| Common Name: | VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY, LC, UP AND EC SERIES |
| Manufacturer: | PANASONIC STORAGE BATTERY JAPAN |
| SDS Revision Date: | 4/15/2013 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-JP |
| Item Number(s): | 4PH44 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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PANASONIC
SAFETY DATA SHEET
DATE ISSUED: FEB. 23 1998
DATE REVISED: APR. 15 2013
| 1. OBJECT OF PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT:
VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY
PANASONIC LC, UP AND EC SERIES
COMPANY NAME: PANASONIC STORAGE BATTERY CO., LTD.
ADDRESS: 555 SAKAIJUKU KOSAI SHIZUOKA JAPAN
DIVISION: PRODUCT ENGINEERING GROUP
TELEPHONE: 81-53-577-3127
FAX.: 81-53-577-1116
CONTACT: SEIJI ANZAI IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT TEAM
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ANZAI.SEIJI@JP.PANASONIC.COM
ISSUED NO.: 1688
| 2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
AS LONG AS USING IN A RANGE OF CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S
SPECIFICATIONS, VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE ARTICLES THAT DOES
NOT CHANGE THEIR SHAPE AND NATURE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END.
THIS IDENTIFICATION IS DESCRIBED ASSUMING THAT WHEN HANDLING THESE
PRODUCTS, IF THE CONTENTS ARE SPILLED OUT BY DROPPING DAMAGE ETC. FROM
THEM, IF THE USED BATTERIES ARE RECYCLED AND IF THE GENERAL USER TOUCHES
THE LEAD TERMINALS.
GHS CLASSIFICATION:
ITEM CLASSIFIED RESULT
VRLA DISASSEMBLED
HAZARD TO HEALTH:
ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL) N/A CATEGORY 5
(SULFURIC ACID)
ACUTE TOXICITY(INHALATION: DUST, MIST) N/A CATEGORY 2
(SULFURIC ACID)
SKIN CORROSION / IRRITATION N/A CATEGORY 1A / 1C
(SULFURIC ACID)
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE / EYE IRRITATION N/A CATEGORY 1
(SULFURIC ACID)
CATEGORY 2A
(LEAD DIOXIDE)
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 2 (LEAD)
(LEAD TERMINAL)
CARCINOGENICITY CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 1B
(LEAD TERMINAL) (LEAD SULFIDE)
CATEGORY 2
(LEAD & LEAD
DIOXIDE)
TOXIC TO REPRODUCTION CATEGORY 1A CATEGORY 1A (LEAD,
(LEAD TERMINAL) LEAD DIOXIDE &
LEAD SULFIDE)
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY N/A CATEGORY 1
(SINGLE EXPOSURE) RESPIRATORY TRACT
(LEAD DIOXIDE &
LEAD SULFIDE)
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 1
(REPEATED EXPOSURE) RESPIRATORY RESPIRATORY
TRACT (LEAD TRACT (LEAD, LEAD
TERMINAL) DIOXIDE & LEAD
SULFIDE)
HAZARD TO ENVIRONMENT:
AQUATIC HAZARD (ACUTE) N/A CATEGORY 1
(LEAD SULFIDE)
CATEGORY 3
(SULFURIC ACID)
AQUATIC HAZARD(LONG-TERM) N/A CATEGORY 1
(LEAD SULFIDE)
CATEGORY 3
(SULFURIC ACID)
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS SKULLS AND ENVIRONMENT
CROSSBONES
CORROSION EXCLAMATION MARK
HEALTH HAZARD
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AT
DISASSEMBLED STATE
SIGNAL WORDS: DANGER
HAZARD AND TOXICITY INFORMATION:
SUSPECTED OF CAUSING GENETIC DEFECTS
MAY CAUSE CANCER
MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
CAUSES DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE
NOTE OF CAUTION:
SECURITY MEASURES:
TO GET THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE USE.
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
TO WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES / PROTECTIVE CLOTHING / PROTECTIVE GLASSES / FACE
PROTECTION.
DO NOT INHALE MIST AND / OR VAPORS.
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
CONCERNING ABOUT THE EXPOSURE OR EXPOSURE, GET MEDICAL ADVICE OR ATTENTION.
WHEN I FEEL BAD, OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES SUCH AS HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH
TEMPERATURE THINGS.
NON SMOKING.
DO NOT SPARK OR SHORT WITH TOOLS OR THE LIKE.
CHARGE BATTERIES IN A PLACE WHERE IS WELL-VENTILATED.
AFTER HANDLING, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY, RINSE YOUR MOUTH WELL.
FIRST AID MEASURES:
IF THE ELECTROLYTE (DILUTE SULFURIC ACID) SHOULD COME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR
EYES, FLUSH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES THEN TO GET MEDICAL ADVICE OR ATTENTION OF OPHTHALMOLOGIST.
IF THE ELECTROLYTE (DILUTE SULFURIC ACID) IS ATTACHED TO THE SKIN, TO RINSE
IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER THEN WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP.
IF SWALLOWED ELECTROLYTE (DILUTE SULFURIC ACID), WASH YOUR MOUTH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY THEN TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OBTAIN
MEDICAL ADVICE OR ATTENTION.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WHEN SWALLOWED. IN ADDITION, NOT PERFORM ANY ACTION,
SUCH AS NEUTRALIZATION PROCESS.
IF THE ELECTROLYTE (DILUTED SULFURIC ACID) IS ATTACHED TO THE GARMENT, IT
TOOK OFF ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY. BEFORE REUSE THE CLOTHING
TO WASH THEM WITHOUT FAIL.
RECOVERING THE SPILLED MATERIAL.
STORAGE:
KEEP LOCKED UP.
TO STORE WHERE FREE FROM TO RECEIVE HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH HUMIDITY, DOURO,
DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND / OR A PLACE THAT IS NOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS GASES,
DROPLETS, DUST GENERATION AND INGRESSION OR SUBMERGED. STORE IN A PLACE
WHERE THERE IS NO FIRE.
DISPOSAL: BE RECYCLED BY THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF EACH COUNTRY.
| 3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENT | |
HAZARDS INGREDIENTS:
SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY % BY WT. CHEMICAL SYMBOL CAS NO.
LEAD Pb 7439-92-1
LEAD DIOXIDE 55 - 85 PbO2 1309-60-0
LEAD SULFIDE PbSO4 7446-14-2
SULFURIC ACID 10 - 30 H2SO4 + H2O 7664-93-9
| 4. FIRST AIDS MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
SULFURIC ACID:
TO WRAP IN A BLANKET THE PATIENT IMMEDIATELY , WHEN THE INHALATION OF
SULFURIC ACID MIST OR VAPOR, THEN TRANSFER FROM THE INHALED LOCATION TO A
PLACE WHERE FRESH AIR CAN BE OBTAINED. TO GET MEDICAL ADVICE / ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN:
SULFURIC ACID:
IF THIS LIQUID IS ATTACHED TO THE SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER THEN WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP.
THE PARTS WHERE LIQUID IS ATTACHED TAKE OFF SUCH CLOTHING, SHOES AND SOCKS,
THEN KEEP AWAY THEM. THE BODY PARTS OF CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID IS WASHED
WATER CONTINUOUSLY, THEN RAPPED IN A STERILE DRESSING (NOT BE USED FOR BURN
DRESSINGS).
LEAD:
THE PARTS WHERE LIQUID IS ATTACHED TAKE OFF SUCH CLOTHING, SHOES AND SOCKS,
THEN KEEP AWAY THEM.
THE BODY PARTS IN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE IS RINSED WITH WATER
CONTINUOUSLY.
EYE:
SULFURIC ACID:
IMMEDIATELY RINSE WITH PLENTY OF CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WITH
THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND SPREAD THE EYELIDS, AT THE SAME TIME, THE EYES
MOVE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE
AND TREATMENT.
LEAD:
IMMEDIATELY RINSE WITH PLENTY OF CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES
WITH THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND SPREAD THE EYELIDS, AT THE SAME TIME, THE
EYES MOVE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
INGESTION:
SULFURIC ACID:
IF SWALLOWED THIS LIQUID, WASH YOUR MOUTH WITH PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY
THEN TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE OR ATTENTION.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WHEN SWALLOWED. IN ADDITION, NOT PERFORM ANY ACTION,
SUCH AS NEUTRALIZATION PROCESS.
| 5. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SMALL FIRE: FOAM HALOGEN AND/OR NONINFLAMMABLE GAS FIRE EXTINGUISHER
BIG FIRE:
LARGE QUANTITIES OF SPRINKLED AND/OR ATOMIZED WATER. (IN THIS CASE TO
PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, FLUSH WATER HAS TO TREAT APPROPRIATELY.)
PARTICULAR HAZARDS:
IRRITATE, CORROSIVE AND/OR TOXICITY GASES MAY BREAK OUT FROM THE BURNING
BATTERY.
PROPER FIRE FIGHTING:
IF POSSIBLE, TURN OFF THEIR POWER FIRST WHEN BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE OR
REMOVE IGNITION SOURCE AND REMOVE BATTERIES FROM THE FIRE PLACE.
EXTINGUISH OUT THE FIRE FROM WHERE WELL AIR FLOW AND WINDWARD.
EXTINCTION WATER HAS TO TREAT APPROPRIATELY FOR PREVENTING ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE.
COOL DOWN ENOUGH THE BURNT BATTERIES WITH PLENTY AMOUNT OF WATER.
TRY TO PUT OUT FIRE IN EARLY STAGE. IN THIS CASE TO USE PROTECTORS WRITTEN
BELOW.
PROTECTION FOR FIRE-FIGHTER:
USE POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND WEAR
ACID-RESISTANT FACE SHIELD, GLOVES AND BOOTS IN FIGHTING FIRE.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SPILLAGE OF ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID):
HUMAN BODY:
DO NOT TOUCH THE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE, AND WALK AROUND THE SPILLAGE PLACE.
KEEP OUT OUTSIDERS FROM THE SPILLAGE PLACE.
ENVIRONMENT:
SPILLED ELECTROLYTE HAS TO TREAT APPROPRIATELY FOR PREVENTING ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE, SUCH AS DIRECT OUT FLOWING OF THE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE INTO THE
RIVER, DRAIN, ETC..
NEUTRALIZATION:
NEUTRALIZE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE, LIME, ETC. AND
FLUSH WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. IN THIS CASE TO USE PROTECTORS
PROPERLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE AND SPARKS.
HANDLE WITH CARE AND KEEP AWAY FROM SHOCK, UPSET, ETC..
DO NOT SHORT-CIRCUIT BOTH BATTERY TERMINALS.
CHARGE LEAD ACID STARTER BATTERY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS.
STORAGE:
STORE LEAD ACID STARTER BATTERY IN COOL AND DRY AREAS.
BATTERIES SHOULD ALSO BE STORED UNDER PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN, DEW AND
SUNLIGHT.
KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE, DUST SOURCE, HARMFUL GAS AND IMMERSION.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
NOT APPLICABLE FOR VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY.
| 9. PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
NOT APPLICABLE FOR VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY.
REFERENCE (COMPONENT):
ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID) LEAD
APPEARANCE CLEAR SILVERY SOLID
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.280 - 1.380 (38 - 48%) 11.3
BOILING POINT 112 DEG. C (38%) 1740 DEG. C
MELTING POINT - 40 DEG. C OR BELOW 327 DEG. C
SOLIDIFYING POINT - 56.4 DEG. C (34.6%)
VAPOR PRESSURE 3.17 KPA (30%) 0.1 PA OR LESS (25 DEG. C)
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY:
DILUTE SULFURIC ACID:
WHEN RAPIDLY IN CONTACT WITH WATER, LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATION MAY BE
SCATTERED ACID
REACTIVITY:
DILUTE SULFURIC ACID:
THE CONCENTRATION, THE TEMPERATURE AND TYPE OF METAL, SULFURIC ACID THE
PRODUCES H2O, H2S, SO2, S AND A SULFIDE OR SULFATE OF METAL. TO GENERATE
HYDROGEN BY REACTING WITH THE METAL IONIZATION TENDENCY LARGER THAN
HYDROGEN.
LEAD: MAY REACT WITH ACIDS AND STRONG ACIDS.
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
H2S, SOX: CAUSE VERY HARMFUL GAS BY HEATING AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
CORRESPOND TO SECTION 2
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
CORRESPOND TO SECTION 2
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
SEND IDLE BATTERY TO LEAD SMELTER FOR MATERIAL RECYCLING UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE AND/OR LOCAL LAW AND REGULATIONS.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
SPECIAL CARE:
IT IS DESIRABLE TO DEVOTE EFFORT TO KEEP BATTERY TEMPERATURE BELOW 40 DEG.
C THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION.
KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE, HOT AIR, HIGH HUMIDITY, RAIN AND DEW AND DIRECT
SUNLIGHT.
IF POSSIBLE, AVOID CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION WITH OTHER MATERIAL.
HANDLE WITH CARE TO AVOID ACID SPILLAGE DUE TO DROP AND/OR UPSET.
BE AWARE OF BATTERY WEIGHT AND TAKE CARE OF BATTERY HANDLING.
UN RECOMMENDATION ON TRANSPORTATION
IMO IATA
UN NUMBER 2800
DANGEROUS GOODS 8
SPECIAL PROVISION 238 A48, A67, A164, A183
HS CODE: 8507.20 (OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERIES)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN / REPUBLIC OF CHINA
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN BATTERY TERMINALS
CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
IMPORTANT:
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER WORKING WITH BATTERIES AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING.
TSCA: NOT APPLICABLE FOR VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
NOTICE TO READERS:
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPLIED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE DEPENDABLE
AND IS, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS
OF THE DATE COMPLIED. HOWEVER, NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY (EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED) OR GUARANTEE IS MADE TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. THIS INFORMATION RELATES
TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL
USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS. IT IS THE
USE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SATISFY HIMSELF AS TO THE SUITABILITY AND
COMPLETENESS OF THIS INFORMATION FOR HIS OWN PARTICULAR USE.
ELECTROCHEMICAL EQUATION:
POSI. ELECTROLYTE NEGA.
PbO2 + 2H2SO4 + Pb
LEAD DIOXIDE SULFURIC ACID LEAD
CHG.<---- ---->DISCHG.
POSI. ELECTROLYTE NEGA.
PbSO4 + 2H2O + PbSO4
LEAD SULFATE WATER LEAD SULFATE