| Common Name: | NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY |
| Manufacturer: | SHENZHEN GREPOW BATTERY |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/12/2007 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5UCU0, 5UCU5, 5UCU6, 5UCU7, 5UCU8, 5UCU9, 5UCV0 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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GREPOW
Ni-MH RECHARGEABLE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
CREATION DATE: 12 JULY 2007
LAST UPDATE:
PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY
THE BATTERIES REFERENCED HEREIN ARE EXEMPT ARTICLES AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD REQUIREMENT. THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET
IS PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
| 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / PREPARATION AND THE |  |
COMPANY / UNDERTAKING
IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION:
PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY
USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION: BATTERY
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING IDENTIFICATION:
SUPPLIER: SHENZHEN GREPOW BATTERY CO., LTD
| 2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
THE NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY IS HERMETICALLY SEALED; AMONG ITS
COMPONENTS, THE FOLLOWING ONES COULD POTENTIALLY BE HAZARDOUS UPON
RELEASE.
PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY
HAZARDOUS CAS-NO. EC-NO. WEIGHT % CLASSIFICATION
COMPONENTS
NICKEL 12054-48-7 235-008-5 15-30% CARCINOGENIC CATEGORY 3
HYDROXIDE R40 SENSITIZING R43, Xn
R20/22 N R50-53
METAL HYDRIDE 15-40% CARCINOGENIC CATEGORY 3
ALLOY R40 SENSITIZING R42/43
POTASSIUM 1310-58-3 215-181-3 3-15% C R35, Xn R22
HYDROXIDE
COBALT 21041-93-0 244-166-4 2.5-7% Xn R22, SENSITIZING
HYDROXIDE R42/43
FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE R PHRASES MENTIONED IN THIS SECTION, SEE SECTION
15.
| 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
CARCINOGENIC CATEGORY 3 R40, SENSITIZING R42/43, Xn R20/22, C R35,
N R50-53
MOST IMPORTANT HAZARDS:
LIMITED EVIDENCE OF A CARCINOGENIC EFFECT. CAUSES SEVERE BURNS HARMFUL BY
INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND
SKIN CONTACT. VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE
EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
THE NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE IS A SEALED BATTERY WHICH IS NOT HAZARDOUS WHEN
USED ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDATIONS.
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. THE INTEGRITY OF THE BATTERY CASING AND
SECURITY VENT ARE MAINTAINED, THE INGREDIENTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A
SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MAN OR THE ENVIRONMENT.
ON SOME BAD USING CONDITIONS (HIGH OVER-CHARGE, INVERSE CHARGE, EXTERNAL
SHORT CIRCUIT) AND IN CASE OF A BAD FUNCTIONING, SOME ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE
CAN OCCUR BY THE SAFETY VENT. IN THESE CASES, THE RISK IS THE CAUSTIC
NATURE OF ELECTROLYTE (POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE).
THE CLASSIFICATION ABOVE IS BASED ON THE CONTENTS BEING CONSIDERED AS A
PREPARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVE 1999/45/EC
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
GENERAL ADVICE: SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE.
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS.
INHALATION:
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN CONTACT:
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFORE RE-USE. IF SKIN IRRITATION PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES.
INGESTION:
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. GENTLY WIPE OR RINSE THE INSIDE
OF THE MOUTH WITH WATER. GIVE SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTRE IMMEDIATELY.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY POWDER, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), SAND.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA WHICH MUST NOT BE USED FOR SAFETY REASONS:
WATER, WATER SPRAY.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS: RISK OF RECEPTACLE BURSTING.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WEAR
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NICKEL AND COBALT COMPOUNDS.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO.
DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE GROUND WATER SYSTEM.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO PROPERLY LABELLED CONTAINERS.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
NO SPECIAL TECHNICAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES REQUIRED.
DO NOT OBSTRUCT SAFETY VENT BY SOLDERING OR WELDING TABS ON THE POSITIVE
TOP.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
STORAGE:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE, PREFERABLY IN THE
TEMPERATURE RANGE OF +5 TO +25 DEG. C AT 65% (+/-5%) RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION.
ENSURE BATTERY TERMINALS ARE PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
WEAR A POSITIVE-PRESSURE SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR WITH FULL FACEPIECE.
HAND PROTECTION: NEOPRENE GLOVES (EN374).
EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS CONFORMING TO EN166.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: BOOTS, APRON, PROTECTIVE SUIT.
HYGIENE MEASURES: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS:
PREVENT PRODUCT FROM ENTERING DRAINS.
DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE GROUND WATER SYSTEM.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
GENERAL INFORMATION:
FORM: BATTERY (SEALED UNIT)
COLOUR: NOT APPLICABLE
ODOUR: ODOURLESS
IMPORTANT HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: NOT APPLICABLE
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERISATION: HAZARDOUS POLYMERISATION DOES NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION.
MATERIALS TO AVOID: EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NICKEL AND COBALT COMPOUNDS.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS:
LOCAL EFFECTS:
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. HARMFUL BY INHALATION
AND IF SWALLOWED.
LONG TERM TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE. AVOID REPEATED EXPOSURE.
SPECIFIC EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
LIMITED EVIDENCE OF A CARCINOGENIC EFFECT.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
IF USED AS DIRECTED, AND IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE BATTERY CASING AND
SECURITY VENT ARE MAINTAINED, THE INGREDIENTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A
SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
MOBILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS:
THE INFORMATION BELOW REFERS TO EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS:
NICKEL HYDROXIDE:
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN
THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. IT MUST UNDERGO SPECIAL
TREATMENT, E.G. AT SUITABLE DISPOSAL SITE, TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL
REGULATIONS. SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: NOT APPLICABLE.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
EWC WASTE DISPOSAL NO:
200133 - BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS INCLUDED IN 16 06 01, 16 06 02 OR 16
06 03 AND UNSORTED BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS CONTAINING THESE BATTERIES
NEVER INCINERATE Ni-MH BATTERIES.
NEVER DISPOSE Ni-MH BATTERIES AS LANDFILL.
NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES - WHICH IN SOME COUNTRIES MAY NOT BE
SUBJECT TO COLLECTION & RECYCLING AND/OR DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS - DO
HOWEVER CONTAIN RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND GREPOW RECOMMENDS PROPER
RECYCLING OF THESE BATTERIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
THE GREPOW RECHARGEABLE Ni-MH BATTERIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "DRY CELL"
BATTERIES AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTATION BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT),
THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO), THE INTERNATIONAL
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) OR THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS
GOODS REGULATIONS (IMDG).
THE ONLY DOT REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPPING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES IS
SPECIAL PROVISION 130 WHICH STATES:
"BATTERIES, DRY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBCHAPTER
ONLY WHEN THEY ARE OFFERED FOR TRANSPORTATION IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS
THE DANGEROUS EVOLUTION OF HEAT (FOR EXAMPLE, BY THE EFFECTIVE INSULATION
OF EXPOSED TERMINALS)." IATA REQUIRES THAT BATTERIES BEING TRANSPORTED BY
AIR MUST BE PROTECTED FROM SHORT-CIRCUITING AND PROTECTED FROM MOVEMENT
THAT COULD LEAD TO SHORT-CIRCUITING. THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS
GOODS CODE (IMDG) REGULATE THEM FOR OCEAN TRANSPORTATION UNDER SPECIAL
PROVISION 304 WHICH SAYS "BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING CORROSIVE ELECTROLYTE
WHICH WILL NOT FLOW OUT OF THE BATTERY IF THE BATTERY CASE IS CRACKED ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE PROVIDED THE BATTERIES ARE
SECURELY PACKED AND PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT-CIRCUITS.
EXAMPLES OF SUCH BATTERIES ARE:
ALKALI-MANAGANESE, ZINC CARBON, NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE AND NICKEL-CADMIUM
BATTERIES."
WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE CONSIGNMENT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS
GOODS UNDER THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SYMBOL:
C - CORROSIVE
N - DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
TEXT OF R PHRASES MENTIONED IN SECTION 2:
R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R20/22: HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
R35: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS
R40: LIMITED EVIDENCE OF A CARCINOGENIC EFFECT.
R42/43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
R50/53:
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN
THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
S - PHRASES:
S1/2: KEEP LOCKED UP AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
S36/37/39:
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S60:
THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.
S61:
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/SAFETY
DATA SHEETS.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST
OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION.
THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING,
USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT
TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION
RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR
SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY
PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT.