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PRODUCT NAME: SEALED MAINTENANCE FREE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES: DJW, DJM, DJ, LP, LPC, LPL, LPF, LPG & FT SERIES COMMON SYNONYMS: SLA, VRLA, SEALED RECOMBINENT DOT DESCRIPTION: WET BATTERY, NON-SPILLABLE CHEMICAL FAMILY: ELECTRICAL BATTERY STANDBY MANUFACTURER'S NAME: LEOCH BATTERY CORPORATION ADDRESS: 19751 DESCARTES FOOTHILL RANCH, CA 92610 CONTACT: (US) PHONE: 001-949-588-5853 FAX: 001-949-588-5966 (CHINA) PHONE: 086-755-8603-6060 FAX: 086-755-2606-7269 EMERGENCY NUMBER: CHEMTREC (US, CANADA & MEXICO) PHONE: 1-800-424-9300 CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL) PHONE: 1-703-527-3887 DATE ISSUED: JANUARY 19, 2009
COMPONENTS APPROX % BY WT CAS NUMBER INORGANIC LEAD/LEAD COMPOUNDS 65%-75% 7439-92-1 TIN <0.5% 7440-31-5 CALCIUM <0.1% 7440-70-2 DILUTE SULFURIC ACID APPROX. 20% 7664-93-9 FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR APPROX. 5% CASE MATERIAL: ACRYLONITRILE APPROX. 5% 9003-56-9 BUTADINE STYRENE (ABS) COMPONENTS AIR EXPOSURE LIMITS ((MICRO)G/M3) LD50 ACGIH TLV OSHA NIOSH ORAL (MG/KG) INORGANIC LEAD/LEAD 150 50 10 500 COMPOUNDS TIN 2000 2000 CALCIUM DILUTE SULFURIC ACID 1000 1000 1000 2.14 FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR CASE MATERIAL: ACRYLONITRILE BUTADINE STYRENE (ABS)
COMPONENTS DENSITY MELTING/ SOLUBILITY ODOR APPEARANCE BOILING (M/B) (H2O) POINT LEAD 11.34 327.46 DEG. C, NONE NONE SILVER- 621.43 DEG. F GRAY METAL (M) LEAD SULFATE 6.20 1170 DEG. C, 40 MG/L NONE WHITE 2138 DEG. F (15 DEG. C, CRYSTALS (B) 59 DEG. F) OR POWDER LEAD DIOXIDE 9.40 290 DEG. C, NONE NONE DARK BROWN 554 DEG. F POWDER (M) SULFURIC APPROX. 95 DEG. C - 100% SHARP, ACID 1.3 115 DEG. C, PENETRATING, CLEAR 203 DEG. F - PUNGENT ODOR COLORLESS 240 DEG. F LIQUID (B) FIBERGLASS SLIGHT NONE WHITE SEPARATOR FIBROUS CASE NONE NONE SOLID MATERIAL: ACRYLONITRILE BUTADINE STYRENE (ABS)
COMPONENTS FLASHPOINT EXPLOSIVE COMMENTS LIMITS LEAD NONE NONE NONE SULFURIC ACID NONE NONE NONE HYDROGEN LEL=4.1% SEALED BATTERIES CAN EMIT HYDROGEN ONLY IF OVER CHARGED (FLOAT VOLTAGE >2.4 VPC). THE GAS ENTERS THE AIR THROUGH THE VENT CAPS. TO AVOID THE CHANCE OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION AWAY FROM THE BATTERY. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CO2 FIBERGLASS TOXIC VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED. SEPARATOR IN CASE OF FIRE: WEAR SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. ACRYLONITRILE NONE TEMPERATURES OVER 300 DEG. C BUTADINE (572 DEG. F) MAY RELEASE STYRENE (ABS) COMBUSTIBLE GASES. IN CASE OF FIRE: WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
COMPONENT LEAD/LEAD COMPOUNDS STABILITY STABLE INCOMPATIBILITY POTASSIUM, CARBIDES, SULFIDES, PEROXIDES, PHOSPHORUS, SULFURS, KETONE, ESTER, PETROLATUM DECOMPOSITION OXIDES OF LEAD AND SULFUR. PRODUCTS CONDITION TO AVOID HIGH TEMPERATURE, SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. COMPONENT SULFURIC ACID STABILITY STABLE INCOMPATIBILITY REACTIVE METALS, STRONG BASES, MOST ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DECOMPOSITION SULFURIC DIOXIDE, TRIOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROGEN PRODUCTS CONDITION TO AVOID PROHIBIT SMOKING, SPARKS, ETC. FROM BATTERY CHARGING AREA. AVOID MIXING ACID WITH OTHER CHEMICALS. POLYMERIZATION SULFURIC ACID WILL NOT POLYMERIZE
BATTERY IS CONSIDERED AS SEALED NON-SPILLABLE ONE. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE MATERIALS SEALED INSIDE SHOULD NOT BE HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. ONLY WHEN THESE MATERIALS EXPOSED DURING PRODUCTION OR UNDER CASE BROKEN CONDITION OR BEING EXTREMELY HEATED (FIRED), THEY MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. 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. INHALATION: SULFURIC ACID: BREATHING SULFURIC ACID VAPORS AND MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. LEAD COMPOUNDS: DUST OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OR LUNGS. FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR: FIBERGLASS IS AN IRRITANT TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN AND EYES. FOR EXPOSURE UP TO 10F DEG. / USE MSA COMFOLL WITH TYPE H FILTERS. ABOVE 10F USE ULTRA TWIN WITH TYPE H FILTER. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC BY NTP OR OSHA. SKIN CONTACT: SULFURIC ACID: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS AND ULCERATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INGESTION: SULFURIC ACID: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS, AND STOMACH. LEAD COMPOUNDS: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND SEVERE CRAMPING. ACUTE INGESTION SHOULD BE TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN. ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS: SULFURIC ACID: SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION, BURNS, DAMAGE TO CORNEA MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS, UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, HEADACHES, VOMITING, LOSS OF APPETITE, SEVERE CRAMPING, MUSCULAR ACHES AND WEAKNESS, AND DIFFICULTY SLEEPING. THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF LEAD ARE CUMULATIVE AND SLOW TO APPEAR. IT AFFECTS THE KIDNEYS, REPRODUCTIVE AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS. THE SYMPTOMS OF LEAD OVEREXPOSURE ARE LISTED ABOVE. EXPOSURE TO LEAD FROM A BATTERY MOST OFTEN OCCURS DURING LEAD RECLAMATION OPERATIONS THROUGH THE BREATHING OR INGESTION OF LEAD DUST OR FUMES. CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS: SULFURIC ACID: POSSIBLE SCARRING OF THE CORNEA, INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES, POSSIBLE EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL. LEAD COMPOUNDS: MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND DAMAGE TO REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM IN BOTH MALES AND FEMALES. MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: INORGANIC LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS CAN AGGRAVATE CHRONIC FORMS OF KIDNEY, LIVER, AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES. CONTACT OF BATTERY ELECTROLYTE (ACID) WITH THE SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA AND CONTACT DERMATITIS. OVEREXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE AND AGGRAVATE PULMONARY CONDITIONS. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INHALATION: SULFURIC ACID: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN LEAD COMPOUNDS: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS, CONSULT PHYSICIAN INGESTION: SULFURIC ACID: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. LEAD COMPOUNDS: CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY EYES: SULFURIC ACID: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. LEAD COMPOUNDS: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN SKIN: SULFURIC ACID: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. LEAD COMPOUNDS: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
CARCINOGENICITY: SULFURIC ACID: THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGICAL PROGRAM (NTP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAVE CLASSIFIED STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID AS A CATEGORY 1 CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THE ACGIH HAS CLASSIFIED STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID AS AN A2 CARCINOGEN (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN). THESE CLASSIFICATIONS DO 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: HUMAN STUDIES ARE INCONCLUSIVE REGARDING LEAD EXPOSURE AND AN INCREASED CANCER RISK. THE EPA AND THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAVE CATEGORIZED LEAD AND INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUNDS AS A B2 CLASSIFICATION (PROBABLE/POSSIBLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN) BASED ON SUFFICIENT ANIMAL EVIDENCE AND INADEQUATE HUMAN EVIDENCE.
SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES: IN CASE THE RELEASE OCCURS, STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL: CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH, AND VERMICULITE. 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. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: SPENT BATTERIES - SEND TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER FOR RECYCLING. FOLLOW APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS NEUTRALIZE AS IN PRECEDING STEP. COLLECT NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL IN SEALED CONTAINER AND HANDLE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AS APPLICABLE. A COPY OF THIS MSDS MUST BE SUPPLIED TO ANY SCRAP DEALER OR SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WITH THE BATTERY. OR, CONSULT STATE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND/ OR FEDERAL EPA. HANDLING AND STORING: STORE BATTERIES IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA THAT ARE SEPARATED FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY GENERATE FLAMES, SPARKS, OR HEAT. KEEP ALL METALLIC ARTICLES THAT COULD CONTACT THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE TERMINALS ON A BATTERY AND CREATE A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION. BATTERY SHOULD BE STORED UNDER ROOF FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STORE AND HANDLE ONLY IN AREAS WITH ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY AND SPILL CONTROL. AVOID DAMAGE TO BATTERY CASE. ELECTRICAL SAFETY: DUE TO THE BATTERY'S LOW INTERNAL RESISTANCE AND HIGH POWER DENSITY, HIGH LEVELS OF SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT CAN BE DEVELOPED 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 BATTERY SYSTEMS. FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR: FIBERGLASS IS AN IRRITANT TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN AND EYES. FOR EXPOSURE UP TO 10F DEG. / USE MSA COMFOLL WITH TYPE H FILTERS. ABOVE 10F USE ULTRA TWIN WITH TYPE H FILTER. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC BY NTP OR OSHA.
LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS CAN POSE A THREAT IF RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SEE WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD IN SECTION 8.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: STORE AND HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS USED, COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID RESISTANT WORK PRACTICES: HANDLE BATTERIES CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID DAMAGING THE CASE. AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC ARTICLES TO CONTACT THE BATTERY TERMINALS DURING HANDLING. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL, USE NIOSH OR MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. PERSONAL PROTECTION AND EQUIPMENT: NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF BATTERY CASE IS DAMAGED: PROTECTIVE GLOVES: USE RUBBER OR PLASTIC ACID-RESISTANT GLOVES WITH ELBOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET. EYE PROTECTION: USE CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD. OTHER PROTECTION: ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND BOOTS. IN AREAS WHERE SULFURIC ACID IS HANDLED IN CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 1%, EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATIONS AND SHOWERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED, WITH UNLIMITED WATER SUPPLY.
A. NOT APPLICABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. B. INCASE OF DAMAGE RESULTING IN BREAKAGE OF THE BATTERY CONTAINER, SEE SECTION 10, PERSONAL PROTECTION AND EQUIPMENT.
HEALTH (BLUE) 3 FLAMMABILITY (RED) 0 REACTIVITY (YELLOW) 2 NFPA: 3 0 2
(NON-RESTRICTED STATUS): PROPER SHIPPING NAME: UN2800 - BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE, AND ELECTRIC STORAGE NORTH AMERICA GROUND AND AIR SHIPMENT: OUR NON-SPILLABLE LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S (DOT) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS BUT ARE EXCEPTED FROM THESE REGULATIONS SINCE THEY MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOUND AT 49 CFR 173.159(D) - NMFC # 60680 CLASS 65. WHEN OFFERED FOR TRANSPORT, THE BATTERIES ARE PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS AND SECURELY PACKAGED AS REQUIRED BY 49 CFR 173.159(D) (1) THE BATTERIES AND OUTER PACKAGING ARE MARKED WITH THE WORDS NONSPILLABLE BATTERY AS REQUIRED BY 49 CFR 173.159(D) (2) THE BATTERIES COMPLY WITH THE VIBRATION AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL TESTS FOUND IN 49 CFR 173.159 (D) (3) AND "CRACK TEST" FOUND AT 49 CFR 173.159(D) (4). INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS: OUR NON-SPILLABLE LEAD ACID BATTERIES ALSO ARE EXCEPTED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (ALSO KNOWN AS "DANGEROUS GOODS") REGULATIONS SINCE THEY COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: THE VIBRATION AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL TESTS FOUND IN PACKING INSTRUCTION 806 AND SPECIAL PROVISION A67 OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS THE VIBRATION AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL TESTS FOUND IN PACKING INSTRUCTION 806 AND SPECIAL PROVISION A67 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR THE VIBRATION, PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, AND "CRACK" TESTS FOUND IN SPECIAL PROVISION 238.1 AND 238.2 OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) CODE.
RCRA: SPENT LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE NOT REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE BY THE EPA WHEN RECYCLED, HOWEVER STATE AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS MAY VARY. CERCLA (SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA: (A) REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED 100% SULFURIC ACID UNDER CERCLA (SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA (EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT) IS 1,000 LBS. STATE AND LOCAL REPORTABLE QUANTITIES FOR SPILLED SULFURIC ACID MAY VARY. (B) SULFURIC ACID IS A LISTED "EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" UNDER EPCRA WITH A THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) OF 1,000 LBS. (C) EPCRA SECTION 302 NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED IF 1,000 LBS. OR MORE OF SULFURIC ACID IS PRESENT AT ONE SITE. THE QUANTITY OF SULFURIC ACID WILL VARY BY BATTERY TYPE. CONTACT POWER-SONIC CORPORATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. (D) EPCRA SECTION 312 TIER 2 REPORTING IS REQUIRED FOR BATTERIES IF SULFURIC ACID IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 500 LBS. OR MORE AND/OR LEAD IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 10,00 LBS. OR MORE. (E) 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 WEIGHT LEAD 7439-92-1 60 SULFURIC ACID 7664-93-9 10 - 30 ARSENIC 7440-38-2 <0.01 IF YOU DISTRIBUTE THIS PRODUCT TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN SIC CODES 20 THROUGH 39, THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE FIRST SHIPMENT IN A CALENDAR YEAR. THE SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO BATTERIES WHICH ARE "CONSUMER PRODUCTS". NOT PRESENT IN ALL BATTERY TYPES. CONTACT POWER-SONIC CORPORATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. TSCA: COMPONENTS STATUS CAS NUMBER TSCA ELECTROLYTE SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4) 7664-93-9 LISTED INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUND: LEAD (Pb) 7439-92-1 LISTED LEAD OXIDE (PbO) 1917-36-8 LISTED LEAD SULFATE (PbSO4) 7446-14-2 LISTED CALCIUM (Ca) 7440-70-2 LISTED TIN (Sn) 7440-31-5 LISTED ARSENIC (As) 7440-38-2 LISTED COPYRIGHT@2008 LEOCH BATTERY CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ICP: 12547654 HTTP://WWW.LEOCH.US/MSDS.ASP |