| Common Name: | PE, PX, PXL, PYL, PWL AND ECO R SERIES VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID (VRLA) BATTERY |
| Manufacturer: | GS BATTERY |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/28/2010 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 1VCT8, 1VCT9, 1VCU1, 1VCU2, 1VCU7, 1VCU8, 2PFW1, 2XLD8, 2XLD9, 2XLE4, 2XLE5, 2XLE6, 2XLF4, 3LE85, 3LE86, 3TA22, 3XHP6, 4PG75, 4PH08, 8ACC4, 8AE46, 8CYT0, 8VKP1, 8WN95, 8Y898, 9MHN9, 9PN25 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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GS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
GS BATTERY USA INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
PE, PX, PXL, PYL, PWL AND ECO R SERIES VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID (VRLA)
BATTERY, ABSORBED ELECTROLYTE (AGM)
| SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |  |
MANUFACTURER'S NAME:
GS BATTERY USA INC.
1150 NORTHMEADOW PARKWAY
SUITE 110 ROSWELL, GA 30076
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION:
GS BATTERY USA INC.: (678) 762-4818
DATE ISSUED: APRIL 1, 2002.
DATE UPDATED: OCT. 28, 2010
| SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT(S) CAS NUMBER APPROX WT% OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV NIOSH
((MICRO) ((MICRO) ((MICRO)
G/M3) G/M3) G/M3)
INORGANIC 7439-92-1 65%-75% 50 150 10
LEAD/LEAD
COMPOUNDS
TIN 7440-31-5 <.5% 2000 2000 N/A
CALCIUM 7440-70-2 <0.1% N/A N/A N/A
ELECTROLYTE: 7664-93-9 14-20% 1000 1000 1000
DILUTE
SULFURIC ACID
CASE MATERIAL: 9003-56-9 5-10% N/A N/A N/A
ACRYLONITRILE
BUTADIENE
STYRENE
INORGANIC LEAD AND ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID) ARE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF
EVERY VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY GS YUASA
CORPORATION. OTHER INGREDIENTS MAY BE PRESENT DEPENDENT UPON THE SPECIFIC
BATTERY TYPE. CONTACT GS YUASA CORPORATION (JAPAN) OR GS BATTERY USA INC.
(NORTH AMERICA) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
| SECTION III - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID, DILUTE):
BOILING POINT: 203 DEG. F - 240 DEG. F
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): 10-17
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): GREATER THAN 1
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 100%
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 1.230 TO 1.350
MELTING POINT: N/A
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): LESS THAN 1
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
ELECTROLYTE: CLEAR LIQUID WITH SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR.
| SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): N/A
LEL: 4.1% (H2 GAS)
UEL:
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LEL = 4.1% (HYDROGEN GAS)
UEL = 74.2%
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, SHUT OF POWER. USE POSITIVE PRESSURE,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. BEWARE OF ACID SPLATTER DURING WATER
APPLICATION AND WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING, GLOVES, FACE AND EYE
PROTECTION.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
VRLA BATTERIES GENERATE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS DURING OPERATION.
TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF
IGNITION AWAY FROM BATTERIES. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC ARTICLES TO
SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY.
| SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY:
UNSTABLE ( )
STABLE (X)
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
PROLONGED OVERCHARGE ON HIGH CURRENT, IGNITION SOURCES
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
SULFURIC ACID:
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND
EXPLOSION. ALSO REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS,
SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, AND WATER. CONTACT WITH METALS
MAY PRODUCT TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES AND MAY RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
GAS
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS, BASES, HALIDES, HALOGENATES, POTASSIUM
NITRATE, PERMANGANATE, PEROXIDES, NASCENT HYDROGEN, AND REDUCING AGENTS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS:
SULFURIC ACID:
SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE, AND
HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE MELTING POINT ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE TOXIC
METAL FUME, VAPOR, OR DUST; CONTACT WITH STRONG ACID OR BASE OR PRESENCE
OF NASCENT HYDROGEN MAY GENERATE HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE GAS. HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION
| SECTION VI - HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
SULFURIC ACID: HARMFUL BY ALL ROUTES OF ENTRY.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE CAN OCCUR ONLY WHEN PRODUCT IS HEATED, OXIDIZED, OR
OTHERWISE PROCESS OR DAMAGED TO CREATE DUST, VAPOR OR FUME.
INHALATION?:
SULFURIC ACID:
BREATHING SULFURIC ACID VAPORS AND MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
DUST OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OR LUNGS
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.
EYE CONTACT:
SULFURIC ACID:
SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS.
LEAD COMPOUNDS: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
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.
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.
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.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
INORGANIC LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS CAN AGGRAVATE CHRONIC FORMS OF KIDNEY,
LIVER, AND NEUROLOGIC 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 CASE 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.
| SECTION VII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
THERE IS NO RELEASE OF MATERIAL UNLESS THE CASE IS DAMAGED OR BATTERY IS
MISUSED/OVERCHARGED. IF RELEASE OCCURS STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL, CONTAIN/
ABSORB ALL SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH, OR VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. NEUTRALIZE SPILLED MATERIAL WITH SODA ASH, SODIUM
BICARBONATE, LIME, ETC. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, BOOTS, GLOVES, AND
FACE SHIELD. DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT DISCHARGE
UN-NEUTRALIZED 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.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN 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.
| SECTION VIII - CONTROL MEASURES | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE):
NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF BATTERY IS OVERCHARGED AND
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL USE NIOSH OR MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
STORE AND HANDLE BATTERIES IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL
VENTILATION IS USED, COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID RESISTANT
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF BATTERY CASE IS DAMAGED USE RUBBER
OR PLASTIC GLOVES WITH ELBOW LENGTH GAUNTLET.
EYE PROTECTION:
NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF HANDLING DAMAGED OR BROKEN
BATTERIES USE CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IN CASE OF DAMAGED OR BROKEN BATTERY
USE AN ACID RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
HANDLE BATTERIES CAREFULLY TO AVOID DAMAGING THE CASE. DO NOT ALLOW
METALLIC ARTICLES TO CONTACT THE BATTERY TERMINALS DURING HANDLING. AVOID
CONTACT WITH THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE BATTERY.
| SECTION IX - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
NFPA HAZARD RATING FOR SULFURIC ACID:
HEALTH 3
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 2
TRANSPORTATION:
U.S. DOT/IMDG/IATA SHIPPING INFORMATION:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE
HAZARD CLASS: 8
ID NUMBER: UN2800
PACKING GROUP: 3
LABEL/PLACARD: CORROSIVE
GS BATTERY USA INC.'S PORTALAC SERIES VRLA BATTERIES HAVE BEEN TESTED AND
MEET THE "NON-SPILLABLE ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERIES" CRITERIA AS REQUIRED
BY DOT CFR 49, 173.159 (D), AND IMO/IMDG, AND ICAO/IATA PACKAGING
INSTRUCTIONS 806 AND A67, AND THEREFORE ARE NON-REGULATED AS LONG AS THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
1. THE BATTERIES MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS AND SECURELY
PACKAGED.
2. THE BATTERIES AND THEIR OUTER PACKAGING MUST BE PLAINLY AND DURABLY
MARKED "NON-SPILLABLE" OR "NONSPILLABLEBATTERY".
CONTACT YOUR GS BATTERY USA INC. REPRESENTATIVE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATIONAL REGARDING THE CLASSIFICATION OF BATTERIES.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
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 GS BATTERY USA INC. 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 IF LEAD
IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 10,000 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:
(F)
TOXIC CHEMICAL CAS NUMBER APPROXIMATE % BY WT.
LEAD 7439-92-1 60
SULFURIC ACID 7664-93-9 10 - 30
ARSENIC 7440-38-2 0.2
IF YOU DISTRIBUTE THIS PRODUCT TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN SIC CODES 20
THROUGH 39, THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF
EACH CALENDAR YEAR. THE SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT DOES
NOT APPLY TO BATTERIES, WHICH ARE "CONSUMER PRODUCTS". NOT PRESENT IN ALL
BATTERY TYPES. CONTACT GS BATTERY USA INC. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
TSCA:
INGREDIENTS IN GS BATTERY USA INC.'S BATTERIES ARE LISTED IN THE TSCA
REGISTRY AS FOLLOWS:
COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER TSCA STATUS
ELECTROLYTE 7664-93-9 LISTED
SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4)
INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUND:
LEAD (Pb) 7439-92-1 LISTED
LEAD OXIDE (PbO) 1317-36-8 LISTED
LEAD SULFATE (PbSO4) 7446-14-2 LISTED
ARSENIC (As) 7440-38-2 LISTED
CALCIUM (Ca) 7440-70-2 LISTED
TIN (Sn) 7440-31-5 LISTED
QFS-06REV A