| Common Name: | LEAD ACID BATTERY WET, FILLED WITH ACID, LEAD ACID BATTERIES: DEEP CYCLE & INDUS |
| Manufacturer: | EAST PENN MANUFACTURING |
| SDS Revision Date: | 3/16/2005 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 32H821, 32H822, 32H823, 32H824, 32H825, 32H826 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
DEKA(R*)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
LEAD ACID BATTERY WET, FILLED WITH ACID
| SECTION I |  |
MANUFACTURER'S NAME:
EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
DEKA ROAD, LYON STATION, PA 19536
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION: (610) 682-6361
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC:
1-800-424-9300, IN WASHINGTON D.C. OR OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL U.S., CALL
1-202-483-7616
DATE: MARCH 16, 2005
TRADE NAME: ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY, SLI OR INDUSTRIAL BATTERY
CLASSIFICATION: BATTERY WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE UN2794
| SECTION II HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION | |
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV RANGE PERCENT AVERAGE
SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY BY WEIGHT
(COMMON NAME (S))
LEAD, CAS #7439921 0.05 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 43-70 65
SULFURIC ACID, CAS #7664939 1.00 MG/M3 1.00 MG/M3 20-44 25
ANTIMONY, CAS #7440360 0.50 MG/M3 0.50 MG/M3 0-4 <1
ARSENIC, CAS #7440382 0.01 MG/M3 0.01 MG/M3 <.01
POLYPROPYLENE, CAS #9003070 5-10 8
CALCIUM, CAS #7440702 1.0 MG/M3 1.0 MG/M3 <1 <1
| SECTION III PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
ELECTROLYTE (SULFURIC ACID):
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CLEAR, ODORLESS, COLORLESS
BOILING POINT: APPROXIMATELY 235 DEG. F
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): LESS THAN 1.0
MELTING POINT: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETELY
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): 1.220 - 1.325
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): N / A
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM Hg): 13
| SECTION IV FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): NON-FLAMMABLE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CLASS ABC EXTINGUISHER, CO2
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: *HYDROGEN GAS
LEL: 4%
UEL: 74%
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
COOL EXTERIOR OF BATTERY IF EXPOSED TO FIRE TO PREVENT RUPTURE. THE ACID
MIST AND VAPORS IN A FIRE SITUATION ARE CORROSIVE. WEAR SPECIAL RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION (SCBA) AND CLOTHING.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
*HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH MAY EXPLODE IF IGNITED, IS PRODUCED BY THIS BATTERY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN CHARGING. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION; AVOID OPEN FLAMES,
SPARKS, OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
| SECTION V REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITION TO AVOID: PROLONGED OVERCHARGING, SOURCES OF IGNITION
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,
STRONG OXIDIZERS AND WATER. CONTACT WITH METALS MAY PRODUCE TOXIC SULFUR
DIOXIDE FUMES AND MAY RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OF BY-PRODUCTS:
SULFURIC ACID:
EXCESSIVE OVERCHARGING OR FIRE MAY CREATE SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE, AND HYDROGEN.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
CONTACT WITH STRONG ACID OR BASE OR PRESENCE OF NASCENT HYDROGEN MAY
GENERATE HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE GAS.
| SECTION VI HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
NOT APPLICABLE UNDER NORMAL USE. (INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, AND INGESTION)
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC):
DO NOT OPEN BATTERY, AVOID CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS. INTERNAL
COMPONENTS ARE OXIDE LEAD AND ELECTROLYTE.
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE:
SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT. PROLONGED
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE:
REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION AND SKIN BURNS. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO
MIST MAY CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH, CHRONIC EYE IRRITATION AND/OR CHRONIC
INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT, AND BRONCHIAL TUBES.
TARGET ORGAN: (ELECTROLYTE) RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, AND TEETH
CARCINOGENICITY:
SULFURIC ACID:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS CLASSIFIED
"STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS A CATEGORY 1
CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION
DOES NOT APPLY TO LIQUID FORMS OF SULFURIC ACID 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:
LEAD IS LISTED AS A 2B CARCINOGEN, LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME DOSES.
PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT.
ARSENIC:
LISTED BY NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP), IARC, OSHA AND NIOSH AS A
CARCINOGEN ONLY AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE AT HIGH LEVELS.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
ACID CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. BREATHING OF
MIST MAY PRODUCE RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY. CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN CAUSES
IRRITATION AND SKIN BURNS. SULFURIC ACID IS A CORROSIVE CHEMICAL.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
SULFURIC ACID MIST EXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS,
PULMONARY EDEMA, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, DENTAL EROSION, AND
TRACHEOBRONCHITIS. PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN MUST BE PROTECTED FROM LEAD
EXPOSURE.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: (SULFURIC ACID)
1) FLUSH CONTACTED AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
NECESSARY. EYE WASH AND/OR EMERGENCY SHOWER SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
2) IF SWALLOWED, GIVE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING,
OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT.
| SECTION VII PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
SULFURIC ACID:
DILUTE SPILL CAUTIOUSLY WITH FIVE TO SIX VOLUMES OF WATER AND GRADUALLY
NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH OR LIME. WHEN EXPOSURE LEVEL
IS NOT KNOWN, WEAR NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS. REFERENCE NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK,
#154.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES ARE COMPLETELY RECYCLABLE. FOR INFORMATION ON RETURNING
BATTERIES TO EAST PENN FOR RECYCLING, CONTACT YOUR EAST PENN
REPRESENTATIVE. DISPOSE OF ANY COLLECTED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE OR APPLICABLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING:
STORE AWAY FROM REACTIVE MATERIAL AS DEFINED IN SECTION V, REACTIVITY DATA.
PLACE CARDBOARD BETWEEN LAYERS OF STACKED BATTERIES TO AVOID DAMAGE AND
SHORT CIRCUIT. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC MATERIALS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT
BOTH TERMINALS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH, SAND, OR LIME SHOULD BE KEPT IN SAME GENERAL
AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION DURING CHARGING
SEE SECTION IV ON GENERATION OF HYDROGEN GAS. IF BATTERY CASE IS BROKEN,
AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
| SECTION VIII CONTROL MEASURES | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFIC TYPE):
RESPIRATOR REQUIRED WHEN PEL IS EXCEEDED OR EMPLOYEE WITNESSES RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. (SEE SECTION VI, HEALTH HAZARD DATA).
VENTILATION:
MUST BE PROVIDED WHEN CHARGING IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. (29CFR1910.178(G) AND
.305(J)(7)
MECHANICAL (GENERAL):
ACCEPTABLE AT 1 TO 4 AIR EXCHANGES/HOUR OR TO MAINTAIN AIR CONCENTRATIONS
BELOW THE PEL.
LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED
OTHER:
LOCAL BUILDING/FIRE CODES MAY REQUIRE EXPLOSION PROOF FANS AND EQUIPMENT
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: ACID RESISTANT
EYE PROTECTION: PREFERRED, SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
ACID RESISTANT APRONS, BOOTS, AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND WORK PRACTICES ARE MANDATORY.
| SECTION IX OTHER REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
NFPA HAZARD RATING SULFURIC ACID LEAD
HEALTH(BLUE) 3 3
FLAMMABILITY (RED) 0 0
REACTIVITY (YELLOW) 2 0
NOTE: SULFURIC ACID IS WATER-REACTIVE IF CONCENTRATED.
U.S. DOT: BATTERY WET, FILLED WITH ACID
HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 8
ID NUMBER: UN2794
PACKING GROUP: III
LABEL REQUIREMENT: CORROSIVE
RCRA:
SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES ARE NOT REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN
RECYCLED. SPILLED SULFURIC ACID IS A CHARACTERISTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE, EPA
HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D002 (CORROSIVITY).
CERCLA (SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA (EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO
KNOW ACT):
A) REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED 100% SULFURIC ACID IS 1000 LBS.
B) SULFURIC ACID IS A LISTED "EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" UNDER EPCRA
WITH A THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) OF 1000 LBS.
C) EPCRA SECTION 312 TIER II REPORTING REQUIRED FOR BATTERIES IF SULFURIC
ACID IS PRESENT IN QUANTITIES OF 500 LBS OR MORE AND/OR LEAD IS PRESENT IN
QUANTITIES OF 10,000 LBS OR MORE.
CALIFORNIA PROP 65:
BATTERIES, BATTERY POSTS, TERMINALS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES CONTAIN LEAD
AND LEAD COMPOUNDS, AND OTHER CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. WASH HANDS AFTER
HANDLING.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
PRODUCTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF THIS MSDS PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR EAST PENN REPRESENTATIVE.
THIS INFORMATION IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF EAST PENN MFG. CO.'S KNOWLEDGE
OR OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED BY EAST PENN TO BE ACCURATE. BEFORE USING
ANY PRODUCT, READ ALL WARNINGS AND DIRECTIONS ON THE LABEL.
MSDS: BATTERY WET, FILLED WITH ACID;
THE POWER BEHIND PERFORMANCE
CROWN(R*) BATTERY
SINCE 1926
| SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION | |
PRODUCT NAME:
LEAD ACID BATTERIES: DEEP CYCLE & INDUSTRIAL
UN NUMBER: 2794
MANUFACTURER: CROWN BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 990
1445 MAJESTIC DRIVE
FREMONT OHIO, 43420
EMERGENCY PHONE:
(800) 424-9300 (DOMESTIC)
(703) 527-3887 (INTERNATIONAL)
CHEMTREC PHONE: (800) 424-9300
OTHER CALLS: (419) 334-7181
FAX PHONE: (419) 334-7416
CHEMICAL NAME: LEAD ACID BATTERY
CHEMICAL FAMILY: NA
CHEMICAL FORMULA: PbO2 + Pb +2H2SO4 = 2PbSO4 + 2H2O
PRODUCT USE: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID
PREPARED BY: JIM ANDERSON
| SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER RTECS # OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV % WT
MG/M3 MG/M3
LEAD 7439-92-1 OF7525000 .05 .15 25.5
LEAD OXIDE 1309-60-0 OG0700000 .05 .15 18.0
LEAD SULFATE 7446-14-2 OG4375000 .05 .15 18.2
SULFURIC ACID 7664-93-9 WS5600000 1.00 0.20 5.2
ANTIMONY 7440-36-0 CC4025000 0.50 0.50 <1.0
WATER 7732-18-5 ZC0110000 N.A. N.A. 19.2
INERT COMPONENTS N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 9.9
| SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY:
POTENTIAL HAZARDS INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE (BATTERY ACID) AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS IF BATTERY CASING IS COMPROMISED. ELECTROLYTE IS CORROSIVE AND
CAN CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS TO EXPOSED SKIN.
ROUTES OF ENTRY:
IF THE BATTERY CASING IS COMPROMISED, THE MOST PROBABLE ROUTES OF ENTRY
WOULD INCLUDE EYES, SKIN, MOUTH, AND INHALATION.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE CAN OCCUR ONLY WHEN PRODUCT IS HEATED ABOVE THE MELTING
POINT, OXIDIZED OR OTHERWISE PROCESSED OR DAMAGED TO CREATE DUST, VAPOR, OR
FUME.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYES:
ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, CORNEA DAMAGE, AND
BLINDNESS. EXPOSURE TO LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
SKIN:
EXPOSURE THE ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, AND ULCERATION
OF THE SKIN. EXPOSURE TO LEAD COMPOUNDS CAN CAUSE MILD IRRITATION DEPENDING
ON EXPOSURE TIME AND SENSITIVITY.
INGESTION:
INGESTION OF ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF MOUTH, THROAT,
ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. INGESTION OF LEAD COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND SEVERE CRAMPING. THIS MAY LEAD RAPIDLY
TO SYSTEMIC TOXICITY AND MUST BE TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN.
INHALATION:
INHALATION OF SULFURIC ACID VAPORS OR MISTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. INHALATION OF LEAD DUST OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNGS.
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS:
ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION, DAMAGE TO CORNEAS, AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
LEAD COMPOUNDS CAN CAUSE SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY INCLUDE HEADACHE, FATIGUE,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, LOSS OF APPETITE, MUSCULAR ACHES AND WEAKNESS, SLEEP
DISTURBANCES AND IRRITABILITY.
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS:
ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE POSSIBLE EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL, AS WELL AS
INFLAMMATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
ANEMIA; NEUROPATHY, PARTICULARLY OF THE MOTOR NERVES, WITH WRIST DROP;
KIDNEY DAMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES IN MALES AND FEMALES.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
OVEREXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE AND AGGRAVATE
PULMONARY CONDITIONS. CONTACT OF ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID
SOLUTION) WITH SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA AND CONTACT
DERMATITIS. CONTACT OF ELECTROLYTE (WATER AND SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION) WITH
EYES MAY DAMAGE CORNEA AND/OR CAUSE BLINDNESS. LEAD AND ITS COMPOUNDS CAN
AGGRAVATE SOME FORMS OF KIDNEY, LIVER, AND NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.
CARCINOGENICITY:
SULFURIC ACID:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS CLASSIFIED
"STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS A CATEGORY I
CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION
DOES 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:
LEAD IS LISTED AS A 2B CARCINOGEN, LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME DOSES.
PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT.
SECTION 3 NOTES: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
WARNING:
BATTERY POSTS, TERMINALS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND
REPRODUCTIVE HARM. BATTERIES ALSO CONTAIN OTHER CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
| SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
IN CASE OF INHALATION TO ELECTROLYTE, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN THE CASE OF INHALATION OF LEAD
COMPOUNDS, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, GARGLE, WASH NOSE AND LIPS; CONSULT
PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION:
IN CASE OF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
IN THE CASE OF INGESTION OF LEAD COMPOUNDS: CONSULT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN:
IN CASE OF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE, FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING COMPLETELY, INCLUDING
SHOES. IN THE CASE OF SKIN CONTACT WITH LEAD COMPOUNDS: WASH IMMEDIATELY
WITH SOAP AND WATER.
EYES:
IN CASE OF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROLYTE AND LEAD COMPOUNDS:
FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF CLEAN WATER OR SALINE FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES; CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POWER. USE POSITIVE PRESSURE,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTE GENERATES
HEAT AND CAUSES IT TO SPATTER. WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS IS GENERATED DURING CHARGING AND OPERATION OF
BATTERIES. TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS OR OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION AWAY FROM BATTERIES. DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC MATERIALS TO
SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE TERMINALS OF CELLS AND
BATTERIES. FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LEL: 4.1% (HYDROGEN GAS IN AIR)
UEL: 74.2%
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CO2; FOAM; DRY CHEMICAL
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES:
STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL, CONTAIN/ABSORB SMALL SPILLS WITH DRY SAND, EARTH,
AND VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. 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.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
STORE BATTERIES UNDER ROOF IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS THAT ARE
SEPARATED FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND FROM ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CREATE
FLAMES, SPARK, OR HEAT. STORE ON SMOOTH, IMPERVIOUS SURFACES THAT ARE
PROVIDED WITH MEASURES FOR LIQUID CONTAIN-MENT IN THE EVENT OF ELECTROLYTE
SPILLS. KEEP AWAY FROM METALLIC OBJECTS THAT COULD BRIDGE THE TERMINALS ON
A BATTERY AND CREATE A DANGEROUS SHORT-CIRCUIT. HANDLE CAREFULLY AND AVOID
TIPPING, WHICH MAY ALLOW ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE. SINGLE BATTERIES POSE NO RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK BUT THERE MAY BE INCREASING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM
STRINGS OF CONNECTED BATTERIES EXCEEDING THREE 12-VOLT UNITS.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. USE ENGINEERING CONTROLS
(WORK STATION DESIGN & VENTILATION) TO REDUCE EXPOSURE BELOW OSHA PEL WHEN
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO BATTERY CONTENTS EXISTS. (SEE SECTION 2).
VENTILATION:
PROVIDE VENTILATION IN AREAS WHERE BATTERIES ARE STORED AND CHARGED.
CHARGING BATTERIES GENERATE HEAT AND POTENTIALLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. WHEN RESPONDING TO A SPILL
INVOLVING DAMAGED BATTERIES OR POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO BATTERY CONTENTS, USE
A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH PARTICULATE AND ACID GAS CARTRIDGES.
EYE PROTECTION:
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN HANDLING SEALED BATTERIES AS A GENERAL PRECAUTION.
IF TOPPING OFF A BATTERY OR IF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO BATTERY CONTENTS
EXIST, WEAR SPLASH GOGGLES AND OR A FULL FACE SHIELD.
SKIN PROTECTION:
WEAR ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING SUCH AS APRON OR SPLASH SUIT IF HANDLING
DAMAGED OR LEAKING BATTERIES. WEAR CHEMICAL & ACID RESISTANT GLOVES WHEN
HANDLING ELECTROLYTE.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
ACID-RESISTANT APRON. UNDER SEVERE EXPOSURE OR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WEAR
ACID-RESISTANT CLOTHING, GLOVES, AND BOOTS.
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF EYE WASH & DRENCH SHOWER IF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO
BATTERY CONTENTS EXISTS.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW OSHA PELS LISTED IN SECTION 2 WHEN POTENTIAL
EXPOSURE TO BATTERY CONTENTS EXISTS.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - ELECTROLYTE | |
ELECTROLYTE:
BOILING POINT: 203 - 240 DEG. F
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 1.215 TO 1.350
MELTING POINT: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM Hg): 10
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 100%
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): GREATER THAN 1
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): LESS THAN 1
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: MANUFACTURED ARTICLE; NO APPARENT ODOR.
ELECTROLYTE IS A CLEAR LIQUID WITH A SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR.
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABLE ( )
UNSTABLE (X)
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
PROLONGED OVERCHARGE AT HIGH CURRENT; SOURCES OF IGNITION.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
ELECTROLYTE:
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
PRODUCE 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 PRODUCTS:
ELECTROLYTE:
SULFUR TRIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE,
HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
LEAD COMPOUNDS:
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.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
CARCINOGENICITY:
SULFURIC ACID:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS CLASSIFIED
"STRONG INORGANIC ACID MIST CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID" AS A CATEGORY I
CARCINOGEN, A SUBSTANCE THAT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION
DOES 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:
LEAD IS LISTED AS A 2B CARCINOGEN, LIKELY IN ANIMALS AT EXTREME DOSES.
PROOF OF CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS IS LACKING AT PRESENT.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY RECYCLED PRODUCTS IN THE
WORLD. PLEASE CONTACT CROWN BATTERY FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECYCLING OF
BATTERIES IN YOUR AREA.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES ARE NOT REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE BY THE EPA
WHEN RECYCLED, HOWEVER STATE AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS MAY VARY.
SPENT BATTERIES:
SEND TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER FOR RECYCLING. PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO
SEALED CONTAINERS AND HANDLE AS APPLICABLE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. LARGE WATER-DILUTED SPILLS, AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND TESTING,
SHOULD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS. CONSULT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AND/OR FEDERAL EPA.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
THE TRANSPORTATION OF WET AND MOIST CHARGED (MOIST ACTIVE) BATTERIES WITHIN
THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IS REGULATED BY THE U.S. DOT THROUGH THE CODE
OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 49 (CFR49). THESE REGULATIONS CLASSIFY THESE
TYPES OF BATTERIES AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. REFER TO CFR 49, 173.159 FOR
MORE DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF WET AND MOIST BATTERIES.
THE SHIPPING INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID
PACKING GROUP: III
HAZARDOUS CLASS: 8
LABEL/PLACARD REQUIRED: CORROSIVE
UN IDENTIFICATION: UN2794
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
CERCLA (SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA:
(A) REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FOR SPILLED 100% SULFURIC ACID UNDER CERCLA
(SUPERFUND) AND EPCRA (ENERGENCY 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 YOUR CROWN REPRESENTATIVE 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:
TOXIC CHEMICAL CAS NUMBER
LEAD 7439-92-1
SULFURIC ACID 7664-93-9
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."
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
OTHER INFORMATION: FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING MSDS, CALL 419-334-7181
PREPARATION INFORMATION:
PREPARED BY JIM ANDERSON, CROWN BATTERY, 419-334-7181
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED UPON DATA CONSIDERED TRUE
AND ACCURATE. HOWEVER, CROWN BATTERYMAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF. THIS
INFORMATION IS OFFERED SOLELY FOR THE USER'S CONSIDERATION, INVESTIGATION
AND VERIFICATION.SINCE THE USE AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THIS INFORMATION
AND THE MATERIAL DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE NOT WITHIN THE CONTROL OF CROWN
BATTERY, CROWN BATTERY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO USER OR TO
THIRD PERSONS. THE MATERIAL DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SOLD ONLY PURSUANT TO CROWN
BATTER'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE,INCLUDING THOSE LIMITING WARRANTIES
AND REMEDIES CONTAINED THEREIN. IT IS THE REPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO
DETERMINE WHETER ANY OF THIS DATA AND INFORMATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE FEDERAL STATE OR LOCAL LAWS AND REGUALTIONS.