG OEDEMA.
CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE (E.G. LUNG OEDEMA, FLUID IN THE
LUNGS).
AS THIS REACTION MAY BE DELAYED UP TO 24 HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE, AFFECTED
INDIVIDUALS NEED COMPLETE REST (PREFERABLY IN SEMI-RECUMBENT POSTURE) AND
MUST BE KEPT UNDER MEDICAL OBSERVATION EVEN IF NO SYMPTOMS ARE (YET)
MANIFESTED.
BEFORE ANY SUCH MANIFESTATION, THE ADMINISTRATION OF A SPRAY CONTAINING A
DEXAMETHASONE DERIVATIVE OR BECLOMETHASONE DERIVATIVE MAY BE CONSIDERED.
THIS MUST DEFINITELY BE LEFT TO A DOCTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED BY HIM/HER.
(ICSC13719)
INGESTION:
FOR ADVICE, CONTACT A POISONS INFORMATION CENTRE OR A DOCTOR AT ONCE.
URGENT HOSPITAL TREATMENT IS LIKELY TO BE NEEDED.
IF SWALLOWED DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
IF VOMITING OCCURS, LEAN PATIENT FORWARD OR PLACE ON LEFT SIDE (HEAD-DOWN
POSITION, IF POSSIBLE) TO MAINTAIN OPEN AIRWAY AND PREVENT ASPIRATION.
OBSERVE THE PATIENT CAREFULLY.
NEVER GIVE LIQUID TO A PERSON SHOWING SIGNS OF BEING SLEEPY OR WITH REDUCED
AWARENESS; I.E. BECOMING UNCONSCIOUS.
GIVE WATER TO RINSE OUT MOUTH, THEN PROVIDE LIQUID SLOWLY AND AS MUCH AS
CASUALTY CAN COMFORTABLY DRINK.
TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR WITHOUT DELAY.
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
FOR ACUTE OR SHORT TERM REPEATED EXPOSURES TO STRONG ACIDS:
AIRWAY PROBLEMS MAY ARISE FROM LARYNGEAL EDEMA AND INHALATION EXPOSURE.
TREAT WITH 100% OXYGEN INITIALLY.
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS MAY REQUIRE CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY IF ENDOTRACHEAL
INTUBATION IS CONTRAINDICATED BY EXCESSIVE SWELLING
INTRAVENOUS LINES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY IN ALL CASES WHERE
THERE IS EVIDENCE OF CIRCULATORY COMPROMISE.
STRONG ACIDS PRODUCE A COAGULATION NECROSIS CHARACTERIZED BY FORMATION OF A
COAGULUM (ESCHAR) AS A RESULT OF THE DESSICATING ACTION OF THE ACID ON
PROTEINS IN SPECIFIC TISSUES.
INGESTION:
IMMEDIATE DILUTION (MILK OR WATER) WITHIN 30 MINUTES POST INGESTION IS
RECOMMENDED.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE THE ACID SINCE EXOTHERMIC REACTION MAY EXTEND
THE CORROSIVE INJURY.
BE CAREFUL TO AVOID FURTHER VOMIT SINCE RE-EXPOSURE OF THE MUCOSA TO THE
ACID IS HARMFUL. LIMIT FLUIDS TO ONE OR TWO GLASSES IN AN ADULT.
CHARCOAL HAS NO PLACE IN ACID MANAGEMENT.
SOME AUTHORS SUGGEST THE USE OF LAVAGE WITHIN 1 HOUR OF INGESTION.
SKIN:
SKIN LESIONS REQUIRE COPIOUS SALINE IRRIGATION. TREAT CHEMICAL BURNS AS
THERMAL BURNS WITH NON-ADHERENT GAUZE AND WRAPPING.
DEEP SECOND-DEGREE BURNS MAY BENEFIT FROM TOPICAL SILVER SULFADIAZINE.
EYE:
EYE INJURIES REQUIRE RETRACTION OF THE EYELIDS TO ENSURE THOROUGH
IRRIGATION OF THE CONJUCTIVAL CUL-DE-SACS. IRRIGATION SHOULD LAST AT LEAST
20-30 MINUTES. DO NOT USE NEUTRALIZING AGENTS OR ANY OTHER ADDITIVES.
SEVERAL LITRES OF SALINE ARE REQUIRED.
CYCLOPLEGIC DROPS, (1% CYCLOPENTOLATE FOR SHORT-TERM USE OR 5% HOMATROPINE
FOR LONGER TERM USE) ANTIBIOTIC DROPS, VASOCONSTRICTIVE AGENTS OR
ARTIFICIAL TEARS MAY BE INDICATED DEPENDENT ON THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY.
STEROID EYE DROPS SHOULD ONLY BE ADMINISTERED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A
CONSULTING OPHTHALMOLOGIST).
[ELLENHORN AND BARCELOUX: MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY]
GASTRIC ACIDS SOLUBILISE LEAD AND ITS SALTS AND LEAD ABSORPTION OCCURS IN
THE SMALL BOWEL.
PARTICLES OF LESS THAN 1 UM DIAMETER ARE SUBSTANTIALLY ABSORBED BY THE
ALVEOLI FOLLOWING INHALATION.
LEAD IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE RED BLOOD CELLS AND HAS A HALF-LIFE OF 35 DAYS.
IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY REDISTRIBUTED TO SOFT TISSUE & BONE-STORES OR
ELIMINATED. THE KIDNEY ACCOUNTS FOR 75% OF DAILY LEAD LOSS; INTEGUMENTARY
AND ALIMENTARY LOSSES ACCOUNT FOR THE REMAINDER.
NEURASTHENIC SYMPTOMS ARE THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS OF INTOXICATION. LEAD
TOXICITY PRODUCES A CLASSIC MOTOR NEUROPATHY. ACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY APPEARS
INFREQUENTLY IN ADULTS. DIAZEPAM IS THE BEST DRUG FOR SEIZURES.
WHOLE-BLOOD LEAD IS THE BEST MEASURE OF RECENT EXPOSURE; FREE ERYTHROCYTE
PROTOPORPHYRIN (FEP) PROVIDES THE BEST SCREENING FOR CHRONIC EXPOSURE.
OBVIOUS CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OCCUR IN ADULTS WHEN WHOLE-BLOOD LEAD EXCEEDS 80
UG/DL.
BRITISH ANTI-LEWISITE IS AN EFFECTIVE ANTIDOTE AND ENHANCES FAECAL AND
URINARY EXCRETION OF LEAD. THE ONSET OF ACTION OF BAL IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES
AND MOST OF THE CHELATED METAL COMPLEX IS EXCRETED IN 4-6 HOURS, PRIMARILY
IN THE BILE. ADVERSE REACTION APPEARS IN UP TO 50% OF PATIENTS GIVEN BAL IN
DOSES EXCEEDING 5 MG/KG. CANA2EDTA HAS ALSO BEEN USED ALONE OR IN CONCERT
WITH BAL AS AN ANTIDOTE. D-PENICILLAMINE IS THE USUAL ORAL AGENT FOR
MOBILIZATION OF BONE LEAD; ITS USE IN THE TREATMENT OF LEAD POISONING
REMAINS INVESTIGATIONAL. 2,3-DIMERCAPTO-1-PROPANESULFONIC ACID (DMPS) AND
DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID (DMSA) ARE WATER SOLUBLE ANALOGUES OF BAL AND THEIR
EFFECTIVENESS IS UNDERGOING REVIEW. AS A RULE, STOP BAL IF LEAD DECREASES
BELOW 50 UG/DL; STOP CANA2EDTA IF BLOOD LEAD DECREASES BELOW 40 UG/DL OR
URINARY LEAD DROPS BELOW 2 MG/24HRS.
[ELLENHORN & BARCELOUX: MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY]
BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDEX - BEI
THESE REPRESENT THE DETERMINANTS OBSERVED IN SPECIMENS COLLECTED FROM A
HEALTHY WORKER WHO HAS BEEN EXPOSED AT THE EXPOSURE STANDARD (ES OR TLV):
DETERMINANT INDEX SAMPLING TIME COMMENTS
1. LEAD IN BLOOD 30 UG/100 ML NOT CRITICAL
2. LEAD IN URINE 150 UG/GM CREATININE NOT CRITICAL B
3. ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN 250 UG/100 ML AFTER 1 MONTH B
IN BLOOD ERYTHROCYTES OR 100 EXPOSURE
UG/100 ML BLOOD
B: BACKGROUND LEVELS OCCUR IN SPECIMENS COLLECTED FROM SUBJECTS NOT
EXPOSED.
| SECTION 5 FIREFIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
FOAM.
DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
BCF (WHERE REGULATIONS PERMIT).
CARBON DIOXIDE.
SPECIAL HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTRATE OR MIXTURE:
FIRE INCOMPATIBILITY: NONE KNOWN.
ADVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
FIRE FIGHTING:
ALERT FIRE BRIGADE AND TELL THEM LOCATION AND NATURE OF HAZARD.
WEAR FULL BODY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH BREATHING APPARATUS.
PREVENT, BY ANY MEANS AVAILABLE, SPILLAGE FROM ENTERING DRAINS OR WATER
COURSE.
USE FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING AREA.
DO NOT APPROACH CONTAINERS SUSPECTED TO BE HOT.
COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM A PROTECTED LOCATION.
IF SAFE TO DO SO, REMOVE CONTAINERS FROM PATH OF FIRE.
EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
SLIGHT HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAME AND OXIDIZERS.
FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD:
NON COMBUSTIBLE.
NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK.
ACIDS MAY REACT WITH METALS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN, A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND
EXPLOSIVE GAS.
HEATING MAY CAUSE EXPANSION OR DECOMPOSITION LEADING TO VIOLENT RUPTURE OF
CONTAINERS.
MAY EMIT CORROSIVE, POISONOUS FUMES. MAY EMIT ACRID SMOKE.
DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC FUMES OF: SULFUR OXIDES (SOX)
HAZCHEM: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
SEE SECTION 8
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: SEE SECTION 12
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
MINOR SPILLS:
DRAINS FOR STORAGE OR USE AREAS SHOULD HAVE RETENTION BASINS FOR PH
ADJUSTMENTS AND DILUTION OF SPILLS BEFORE DISCHARGE OR DISPOSAL OF
MATERIAL.
CHECK REGULARLY FOR SPILLS AND LEAKS.
CLEAN UP ALL SPILLS IMMEDIATELY.
SECURE LOAD IF SAFE TO DO SO.
BUNDLE/COLLECT RECOVERABLE PRODUCT.
COLLECT REMAINING MATERIAL IN CONTAINERS WITH COVERS FOR DISPOSAL.
MAJOR SPILLS:
CLEAR AREA OF PERSONNEL AND MOVE UPWIND.
ALERT FIRE BRIGADE AND TELL THEM LOCATION AND NATURE OF HAZARD.
WEAR BREATHING APPARATUS PLUS PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
PREVENT, BY ANY MEANS AVAILABLE, SPILLAGE FROM ENTERING DRAINS OR WATER
COURSE.
STOP LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO.
CONTAIN SPILL WITH SAND, EARTH OR VERMICULITE.
COLLECT RECOVERABLE PRODUCT INTO LABELED CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING.
NEUTRALIZE/DECONTAMINATE RESIDUE (SEE SECTION 13 FOR SPECIFIC AGENT).
COLLECT SOLID RESIDUES AND SEAL IN LABELED DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL.
WASH AREA AND PREVENT RUNOFF INTO DRAINS.
AFTER CLEAN UP OPERATIONS, DECONTAMINATE AND LAUNDER ALL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT BEFORE STORING AND RE-USING.
IF CONTAMINATION OF DRAINS OR WATERWAYS OCCURS, ADVISE EMERGENCY SERVICES.
CLEAN UP ALL SPILLS IMMEDIATELY.
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY GLASSES, DUST MASK, GLOVES.
SECURE LOAD IF SAFE TO DO SO. BUNDLE/COLLECT RECOVERABLE PRODUCT.
USE DRY CLEAN UP PROCEDURES AND AVOID GENERATING DUST.
VACUUM UP (CONSIDER EXPLOSION-PROOF MACHINES DESIGNED TO BE GROUNDED DURING
STORAGE AND USE).
WATER MAY BE USED TO PREVENT DUSTING.
COLLECT REMAINING MATERIAL IN CONTAINERS WITH COVERS FOR DISPOSAL.
FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
CLEAR AREA OF PERSONNEL AND MOVE UPWIND.
ALERT FIRE BRIGADE AND TELL THEM LOCATION AND NATURE OF HAZARD.
WEAR FULL BODY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH BREATHING APPARATUS.
PREVENT, BY ANY MEANS AVAILABLE, SPILLAGE FROM ENTERING DRAINS OR WATER
COURSE.
STOP LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO.
CONTAIN SPILL WITH SAND, EARTH OR VERMICULITE.
COLLECT RECOVERABLE PRODUCT INTO LABELED CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING.
NEUTRALIZE/DECONTAMINATE RESIDUE (SEE SECTION 13 FOR SPECIFIC AGENT).
COLLECT SOLID RESIDUES AND SEAL IN LABELED DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL.
WASH AREA AND PREVENT RUNOFF INTO DRAINS.
AFTER CLEAN UP OPERATIONS, DECONTAMINATE AND LAUNDER ALL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT BEFORE STORING AND RE-USING.
IF CONTAMINATION OF DRAINS OR WATERWAYS OCCURS, ADVISE EMERGENCY SERVICES.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ADVICE IS CONTAINED IN SECTION 8 OF THE SDS.
| SECTION 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
SAFE HANDLING:
DO NOT ALLOW CLOTHING WET WITH MATERIAL TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH SKIN
OTHER INFORMATION:
DO NOT STORE NEAR ACIDS, OR OXIDIZING AGENTS
STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
KEEP CONTAINERS SECURELY SEALED.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND FOODSTUFF CONTAINERS.
PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND CHECK REGULARLY FOR LEAKS.
OBSERVE MANUFACTURER'S STORAGE AND HANDLING RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED
WITHIN THIS SDS.
STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
SUITABLE CONTAINER:
DO NOT USE ALUMINIUM OR GALVANIZED CONTAINERS
CHECK REGULARLY FOR SPILLS AND LEAKS
FOR LOW VISCOSITY MATERIALS:
DRUMS AND JERRICANS MUST BE OF THE NON-REMOVABLE HEAD TYPE.
WHERE A CAN IS TO BE USED AS AN INNER PACKAGE, THE CAN MUST HAVE A SCREWED
ENCLOSURE.
FOR MATERIALS WITH A VISCOSITY OF AT LEAST 2680 CST. (23 DEG. C) AND SOLIDS
(BETWEEN 15 C DEG. AND 40 DEG. C.):
REMOVABLE HEAD PACKAGING;
CANS WITH FRICTION CLOSURES AND
LOW PRESSURE TUBES AND CARTRIDGES MAY BE USED.
WHERE COMBINATION PACKAGES ARE USED, AND THE INNER PACKAGES ARE OF GLASS,
PORCELAIN OR STONEWARE, THERE MUST BE SUFFICIENT INERT CUSHIONING MATERIAL
IN CONTACT WITH INNER AND OUTER PACKAGES UNLESS THE OUTER PACKAGING IS A
CLOSE FITTING MOULDED PLASTIC BOX AND THE SUBSTANCES ARE NOT INCOMPATIBLE
WITH THE PLASTIC.
NO RESTRICTION ON THE TYPE OF CONTAINERS. PACKING AS RECOMMENDED BY
MANUFACTURER. CHECK ALL MATERIAL IS CLEARLY LABELED.
STORAGE INCOMPATIBILITY:
INORGANIC ACIDS ARE GENERALLY SOLUBLE IN WATER WITH THE RELEASE OF HYDROGEN
IONS. THE RESULTING SOLUTIONS HAVE PH'S OF LESS THAN 7.0.
INORGANIC ACIDS NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL BASES (FOR EXAMPLE: AMINES AND
INORGANIC HYDROXIDES) TO FORM SALTS - NEUTRALIZATION CAN GENERATE
DANGEROUSLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT IN SMALL SPACES.
THE DISSOLUTION OF INORGANIC ACIDS IN WATER OR THE DILUTION OF THEIR
CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS WITH ADDITIONAL WATER MAY GENERATE SIGNIFICANT HEAT.
THE ADDITION OF WATER TO INORGANIC ACIDS OFTEN GENERATES SUFFICIENT HEAT IN
THE SMALL REGION OF MIXING TO CAUSE SOME OF THE WATER TO BOIL EXPLOSIVELY.
THE RESULTING "BUMPING" CAN SPATTER THE ACID.
INORGANIC ACIDS REACT WITH ACTIVE METALS, INCLUDING SUCH STRUCTURAL METALS
AS ALUMINUM AND IRON, TO RELEASE HYDROGEN, A FLAMMABLE GAS.
INORGANIC ACIDS CAN INITIATE THE POLYMERIZATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
INORGANIC ACIDS REACT WITH CYANIDE COMPOUNDS TO RELEASE GASEOUS HYDROGEN
CYANIDE.
INORGANIC ACIDS GENERATE FLAMMABLE AND/OR TOXIC GASES IN CONTACT WITH
DITHIOCARBAMATES, ISOCYANATES, MERCAPTANS, NITRIDES, NITRILES, SULFIDES,
AND STRONG REDUCING AGENTS. ADDITIONAL GAS-GENERATING REACTIONS OCCUR WITH
SULFITES, NITRITES, THIOSULFATES (TO GIVE H2S AND SO3), DITHIONITES (SO2),
AND EVEN CARBONATES.
ACIDS OFTEN CATALYSE (INCREASE THE RATE OF) CHEMICAL REACTIONS.
INORGANIC PEROXY COMPOUNDS ARE POTENT OXIDIZERS THAT POSE FIRE OR EXPLOSIVE
HAZARDS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
INORGANIC PEROXIDES REACT WITH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS TO GENERATE ORGANIC
PEROXIDE AND HYDROPEROXIDE PRODUCTS THAT REACT VIOLENTLY WITH REDUCING
AGENTS.
INORGANIC OXIDIZING AGENTS CAN REACT WITH REDUCING AGENTS TO GENERATE HEAT
AND PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE GASEOUS (CAUSING PRESSURIZATION OF CLOSED
CONTAINERS). THE PRODUCTS MAY THEMSELVES BE CAPABLE OF FURTHER REACTIONS
(SUCH AS COMBUSTION IN THE AIR).
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN GENERAL HAVE SOME REDUCING POWER AND CAN IN PRINCIPLE
REACT WITH COMPOUNDS IN THIS CLASS. ACTUAL REACTIVITY VARIES GREATLY WITH
THE IDENTITY OF THE ORGANIC COMPOUND.
INORGANIC OXIDIZING AGENTS CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH ACTIVE METALS,
CYANIDES, ESTERS, AND THIOCYANATES.
PEROXIDES, IN CONTACT WITH INORGANIC COBALT AND COPPER COMPOUNDS, IRON AND
IRON COMPOUNDS, ACETONE, METAL OXIDE SALTS AND ACIDS AND BASES CAN REACT
WITH RAPID, UNCONTROLLED DECOMPOSITION, LEADING TO FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS.
INORGANIC REDUCING AGENTS REACT WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS TO GENERATE HEAT AND
PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE FLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE, OR OTHERWISE REACTIVE. THEIR
REACTIONS WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS MAY BE VIOLENT.
INCIDENTS INVOLVING INTERACTION OF ACTIVE OXIDANTS AND REDUCING AGENTS,
EITHER BY DESIGN OR ACCIDENT, ARE USUALLY VERY ENERGETIC AND EXAMPLES OF
SO-CALLED REDOX REACTIONS.
REACTS WITH MILD STEEL, GALVANIZED STEEL / ZINC PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS
WHICH MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
AVOID ANY CONTAMINATION OF THIS MATERIAL AS IT IS VERY REACTIVE AND ANY
CONTAMINATION IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
AVOID STRONG ACIDS, ACID CHLORIDES, ACID ANHYDRIDES AND CHLOROFORMATES.
AVOID STORAGE WITH REDUCING AGENTS.
| SECTION 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS (OEL):
INGREDIENT DATA:
SOURCE INGREDIENT MATERIAL NAME TWA STEL PEAK NOTES
AUSTRALIA LEAD LEAD, INORGANIC 0.15 NOT NOT NOT
EXPOSURE DUSTS & FUMES MG/M3 AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAIL-
STANDARDS (AS Pb) ABLE
AUSTRALIA LEAD LEAD, INORGANIC 0.15 NOT NOT NOT
EXPOSURE DIOXIDE DUSTS & FUMES MG/M3 AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAIL-
STANDARDS (AS Pb) ABLE
AUSTRALIA SULFURIC SULPHURIC ACID 1 3 MG/M3 NOT NOT
EXPOSURE ACID MG/M3 AVAILABLE AVAIL-
STANDARDS ABLE
EMERGENCY LIMITS:
INGREDIENT MATERIAL NAME TEEL-1 TEEL-2 TEEL-3
LEAD LEAD 0.15 MG/M3 120 MG/M3 700 MG/M3
LEAD DIOXIDE LEAD DIOXIDE 0.17 MG/M3 140 MG/M3 810 MG/M3
SULFURIC ACID SULFURIC ACID NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
INGREDIENT ORIGINAL IDLH REVISED IDLH
LEAD 700 MG/M3 100 MG/M3
LEAD DIOXIDE 700 MG/M3 100 MG/M3
SULFURIC ACID 80 MG/M3 15 MG/M3
NONHAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
MATERIAL DATA:
NOTE:
DETECTOR TUBES FOR SULFURIC ACID, MEASURING IN EXCESS OF 1 MG/M3, ARE
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.
BASED ON CONTROLLED INHALATION STUDIES THE TLV-TWA IS THOUGHT TO BE
PROTECTIVE AGAINST THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF PULMONARY IRRITATION AND
INCORPORATES A MARGIN OF SAFETY SO AS TO PREVENT INJURY TO THE SKIN AND
TEETH SEEN IN BATTERY WORKERS ACCLIMATIZED TO WORKPLACE CONCENTRATIONS OF
16 MG/M3. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE IN NORMAL UNACCLIMATED HUMANS INDICATES THE
RECOGNITION, BY ALL SUBJECTS, OF ODOUR, TASTE OR IRRITATION AT 3 MG/M3 OR 5
MG/M3. ALL SUBJECTS REPORTED THESE LEVELS TO BE OBJECTIONABLE BUT TO
VARYING DEGREES.
THE LEAD CONCENTRATION IN AIR IS TO BE MAINTAINED SO THAT THE LEAD
CONCENTRATION IN WORKERS' BLOOD REMAINS BELOW 0.060 MG/100 G OF WHOLE
BLOOD. THE RECOMMENDED TLV-TWA HAS BEEN DERIVED FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF
REPORTS OF ADVERSE EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION, BLOOD-PRESSURE AND OTHER
END-POINTS OF TOXICITY. A PARTICULAR FOCUS WAS AN ASSESSMENT OF PRE-NATAL
BLOOD LEAD (PBB) LEVELS AND POST-NATAL COGNITIVE LEVELS. THE FACT THAT LEAD
IS A CUMULATIVE TOXICANT WHICH CAN PRODUCE SUBTLE, PERSISTENT AND
APPARENTLY PERMANENT EFFECTS IN THE OFF-SPRING OF LEAD EXPOSED WOMEN IS OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN. A CURRENT VIEW HOLDS THAT THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE PBB
LEVELS, THAT ARE PROTECTIVE DURING A WORKING LIFETIME, IS A NECESSARY
PREREQUISITE IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TLV BECAUSE PBB VALUES, RATHER
THAN WORKPLACE AIR LEAD CONCENTRATIONS, ARE MORE CLEARLY RELATED TO ADVERSE
HEALTH EFFECTS.
(SEE BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDEX - BEI - IN "ADVICE TO DOCTOR".)
EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE USED TO REMOVE A HAZARD OR PLACE A BARRIER BETWEEN
THE WORKER AND THE HAZARD. WELL-DESIGNED ENGINEERING CONTROLS CAN BE HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE IN PROTECTING WORKERS AND WILL TYPICALLY BE INDEPENDENT OF WORKER
INTERACTIONS TO PROVIDE THIS HIGH LEVEL OF PROTECTION.
THE BASIC TYPES OF ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE:
PROCESS CONTROLS WHICH INVOLVE CHANGING THE WAY A JOB ACTIVITY OR PROCESS
IS DONE TO REDUCE THE RISK.
ENCLOSURE AND/OR ISOLATION OF EMISSION SOURCE WHICH KEEPS A SELECTED HAZARD
"PHYSICALLY" AWAY FROM THE WORKER AND VENTILATION THAT STRATEGICALLY "ADDS"
AND "REMOVES" AIR IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. VENTILATION CAN REMOVE OR DILUTE
AN AIR CONTAMINANT IF DESIGNED PROPERLY. THE DESIGN OF A VENTILATION SYSTEM
MUST MATCH THE PARTICULAR PROCESS AND CHEMICAL OR CONTAMINANT IN USE.
EMPLOYERS MAY NEED TO USE MULTIPLE TYPES OF CONTROLS TO PREVENT EMPLOYEE
OVEREXPOSURE.
LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION USUALLY REQUIRED. IF RISK OF OVEREXPOSURE EXISTS,
WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATOR. CORRECT FIT IS ESSENTIAL TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE
PROTECTION.
SUPPLIED-AIR TYPE RESPIRATOR MAY BE REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
CORRECT FIT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
AN APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) MAY BE REQUIRED IN
SOME SITUATIONS.
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN WAREHOUSE OR CLOSED STORAGE AREA. AIR
CONTAMINANTS GENERATED IN THE WORKPLACE POSSESS VARYING "ESCAPE" VELOCITIES
WHICH, IN TURN, DETERMINE THE "CAPTURE VELOCITIES" OF FRESH CIRCULATING AIR
REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY REMOVE THE CONTAMINANT.
TYPE OF CONTAMINANT AIR SPEED
SOLVENT, VAPOURS, DEGREASING ETC., EVAPORATING 0.25-0.5 M/S (50-100
FROM TANK (IN STILL AIR). F/MIN.)
AEROSOLS, FUMES FROM POURING OPERATIONS, 0.5-1 M/S (100-200
INTERMITTENT CONTAINER FILLING, LOW SPEED F/MIN.)
CONVEYER TRANSFERS, WELDING, SPRAY DRIFT,
PLATING ACID FUMES, PICKLING (RELEASED AT LOW
VELOCITY INTO ZONE OF ACTIVE GENERATION)
DIRECT SPRAY, SPRAY PAINTING IN SHALLOW BOOTHS, 1-2.5 M/S (200-500
DRUM FILLING, CONVEYER LOADING, CRUSHER DUSTS, F/MIN.)
GAS DISCHARGE (ACTIVE GENERATION INTO ZONE OF
RAPID AIR MOTION)
GRINDING, ABRASIVE BLASTING, TUMBLING, HIGH 2.5-10 M/S (500-2000
SPEED WHEEL GENERATED DUSTS (RELEASED AT HIGH F/MIN.)
INITIAL VELOCITY INTO ZONE OF VERY HIGH RAPID
AIR MOTION).
WITHIN EACH RANGE THE APPROPRIATE VALUE DEPENDS ON:
LOWER END OF THE RANGE UPPER END OF THE RANGE
1: ROOM AIR CURRENTS MINIMAL OR 1: DISTURBING ROOM AIR CURRENTS
FAVOURABLE TO CAPTURE
2: CONTAMINANTS OF LOW TOXICITY OR OF 2: CONTAMINANTS OF HIGH TOXICITY
NUISANCE VALUE ONLY.
3: INTERMITTENT, LOW PRODUCTION. 3: HIGH PRODUCTION, HEAVY USE
4: LARGE HOOD OR LARGE AIR MASS IN MOTION 4: SMALL HOOD-LOCAL CONTROL ONLY
SIMPLE THEORY SHOWS THAT AIR VELOCITY FALLS RAPIDLY WITH DISTANCE AWAY FROM
THE OPENING OF A SIMPLE EXTRACTION PIPE. VELOCITY GENERALLY DECREASES WITH
THE SQUARE OF DISTANCE FROM THE EXTRACTION POINT (IN SIMPLE CASES).
THEREFORE THE AIR SPEED AT THE EXTRACTION POINT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED,
ACCORDINGLY, AFTER REFERENCE TO DISTANCE FROM THE CONTAMINATING SOURCE. THE
AIR VELOCITY AT THE EXTRACTION FAN, FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 1-2
M/S (200-400 F/MIN) FOR EXTRACTION OF SOLVENTS GENERATED IN A TANK 2 METERS
DISTANT FROM THE EXTRACTION POINT. OTHER MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS,
PRODUCING PERFORMANCE DEFICITS WITHIN THE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, MAKE IT
ESSENTIAL THAT THEORETICAL AIR VELOCITIES ARE MULTIPLIED BY FACTORS OF 10
OR MORE WHEN EXTRACTION SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED OR USED.
PERSONAL PROTECTION:
GLOVES
FULL SUIT
BOOTS
FULL-FACE RESPIRATOR
EYE AND FACE PROTECTION:
SAFETY GLASSES WITH UNPERFORATED SIDE SHIELDS MAY BE USED WHERE CONTINUOUS
EYE PROTECTION IS DESIRABLE, AS IN LABORATORIES; SPECTACLES ARE NOT
SUFFICIENT WHERE COMPLETE EYE PROTECTION IS NEEDED SUCH AS WHEN HANDLING
BULK-QUANTITIES, WHERE THERE IS A DANGER OF SPLASHING, OR IF THE MATERIAL
MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE.
CHEMICAL GOGGLES. WHENEVER THERE IS A DANGER OF THE MATERIAL COMING IN
CONTACT WITH THE EYES; GOGGLES MUST BE PROPERLY FITTED.
FULL FACE SHIELD (20 CM, 8 IN MINIMUM) MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SUPPLEMENTARY
BUT NEVER FOR PRIMARY PROTECTION OF EYES; THESE AFFORD FACE PROTECTION.
ALTERNATIVELY A GAS MASK MAY REPLACE SPLASH GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELDS.
CONTACT LENSES MAY POSE A SPECIAL HAZARD; SOFT CONTACT LENSES MAY ABSORB
AND CONCENTRATE IRRITANTS. A WRITTEN POLICY DOCUMENT, DESCRIBING THE
WEARING OF LENSES OR RESTRICTIONS ON USE, SHOULD BE CREATED FOR EACH
WORKPLACE OR TASK. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A REVIEW OF LENS ABSORPTION AND
ADSORPTION FOR THE CLASS OF CHEMICALS IN USE AND AN ACCOUNT OF INJURY
EXPERIENCE. MEDICAL AND FIRST-AID PERSONNEL SHOULD BE TRAINED IN THEIR
REMOVAL AND SUITABLE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, BEGIN EYE IRRIGATION IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVE CONTACT LENS
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. LENS SHOULD BE REMOVED AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF EYE
REDNESS OR IRRITATION - LENS SHOULD BE REMOVED IN A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ONLY
AFTER WORKERS HAVE WASHED HANDS THOROUGHLY. [CDC NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN 59], [AS/NZS 1336 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT]
SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.
CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
CONTACT LENSES MAY POSE A SPECIAL HAZARD; SOFT CONTACT LENSES MAY ABSORB
AND CONCENTRATE IRRITANTS. A WRITTEN POLICY DOCUMENT, DESCRIBING THE
WEARING OF LENSES OR RESTRICTIONS ON USE, SHOULD BE CREATED FOR EACH
WORKPLACE OR TASK. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A REVIEW OF LENS ABSORPTION AND
ADSORPTION FOR THE CLASS OF CHEMICALS IN USE AND AN ACCOUNT OF INJURY
EXPERIENCE. MEDICAL AND FIRST-AID PERSONNEL SHOULD BE TRAINED IN THEIR
REMOVAL AND SUITABLE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, BEGIN EYE IRRIGATION IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVE CONTACT LENS
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. LENS SHOULD BE REMOVED AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF EYE
REDNESS OR IRRITATION - LENS SHOULD BE REMOVED IN A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ONLY
AFTER WORKERS HAVE WASHED HANDS THOROUGHLY. [CDC NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN 59], [AS/NZS 1336 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT]
SKIN PROTECTION: SEE HAND PROTECTION BELOW
HANDS/FEET PROTECTION:
ELBOW LENGTH PVC GLOVES
WEAR GENERAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES, EG. LIGHT WEIGHT RUBBER GLOVES.
WHEN HANDLING CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, WEAR TROUSERS OR OVERALLS OUTSIDE OF
BOOTS, TO AVOID SPILLS ENTERING BOOTS.
THE SELECTION OF SUITABLE GLOVES DOES NOT ONLY DEPEND ON THE MATERIAL, BUT
ALSO ON FURTHER MARKS OF QUALITY WHICH VARY FROM MANUFACTURER TO
MANUFACTURER. WHERE THE CHEMICAL IS A PREPARATION OF SEVERAL SUBSTANCES,
THE RESISTANCE OF THE GLOVE MATERIAL CAN NOT BE CALCULATED IN ADVANCE AND
HAS THEREFORE TO BE CHECKED PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION.
THE EXACT BREAK THROUGH TIME FOR SUBSTANCES HAS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE
MANUFACTURER OF THE PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND. HAS TO BE OBSERVED WHEN MAKING A
FINAL CHOICE.
PERSONAL HYGIENE IS A KEY ELEMENT OF EFFECTIVE HAND CARE. GLOVES MUST ONLY
BE WORN ON CLEAN HANDS. AFTER USING GLOVES, HANDS SHOULD BE WASHED AND
DRIED THOROUGHLY. APPLICATION OF A NON-PERFUMED MOISTURIZER IS RECOMMENDED.
SUITABILITY AND DURABILITY OF GLOVE TYPE IS DEPENDENT ON USAGE. IMPORTANT
FACTORS IN THE SELECTION OF GLOVES INCLUDE:
FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF CONTACT,
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE OF GLOVE MATERIAL,
GLOVE THICKNESS AND
DEXTERITY
SELECT GLOVES TESTED TO A RELEVANT STANDARD (E.G. EUROPE EN 374, US F739,
AS/NZS 2161.1 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT).
WHEN PROLONGED OR FREQUENTLY REPEATED CONTACT MAY OCCUR, A GLOVE WITH A
PROTECTION CLASS OF 5 OR HIGHER (BREAKTHROUGH TIME GREATER THAN 240 MINUTES
ACCORDING TO EN 374, AS/NZS 2161.10.1 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT) IS
RECOMMENDED.
WHEN ONLY BRIEF CONTACT IS EXPECTED, A GLOVE WITH A PROTECTION CLASS OF 3
OR HIGHER (BREAKTHROUGH TIME GREATER THAN 60 MINUTES ACCORDING TO EN 374,
AS/NZS 2161.10.1 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT) IS RECOMMENDED.
SOME GLOVE POLYMER TYPES ARE LESS AFFECTED BY MOVEMENT AND THIS SHOULD BE
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERING GLOVES FOR LONG-TERM USE.
CONTAMINATED GLOVES SHOULD BE REPLACED.
FOR GENERAL APPLICATIONS, GLOVES WITH A THICKNESS TYPICALLY GREATER THAN
0.35 MM, ARE RECOMMENDED.
IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT GLOVE THICKNESS IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD
PREDICTOR OF GLOVE RESISTANCE TO A SPECIFIC CHEMICAL, AS THE PERMEATION
EFFICIENCY OF THE GLOVE WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT COMPOSITION OF THE
GLOVE MATERIAL. THEREFORE, GLOVE SELECTION SHOULD ALSO BE BASED ON
CONSIDERATION OF THE TASK REQUIREMENTS AND KNOWLEDGE OF BREAKTHROUGH TIMES.
GLOVE THICKNESS MAY ALSO VARY DEPENDING ON THE GLOVE MANUFACTURER, THE
GLOVE TYPE AND THE GLOVE MODEL. THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURERS' TECHNICAL
DATA SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TO ENSURE SELECTION OF THE MOST
APPROPRIATE GLOVE FOR THE TASK.
NOTE:
DEPENDING ON THE ACTIVITY BEING CONDUCTED, GLOVES OF VARYING THICKNESS MAY
BE REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC TASKS. FOR EXAMPLE:
THINNER GLOVES (DOWN TO 0.1 MM OR LESS) MAY BE REQUIRED WHERE A HIGH DEGREE
OF MANUAL DEXTERITY IS NEEDED. HOWEVER, THESE GLOVES ARE ONLY LIKELY TO
GIVE SHORT DURATION PROTECTION AND WOULD NORMALLY BE JUST FOR SINGLE USE
APPLICATIONS, THEN DISPOSED OF.
THICKER GLOVES (UP TO 3 MM OR MORE) MAY BE REQUIRED WHERE THERE IS A
MECHANICAL (AS WELL AS A CHEMICAL) RISK I.E. WHERE THERE IS ABRASION OR
PUNCTURE POTENTIAL
GLOVES MUST ONLY BE WORN ON CLEAN HANDS. AFTER USING GLOVES, HANDS SHOULD
BE WASHED AND DRIED THOROUGHLY. APPLICATION OF A NON-PERFUMED MOISTURIZER
IS RECOMMENDED.
BODY PROTECTION: SEE OTHER PROTECTION BELOW
OTHER PROTECTION:
OVERALLS.
PVC APRON.
PVC PROTECTIVE SUIT MAY BE REQUIRED IF EXPOSURE SEVERE.
EYEWASH UNIT.
ENSURE THERE IS READY ACCESS TO A SAFETY SHOWER.
THERMAL HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED MATERIAL(S):
GLOVE SELECTION INDEX:
GLOVE SELECTION IS BASED ON A MODIFIED PRESENTATION OF THE:
"FORSBERG CLOTHING PERFORMANCE INDEX".
THE EFFECT(S) OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCE(S) ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE
COMPUTER-GENERATED SELECTION: EXIDE BATTERIES - WET FILLED WITH ACID
MATERIAL CPI
NATURAL RUBBER C
NATURAL+NEOPRENE C
NEOPRENE C
NEOPRENE/NATURAL C
NITRILE C
PE C
PVC C
SARANEX-23 C
* CPI - CHEMWATCH PERFORMANCE INDEX
A: BEST SELECTION
B: SATISFACTORY; MAY DEGRADE AFTER 4 HOURS CONTINUOUS IMMERSION
C: POOR TO DANGEROUS CHOICE FOR OTHER THAN SHORT TERM IMMERSION
NOTE:
AS A SERIES OF FACTORS WILL INFLUENCE THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE GLOVE,
A FINAL SELECTION MUST BE BASED ON DETAILED OBSERVATION. -
* WHERE THE GLOVE IS TO BE USED ON A SHORT TERM, CASUAL OR INFREQUENT
BASIS, FACTORS SUCH AS "FEEL" OR CONVENIENCE (E.G. DISPOSABILITY), MAY
DICTATE A CHOICE OF GLOVES WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNSUITABLE FOLLOWING
LONG-TERM OR FREQUENT USE. A QUALIFIED PRACTITIONER SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
TYPE E-P FILTER OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY. (AS/NZS 1716 & 1715, EN 143:2000 &
149:2001, ANSI Z88 OR NATIONAL EQUIVALENT)
WHERE THE CONCENTRATION OF GAS/PARTICULATES IN THE BREATHING ZONE,
APPROACHES OR EXCEEDS THE "EXPOSURE STANDARD" (OR ES), RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION IS REQUIRED.
DEGREE OF PROTECTION VARIES WITH BOTH FACE-PIECE AND CLASS OF FILTER; THE
NATURE OF PROTECTION VARIES WITH TYPE OF FILTER.
REQUIRED MINIMUM HALF-FACE FULL-FACE POWERED AIR
PROTECTION FACTOR RESPIRATOR RESPIRATOR RESPIRATOR
UP TO 10 X ES E-AUS P2 E-PAPR-AUS / CLASS 1 P2
UP TO 50 X ES E-AUS / CLASS 1 P2
UP TO 100 X ES E-2 P2 E-PAPR-2 P2 ^
^ - FULL-FACE
A(ALL CLASSES) = ORGANIC VAPOURS, B AUS OR B1 = ACID GASSES, B2 = ACID GAS
OR HYDROGEN CYANIDE(HCN), B3 = ACID GAS OR HYDROGEN CYANIDE(HCN), E =
SULFUR DIOXIDE(SO2), G = AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, K = AMMONIA(NH3), Hg =
MERCURY, NO = OXIDES OF NITROGEN, MB = METHYL BROMIDE, AX = LOW BOILING
POINT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS(BELOW 65 DEG. C)
| SECTION 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
APPEARANCE:
RECTANGULAR PLASTIC CASING WITH EXPOSED TERMINALS FOR ELECTRICAL
CONNECTIONS. |HIGH WEIGHT TO VOLUME RATIO.
PHYSICAL STATE: MANUFACTURED
ODOUR: NOT AVAILABLE
ODOUR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE
PH (AS SUPPLIED): NOT APPLICABLE
MELTING POINT / FREEZING POINT (DEG. C): NOT APPLICABLE
INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE (DEG. C): NOT APPLICABLE
FLASH POINT (DEG. C): NOT APPLICABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABILITY: NOT APPLICABLE
UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (%): NOT APPLICABLE
LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (%): NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOUR PRESSURE (KPA): NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (G/L): NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR = 1): NOT APPLICABLE
RELATIVE DENSITY (WATER = 1): 1.2-1.3 (ACID)
PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL / WATER: NOT AVAILABLE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C): NOT APPLICABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY (CST): NOT APPLICABLE
MOLECULAR WEIGHT (G/MOL): NOT APPLICABLE
TASTE: NOT AVAILABLE
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NOT AVAILABLE
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NOT AVAILABLE
SURFACE TENSION (DYN/CM OR MN/M): NOT APPLICABLE
VOLATILE COMPONENT (%VOL): NOT APPLICABLE
GAS GROUP: NOT AVAILABLE
PH AS A SOLUTION (1%): NOT APPLICABLE
VOC G/L: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY: SEE SECTION 7
CHEMICAL STABILITY: CONTACT WITH ALKALINE MATERIAL LIBERATES HEAT
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: SEE SECTION 7
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: SEE SECTION 7
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SEE SECTION 7
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SEE SECTION 5
| SECTION 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
INHALED:
ACIDIC CORROSIVES PRODUCE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION WITH COUGHING,
CHOKING AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE DAMAGE. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND WEAKNESS. IN MORE SEVERE EXPOSURES,
PULMONARY OEDEMA MAY BE EVIDENT EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A LATENT
PERIOD OF 5-72 HOURS.
SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY OEDEMA INCLUDE A TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST, DYSPNOEA,
FROTHY SPUTUM AND CYANOSIS. EXAMINATION MAY REVEAL HYPOTENSION, A WEAK AND
RAPID PULSE AND MOIST RATES. DEATH, DUE TO ANOXIA, MAY OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER ONSET OF THE PULMONARY OEDEMA.
INHALATION OF AEROSOLS (MISTS, FUMES), GENERATED BY THE MATERIAL DURING THE
COURSE OF NORMAL HANDLING, MAY PRODUCE TOXIC EFFECTS; THESE MAY BE FATAL.
EVIDENCE SHOWS, OR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE PREDICTS, THAT THE MATERIAL
PRODUCES IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, IN A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS, FOLLOWING INHALATION. IN CONTRAST TO MOST ORGANS, THE LUNG IS
ABLE TO RESPOND TO A CHEMICAL INSULT BY FIRST REMOVING OR NEUTRALIZING THE
IRRITANT AND THEN REPAIRING THE DAMAGE. THE REPAIR PROCESS, WHICH INITIALLY
EVOLVED TO PROTECT MAMMALIAN LUNGS FROM FOREIGN MATTER AND ANTIGENS, MAY
HOWEVER, PRODUCE FURTHER LUNG DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE IMPAIRMENT OF GAS
EXCHANGE, THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE LUNGS. RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION
OFTEN RESULTS IN AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE INVOLVING THE RECRUITMENT AND
ACTIVATION OF MANY CELL TYPES, MAINLY DERIVED FROM THE VASCULAR SYSTEM.
EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES BRONCHITIS AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY
THE ONSET OF HAEMORRHAGIC PULMONARY OEDEMA.
INGESTION:
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF THE MATERIAL MAY BE HARMFUL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
INDICATE THAT INGESTION OF LESS THAN 150 GRAM MAY BE FATAL OR MAY PRODUCE
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
INGESTION OF ACIDIC CORROSIVES MAY PRODUCE CIRCUMORAL BURNS WITH A DISTINCT
DISCOLOURATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH, THROAT AND OESOPHAGUS.
IMMEDIATE PAIN AND DIFFICULTIES IN SWALLOWING AND SPEAKING MAY ALSO BE
EVIDENT. OEDEMA OF THE EPIGLOTTIS MAY PRODUCE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND
POSSIBLY, ASPHYXIA. NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHOEA AND A PRONOUNCED THIRST MAY
OCCUR. MORE SEVERE EXPOSURES MAY PRODUCE A VOMITUS CONTAINING FRESH OR DARK
BLOOD AND LARGE SHREDS OF MUCOSA. SHOCK, WITH MARKED HYPOTENSION, WEAK AND
RAPID PULSE, SHALLOW RESPIRATION AND CLAMMY SKIN MAY BE SYMPTOMATIC OF THE
EXPOSURE. CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE MAY, IF LEFT UNTREATED, RESULT IN RENAL
FAILURE. SEVERE CASES MAY SHOW GASTRIC AND OESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION WITH
PERITONITIS, FEVER AND ABDOMINAL RIGIDITY. STRICTURE OF THE OESOPHAGEAL,
GASTRIC AND PYLORIC SPHINCTER MAY OCCUR AS WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS OR MAY BE
DELAYED FOR YEARS. DEATH MAY BE RAPID AND OFTEN RESULTS FROM ASPHYXIA,
CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE OR ASPIRATION OF EVEN MINUTE AMOUNTS. DELAYED DEATHS
MAY BE DUE TO PERITONITIS, SEVERE NEPHRITIS OR PNEUMONIA. COMA AND
CONVULSIONS MAY BE TERMINAL.
SKIN CONTACT:
SKIN CONTACT WITH ACIDIC CORROSIVES MAY RESULT IN PAIN AND BURNS; THESE MAY
BE DEEP WITH DISTINCT EDGES AND MAY HEAL SLOWLY WITH THE FORMATION OF SCAR
TISSUE.
OPEN CUTS, ABRADED OR IRRITATED SKIN SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THIS MATERIAL
ENTRY INTO THE BLOOD-STREAM THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, CUTS, ABRASIONS, PUNCTURE
WOUNDS OR LESIONS, MAY PRODUCE SYSTEMIC INJURY WITH HARMFUL EFFECTS.
EXAMINE THE SKIN PRIOR TO THE USE OF THE MATERIAL AND ENSURE THAT ANY
EXTERNAL DAMAGE IS SUITABLY PROTECTED.
EYE:
WHEN APPLIED TO THE EYE(S) OF ANIMALS, THE MATERIAL PRODUCES SEVERE OCULAR
LESIONS WHICH ARE PRESENT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR MORE AFTER INSTILLATION.
DIRECT EYE CONTACT WITH ACID CORROSIVES MAY PRODUCE PAIN, LACHRYMATION,
PHOTOPHOBIA AND BURNS. MILD BURNS OF THE EPITHELIA GENERALLY RECOVER
RAPIDLY AND COMPLETELY. SEVERE BURNS PRODUCE LONG-LASTING AND POSSIBLE
IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE. THE APPEARANCE OF THE BURN MAY NOT BE APPARENT FOR
SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT. THE CORNEA MAY ULTIMATELY BECOME
DEEPLY VASCULARIZED AND OPAQUE RESULTING IN BLINDNESS.
CHRONIC:
REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ACIDS MAY RESULT IN THE EROSION OF TEETH,
INFLAMMATORY AND ULCERATIVE CHANGES IN THE MOUTH AND NECROSIS (RARELY) OF
THE JAW. BRONCHIAL IRRITATION, WITH COUGH, AND FREQUENT ATTACKS OF
BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA MAY ENSUE. GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES MAY ALSO
OCCUR. CHRONIC EXPOSURES MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS AND/OR CONJUNCTIVITIS.
THE IMPACT OF INHALED ACIDIC AGENTS ON THE RESPIRATORY TRACT DEPENDS UPON A
NUMBER OF INTERRELATED FACTORS. THESE INCLUDE PHYSICOCHEMICAL
CHARACTERISTICS, E.G., GAS VERSUS AEROSOL; PARTICLE SIZE (SMALL PARTICLES
CAN PENETRATE DEEPER INTO THE LUNG); WATER SOLUBILITY (MORE SOLUBLE AGENTS
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE REMOVED IN THE NOSE AND MOUTH). GIVEN THE GENERAL
LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE PARTICLE SIZE OF AEROSOLS INVOLVED IN
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO ACIDS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THEIR
PRINCIPAL DEPOSITION SITE WITHIN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. ACID MISTS
CONTAINING PARTICIES WITH A DIAMETER OF UP TO A FEW MICROMETERS WILL BE
DEPOSITED IN BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER AIRWAYS. THEY ARE IRRITATING TO
MUCOUS EPITHELIA, THEY CAUSE DENTAL EROSION, AND THEY PRODUCE ACUTE EFFECTS
IN THE LUNGS (SYMPTOMS AND CHANGES IN PULMONARY FUNCTION). ASTHMATICS
APPEAR TO BE AT PARTICULAR RISK FOR PULMONARY EFFECTS.
REPEATED OR LONG-TERM OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE CUMULATIVE
HEALTH EFFECTS INVOLVING ORGANS OR BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS.
HARMFUL:
DANGER OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HEALTH BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE THROUGH
INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
SERIOUS DAMAGE (CLEAR FUNCTIONAL DISTURBANCE OR MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE WHICH
MAY HAVE TOXICOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE) IS LIKELY TO BE CAUSED BY REPEATED OR
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. AS A RULE THE MATERIAL PRODUCES, OR CONTAINS A
SUBSTANCE WHICH PRODUCES SEVERE LESIONS. SUCH DAMAGE MAY BECOME APPARENT
FOLLOWING DIRECT APPLICATION IN SUBCHRONIC (90 DAY) TOXICITY STUDIES OR
FOLLOWING SUB-ACUTE (28 DAY) OR CHRONIC (TWO-YEAR) TOXICITY TESTS.
THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
HUMAN EXPOSURE TO THE MATERIAL AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTAL TOXIC EFFECTS
IN THE OFF-SPRING.
EXPOSURE TO THE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE CONCERNS FOR HUMAN FERTILITY, GENERALLY
ON THE BASIS THAT RESULTS IN ANIMAL STUDIES PROVIDE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO
CAUSE A STRONG SUSPICION OF IMPAIRED FERTILITY IN THE ABSENCE OF TOXIC
EFFECTS, OR EVIDENCE OF IMPAIRED FERTILITY OCCURRING AT AROUND THE SAME
DOSE LEVELS AS OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS, BUT WHICH ARE NOT A SECONDARY
NON-SPECIFIC CONSEQUENCE OF OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS.
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO LEAD CAN AFFECT THE BLOOD, THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, HEART,
ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. THE
SYNTHESIS OF HAEMOGLOBIN IS INHIBITED AND CAN RESULT IN ANAEMIA. IF LEFT
UNTREATED, NEUROMUSCULAR DYSFUNCTION, POSSIBLE PARALYSIS AND ENCEPHALOPATHY
(BRAIN TISSUE DAMAGE) MAY RESULT. OTHER SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE INCLUDE
JOINT AND MUSCLE PAIN, WEAKNESS OF THE EXTENSOR MUSCLES (FREQUENTLY THE
HAND AND WRIST), HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHOEA,
CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, BLUE LINE ON THE GUMS, INSOMNIA AND
METALLIC TASTE. HIGH BODY LEVELS PRODUCE CEREBROSPINAL PRESSURE, BRAIN
DAMAGE WITH STUPOR LEADING TO COMA AND, IN SOME CASES, DEATH. EARLY
SYMPTOMS OF LEAD POISONING ("PLUMBISM") INCLUDE ANOREXIA AND LOSS OF
WEIGHT, CONSTIPATION, APATHY OR IRRITABILITY, OCCASIONAL VOMITING, FATIGUE,
HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, AND A METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH. ADVANCED POISONINGS
ARE CHARACTERIZED BY INTERMITTENT VOMITING, IRRITABILITY, NERVOUSNESS,
MYALGIA OF THE ARMS AND LEGS (OFTEN WITH WRIST AND FOOT DROP). SEVERE
POISONINGS MAY PRODUCE PERSISTENT VOMITING, ATAXIA, STUPOR OR LETHARGY,
VISUAL DISTURBANCES PROGRESSING TO OPTIC NEURITIS AND ATROPHY, HYPER-
TENSION, PAPILLOEDEMA, CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS, DELIRIUM, CONVULSIONS AND
COMA. NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS INCLUDE MENTAL RETARDATION, SEIZURES, CEREBRAL
PALSY AND MARKED MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS THAT DISTORT THE SPINE, LIMBS, HIPS
AND SOMETIMES THE CRANIAL INERVATED MUSCLES (DYSTONIA MUSCULORUM
DEFORMANS). INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH IRREVERSIBLE
KIDNEY DAMAGE.
LEAD IS A CUMULATIVE POISON WITH ADVERSE EFFECTS IN PREGNANCY [NIOSHTIC]
LEAD SALTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CROSS THE PLACENTA AND INDUCE EMBRYO- AND
FOETO-MORTALITY. THEY ALSO MAY HAVE A TERATOGENIC EFFECT (CAUSING BIRTH
DEFORMITIES) IN CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES. ORGANOMETALLIC LEAD MAY NOT PRODUCE
THESE EFFECTS. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF LEAD ON HUMAN REPRODUCTION, EMBRYONIC AND
FOETAL DEVELOPMENT AND POSTNATAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE ALSO BEEN
RECORDED. FOETAL EXPOSURE TO LEAD MAY RESULT IN BIRTH DEFECTS, MENTAL
RETARDATION, BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS AND DEATH DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF
CHILDHOOD. PATERNAL EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE REDUCED SEX DRIVE, IMPOTENCE,
STERILITY AND ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE SPERM WHICH IN TURN MAY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED BIRTH DEFECTS. MATERNAL EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE
MISCARRIAGE AND STILLBIRTH IN EXPOSED WOMEN, OR WOMEN WHOSE HUSBANDS MIGHT
BE EXPOSED, STERILITY OR DECREASED FERTILITY, AND ABNORMAL MENSES. EXPOSURE
BY BOTH PARENTS TO LEAD MAY EXACERBATE THE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
EXIDE BATTERIES - WET FILLED WITH ACID:
TOXICITY IRRITATION
NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
LEAD:
TOXICITY IRRITATION
DERMAL (RAT) LD50: >2000 MG/KG[1] NOT AVAILABLE
INHALATION (RAT) LC50: >5.05 MG/L/4HR[1]
ORAL (RAT) LD50: >2000 MG/KG[1]
LEAD DIOXIDE:
TOXICITY IRRITATION
NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
SULFURIC ACID:
TOXICITY IRRITATION
INHALATION (GUINEA PIG) LC50: 0.018 MG/L/8HR[2] EYE (RABBIT):
1.38 MG SEVERE
INHALATION (MOUSE) LC50: 0.32 MG/L/2HR[2] EYE (RABBIT):
5 MG/30SEC SEVERE
INHALATION (RAT) LC50: 0.51 MG/L/2HR[2]
ORAL (RAT) LD50: 2140 MG/KG[2]
LEGEND:
1. VALUE OBTAINED FROM EUROPE ECHA REGISTERED SUBSTANCES - ACUTE TOXICITY
2.* VALUE OBTAINED FROM MANUFACTURER'S SDS. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DATA
EXTRACTED FROM RTECS - REGISTER OF TOXIC EFFECT OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
LEAD:
WARNING:
LEAD IS A CUMULATIVE POISON AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ABORTION AND
INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT TO UNBORN CHILDREN OF PREGNANT WORKERS.
SULFURIC ACID:
ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPTOMS MAY CONTINUE FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AFTER EXPOSURE
TO THE MATERIAL CEASES. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A NON-ALLERGENIC CONDITION KNOWN
AS REACTIVE AIRWAYS DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME (RADS) WHICH CAN OCCUR FOLLOWING
EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF HIGHLY IRRITATING COMPOUND. KEY CRITERIA FOR THE
DIAGNOSIS OF RADS INCLUDE THE ABSENCE OF PRECEDING RESPIRATORY DISEASE, IN
A NON-ATOPIC INDIVIDUAL, WITH ABRUPT ONSET OF PERSISTENT ASTHMA-LIKE
SYMPTOMS WITHIN MINUTES TO HOURS OF A DOCUMENTED EXPOSURE TO THE IRRITANT.
A REVERSIBLE AIRFLOW PATTERN, ON SPIROMETRY, WITH THE PRESENCE OF MODERATE
TO SEVERE BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY ON METHACHOLINE CHALLENGE TESTING AND
THE LACK OF MINIMAL LYMPHOCYTIC INFLAMMATION, WITHOUT EOSINOPHILIA, HAVE
ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF RADS. RADS (OR ASTHMA)
FOLLOWING AN IRRITATING INHALATION IS AN INFREQUENT DISORDER WITH RATES
RELATED TO THE CONCENTRATION OF AND DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO THE IRRITATING
SUBSTANCE. INDUSTRIAL BRONCHITIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS A DISORDER THAT
OCCURS AS RESULT OF EXPOSURE DUE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF IRRITATING
SUBSTANCE (OFTEN PARTICULATE IN NATURE) AND IS COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE AFTER
EXPOSURE CEASES. THE DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY DYSPNEA, COUGH AND MUCUS
PRODUCTION.
WARNING:
FOR INHALATION EXPOSURE ONLY:
THIS SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE IARC AS GROUP 1:
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO STRONG INORGANIC ACID MISTS OF SULFURIC ACID:
ACUTE TOXICITY: #
SKIN IRRITATION/CORROSION: #
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: #
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: @
MUTAGENICITY: @
CARCINOGENICITY: #
REPRODUCTIVITY: #
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: @
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: #
ASPIRATION HAZARD: @
LEGEND:
X - DATA AVAILABLE BUT DOES NOT FILL THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION
# - DATA REQUIRED TO MAKE CLASSIFICATION AVAILABLE
@ - DATA NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE CLASSIFICATION
| SECTION 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
TOXICITY
INGREDIENT ENDPOINT TEST SPECIES VALUE SOURCE
DURATION
(HR)
LEAD LC50 96 FISH 0.0079 MG/L 2
LEAD EC50 48 CRUSTACEA 0.029 MG/L 2
LEAD EC50 72 ALGAE OR OTHER 0.0205 MG/L 2
AQUATIC PLANTS
LEAD BCFD 8 FISH 4.324 MG/L 4
LEAD EC50 48 ALGAE OR OTHER 0.0217 MG/L 2
AQUATIC PLANTS
LEAD NOEC 672 FISH 0.00003 MG/L 4
LEAD EC50 47 CRUSTACEA 0.476 MG/L 2
DIOXIDE
LEAD NOEC 264 ALGAE OR OTHER 0.0091 MG/L 2
DIOXIDE AQUATIC PLANTS
SULFURIC LC50 96 FISH =8 MG/L 1
ACID
SULFURIC EC50 48 CRUSTACEA =42.5 MG/L 1
ACID
SULFURIC EC50 240 ALGAE OR OTHER 2.5000 MG/L 4
ACID AQUATIC PLANTS
SULFURIC NOEC 7200 FISH 0.13 MG/L 2
ACID
LEGEND:
EXTRACTED FROM 1. IUCLID TOXICITY DATA 2. EUROPE ECHA REGISTERED SUBSTANCES
- ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - AQUATIC TOXICITY 3. EPIWIN SUITE V3.12 -
AQUATIC TOXICITY DATA (ESTIMATED) 4. US EPA, ECOTOX DATABASE - AQUATIC
TOXICITY DATA 5. ECETOC AQUATIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT DATA 6. NITE (JAPAN) -
BIOCONCENTRATION DATA 7. METI (JAPAN) - BIOCONCENTRATION DATA 8. VENDOR
DATA
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
PREVENT, BY ANY MEANS AVAILABLE, SPILLAGE FROM ENTERING DRAINS OR WATER
COURSES.
DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO SEWER OR WATERWAYS.
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:
INGREDIENT PERSISTENCE: WATER/SOIL PERSISTENCE: AIR
NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ALL NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ALL
INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
INGREDIENT BIOACCUMULATION
NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ALL INGREDIENTS
MOBILITY IN SOIL:
INGREDIENT MOBILITY
NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ALL INGREDIENTS
| SECTION 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS:
PRODUCT / PACKAGING DISPOSAL:
CONTAINERS MAY STILL PRESENT A CHEMICAL HAZARD/ DANGER WHEN EMPTY.
RETURN TO SUPPLIER FOR REUSE/ RECYCLING IF POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE:
IF CONTAINER CAN NOT BE CLEANED SUFFICIENTLY WELL TO ENSURE THAT RESIDUALS
DO NOT REMAIN OR IF THE CONTAINER CANNOT BE USED TO STORE THE SAME PRODUCT,
THEN PUNCTURE CONTAINERS, TO PREVENT RE-USE, AND BURY AT AN AUTHORIZED
LANDFILL.
WHERE POSSIBLE RETAIN LABEL WARNINGS AND SDS AND OBSERVE ALL NOTICES
PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT.
DO NOT ALLOW WASH WATER FROM CLEANING OR PROCESS EQUIPMENT TO ENTER DRAINS.
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO COLLECT ALL WASH WATER FOR TREATMENT BEFORE
DISPOSAL.
IN ALL CASES DISPOSAL TO SEWER MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
AND THESE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST.
WHERE IN DOUBT CONTACT THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY.
RECYCLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
CONSULT MANUFACTURER FOR RECYCLING OPTIONS OR CONSULT LOCAL OR REGIONAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR DISPOSAL IF NO SUITABLE TREATMENT OR
DISPOSAL FACILITY CAN BE IDENTIFIED.
TREAT AND NEUTRALIZE AT AN APPROVED TREATMENT PLANT. TREATMENT SHOULD
INVOLVE: MIXING OR SLURRYING IN WATER; NEUTRALIZATION FOLLOWED BY: BURIAL
IN A LAND-FILL SPECIFICALLY LICENCED TO ACCEPT CHEMICAL AND / OR
PHARMACEUTICAL WASTES OR INCINERATION IN A LICENCED APPARATUS (AFTER
ADMIXTURE WITH SUITABLE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL)
DECONTAMINATE EMPTY CONTAINERS. OBSERVE ALL LABEL SAFEGUARDS UNTIL
CONTAINERS ARE CLEANED AND DESTROYED.
| SECTION 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
LABELS REQUIRED: CLASS 8, CORROSIVES
MARINE POLLUTANT: ENVIRONMENT
HAZCHEM: NOT APPLICABLE
LAND TRANSPORT (ADG):
UN NUMBER: 2794
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
CLASS: 8
SUBRISK: NOT APPLICABLE
PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER:
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 295
LIMITED QUANTITY: 1 L
AIR TRANSPORT (ICAO-IATA / DGR):
UN NUMBER: 2794
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID ELECTRIC STORAGE
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
ICAO/IATA CLASS: 8
ICAO / IATA SUBRISK: NOT APPLICABLE
ERG CODE: 8L
PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER:
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A51A164A183A802
CARGO ONLY PACKING INSTRUCTIONS: 870
CARGO ONLY MAXIMUM QTY / PACK: NO LIMIT
PASSENGER AND CARGO PACKING INSTRUCTIONS: 870
PASSENGER AND CARGO MAXIMUM QTY / PACK: 30 KG G
PASSENGER AND CARGO LIMITED QUANTITY PACKING INSTRUCTIONS: FORBIDDEN
PASSENGER AND CARGO LIMITED MAXIMUM QTY / PACK: FORBIDDEN
SEA TRANSPORT (IMDG-CODE / GGVSEE):
UN NUMBER: 2794
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID ELECTRIC STORAGE
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
IMDG CLASS: 8
IMDG SUBRISK: NOT APPLICABLE
PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD: MARINE POLLUTANT
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER:
EMS NUMBER: F-A, S-B
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 295
LIMITED QUANTITIES: 1 L
TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL AND THE IBC CODE:
NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS / LEGISLATION SPECIFIC FOR THE
SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
LEAD(7439-92-1) IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING REGULATORY LISTS:
AUSTRALIA EXPOSURE STANDARDS:
AUSTRALIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INFORMATION SYSTEM - CONSOLIDATED LISTS
AUSTRALIA INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS):
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) - AGENTS CLASSIFIED BY
THE IARC MONOGRAPHS
LEAD DIOXIDE(1309-60-0) IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING REGULATORY LISTS:
AUSTRALIA EXPOSURE STANDARDS:
AUSTRALIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INFORMATION SYSTEM - CONSOLIDATED LISTS
AUSTRALIA INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS):
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) - AGENTS CLASSIFIED BY
THE IARC MONOGRAPHS
SULFURIC ACID(7664-93-9) IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING REGULATORY LISTS:
AUSTRALIA EXPOSURE STANDARDS:
AUSTRALIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INFORMATION SYSTEM - CONSOLIDATED LISTS
AUSTRALIA INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS)
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) - AGENTS CLASSIFIED BY
THE IARC MONOGRAPHS
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS
- PROHIBITED LIST PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT
NATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS
AUSTRALIA - AICS Y
CANADA - DSL Y
CANADA - NDSL N (LEAD; LEAD DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID)
CHINA - IECSC Y
EUROPE - EINEC / ELINCS / NLP Y
JAPAN - ENCS N (LEAD)
KOREA - KECI Y
NEW ZEALAND - NZIOC Y
PHILIPPINES - PICCS Y
USA - TSCA Y
LEGEND:
Y: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE INVENTORY
N:
NOT DETERMINED OR ONE OR MORE INGREDIENTS ARE NOT ON THE INVENTORY AND
ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM LISTING(SEE SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS IN BRACKETS)
| SECTION 16 OTHER INFORMATION | |
OTHER INFORMATION:
CLASSIFICATION OF THE PREPARATION AND ITS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS HAS DRAWN
ON OFFICIAL AND AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY THE
CHEMWATCH CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE USING AVAILABLE LITERATURE REFERENCES.
A LIST OF REFERENCE RESOURCES USED TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE MAY BE FOUND AT:
WWW.CHEMWATCH.NET
THE SDS IS A HAZARD COMMUNICATION TOOL AND SHOULD BE USED TO ASSIST IN THE
RISK ASSESSMENT. MANY FACTORS DETERMINE WHETHER THE REPORTED HAZARDS ARE
RISKS IN THE WORKPLACE OR OTHER SETTINGS. RISKS MAY BE DETERMINED BY
REFERENCE TO EXPOSURES SCENARIOS. SCALE OF USE, FREQUENCY OF USE AND
CURRENT OR AVAILABLE ENGINEERING CONTROLS MUST BE CONSIDERED.
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
PC-TWA: PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION-TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE
PC-STEL: PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION-SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS
STEL: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
TEEL: TEMPORARY EMERGENCY EXPOSURE LIMIT
IDLH: IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH CONCENTRATIONS
OSF: ODOUR SAFETY FACTOR
NOAEL: NO OBSERVED ADVERSE EFFECT LEVEL
LOAEL: LOWEST OBSERVED ADVERSE EFFECT LEVEL
TLV: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE
LOD: LIMIT OF DETECTION
OTV: ODOUR THRESHOLD VALUE
BCF: BIOCONCENTRATION FACTORS
BEI: BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDEX
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