| Common Name: | BATTERY FLUID, ACID |
| Manufacturer: | GLENTRONICS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/1/2005 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5WG11 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): | N002209, Z-Pack |
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GLENTRONICS, INC.
1150 WILLIS AVE.
WHEELING, IL 60090
TEL: (847) 520-6120
FAX: (847) 520-9750
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE:
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
BATTERY FLUID, ACID
THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA INFORMATION SHEET IS PRINCIPALLY DIRECTED TO
MANAGERIAL, SAFETY, HYGIENE AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE DESCRIPTION OF
PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND HANDLING ADVICE IS BASED
ON EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND PAST EXPERIENCE. IT IS INTENDED AS A STARTING
POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES.
| DOT LABELING REQUIREMENTS |  |
CHEMICAL NAME: BATTERY FLUID, ACID; ELECTROLYTE BATTERY ACID
CLASS: 8
UN NO.: UN2796
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: CLASS E, CORROSIVE, D1A
PACKAGING GROUP: II
| HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY | |
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS CAS WEIGHT OSHA ACGIH
NUMBER % PEL TLV
SULFURIC ACID - 66 DEG. 7664-93-9 31-39 1 MG/M3 1 MG/M3
BAUME (MINERAL ACID, OIL OF
VITRIOL, H2SO4, SULFURIC ACID)
WATER 7732-18-5 61-69
40 CFR PART 372.45
NOTIFICATION:
BATTERY FLUID, ACID CONTAINS BETWEEN 31 AND 39% BY WEIGHT OF H2SO4 (CAS NO.
7664-93-9) AND IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986. IT
IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR PART 372.
| TOXICOLOGY DATA | |
ACUTE:
ORAL LD50: 2,140 MG/KG IN RATIO
SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION (RABBIT): CORROSIVE
INHALATION 1 HOUR LC50 RAT: 347 PPM
| PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
FORMULA: H2SO4
FORMULA WEIGHT: 98.08
PHYSICAL STATE/DESCRIPTION: CLEAR, TO YELLOWISH LIQUID
BOILING POINT: 32 - 38% = ABOVE 235 DEGREES F
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
FREEZING POINT: 32 - 38% = LESS THAN -49 DEGREES F
ODOR: ACRID SHARP UNPLEASANT ODOR
pH: LESS THAN 1 (1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 32 - 38% = 1.240 TO 1.280 (WATER = 1)
VAPOR DENSITY: 3.4 (AIR = 1 AT BOILING POINT OF SULFURIC ACID)
VAPOR PRESSURE: 32 - 38% = LESS THAN 1 MMHg AT 100 DEG. F (37.8 DEG. C)
WATER SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN ALL PROPORTIONS
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 1,000 LB./454 KG. AS H2SO4
HMIS RATINGS:
HEALTH 3
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 2
PERSONAL PROTECTION D
HAZARD INDEX:
0 = INSIGNIFICANT
1 = SLIGHT
2 = MODERATE
3 = HIGH
4 = EXTREME
| FIRE & EXPLOSION DATA | |
FLASH POINT: WILL NOT BURN, NON-FLAMMABLE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A, NOT COMBUSTIBLE
EXTINGUISHER MEDIA:
DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2 SMALL FIRES. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
MATERIAL. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE; DO NOT GET
WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
DO NOT DIRECT WATER INTO ACID TANKS. COOL OUTSIDE OF TANK WITH WATER. WEAR
FULL-FACE, SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATOR, RUBBERIZED OUTERWEAR, GLOVES, BOOTS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS:
SULFURIC ACID WILL NOT BURN, BUT CAN START FIRES WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL,
NITRATES, CARBIDES, CHLORATES AND METAL POWDERS. FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS CAN
FORM WHEN ACID CONTACTS MOST METALS. HYDROGEN MAY ACCUMULATE IN CONTAINERS,
AVOID IGNITION SOURCES, SPILL OVER INTO SEWERS MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS OR
TOXIC SULFIDES. ADDITION OF WATER TO ACID CAUSES HEAT AND POSSIBLE
SPLATTERING.
| PHYSICAL HAZARDS (REACTIVITY DATA) | |
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: CONTACT WITH METALS, ORGANICS.
INCOMPATIBILITY: (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
STRONG CORROSIVE AGENT WILL ATTACK MOST METALS. CONTACT WITH ORGANICS,
NITRATES, CARBIDES, CHLORATES, ETC. MAY CAUSE IGNITION. ALLYL COMPOUNDS AND
ALDEHYDES UNDERGO POLYMERIZATION-POSSIBLY VIOLENT.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
SULFUR OXIDES AT HIGH TEMPERATURE. REACTS WITH ABOVE TO FORM HYDROGEN
CYANIDE AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: ALL CONTACT WITH ORGANIC SUBSTANCES AND MOST METALS.
| HEALTH HAZARDS | |
ACUTE:
3RD DEGREE BURNS. SEVERE RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE IRRITANT.
BRONCHITIS LARYNGEAL AND PULMONARY EDEMA MAY RESULT.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
PRICKLING OR BURNING SENSATION OF SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
COUGHING, SNEEZING, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
CHEMICAL LISTED AS CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN:
I.A.R.C. MONOGRAPHS:
A LIMITED STUDY OF REFINERY WORKERS SUGGESTED A POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN
SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE AND LARYNGEAL CANCER. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SMALL
NUMBER OF WORKERS INVOLVED AND THE MIXED EXPOSURE TO SEVERAL OTHER
MATERIALS INCLUDING DIETHYLSULFATE (AN I.A.R.C. AND NTP CARCINOGEN), THERE
IS NO CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP THAT CAN BE INFERRED FROM THE DATA
AVAILABLE.
THEME STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, BUT NO STUDIES OF
BATTERY ACID MANUFACTURING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THE OVERALL
WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE FROM ANIMAL TOXICITY AND HUMAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
SHOW NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANCER AND SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE.
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY:
PROGRAM: NO
OSHA: NO
CAL/OSHA: NO
PROP 65: NO
EMERGENCY & FIRST AID PROCEDURES: SPEED IN REMOVING ACID IS ESSENTIAL.
TREAT MOST URGENT SYMPTOMS FIRST:
CESSATION OF BREATHING, EYE INJURY, SKIN CONTACT, SHOCK. SEEK MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE EVEN IF INJURY APPEARS SLIGHT. GIVE PHYSICIAN DETAILED ACCOUNT
OF INCIDENT.
| RECOMMENDATIONS TO PHYSICIAN | |
WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY, APPLY
COMPRESSES OF ICED WATER. IF MEDICAL TREATMENT MUST BE DELAYED, IMMERSE THE
AFFECTED AREA IN ICED WATER. IF IMMERSION IS NOT PRACTICAL, COMPRESSES OF
ICED WATER CAN BE APPLIED. AVOID FREEZING TISSUES.
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:
CONTINUED WASHING OF THE AFFECTED AREA WITH COLD OR ICED WATER WILL BE
HELPFUL IN REMOVING THE LAST TRACES OF SULFURIC ACID. CREAMS OR OINTMENTS
SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED BEFORE OR DURING THE WASHING PHASE OF THE TREATMENT.
| ROUTES OF ENTRY | |
INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. CPR, IF INDICATED. GIVE OXYGEN.
EYES:
FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD
EYELIDS OPEN DURING FLUSHING.
SKIN:
FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
AND SHOES (THIS CAN BE DONE WHILE UNDER SHOWER).
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK, MILK OF MAGNESIA OR
TABLE OIL OR FRESH EGGS. USE WATER WHEN NOTHING ELSE IS AVAILABLE. RINSE
MOUTH OFTEN.
CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY:
INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.
| SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND SPILL/LEAK PROCEDURES | |
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING & STORAGE:
SEE "UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS". DO NOT STORE NEAR ORGANICS.
HYDROGEN MAY BE GENERATED INSIDE DRUMS AND TANKS; AVOID FLAMES AND SPARKS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
NEVER ADD WATER TO CONTAINERS OF ACID. FOR SPILLS, BEWARE OF ACID REACTION
IN SEWERS THAT MAY PRODUCE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS OR TOXIC SULFIDES.
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
WEAR FULL ACID-PROTECTIVE GEAR. REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION. NEUTRALIZE
SPILL WITH LIME OR SODA ASH, FLUSH TO ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.
DIKE LARGE SPILLS. DO NOT WASH INTO STORM OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. EPA AND
SUPERFUND REPORTABLE DISCHARGE IS 1000 LBS. SOAK UP SMALL SPILLS WITH DRY
SAND, CLAY OR DIATOMACEOUS EARTH.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS (CONSULT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS):
FLUSH AS ABOVE. NEUTRALIZE WITH LIME OR SODA ASH, (A MINIMUM OF 5.2 POUNDS
SODA ASH PER GALLON OF BATTERY FLUID, ELECTROLYTE). CONSULT REGULATIONS.
EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE D002 - CORROSIVE AND D003 - REACTIVE IF DISCARDED
WITHOUT PRIOR NEUTRALIZATION.
| SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION/CONTROL MEASURES | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
WHEN NEEDED USE NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED HALF OR FULL-FACE MASK WITH ACID GAS
CARTRIDGE. FOR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS, USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING UNIT.
VENTILATION: REQUIRED
LOCAL EXHAUST: YES
MECHANICAL: VENTILATE STORAGE TANKS BEFORE ENTRY.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: RUBBER
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE SHIELD
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
RUBBER SAFETY SHOES/BOOTS. RUBBER APRON OR FULL SUIT IF SPLASHES ARE
LIKELY.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
PROHIBIT SMOKING. PROVIDE SAFETY SHOWERS/EYE WASHES NEAR WORK SITE. TRAIN
EMPLOYEES IN CHEMICAL HANDLING PRACTICES.
MAINTENANCE OF CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT:
USE SAME PRECAUTIONS AS IN "SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS" ABOVE.
LABELING PRIORITY: BATTERY FLUID, ACID, 8, UN2796, PG. II
JULY, 2005
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