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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET B & B BATTERY (U.S.A.), INC. 6414 RANDOLPH STREET CITY OF COMMERCE, CA 90040 (323) 278-1900 FAX: (323) 278-1268 PRODUCT NAME: SEALED MAINTENANCE FREE LEAD ACID BATTERIES DATE: 9/1/05 ISSUED BY: ENGINEERING TELEPHONE NO: (323) 278-1900
COMPONENTS %WEIGHT TLV LD50 ORAL LEAD (Pb, PbO2, PbSo) ABOUT 70% N/A (500) MG/KG SULFURIC ACID ABOUT 20% 1 MG/M3 (2.140) MG/KG FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR ABOUT 5% N/A N/A STYRON R 478 (POLYSTYRENE) ABOUT 5% N/A N/A COMPONENTS LC50 INHALATION LC50 CONTACT LEAD (Pb, PbO2, PbSo) N/A N/A SULFURIC ACID N/A N/A FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR N/A N/A STYRON R 478 (POLYSTYRENE) N/A N/A
COMPONENTS DENSITY MELTING POINT SOLUBILITY (H2O) LEAD 11.34 327.4 DEG. C NONE (BOILING) LEAD SULFATE 6.2 1070 DEG. C 40 MG/L (15 DEG. C) (BOILING) LEAD DIOXIDE 9.4 290 DEG. C NONE (BOILING) SULFURIC ACID ABOUT 1.3 ABOUT 114 DEG. C 100% (BOILING) FIBERGLASS SEP. N/A N/A SLIGHT 478 POLYSLYRENE N/A N/A NONE COMPONENTS ODOR APPEARANCE LEAD NONE SLIVER-GRAY METAL LEAD SULFATE NONE WHITE POWDER LEAD DIOXIDE NONE BROWN POWDER SULFURIC ACID ACIDIC CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID FIBERGLASS SEP. TOXIC WHITE FIBROUS GLASS 478 POLYSLYRENE NO ODOR SOLID
COMPONENTS FLASHPOINT EXPLOSIVE LIMITS COMMENTS LEAD NONE NONE SULFURIC ACID NONE NONE HYDROGEN 4% - 74.2% SEALED BATTERIES CAN EMIT HYDROGEN ONLY IF OVER CHARGED (FLOAL VOLTAGE) 2.4 VPC) FIBERGLASS SEP. N/A N/A TOXIC VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED. IN CASE OF FIRE: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. 478 POLYSLYRENE NONE N/A TEMPERATURES OVER 300 DEG. C (572 DEG. F) MAY RELEASE COMBUSTIBLE GASES. IN CASE OF FIRE: WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
SULFURIC ACID PRECAUTIONS: SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER, SEE PHYSICIAN IF CONTACT AREA IS LARGE OR IF BLISTERS FORM. EYE CONTACT: CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY AND FLUSH WITH WATER UNTIL PHYSICIAN ARRIVES. INGESTION: CALL PHYSICIAN. 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.
COMPONENT: SULFURIC ACID STABILITY: STABLE AT ALL TEMPERATURES POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT POLYMARIZE INCOMPATIBILITY: REACTIVE METALS, STRONG BASES, MOST ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SULFURIC DIOXIDE, TRIOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROGEN CONDITIONS TO AVOID: PROHIBIT SMOKING, SPARKS, ETC. FROM BATTERY CHARGING AREA. AVOID MIXING ACID WITH OTHER CHEMICALS.
STEPS TO TAKE IN CASE OF LEAKS OR SPILLS: IF SULFURIC ACID IS SPILLED FROM A BATTERY, NEUTRALIZE THE ACID WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE (BAKING SODA), SODIUM CARBON (SODA ASH), OR CALCIUM OXIDE (LIME). FLUSH THE AREA WITH WATER DISCARD TO THE SEWAGE SYSTEMS. DO NOT ALLOW UNNEUTRALIZED ACID INTO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: NEUTRALIZED ACID MAY BE FLUSHED DOWN THE SEWER. SPENT BATTERIES MUST BE TREATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. A COPY OF THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA MUST BE SUPPLIED TO ANY SCRAP DEALER OR SECONDARY SMELTER WITH BATTERY.
EXPOSURE PROTECTION COMMENTS SKIN RUBBER GLOVES, APRON PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MUST BE WORN IF BATTERY IS CRACKED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED. RESPIRATORY RESPIRATOR (FOR LEAD) A RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN DURING RECLAIM OPERATIONS IF THE TLV EXCEEDED. EYES SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
DUE TO THE BATTERY'S LOW INTERNAL RESISTANCE AND HIGH POWER DENSITY. HIGH LEVELS OF SHORT CIRCUIT CAN BE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE BATTERY TERMINALS. DO NOT REST TOOLS OR CABLES ON THE BATTERY. USE INSULATED TOOLS ONLY. FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION AND DIAGRAMS WHEN INSTALLING OR MAINTAINING BATTERY SYSTEMS.
LEAD: THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF LEAD ARE ACCUMULATIVE AND SLOW TO APPEAR. IT AFFECTS THE KIDNEYS, REPRODUCTIVE, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. THE SYMPTOMS OF LEAD OVEREXPOSURE ARE ANEMIA, VOMITING, HEADACHE, STOMACH PAIN (LEAD COLIC), DIZZINESS, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN. EXPOSURE TO LEAD FROM A BATTERY MOST OFTEN OCCURS DURING LEAD RECLAIM OPERATIONS THROUGH THE BREATHING OR INGESTION OF LEAD DUSTS AND FUMES. THIS DATA MUST BE PASSED TO ANY SCRAP OR SMELTER WHEN A BATTERY IS RESOLD. SULFURIC ACID: SULFURIC ACID IS A STRONG CORROSIVE. CONTACT WITH ACID CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS ON THE SKIN AND IN THE EYES. INGESTION OF SULFURIC ACID WILL CAUSE GI TRACT BURNS. ACID CAN BE RELEASE IF THE BATTERY CASE IS DAMAGED OR IF THE VENTS ARE TAMPERED WITH. FIBERGLASS SEPARATOR: FIBROUS GLASS IS AN IRRITANT OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN AND EYES. FOR EXPOSURE UP TO 10F/CC USE MSA COMFOLL WITH TYPE H FILTER. ABOVE 10F/CC UP TO 50F/CC USE ULTRA-TWIN WITH TYPE H FILTER. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC BY NTP OR OSHA. B & B BATTERY (USA) INC. 6415 RANDOLPH ST. CITY OF COMMERCE, CA 90040 TEL: (323) 278-1900 FAX: (323) 278-1268 9/1/05 TO: CUSTOMER OF B & B BATTERY (USA) INC. BP SERIES BATTERIES. SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D.O.T.)/INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (I.A.T.A.) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS AS APPLIED TO B & B BATTERY BP SERIES MAINTENANCE FREE RECHARGEABLE SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERIES. WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL B & B BATTERY BP SERIES MAINTENANCE FREE RECHARGEABLE SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERIES CONFORM IN THE UN2800 CLASSIFICATION AS "BATTERIES, WET, NON- SPILLABLE, ELECTRIC STORAGE" WE FURTHER CERTIFY THAT UNDER (I.A.T.A.) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATION, 41ST EDITION, UN2800 PROVISION A67 AND THE (D.O.T.), CFR 49 SECTION 173.159 PARAGRAPH D., B & B BATTERIES HAVING MET THE RELATED CONDITIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM HAZARDOUS GOODS REGULATIONS, AND THEREFORE ARE UNRESTRICTED FOR TRANSPORTATION BY ANY MEANS. BATTERIES MUST BE PROTECTED SO AS TO PREVENT SHORT CIRCUIT, AND MUST BE SECURELY PACKAGED, AND CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED "NON- SPILLABLE" OR "NON- SPILLABLE BATTERY." FOR YOUR REFERENCE: IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATION, 41TH EDITION, SECTION 4.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NON-SPILLABLE BATTERIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE NON-DANGEROUS IF AT TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEG. C (130 DEG. F), THE ELECTROLYTE WILL NOT FLOW FROM A RUPTURED OR CRACKED CASE AND THERE IS NO FREE LIQUID TO FLOW AND IF, WHEN PACKAGED FOR TRANSPORT, THE TERMINALS ARE PROTECTED FROM SHORT CIRCUIT. B & B BATTERY (USA) INC. |