SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY CELL REVISION DATE: DEC. 25, 2014 EFFECTIVE DATE: JAN. 1, 2015 REFERENCE NUMBER: CA-CE-E01-16 SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (SDS)
PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY COMPANY NAME: AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS COMPANY OF PANASONIC GROUP SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY BUSINESS DIVISION ADDRESS: 222-1, KAMINAIZEN SUMOTO CITY, HYOGO JAPAN TELEPHONE NUMBER: +81-799-24-4111 TELEFAX NUMBER: +81-799-23-2995 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: [WEEKDAY]: +81-799-23-2881 [NIGHT AND HOLIDAY]: +81-799-24-4131
FOR THE BATTERY CELL, CHEMICAL MATERIALS ARE STORED IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED METAL CASE, DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED DURING NORMAL USE. AS A RESULT, DURING NORMAL USE, THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DANGER OF IGNITION OR EXPLOSION AND CHEMICAL DANGER OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS' LEAKAGE. HOWEVER, IF EXPOSED TO A FIRE, ADDED MECHANICAL SHOCKS, DECOMPOSED, ADDED ELECTRIC STRESS BY MISUSE, THE GAS RELEASE VENT WILL BE OPERATED. THE BATTERY CELL CASE WILL BE BREACHED AT THE EXTREME. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MAY BE RELEASED. MOREOVER, IF HEATED STRONGLY BY THE SURROUNDING FIRE, ACRID OR HARMFUL FUME MAY BE EMITTED. MOST IMPORTANT HAZARD AND EFFECTS: HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS: INHALATION: THE ELECTROLYTE INHALATION AFFECTS THE RESPIRATORY TRACT MEMBRANE AND THE LUGS. CADMIUM FUME MAY CAUSE A COUGH, CHEST PAIN AND DYSPNEA. BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONIA WILL BE OCCURRED. PROBABLY, IT IS CARCINOGEN. SKIN CONTACT: THE ELECTROLYTE SKIN CONTACT AFFECTS THE SKIN SERIOUSLY AND MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYE CONTACT: THE ELECTROLYTE LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY CELL IS STRONG ALKALI. WHEN IT GOES INTO AN EYE, THE CORNEA MAY BE AFFECTED AND IT MAY LEAD TO BLINDNESS. INGESTION: THE ELECTROLYTE INGESTION IRRITATES THE MOUTH AND THE THROAT SERIOUSLY RESULTS IN VOMITING, NAUSEA, HEMATEMESIS, STOMACH PAINS AND DIARRHEA. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: SINCE A BATTERY CELL REMAINS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, DO NOT THROW OUT IT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFIC HAZARDS: AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.
SUBSTANCE OR PREPARATION: PREPARATION INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF PRODUCT: COMMON CHEMICAL NAME / CAS CONCENTRATION / CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL NAME NUMBER CONCENTRATION HAZARD LABELLING RANGE NICKEL, NICKEL COMPOUNDS 7440-02-0 15-40% SPECIFIC HAZARD CADMIUM, CADMIUM COMPOUNDS 7440-43-9 10-40% SPECIFIC HAZARD COBALT COMPOUNDS 7440-48-4 0-3% SPECIFIC HAZARD CARBON BLACK 1333-86-4 0-1% SPECIFIC HAZARD IRON 7439-89-6 20-65% POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 0-5% ACUTE TOXICITY SODIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-73-2 CORROSIVITY LITHIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-65-2 IRRITANT PROPERTY CADMIUM CORRESPONDS TO THE SUBSTANCE OF VERY HIGH CONCERN (SVHC) OF REACH REGULATION.
INTERNAL CELL MATERIALS OF AN OPENED BATTERY CELL: INHALATION: COVER THE VICTIM IN A BLANKET, MOVE TO THE PLACE OF FRESH AIR AND KEEP QUIET. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. WHEN DYSPNEA (BREATHING DIFFICULTY) OR ASPHYXIA (BREATH-HOLD), GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES AND SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH THE ADHERENCE OR CONTACT REGION WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER. EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. A BATTERY CELL AND INTERNAL CELL MATERIALS OF AN OPENED BATTERY CELL: INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
ALTHOUGH A BATTERY CELL IS NOT FLAMMABILITY, IN CASE OF FIRE, MOVE IT TO THE SAFE PLACE QUICKLY. THE FOLLOWING MEASURES ARE TAKEN WHEN IT CANNOT BE MOVED. SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY SAND, CHEMICAL POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM. SPECIFIC HAZARDS: ACRID OR HARMFUL FUME IS EMITTED DURING FIRE. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WRITTEN IN SECTION 8.
INTERNAL CELL MATERIALS, SUCH AS ELECTROLYTE LEAKED FROM BATTERY CELL, ARE CAREFULLY DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWINGS. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: FORBID UNAUTHORIZED PERSON TO ENTER. REMOVE LEAKED MATERIALS WITH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WRITTEN IN SECTION 8. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT THROW OUT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. METHOD OF RECOVERY AND NEUTRALIZATION: DILUTE THE LEAKED ELECTROLYTE WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTED SULFURIC ACID. THE LEAKED SOLID IS MOVED TO A CONTAINER. THE LEAKED PLACE IS FULLY FLUSHED WITH WATER.
HANDLING: TECHNICAL MEASURES: PREVENTION OF USER EXPOSURE: NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL USE. PREVENTION OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION: NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL USE. PRECAUTION FOR SAFE HANDLING: DO NOT DAMAGE OR REMOVE THE EXTERNAL TUBE. SPECIFIC SAFE HANDLING ADVICE: NEVER THROW OUT CELLS IN A FIRE OR EXPOSE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. DO NOT SOAK CELLS IN WATER AND SEAWATER. DO NOT EXPOSE TO STRONG OXIDIZERS. DO NOT GIVE A STRONG MECHANICAL SHOCK OR THROW DOWN. NEVER DISASSEMBLE, MODIFY OR DEFORM. DO NOT CONNECT THE POSITIVE TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL. IN THE CASE OF CHARGING, USE ONLY DEDICATED CHARGER OR CHARGE ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY SANYO. STORAGE: TECHNICAL MEASURES: STORAGE CONDITIONS (SUITABLE TO BE AVOIDED): AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH HUMIDITY. STORE IN COOL PLACE (TEMPERATURE: -30 - 35 DEGREE C, HUMIDITY: 45 - 85%). INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, WATER, SEAWATER, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND STRONG ACIDS PACKING MATERIAL (RECOMMENDED, NOT SUITABLE): INSULATIVE AND TEAR-PROOF MATERIALS ARE RECOMMENDED.
ENGINEERING MEASURES: NO ENGINEERING MEASURE IS NECESSARY DURING NORMAL USE. IN CASE OF INTERNAL CELL MATERIALS' LEAKAGE, THE INFORMATION BELOW WILL BE USEFUL. CONTROL PARAMETERS: COMMON CHEMICAL NAME / ACGIH (2014) GENERAL NAME TLV-TWA BEI NICKEL, NICKEL COMPOUNDS (AS Ni): METAL: 1.5 MG/M3 SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS: 0.1 MG/M3 INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS: 0.2 MG/M3 CADMIUM, CADMIUM (AS Cd): IN URINE: 5 MICRO G/G COMPOUNDS IN BLOOD: 5 MICRO G/L SIMPLE SUBSTANCE: 0.01 MG/M3 COMPOUNDS: 0.002 MG/M3 COBALT COMPOUNDS (AS Co): IN URINE: 15 MICRO G/L 0.02 MG/M3 IN BLOOD: 1 MICRO G/L CARBON BLACK 3 MG/M3 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SODIUM HYDROXIDE LITHIUM HYDROXIDE 0.025 MG/M3 ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS, INC. TLV-TWA: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE-TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE CONCENTRATION BEI: BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: PROTECTIVE MASK HAND PROTECTION: PROTECTIVE GLOVES EYE PROTECTION: PROTECTIVE GLASSES DESIGNED TO PROTECT AGAINST LIQUID SPLASHES SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WORKING CLOTHES WITH LONG SLEEVE AND LONG TROUSERS A BATTERY CELL IS NOT APPLIED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA), BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE BUT AN ARTICLE.
APPEARANCE: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID FORM: CYLINDRICAL COLOR: METALLIC COLOR (WITHOUT TUBE) ODOR: NO ODOR PH: NA SPECIFIC TEMPERATURES/TEMPERATURE RANGES AT WHICH CHANGES IN PHYSICAL STATE OCCUR: THERE IS NO USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PRODUCT AS A MIXTURE. FLASH POINT: NA EXPLOSION PROPERTIES: NA DENSITY: ABOUT 2.4 - 4.0 G/CM3 SOLUBILITY, WITH INDICATION OF THE SOLVENT(S): INSOLUBLE IN WATER
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL USE HAZARDOUS REACTIONS OCCURRING UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS: BY MISUSE OF A BATTERY CELL OR THE LIKE, OXYGEN OR HYDROGEN ACCUMULATES IN THE CELL AND THE INTERNAL PRESSURE RISES. THESE GASES MAY BE EMITTED THROUGH THE GAS RELEASE VENT. WHEN FIRE IS NEAR, THESE GASES MAY TAKE FIRE. WHEN A BATTERY CELL IS HEATED STRONGLY BY THE SURROUNDING FIRE, ACRID OR HARMFUL FUME MAY BE EMITTED. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: DIRECT SUNLIGHT, HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH HUMIDITY MATERIALS TO AVOID: CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, WATER, SEAWATER, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND STRONG ACIDS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: ACRID OR HARMFUL FUME IS EMITTED DURING FIRE.
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF. (IN CASE OF ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE FROM THE BATTERY) CADMIUM, CADMIUM COMPOUNDS: ACUTE TOXICITY: ORAL: GHS: CATEGORY 4 (SWALLOWING IS HARMFUL.) SKIN: UNKNOWN. INHALATION (DUST): GHS: CATEGORY 1 (IT IS DANGEROUS IN THE LIFE WHEN INHALING.) SKIN CORROSIVITY: UNKNOWN. SERIOUS DAMAGE AND IRRITANT PROPERTY FOR EYES: UNKNOWN. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: UNKNOWN. GERMLINE MUTAGENICITY: GHS: CATEGORY 2 THE HEREDITARY DISORDER MIGHT BE CAUSED. CARCINOGENICITY: GHS: CATEGORY 1A ACGIH: A2 - SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN NIOSH: POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGEN NTP: KNOWN TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN IARC: GROUP 1 CARCINOGENIC TO HUMAN REPRODUCTION TOXICITY: GHS: CATEGORY 2 HARMFUL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OR FETUS MIGHT BE EXERTED. CERTAIN TARGET ORGAN/ SYSTEMIC TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): GHS: CATEGORY 1 DAMAGE OF LUNGS AND THE RESPIRATORY ORGAN IS CAUSED. OVEREXPOSURE CAUSES THE PULMONARY DISORDER. CERTAIN TARGET ORGAN/ SYSTEMIC TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): GHS: CATEGORY 1 THE DISORDER OF THE KIDNEY, LUNGS, BLOOD, BONE, AND RESPIRATORY ORGAN IS CAUSED BY LONG-TERM OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: ACUTE TOXICITY: ORAL: GHS: CATEGORY 3. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN: GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. INHALATION (STEAM): GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. INHALATION (DUST): GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. SKIN CORROSIVITY: GHS: CATEGORY 1B. SERIOUS CHEMICAL WOUND OF THE SKIN AND DAMAGE OF EYES IS CAUSED. SERIOUS DAMAGE AND IRRITANT PROPERTY FOR EYES: GHS: CATEGORY 1. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. SKIN SENSITIZATION: GHS: OUT OF CATEGORY. GERMLINE MUTAGENICITY: GHS: OUT OF CATEGORY. CARCINOGENICITY: GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. REPRODUCTION TOXICITY: GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY. CERTAIN TARGET ORGAN/ SYSTEMIC TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): GHS: CATEGORY 1. THE DISORDER OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS CAUSED. CERTAIN TARGET ORGAN/ SYSTEMIC TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): GHS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY.
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY: SINCE A BATTERY CELL AND THE INTERNAL MATERIALS REMAIN IN THE ENVIRONMENT, DO NOT BURY OR THROW OUT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. BIOACCUMULATION: CADMIUM BIOACCUMULATION OCCURS IN PLANTS AND MARINE FOOD IN HUMAN FOOD CHAIN.
RECOMMENDED METHODS FOR SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED DISPOSAL: PRODUCT (WASTE FROM RESIDUES): DO NOT THROW OUT A USED BATTERY CELL. RECYCLE IT THROUGH THE RECYCLING COMPANY. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: NEITHER A CONTAINER NOR PACKING IS CONTAMINATED DURING NORMAL USE. WHEN INTERNAL MATERIALS LEAKED FROM A BATTERY CELL CONTAMINATES THEM, DISPOSE THEM AS INDUSTRIAL WASTES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONTROL.
THIS BATTERY DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO DANGEROUS ARTICLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS. MOREOVER, THIS ARTICLE DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO DANGEROUS ARTICLE TO WHICH TRANSPORTATION IS RESTRICTED BY THE FOLLOWING DECREE AND GUIDELINE. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR (ICAO) IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS (IATA) INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE (IMO) CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (U.S. DOT) HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY TO OBEY THE IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS (A123). IN THE CASE OF TRANSPORTATION, CONFIRM NO LEAKAGE AND NO SPILLAGE FROM A CONTAINER. TAKE IN A CARGO OF THEM WITHOUT FALLING, DROPPING AND BREAKAGE. PREVENT COLLAPSE OF CARGO PILES AND WET BY RAIN. THE CONTAINER MUST BE HANDLED CAREFULLY. DO NOT GIVE SHOCKS THAT RESULT IN A MARK OF HITTING ON A CELL. TAKE THE PROTECTION MEASURES NOT SHORT-CIRCUITED. MOREOVER, DO NOT DAMAGE OR REMOVE THE EXTERNAL TUBE. NEVER THROW OUT CELLS IN A FIRE OR EXPOSE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. DO NOT SOAK CELLS IN WATER AND SEAWATER. NEVER DISASSEMBLE, MODIFY OR DEFORM. AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH HUMIDITY.
REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT: WASTES MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC CLEANING LAW (JAPAN) LAW FOR PROMOTION EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES (JAPAN) MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (USA) COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC (EU) REGULATION CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORIZATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS (EU)
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS BASED ON THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT LEGISLATION. THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS ANY GUARANTEE OF TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY FOR PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS. REFERENCE: CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES INFORMATION: JAPAN ADVANCED INFORMATION CENTER OF SAFETY AND HEALTH INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL SAFETY CARDS (ICSCS): INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (CIS) 2014 TLVS AND BEIS: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS (ACGIH) NIOSH CARCINOGEN LIST: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH) THE NINTH REPORT ON CARCINOGEN: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) IARC MONOGRAPHS PROGRAM ON THE EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISKS TO HUMANS: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS (GHS) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION (NITE) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS - 56TH EDITION EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2015: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) FIRST EDITION: DEC. 1, 2003 LATEST EDITION: DEC. 25, 2014 EFFECTIVE DATE: JAN. 1, 2015 PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS COMPANY OF PANASONIC GROUP SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY BUSINESS DIVISION CADNICA BUSINESS UNIT ENGINEERING GROUP |