| Common Name: | NON-SPILLABLE LEAD ACID BATTERY |
| Manufacturer: | ENERSYS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 4/25/2017 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 20KZ03 |
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ENERSYS(R*)
POWER/FULL SOLUTIONS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
FORM #: SDS 853024
REVISED: AB
SUPERSEDES: AA
ECO #: 1001828
| I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |  |
CHEMICAL TRADE NAME (AS USED ON LABEL): NON-SPILLABLE LEAD ACID BATTERY
CHEMICAL FAMILY/CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY
SYNONYMS:
INDUSTRIAL BATTERY, TRACTION BATTERY, STATIONARY BATTERY, DEEP CYCLE
BATTERY
MANUFACTURER'S NAME/ADDRESS:
ENERSYS
P.O. BOX 14145
2366 BERNVILLE ROAD
READING, PA 19612-4145
TELEPHONE:
FOR INFORMATION AND EMERGENCIES, CONTACT ENERSYS':
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY DEPT. AT: 610-208-1996
24-HOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTACT:
CHEMTREC DOMESTIC: 800-424-9300
CHEMTREC INTL: 703-527-3877
| II. GHS HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
HEALTH:
ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL/DERMAL/INHALATION): CATEGORY 4
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1A
EYE DAMAGE: CATEGORY 1
REPRODUCTIVE: CATEGORY 1A
CARCINOGENICITY (LEAD COMPOUNDS): CATEGORY 1B
CARCINOGENICITY (ARSENIC): CATEGORY 1A
CARCINOGENICITY (ACID MIST): CATEGORY 1A
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): CATEGORY 2
ENVIRONMENTAL:
AQUATIC CHRONIC 1
AQUATIC ACUTE 1
PHYSICAL: EXPLOSIVE CHEMICAL, DIVISION 1.3
GHS LABEL:
HEALTH:
EXCLAMATION MARK
CORROSION
HEALTH HAZARD
ENVIRONMENTAL: ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL: EXPLODING BOMB
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
DANGER!
CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD IF INGESTED OR INHALED.
MAY CAUSE CANCER IF INGESTED OR INHALED.
CAUSES DAMAGE TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD AND KIDNEYS THROUGH
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE AIR/GAS MIXTURE DURING CHARGING.
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS (HYDROGEN).
EXPLOSIVE, FIRE, BLAST, OR PROJECTION HAZARD.
MAY CAUSE HARM TO BREAST-FED CHILDREN
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR CONTACT WITH SKIN
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION, SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION.
AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY.
USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR SEVERE BURNS.
AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL ACID.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, AND SKIN.
OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD
AVOID CONTACT DURING PREGNANCY/WHILE NURSING
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT./SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFACES. NO SMOKING
| III. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER APPROXIMATE
% BY WT.
INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUND:
LEAD 7439-92-1 45-60
LEAD DIOXIDE 1309-60-0 15-25
* ANTIMONY 7440-36-0 2
* ARSENIC 7440-38-2 0.2
* CALCIUM 7440-70-2 0.04
* TIN 7440-31-5 0.2
ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4/H2O)) 7664-93-9 10-30
CASE MATERIAL 5-10
POLYPROPYLENE 9003-07-0
POLYSTYRENE 9003-53-6
STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE 9003-54-7
ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE 9003-56-9
STYRENE BUTADIENE 9003-55-8
POLYVINYLCHLORIDE 9002-86-2
POLYCARBONATE, HARD RUBBER, POLYETHYLENE 9002-88-4
OTHER:
SILICON DIOXIDE (GEL BATTERIES ONLY) 7631-86-9 1-5
SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND
(GLASS REINFORCED POLYESTER)
INORGANIC LEAD AND ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID) ARE THE PRIMARY COMPONENTS
OF EVERY BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY ENERSYS.
OTHER INGREDIENTS MAY BE PRESENT DEPENDENT UPON BATTERY TYPE. CONTACT YOUR
ENERSYS REPRESENTATIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
| IV. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
SULFURIC ACID:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
LEAD: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS; CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION:
SULFURIC ACID:
GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER; DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR ASPIRATION INTO
THE LUNGS MAY OCCUR AND CAN CAUSE PERMANENT INJURY OR DEATH; CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN.
LEAD: CONSULT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN:
SULFURIC ACID:
FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING COMPLETELY, INCLUDING SHOES. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST,
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
CONTAMINATED SHOES.
LEAD: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND WATER.
EYES:
SULFURIC ACID AND LEAD:
FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR A LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE
LIFTING LIDS SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IF EYES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
DIRECTLY TO ACID.
| V. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASH POINT: N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LEL: 4.1% (HYDROGEN GAS)
UEL: 74.2%
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
CO2; FOAM; DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE DIRECTLY ON CELLS.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POWER. USE POSITIVE PRESSURE,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTE GENERATES
HEAT AND CAUSES IT TO SPATTER. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, GLOVES, FACE
AND EYE PROTECTION.
BUT NOTE THAT STRINGS OF SERIES CONNECTED BATTERIES MAY STILL POSE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK EVEN WHEN CHARGING EQUIPMENT IS SHUT DOWN.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS IS GENERATED DURING CHARGING AND OPERATION
OF BATTERIES. TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS OR OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNITION AWAY FROM BATTERIES. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC MATERIALS
TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE TERMINALS OF CELLS AND
BATTERIES. FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE.
| VI. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES:
STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL, CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH,
AND VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. IF POSSIBLE, CAREFULLY
NEUTRALIZE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE WITH SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LIME,
ETC. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, BOOTS, GLOVES, AND FACE SHIELD. DO NOT
ALLOW DISCHARGE OF UNNEUTRALIZED ACID TO SEWER. ACID MUST BE MANAGED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
CONSULT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AND/OR FEDERAL EPA.
| VII. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
UNLESS INVOLVED IN RECYCLING OPERATIONS, DO NOT BREACH THE CASING OR EMPTY
THE CONTENTS OF THE BATTERY. HANDLE CAREFULLY AND AVOID TIPPING, WHICH MAY
ALLOW ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE. THERE MAY BE INCREASING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
FROM STRINGS OF CONNECTED BATTERIES.
KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. IF BATTERY CASE IS BROKEN,
AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
KEEP VENT CAPS ON AND COVER TERMINALS TO PREVENT SHORT CIRCUITS. PLACE
CARDBOARD BETWEEN LAYERS OF STACKED AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES TO AVOID DAMAGE
AND SHORT CIRCUITS.
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC CHEMICALS, REDUCING
SUBSTANCES, METALS, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND WATER. USE BANDING OR STRETCH
WRAP TO SECURE ITEMS FOR SHIPPING.
STORAGE:
STORE BATTERIES IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS WITH IMPERVIOUS
SURFACES AND ADEQUATE CONTAINMENT IN THE EVENT OF SPILLS. BATTERIES SHOULD
ALSO BE STORED UNDER ROOF FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ADVERSE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. SEPARATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. STORE AND HANDLE ONLY
IN AREAS WITH ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY AND SPILL CONTROL. AVOID DAMAGE TO
CONTAINERS. KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE, SPARKS AND HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM METALLIC
OBJECTS COULD BRIDGE THE TERMINALS ON A BATTERY AND CREATE A DANGEROUS
SHORT-CIRCUIT.
CHARGING:
THERE IS A POSSIBLE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM CHARGING EQUIPMENT AND
FROM STRINGS OF SERIES CONNECTED BATTERIES, WHETHER OR NOT BEING CHARGED.
SHUT-OFF POWER TO CHARGERS WHENEVER NOT IN USE AND BEFORE DETACHMENT OF
ANY CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS. BATTERIES BEING CHARGED WILL GENERATE AND RELEASE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
CHARGING SPACE SHOULD BE VENTILATED. KEEP BATTERY VENT CAPS IN POSITION.
PROHIBIT SMOKING AND AVOID CREATION OF FLAMES AND SPARKS NEARBY.
WEAR FACE AND EYE PROTECTION WHEN NEAR BATTERIES BEING CHARGED.
| VIII. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE LIMITS (MG/M3) NOTE: N.E.= NOT ESTABLISHED
INGREDIENTS OSHA ACGIH US QUEBEC ONTARIO EU OEL
(CHEMICAL/COMMON PEL NIOSH PEV OEL
NAMES)
LEAD AND LEAD 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.15 (B)
COMPOUNDS (INORGANIC)
ANTIMONY 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 (B,E)
ARSENIC 0.01 0.01 0.002 0.2 0.01 N.E
CALCIUM N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
TIN 2 2 2 2 2 N.E
ELECTROLYTE 1 0.2 1 1 0.2 0.05 (C)
(SULFURIC ACID)
POLYPROPYLENE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
POLYSTYRENE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
ACRYLONITRILE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
BUTADIENE STYRENE
STYRENE BUTADIENE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
POLYVINYLCHLORIDE N.E N.E N.E N.E 1 N.E
POLYCARBONATE, HARD N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
RUBBER, POLYETHYLENE
SILICON DIOXIDE N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
(GEL BATTERIES ONLY)
SHEET MOLDING N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E N.E
COMPOUND (GLASS
REINFORCED POLYESTER)
NOTES:
(B) AS INHALABLE AEROSOL
(C) THORACIC FRACTION
(E) BASED ON OEL;S OF AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS,
SWITZERLAND, & U.K.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS (VENTILATION):
STORE AND HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS
USED, COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID-RESISTANT.
HANDLE BATTERIES CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID SPILLS. MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ARE
ON SECURELY. AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS. WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING, EYE AND FACE PROTECTION WHEN FILLING, CHARGING OR HANDLING
BATTERIES. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC MATERIALS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT BOTH
THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERIES. CHARGE THE BATTERIES
IN AREAS WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION IS
ACCEPTABLE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED):
NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID
MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED THE PEL, USE NIOSH OR MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION.
SKIN PROTECTION:
IF BATTERY CASE IS DAMAGED, USE RUBBER OR PLASTIC ACID-RESISTANT GLOVES
WITH ELBOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET, ACID-RESISTANT APRON, CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
EYE PROTECTION:
IF BATTERY CASE IS DAMAGED, USE CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
OTHER PROTECTION:
IN AREAS WHERE SULFURIC ACID IS HANDLED IN CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 1%,
EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATIONS AND SHOWERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED, WITH UNLIMITED
WATER SUPPLY. ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
FACE SHIELD RECOMMENDED WHEN ADDING WATER OR ELECTROLYTE TO BATTERIES,
WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
| IX. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PROPERTIES LISTED BELOW ARE FOR ELECTROLYTE:
BOILING POINT: 203 - 240 DEG. F
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 1.215 TO 1.350
MELTING POINT: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): 10
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 100%
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): GREATER THAN 1
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): LESS THAN 1
% VOLATILE BY WEIGHT: N/A
PH: APPROX. 1 TO 2
FLASH POINT: BELOW ROOM TEMPERATURE (AS HYDROGEN GAS)
LEL (LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT): 4.1% (HYDROGEN)
UEL (UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT): 74.2% (HYDROGEN)
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
MANUFACTURED ARTICLE; N DEG. APPARENT DEG. D DEG. R.
ELECTROLYTE IS A CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR.
| X. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY:
STABLE (X)
UNSTABLE ( )
THIS PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: PROLONGED OVERCHARGE; SOURCES OF IGNITION
INCOMPATIBILITY: (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
SULFURIC ACID:
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND
EXPLOSION. ALSO REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS,
SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND WATER. CONTACT WITH METALS MAY
PRODUCE TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES AND MAY RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS, BASES, HALIDES, HALOGENATES, POTASSIUM
NITRATE, PERMANGANATE, PEROXIDES, NASCENT HYDROGEN AND REDUCING AGENTS.
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS: STRONG OXIDIZERS; BROMINE AZIDE.
NOTE:
HYDROGEN GAS CAN REACT WITH INORGANIC ARSENIC TO FORM THE HIGHLY TOXIC
GAS-ARSINE.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
SULFURIC ACID:
SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE,
AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
HIGH TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO PRODUCE TOXIC METAL FUME, VAPOR, OR DUST;
CONTACT WITH STRONG ACID OR BASE OR PRESENCE OF NASCENT HYDROGEN MAY
GENERATE HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE GAS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
| XI. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ROUTES OF ENTRY:
SULFURIC ACID: HARMFUL BY ALL ROUTES OF ENTRY.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE CAN OCCUR ONLY WHEN PRODUCT IS HEATED, OXIDIZED OR
OTHERWISE PROCESSED OR DAMAGED TO CREATE DUST, VAPOR OR FUME. THE PRESENCE
OF NASCENT HYDROGEN MAY GENERATE HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE GAS.
INHALATION:
SULFURIC ACID:
BREATHING OF SULFURIC ACID VAPORS OR MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
INHALATION OF LEAD DUST OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT AND LUNGS.
INGESTION:
SULFURIC ACID:
MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
ACUTE INGESTION MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND
SEVERE CRAMPING. THIS MAY LEAD RAPIDLY TO SYSTEMIC TOXICITY AND MUST BE
TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN CONTACT:
SULFURIC ACID: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS AND ULCERATION.
LEAD COMPOUNDS: NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS:
CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS AND SKIN HYPER PIGMENTATION.
EYE CONTACT:
SULFURIC ACID: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, AND BLINDNESS.
LEAD COMPONENTS: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE - ACUTE:
SULFURIC ACID:
SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION, DAMAGE TO CORNEA, 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:
SULFURIC ACID:
POSSIBLE EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL, INFLAMMATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND
BRONCHIAL TUBES.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
ANEMIA; NEUROPATHY, PARTICULARLY OF THE MOTOR NERVES, WITH WRIST DROP;
KIDNEY DAMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES IN MALES AND FEMALES. REPEATED EXPOSURE
TO LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS IN THE WORKPLACE MAY RESULT IN NERVOUS SYSTEM
TOXICITY. SOME TOXICOLOGISTS REPORT ABNORMAL CONDUCTION VELOCITIES IN
PERSONS WITH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF 50 MCG/100 ML OR HIGHER. HEAVY LEAD
EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ENCEPHALOPATHY AND
DAMAGE TO THE BLOOD-FORMING (HEMATOPOIETIC) TISSUES.
CARCINOGENICITY:
SULFURIC ACID:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS CLASSIFIED
"STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS A GROUP 1
CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION
DOES NOT APPLY TO LIQUID FORMS OF SULFURIC ACID OR SULFURIC ACID SOLUTIONS
CONTAINED WITHIN A BATTERY. INORGANIC ACID MIST (SULFURIC ACID MIST) IS
NOT GENERATED UNDER NORMAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT,
SUCH AS OVERCHARGING, MAY RESULT IN THE GENERATION OF SULFURIC ACID MIST.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
LEAD IS LISTED AS A GROUP 2A CARCINOGEN, LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME
DOSES. PER THE GUIDANCE FOUND IN OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 APPENDIX F, THIS IS
APPROXIMATELY EQUIVALENT TO GHS CATEGORY 1B. PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN
HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT.
ARSENIC:
ARSENIC IS LISTED BY IARC AS A GROUP 1 - CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. PER THE
GUIDANCE FOUND IN OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 APPENDIX F, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY
EQUIVALENT TO GHS CATEGORY 1 A.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
OVEREXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE AND AGGRAVATE
PULMONARY CONDITIONS. CONTACT OF SULFURIC ACID WITH SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE
DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA AND CONTACT DERMATITIS. LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS
CAN AGGRAVATE SOME FORMS OF KIDNEY, LIVER AND NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
INHALATION LD50:
ELECTROLYTE:
LC50 RAT: 375 MG/M3
LC50:
GUINEA PIG: 510 MG/M3
ELEMENTAL LEAD:
ACUTE TOXICITY POINT ESTIMATE: 4500 PPMV (BASED ON LEAD BULLION)
ELEMENTAL ARSENIC: NO DATA
ORAL LD50:
ELECTROLYTE:
RAT: 2140 MG/KG
ELEMENTAL LEAD:
ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATE (ATE):
500 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT (BASED ON LEAD BULLION)
ELEMENTAL ARSENIC:
LD50 MOUSE: 145 MG/KG
ELEMENTAL ANTIMONY:
LD50 RAT: 100 MG/KG
ADDITIONAL HEALTH DATA:
ALL HEAVY METALS, INCLUDING THE HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT, ARE
TAKEN INTO THE BODY PRIMARILY BY INHALATION AND INGESTION. MOST INHALATION
PROBLEMS CAN BE AVOIDED BY ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS VENTILATION AND
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION COVERED IN SECTION 8. FOLLOW GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE
TO AVOID INHALATION AND INGESTION:
WASH HANDS, FACE, NECK AND ARMS THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR
LEAVING THE WORKSITE. KEEP CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OUT OF NON-CONTAMINATED
AREAS, OR WEAR COVER CLOTHING WHEN IN SUCH AREAS. RESTRICT THE USE AND
PRESENCE OF FOOD, TOBACCO AND COSMETICS TO NON-CONTAMINATED AREAS. WORK
CLOTHES AND WORK EQUIPMENT USED IN CONTAMINATED AREAS MUST REMAIN IN
DESIGNATED AREAS AND NEVER TAKEN HOME OR LAUNDERED WITH PERSONAL
NON-CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
ONLY AND SHOULD BE ISOLATED FROM CHILDREN AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO EC DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC CLASSIFIED LEAD COMPOUNDS,
BUT NOT LEAD IN METAL FORM, AS POSSIBLY TOXIC TO REPRODUCTION.
RISK PHRASE 61:
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD, APPLIES TO LEAD COMPOUNDS, ESPECIALLY
SOLUBLE FORMS.
| XII. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
LEAD IS VERY PERSISTENT IN SOIL AND SEDIMENTS. NO DATA ON ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION. MOBILITY OF METALLIC LEAD BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL COMPARTMENTS IS
SLOW.
BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD OCCURS IN AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND
PLANTS BUT LITTLE BIOACCUMULATION OCCURS THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN.
MOST STUDIES INCLUDE LEAD COMPOUNDS AND NOT ELEMENTAL LEAD.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY:
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
SULFURIC ACID:
24-HR LC50, FRESHWATER FISH (BRACHYDANIO RERIO): 82 MG/L
96 HR-LOEC, FRESHWATER FISH (CYPRINUS CARPIO): 22 MG/L
LEAD:
48 HR LC50 (MODELED FOR AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES):
<1 MG/L, BASED ON LEAD BULLION
ARSENIC:
24 HR LC50, FRESHWATER FISH (CARRASSISUS AURATUS): >5000 G/L.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
NO KNOWN EFFECTS ON STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION.
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: 0% (BY VOLUME)
WATER ENDANGERING CLASS (WGK): NA
| XIII. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS (UNITED STATES) | |
SPENT BATTERIES:
SEND TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER FOR RECYCLING. SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
ARE NOT REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR
SECTION 266.80 ARE MET. THIS SHOULD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. CONSULT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
AND/OR FEDERAL EPA.
ELECTROLYTE:
PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED CONTAINERS AND HANDLE AS APPLICABLE
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. LARGE WATER-DILUTED SPILLS, AFTER
NEUTRALIZATION AND TESTING, SHOULD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. CONSULT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
AND/OR FEDERAL EPA.
FOLLOWING LOCAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL, AND FEDERAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS
APPLICABLE TO END-OF-LIFE CHARACTERISTICS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE END-USER.
| XIV. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
U.S. DOT:
EXCEPTED FROM THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS (HMR) BECAUSE THE
BATTERIES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 49 CFR 173.159(F) AND 49 CFR 173.159A
OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/S HMR. BATTERY AND OUTER PACKAGE
MUST BE MARKED " NONSPILLABLE" OR "NONSPILLABLE BATTERY" BATTERY TERMINALS
MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS.
IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS DGR:
EXCEPTED FROM THE DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF PACKING INSTRUCTION 872 AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS A67 OF
THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (IATA) DANGEROUS GOODS
REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TECHNICAL
INSTRUCTIONS. BATTERY TERMINALS MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS.
THE WORDS " NOT RESTRICTED", SPECIAL PROVISION A67" MUST BE PROVIDED ON AN
AIRWAY BILL WHEN AIR WAYBILL IS ISSUED.
IMDG:
EXCEPTED FROM THE DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS FOR TRANSPORT BY SEA BECAUSE
THE BATTERIES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIAL PROVISION 238 OF THE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS( IMDG CODE). BATTERY TERMINALS MUST
BE PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS.
| XV. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
UNITED STATES:
EPA SARA TITLE III:
SECTION 302 EPCRA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (EHS):
SULFURIC ACID IS A LISTED "EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" UNDER EPCRA,
WITH A THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) OF 1,000 LBS.
EPCRA SECTION 302 NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED IF 1000 LBS OR MORE OF SULFURIC
ACID IS PRESENT AT ONE SITE (40 CFR 370.10). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONSULT
40 CFR PART 355. THE QUANTITY OF SULFURIC ACID WILL VARY BY BATTERY TYPE.
CONTACT YOUR ENERSYS REPRESENTATIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SECTION 304 CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED 100% SULFURIC ACID UNDER CERCLA
(SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA (EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT)
IS 1,000 LBS. STATE AND LOCAL REPORTABLE QUANTITIES FOR SPILLED SULFURIC
ACID MAY VARY.
SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIZATION:
EPCRA SECTION 312 TIER TWO REPORTING IS REQUIRED FOR NON-AUTOMOTIVE
BATTERIES IF SULFURIC ACID IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 500 LBS OR MORE
AND/OR IF LEAD IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 10,000 LBS OR MORE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION CONSULT 40 CFR 370.10 AND 40 CFR 370.40.
SECTION 313 EPCRA TOXIC SUBSTANCES:
40 CFR SECTION 372.38 (B) STATES:
IF A TOXIC CHEMICAL IS PRESENT IN AN ARTICLE AT A COVERED FACILITY, A
PERSON IS NOT REQUIRED TO CONSIDER THE QUANTITY OF THE TOXIC CHEMICAL
PRESENT IN SUCH ARTICLE WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER AN APPLICABLE THRESHOLD
HAS BEEN MET UNDER SUBSECTION 372.25, SUBSECTION 372.27, OR
SUBSECTION 372.28 OR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF RELEASE TO BE REPORTED UNDER
SUBSECTION 372.30. THIS EXEMPTION APPLIES WHETHER THE PERSON RECEIVED THE
ARTICLE FROM ANOTHER PERSON OR THE PERSON PRODUCED THE ARTICLE. HOWEVER,
THIS EXEMPTION APPLIES ONLY TO THE QUANTITY OF THE TOXIC CHEMICAL PRESENT
IN THE ARTICLE.
SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TOXIC CHEMICALS, WHICH MAY BE REPORTABLE UNDER EPCRA
SECTION 313 TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY (FORM R) REQUIREMENTS.
IF YOU ARE A MANUFACTURING FACILITY UNDER SIC CODES 20 THROUGH 39, THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ENABLE YOU TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED
REPORTS:
TOXIC CHEMICAL CAS NUMBER APPROXIMATE % BY WT.
LEAD 7439-92-1 60
ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4/H2O)) 7664-93-9
* ANTIMONY 7440-36-0 2
* ARSENIC 7440-38-2 0.2
TIN 7440-31-5 0.2
SEE 40 CRG PART 370 FOR MORE DETAILS.
IF YOU DISTRIBUTE THIS PRODUCT TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN SIC CODES 20
THROUGH 39, THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF
EACH CALENDAR YEAR.
THE SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO
BATTERIES, WHICH ARE "CONSUMER PRODUCTS".
* NOT PRESENT IN ALL BATTERY TYPES. CONTACT YOUR ENERSYS REPRESENTATIVE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
TSCA:
TSCA SECTION 8B - INVENTORY STATUS:
ALL CHEMICALS COMPRISING THIS PRODUCT ARE EITHER EXEMPT OR LISTED ON THE
TSCA INVENTORY.
TSCA SECTION 12B (40 CFR PART 707.60(B)):
NO NOTICE OF EXPORT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ARTICLES, EXCEPT PCB ARTICLES,
UNLESS THE AGENCY SO REQUIRES IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUAL SECTION 5, 6,
OR 7 ACTIONS.
TSCA SECTION 13 (40 CFR PART 707.20):
NO IMPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED (EPA 305-B-99-001, JUNE 1999, INTRODUCTION
TO THE CHEMICAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT,
SECTION IV.A).
RCRA:
SPENT LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE SUBJECT TO STREAMLINED HANDLING REQUIREMENTS
WHEN MANAGED IN COMPLIANCE WITH 40 CFR SECTION 266.80 OR 40 CFR PART 273.
WASTE SULFURIC ACID IS A CHARACTERISTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE; EPA HAZARDOUS
WASTE NUMBER D002 (CORROSIVITY) AND D008 (LEAD).
CAA:
ENERSYS SUPPORTS 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, ENERSYS ESTABLISHED A POLICY TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF
CLASS I ODC'S PRIOR TO THE MAY 15, 1993 DEADLINE.
STATE REGULATIONS (US):
PROPOSITION 65:
WARNING:
BATTERY POSTS, TERMINALS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND
REPRODUCTIVE HARM. BATTERIES ALSO CONTAIN OTHER CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
DISTRIBUTION INTO QUEBEC TO FOLLOW CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCT REGULATIONS
(CPR) 24(1) AND 24(2).
DISTRIBUTION INTO THE EU TO FOLLOW APPLICABLE DIRECTIVES TO THE USE,
IMPORT/EXPORT OF THE PRODUCT AS-SOLD.
| XVI. OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISED: AB (04-25-17)
NFPA HAZARD RATING FOR SULFURIC ACID:
HEALTH (BLUE) 3
FLAMMABILITY (RED) 0
REACTIVITY (YELLOW) 2
SULFURIC ACID IS WATER-REACTIVE IF CONCENTRATED.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CREATED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO COMPLY WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1910.1200. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE
MANUFACTURER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY TO ANY THIRD PARTY,
INCLUDING USERS OF THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR RELIANCE ON,
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET.