| Common Name: | NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE RECHARGEABLE CELL OR BATTERY PACK |
| Manufacturer: | MAG INSTRUMENT |
| SDS Revision Date: | 5/18/2003 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5UCY4, 5UCY5 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
THE INFORMATION AND SET FORTH IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AND GENERALLY
DESCRIPTIVE ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO MAKE OR IMPLY ANY REPRESENTATION
OF WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCT.
RESERVES THE RIGHTS ON MODIFICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
POTENTIAL HAZARDS MAY ARISE FROM THE IMPROPER USE OF CELLS OR BATTERY
PACKS. MANUFACTURERS AND ASSEMBLERS OF BATTERY-USING SYSTEMS, THAT ARE
PROPERLY DESIGNED AND THAT ADEQUATE BATTERY HANDLING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE
IN PLACE.
| SECTION A - PRODUCT |  |
PRODUCT SERIES: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE RECHARGEABLE CELL OR BATTERY PACK
| SECTION B - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS | |
IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE BATTERY CELL SHOULD NOT BE OPENED OR EXPOSED TO HEAT BECAUSE EXPOSURE
TO THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS CONTAINED WITHIN COULD BE HARMFUL UNDER SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES.
CHEMICAL NAME PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT
COBALT 2.0-6.5%
COBALT METAL (CAS NO: 7440-48-4)
COBALT OXIDE (CAS NO: 1307-96-6)
COBALT HYDROXIDE (CAS NO: 21041-93-0)
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS NO: 1310-65-2) 0-3%
MANGANESE METAL (CAS NO: 7439-96-5) <4%
RARE EARTH METAL <14%
LANTHANUM (CAS NO: 7439-91-0)
CERIUM (CAS NO: 7440-45-1)
NEODYMIUM (CAS NO: 7440-00-8)
PRASEODYMIUM (CAS NO: 7440-10-0)
NICKEL 30-50%
NICKEL POWDER (CAS NO: 7440-02-0)
NICKEL OXIDE (CAS NO: 1313-99-1)
NICKEL HYDROXIDE (CAS NO: 12054-48-7)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS NO: 1310-58-3) <6%
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS NO: 1310-73-2) 0-5%
REMARKS:
CONCENTRATIONS MAY VARY UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITION OF CHARGING OR
DISCHARGING
| SECTION C - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
IF FIRE OR EXPLOSION OCCURS WHEN THE CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS ARE BEING
CHARGED, STOP CHARGING IMMEDIATELY.
ANY CLASS OF EXTINGUISH MEDIUM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON THE CELLS/BATTERY
PACKS OR PACKING MATERIAL.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURE:
FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. NICKEL
METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES INVOLVED IN A FIRE CAN PRODUCE TOXIC FUMES
INCLUDING OXIDES OF NICKEL, COBALT, MANGANESE, LANTHANUM, CERIUM,
NEODYMIUM AND PRASEODYMIUM.
| SECTION D - HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
INHALATION:
DO NOT DISPOSE OF CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS IN FIRE OR MUTILATE, THEY MAY
BURST EXPLOSIVELY OR RELEASE TOXIC FUMES. INHALATION OF THOSE MAY CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT HARM TO HUMAN BODY. PROVIDE FRESH AIR AT ONCE AND SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
CELLS OF ANY SIZE SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED IN THE MOUTH, NOSE, OR EARS.
DAMAGE TO TISSUE MAY RESULT FROM CHEMICAL AND/OR ELECTRICAL BURNING.
IF THE BATTERY CASE IS BREACHED IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, THE ELECTROLYTE
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BURNS. IN ALL CASES OF INGESTION, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. THE PROGRESS OF THE CELL THROUGH THE BODY
SHOULD BE CAREFULLY MONITORED AND SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS.
SKIN CONTACT:
ELECTROLYTE WILL CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS, AND OTHERS CHEMICAL COMPOUND MAY
CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AT ONCE, AND
RINSE WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER. IF THE SYMPTOMS PERSIST, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
EXPOSURE OF EYE TO CONTENTS OF AN OPEN CELL WILL CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS AND
SEVERE IRRITATION. RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF DISTILLATED
WATER AT ONCE, AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
NICKEL, NICKEL COMPOUNDS, COBALT, AND COBALT COMPOUNDS ARE LISTED AS
POSSIBLE CARCINOGENS BY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
(IARC) OR NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP).
| SECTION E - SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
STORAGE:
CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS SHOULD BE STORED IN A COOL, DRY AND WELL VENTILATED
AREA. CELL LIFE DEGRADATION IS A FUNCTION OF TIME, EVEN IF THE BATTERY IS
NEVER USED. AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES, THE DEGRADATION RATE OF THE CELL
INCREASES, MAKING IT DESIRABLE TO KEEP INVENTORY BETWEEN 0 DEG. C TO 30
DEG. C WHEN PRACTICAL, CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS THAT WILL BE STORED FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS SHOULD UNDERGO REGULAR OCV CHECKS AND RECEIVE BOOST
CHARGES ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE.
AIRTIGHT, WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENT:
CELL OR BATTERY PACKS NORMALLY EVOLVE VERY SMALL OF HYDROGEN, WHICH MIGHT
CAUSE HARM TO HUMAN BODY. IN AN AIRTIGHT COMPARTMENT, PROPER VENTILATION
IS SUGGESTED.
SHORT CIRCUIT:
CARE MUST BE EXERCISED IN THE HANDLING AND USE OF THE CELLS OR BATTERY
PACKS TO AVOID EXTERNAL SHORTS. A CURRENT-LIMITED DEVICE SUCH AS A FUSE,
RESISTOR, DIODE, OR CIRCUIT BREAKER, MAY BE USED IN THE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT
TO PREVENT SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT.
SOLDERING OR WELDING: AVOID SOLDER OR WELD TO CELLS DIRECTLY
CHARGING:
INCORRECT CHARGERS OR REVERSE CHARGING MAY RESULT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND
GAS FORMATION, WHICH RISK FIRE OR CELL RUPTURE. DO NOT LEAVE THE CELL OR
BATTERY PACKS CHARGING OVER EXTEND PERIOD UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO DO SO.
CAUTIONS:
DO NOT DISPOSE IN FIRE, MIX WITH OTHER BATTERY TYPES, CHARGE ABOVE
SPECIFIED RATE, CONNECT IMPROPERLY, OR SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN
OVERHEATING, EXPLOSION OR LEAKAGE OF CELL CONTENTS.
DO NOT INCINERATE OR SUBJECT BATTERY CELLS TO TEMPERATURE IN EXCESS OF 100
DEG. C. SUCH TREATMENT CAN CAUSE CELL RUPTURE.
DO NOT OPEN BATTERY. THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL MAY BE PYROPHORIC.
SHOULD AN INDIVIDUAL CELL FROM A BATTERY BECOME DISASSEMBLED. SPONTANEOUS
COMBUSTION OF THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE IS POSSIBLE. THIS IS MUCH MORE LIKELY
TO HAPPEN IF THE ELECTRODE IS REMOVED FROM ITS METAL CONTAINER. THERE CAN
BE A DELAY BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO AIR AND SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
| SECTION F - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS | |
SEALED NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "DRY CELL"
BATTERIES. IMPROPERLY PACKED CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS WHEN EXPOSED TO THE
VIBRATION OF LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION CAN BE CAUSED SHORT CIRCUIT. THE
KEYS TO PROPER SHIPMENT ARE AS THE FOLLOWS:
A. POSSIBLE INSULATE THE TABLES TO PREVENT CONTACT.
B. CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS ARE HEAVY AND DESERVE THE PROTECTION OF ADEQUATE
STRENGTH BOXES.
C. IF STACKING CELLS VERTICALLY, INSULATION BETWEEN LAYERS OF CELLS MUST
RESIST BREAKING DOWN UNDER THE STRESS OF TRANSPORTATION.
D. AVOID OVER STACKING BOXES OF CELLS OR BATTERY PACKS SO THAT THE
PACKAGING OF THE LOWER TIER IS DAMAGED.
| SECTION G - RECYCLE AND DISPOSAL | |
RBRC WILL PROVIDE METHODS AND MEANS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF BATTERIES WITH
THE RBRC'S LOGO. FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU MAY VISIT RBRC WEBSITE
(WWW.RBRC.ORG).
RECYCLE 1.800.822.8837
RBRC Ni-MH
18 MAY 2003