| Common Name: | VALVE REGULATED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES |
| Manufacturer: | GS BATTERY |
| SDS Revision Date: | 4/1/2002 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 2RVK7, 2RVK8, 2RVK9, 2RVL1, 2RVL2, 2RVL5, 2RVL6, 3YZF7, 3YZF9, 3YZG2, 5TZJ5, 5YN51 |
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| HAZARDOUS COMPONENT |
| PHYSICAL DATA |
| FLAMMABILITY DATA |
| REACTIVITY DATA |
| HEALTH HAZARD DATA |
| SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES |
| SAFETY DATA |
| FIRST AID |
| REGULATORY INFORMATION |
GS BATTERY (U.S.A.) INC.
17253 CHESTNUT STREET
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748
TEL. (800) 472-2679 (626)964-8348
FAX: (626)810-9438
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
DATE: 2002 APRIL
ISSUED BY: TOSHIO OHARA, CEO & PRESIDENT
PHONE#: 1-800-424-9300
PRODUCT NAME: VALVE REGULATED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
| HAZARDOUS COMPONENT |  |
COMPONENT % WEIGHT TLV LD50 LD50 LD50
ORAL INHALATION CONTACT
LEAD (Pb, PbO2, PbSO4) ABOUT 70% (500) MG/KG
SULFURIC ACID ABOUT 20% 1 MG/M3 (2,140) MG/KG
| PHYSICAL DATA | |
COMPONENT DENSITY MELTING POINT SOLUBILITY ORDER
(BOILING) IN WATER
LEAD 11.34 327.4 DEGREES C NONE NONE
LEAD SULFATE 6.2 1070 DEGREES C 40 MG/L (15 C) NONE
LEAD DIOXIDE 9.4 290 DEGREES C NONE NONE
SULFURIC ACID ABOUT 1.3 ABOUT 114 DEGREES C 100% ACIDIC
COMPONENT APPEARANCE
LEAD SILVER-GRAY METAL
LEAD SULFATE WHITE POWDER
LEAD DIOXIDE BROWN POWDER
SULFURIC ACID CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID
| FLAMMABILITY DATA | |
COMPONENT FLASHPOINT EXPLOSIVE LIMIT COMMENTS
LEAD NONE NONE
SULFURIC ACID NONE NONE
HYDROGEN 4%-74.2% SEALED BATTERIES CAN EMIT
HYDROGEN ONLY IF OVER
CHARGED. (FLOAT VOLTAGE >
2.40 VPC)
| REACTIVITY DATA | |
COMPONENT: SULFURIC ACID
STABILITY: STABLE AT ALL TEMPERATURES
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
SULFURIC DIOXIDE, TRIOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROGEN
INCOMPATIBILITY: REACTIVE METALS, STRONG BASES, MOST ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT POLYMERIZE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
PROHIBIT SMOKING, SPARKS, FLAMES, ETC. FROM BATTERY CHARGING AREA. AVOID
MIXING ACID WITH OTHER CHEMICALS.
| HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
LEAD:
THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF LEAD ARE CUMULATIVE AND SLOW TO APPEAR. IT AFFECTS THE
KIDNEYS, REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. THE SYMPTOMS OF
LEAD OVEREXPOSURE ARE ANEMIA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, STOMACH PAINS (LEAD
COLIC), DIZZINESS, LOSS OF APPETITE, MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN. EXPOSURE TO LEAD
FROM A BATTERY MOST OFTEN OCCURS DURING LEAD RECLAMATION OPERATIONS THROUGH
THE BREATHING OR INGESTION OF LEAD DUST AND/OR FUMES.
THIS SHEET MUST BE PASSED TO ANY SCRAP DEALER OR SMELTER WHEN THE BATTERY IS
RESOLD.
SULFURIC ACID:
SULFURIC ACID IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE. CONTACT CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS IN THE
SKIN AND EYES. INGESTION OF SULFURIC ACID WILL CAUSE GI TRACK BURNS.
EXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID MAY OCCUR IF THE BATTERY CASE HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR
THE VENTS HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH.
SEE OTHER SIDE FOR FIRST AID INFORMATION.
| SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES | |
STEPS TO TAKE IN CASE OF LEAK OR SPILL:
IF SULFURIC ACID IS SPILLED FROM A BATTERY, NEUTRALIZE THE ACID WITH SODIUM
BICARBONATE (BAKING SODA), SODIUM BICARBONATE (SODA ASH), OR CALCIUM OXIDE
(LIME). FLUSH THE AREA WITH WATER AND IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO DISCARD THE
NEUTRALIZED ACID IN THE SEWAGE SYSTEM.
DO NOT ALLOW UNNEUTRALIZED ACID IN TO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
NEUTRALIZED ACID MAY BE DISCARDED IN THE SEWAGE SYSTEM. SPENT BATTERIES MUST
BE TREATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
A COPY OF THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET MUST BE SUPPLIED TO ANY SCRAP
DEALER OR SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER.
| SAFETY DATA | |
ELECTRICAL:
DUE TO THE BATTERY'S LOW INTERNAL RESISTANCE AND HIGH POWER DENSITY, HIGH
LEVELS OF SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT CAN DEVELOP ACROSS THE BATTERY TERMINALS. DO
NOT REST TOOLS OR CABLES ON THE BATTERY. USE INSULATED TOOLS ONLY. FOLLOW
ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND DIAGRAMS WHEN INSTALLING OR MAINTAINING A
BATTERY SYSTEM.
CONDITION TO AVOID:
PROHIBIT SMOKING, SPARKS, FLAMES, ETC., FROM BATTERY CHARGING AREA. AVOID
MIXING ACID WITH OTHER CHEMICALS.
PROTECTION:
EXPOSURE SITE PROTECTION COMMENTS
SKIN RUBBER GLOVES, APRON PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MUST BE WORN IF
RESPIRATORY RESPIRATOR (FOR LEAD) THE BATTERY IS CRACKED OR OTHERWISE
EYES SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE DAMAGED. A RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN
SHIELD DURING LEAD RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED.
| FIRST AID | |
SULFURIC ACID:
SKIN CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH WATER. SEE A PHYSICIAN IF THE CONTACT AREA IS LARGE OR IF BLISTER
OCCUR.
EYE CONTACT:
CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. FLUSH WITH WATER UNTIL MEDICAL HELP ARRIVES.
INGESTION:
CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, FLUSH MOUTH WITH
WATER, HAVE THE PATIENT DRINK MILK OR SODIUM BICARBONATE SOLUTION.
DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
| REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SCHEDULE: II
LIST: II
CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: III
DESCRIPTION: BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE
DOT REGULATION: CLASS 60
DESCRIPTION: BATTERIES, NON-HAZARDOUS, NON-SPILLABLE
COMMENTS:
AS A RESULT OF TEST PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH D.O.T. TITLE 49 CFR PART
173.159 (D). AS A RESULT OF TESTS PERFORMED, VERIFICATION WAS MADE THAT "GS
PORTALAC" OR "GS SUPERLAC" BATTERIES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ABOVE
SUBCHAPTERS OF D.O.T. REGULATIONS FOR VIBRATION AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL.
ACCORDINGLY, "GS PORTALAC" AND "GS SUPERLAC" BATTERIES QUALIFY TO BE LISTED
AND CATEGORIZED AS ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERIES WET, NON-SPILLABLE AND
THEREFORE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 EXCEPTED FROM THE D.O.T. REQUIREMENTS SET
FORTH IN 49 CFR PART 173.159. THE REGULATION CHANGE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER,
1995 WAS TO CLARIFY AND DISTINGUISH TO SHIPPERS AND TRANSPORTERS, ALL
BATTERIES THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED AND DETERMINED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
D.O.T. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REGULATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AERONAUTICS
ORGANIZATION (ICAO), AND THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)
PACKING INSTRUCTION 806 AND SPECIAL PROVISION A67, AND THEREFORE EXCEPTED
FROM ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE REGULATIONS AND CLASSIFIED AS A
NON-SPILLABLE BATTERY.