| Common Name: | SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERY |
| Manufacturer: | PANASONIC ENERGY JAPAN |
| SDS Revision Date: | 4/1/2009 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 21XN12, 21XN13, 21XN14, 21XN15, 21XN16, 21XN17, 21XN18, 21XN19, 21XN20, 21XN21, 21XN22, 21XN23, 21XN24, 21XN25, 21XN26, 21XN27, 21XN28, 21XN29, 21XN30, 21XN31, 21XN32, 21XN35, 21XN36, 21XN37, 21XN38, 21XN39, 21XN40, 21XN41, 21XN42, 2RVL3 |
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PANASONIC(R*)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
BATTERY SALES GROUP
LC SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERY SERIES
| SECTION I: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTITY: SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERY
TRADE NAME: PANASONIC LC VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY SERIES
DISTRIBUTOR:
PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY - BATTERY SALES GROUP
5201 TOLLVIEW DRIVE, 1F-3
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL 60008
MANUFACTURER:
PANASONIC ENERGY
OSAKA, 570
JAPAN
FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY:
SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC - DAY OR NIGHT - 24
HOURS: 1-800-424-9300
OUTSIDE THE USA: 1-703-527-3887 (COLLECT)
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL INFORMATION:
TOLL FREE: 1-800-793-3772
INTERNET: WWW.PANASONIC.COM/BATTERIES
| SECTION II: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS / IDENTITY INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT COMMON NAME CHEMICAL NAME APPROXIMATE %
BY WT. OR VOL.
LEAD (NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND GRID) Pb 48-53 WT%
LEAD OXIDE (POSITIVE ELECTRODE) PbO2 23-26%
LEAD SULFATE (POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PbSO4 <1. WT%
ELECTRODE)
SULFURIC ACID (ELECTROLYTE) H2SO4 7-10 WT%
COMPONENT OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV CAS#
LEAD 0.05 MG/M3 0.15 MG/M3 7439-92-1
LEAD OXIDE 0.05 MG/M3 0.15 MG/M3 1309-60-0
LEAD SULFATE 0.05 MG/M3 0.15 MG/M3 7446-14-2
SULFURIC ACID 1.0 MG/M3 1.0 MG/M3 7664-93-9
PERCENTAGES OF COMPONENTS ARE DEPENDANT BOTH ON THE MODEL OF THE BATTERY AND
STATE OF CHARGE/DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY. SULFURIC ACID IS REPORTABLE UNDER
SECTIONS 302, 311, 312 AND 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (EPCRA).
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 500 LBS FOR SULFURIC ACID AND 10,000 LBS FOR LEAD.
SEE SECTION XII, FOR MORE INFORMATION.
OVERALL CHEMICAL REACTION: PbO2 + Pb + 2H2SO4 = 2PbSO4 + 2H2O
NOTE:
PANASONIC SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE A SEALED, NON-SPILLABLE DESIGN.
UNDER NORMAL USE AND HANDLING THE CUSTOMER HAS NO CONTACT WITH THE INTERNAL
COMPONENTS OF THE BATTERY OR THE CHEMICAL HAZARDS. UNDER NORMAL USE AND
HANDLING THESE BATTERIES DO NOT EMIT REGULATED OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
WARNING:
BATTERY TERMINALS/POSTS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND
REPRODUCTIVE HARM. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER WORKING WITH BATTERIES AND
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
| SECTION III: PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
BOILING POINT: ELECTROLYTE 110 DEG. C - 112 DEG. C
VAPOR PRESSURE: ELECTROLYTE 11.7 MMHg. AT 20 DEG. C
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): ELECTROLYTE 3.4
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
LEAD, LEAD OXIDE AND LEAD SULFATE ARE INSOLUBLE IN WATER. SULFURIC ACID IS
100% SOLUBLE IN WATER.
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
THE ENTIRE BATTERY IS A SOLID ARTICLE CONSISTING OF AN OPAQUE PLASTIC CASE
WITH TWO PROTRUDING LEAD TERMINALS. THE BATTERY IS ODORLESS. SULFURIC ACID
IS A LIQUID.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): ELECTROLYTE 1.300
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION (ACUTE AND CHRONIC) - SULFURIC ACID ONLY.:
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 THE BATTERY. INORGANIC ACID MIST (SULFURIC ACID MIST) IS
NOT GENERATED UNDER NORMAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT, SUCH
AS OVERCHARGING, MAY HOWEVER RESULT IN THE GENERATION OF SULFURIC ACID MIST.
ROUTES OF ENTRY: BY INHALATION (MIST), SKIN AND EYES, INGESTION.
ACUTE:
TISSUE DESTRUCTION ON CONTACT. MAY CAUSE 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS OR
BLINDNESS. INGESTION WILL CAUSE CORROSIVE BURNS ON CONTACT. MAY BE FATAL
IF SWALLOWED.
CHRONIC: INHALATION OF MISTS MAY CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: IRRITATION AND BURNING OF EXPOSED TISSUES.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS:
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY PROLONGED INHALATION OF MISTS.
| SECTION IV: EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES | |
BATTERY ELECTROLYTE:
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE BY GIVING LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. IF
AVAILABLE GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
GIVE CPR IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
| SECTION V: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LOWER: 4.10% (HYDROGEN GAS)
UPPER: 74.20%
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, HALON OR CO2.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, TURN OFF POWER. USE POSITIVE PRESSURE,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN FIGHTING FIRE. WATER APPLIED TO
ELECTROLYTE GENERATES HEAT AND CAUSES IT TO SPLATTER. WEAR ACID RESISTANT
CLOTHING. VENTILATE AREA WELL.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN GASES ARE GENERATED IN CELLS DURING NORMAL BATTERY
OPERATION OR WHEN ON CHARGE. (HYDROGEN IS FLAMMABLE AND OXYGEN SUPPORTS
COMBUSTION). THESE GASES ENTER THE AIR THROUGH THE VENT CAPS DURING BATTERY
OVERCHARGING. TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, KEEP SPARKS AND OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNITION AWAY FROM THE BATTERY. DO NOT ALLOW METAL OBJECTS TO
SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACT BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF BATTERIES.
VENTILATE AREA WELL.
| SECTION VI: REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. PROLONGED OVERCHARGE. FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZARD DUE TO POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS GENERATION.
INCOMPATIBILITY:
COMBINATION OF SULFURIC ACID WITH COMBUSTIBLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY
CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION. AVOID STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, MOST METALS,
CARBIDES, CHLORATES, NITRATES, PICRATE.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE GENERATED IN AN OVERCHARGED CONDITION, IN FIRE OR AT
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. CO, CO2 AND SULFUR OXIDES MAY EMIT IN FIRE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION VII: PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF BROKEN BATTERY CASE OR ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE:
NEUTRALIZE ANY ELECTROLYTE OR EXPOSED INTERNAL BATTERY PARTS WITH SODA ASH
(SODIUM BICARBONATE) UNTIL FIZZING STOPS. KEEP UNTRAINED PERSONNEL AWAY FROM
ELECTROLYTE AND BROKEN BATTERY. PLACE BROKEN BATTERY AND CLEAN-UP MATERIALS
IN A PLASTIC BAG OR NON-METALLIC CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF CLEAN-UP MATERIALS AS
A HAZARDOUS WASTE. VENTILATE AREA AS HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE GIVEN OFF DURING
NEUTRALIZATION.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS PROHIBIT THE IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ALL LEAD ACID
BATTERIES. THE BATTERY END USERS (OWNERS) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
BATTERIES FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE THROUGH THEIR ULTIMATE DISPOSAL. THE
ONLY LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES IS TO
RECYCLE THEM AT A RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) APPROVED
SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER. THE PANASONIC SAV-LEAD RECYCLING PROGRAM ALLOWS
FOR THE RECYCLING OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANNER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SAV-LEAD RECYCLING PROGRAM CALL TOLL-FREE,
1-800-SAV-LEAD (1-800-728-5323). THESE BATTERIES ARE CHEMICALLY IDENTICAL TO
COMMON AUTOMOTIVE STARTER BATTERIES AND CAN BE RECYCLED WITH AUTOMOTIVE
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES.
HAZARDOUS WASTE CODES: D002, D008.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING, STORING AND TRANSPORTATION:
STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE IN
SEALED, UNVENTILATED AREAS. AVOID OVERHEATING AND OVERCHARGING.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
DO NOT CHARGE IN UNVENTILATED AREAS. DO NOT USE ORGANIC SOLVENTS OR OTHER
THAN RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL CLEANERS ON BATTERY.
| SECTION VIII: CONTROL MEASURES / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
GENERAL:
NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT DURING NORMAL USE AND HANDLING.
RECOMMEND 2 TO 3 ROOM AIR CHANGES PER HOUR TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF HYDROGEN
GAS.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (IN THE EVENT OF BATTERY CASE BREAKAGE):
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS OR FULL FACE SHIELD.
USE RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
WEAR ACID RESISTANT BOOTS, APRON OR CLOTHING.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
REMOVE JEWELRY, RINGS, WATCHES AND ANY OTHER METALLIC OBJECTS WHILE WORKING
ON BATTERIES. ALL TOOLS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY INSULATED TO AVOID THE
POSSIBILITY OF SHORTING CONNECTIONS. DO NOT LAY TOOLS ON TOP OF BATTERY. BE
SURE TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM TOOLS AND INDIVIDUAL PERSON BY
TOUCHING A GROUNDED SURFACE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BATTERIES, BUT AWAY FROM
CELLS.BATTERIES ARE HEAVY. SERIOUS INJURY CAN RESULT FROM IMPROPER LIFTING
OR INSTALLATION. DO NOT LIFT, CARRY, INSTALL OR REMOVE CELLS BY LIFTING OR
PULLING THE TERMINAL POSTS FOR SAFETY REASONS AND BECAUSE TERMINAL POSTS
AND POST SEALS MAY BE DAMAGED. DO NOT WEAR NYLON CLOTHES OR OVERALLS AS
THEY CAN CREATE STATIC ELECTRICITY. DO KEEP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IN THE WORK AREA.
IMPORTANT:
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER WORKING WITH BATTERIES AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING.
| SECTION IX: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
NFPA HAZARD RATING FOR SULFURIC ACID:
FLAMMABILITY (RED) 0
HEALTH (BLUE) 3
REACTIVITY (YELLOW) 2
| SECTION X: TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
IDENTIFICATION AND PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
BATTERIES - WET, NON-SPILLABLE, ELECTRIC STORAGE, UN 2800.
DOT: UNREGULATED, MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 49 CFR 173, 159 (A).
IATA/ICAO: UNREGULATED, MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIAL PROVISION A67.
IMO: UNREGULATED.
*FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, EACH BATTERY AND OUTER PACKAGE MUST BE
LABELED:
"NON-SPILLABLE" OR "NON-SPILLABLE BATTERY." THIS LABEL MUST BE VISIBLE
DURING TRANSPORTATION.
* BATTERIES MUST BE SECURELY PACKED TO PREVENT SHORT-CIRCUITING.
| SECTION XI: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 INFORMATION | |
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN BATTERY TERMINALS
CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS, AND HANDLING THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO EXPOSE
YOU TO SULFURIC ACID MIST, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CAUSE CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
IMPORTANT:
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER WORKING WITH BATTERIES AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING.
| SECTION XII: OTHER INFORMATION - NOTICE TO READERS | |
GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - LC VRLA BATTERIES:
PANASONIC LC BATTERIES ARE SEALED (VALVE REGULATED) NON-SPILLABLE LEAD-ACID
BATTERIES WITH PASTED LEAD-CALCIUM PLATES. THE ELECTROLYTE IS HELD CAPTIVE
IN AN ABSORBED GLASS MAT (AGM) SEPARATOR BETWEEN PLATES THAT IMMOBILIZE THE
ELECTROLYTE IN THE CELL. AGM SEPARATOR MATERIAL IS A HIGHLY POROUS,
ABSORBENT MICRO FIBERGLASS MAT MIXED WITH POLYMER FIBERS. THERE IS NO "FREE"
ELECTROLYTE TO LEAK OUT IF THE CELL IS TIPPED OVER (CELL CASE AND COVER ARE
SEALED TOGETHER) OR IF THE CELL IS PUNCTURED. THE AGM SEPARATOR MATERIAL
IMMOBILIZES THE ELECTROLYTE AND CREATES A SITUATION WHERE THE SPILL OF
ELECTROLYTE IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. TYPICAL ACCIDENTS WHERE A BATTERY CASE IS
PUNCTURED RESULTS IN A SLIGHT DRIP OR A SLOW OOZE OF MATERIAL OUT OF THE
CELL THAT CANNOT BE CHARACTERIZED AS A SPILL.
PANASONIC LC VRLA BATTERIES ARE ALSO DIFFERENT FROM CONVENTIONAL UNSEALED
(WET/FLOODED) CELLS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ONLY A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF
ELECTROLYTE.VRLA BATTERY ELECTROLYTE IS A DILUTE MIXTURE OF SULFURIC ACID IN
WATER, WHICH TYPICALLY HAS A SPECIFIC GRAVITY BETWEEN 1.270 AND 1.3.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS A MEASURE OF THE DENSITY OF A LIQUID AS COMPARED TO
THAT OF WATER, WHICH HAS A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 1.000. PURE SULFURIC ACID HAS
A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 1.835.
NOTE: PANASONIC LC BATTERIES DO NOT CONTAIN A GEL ELECTROLYTE.
DURING NORMAL BATTERY INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, THE USER HAS
NO CONTACT WITH THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE BATTERY OR ITS INTERNAL
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.
PANASONIC LC BATTERIES ARE UL RECOGNIZED UNDER THE FILE NUMBER:
PANASONIC CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA, FILE
#MH13723, 1 PANASONIC WAY, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094.
NOTICE TO READERS:
DISCLAIMER:
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE DEPENDABLE
AND IS, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS OF
THE DATE COMPILED. HOWEVER, NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY (EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED) OR GUARANTEE IS MADE TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS
OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. THIS INFORMATION RELATES TO THE
SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN
COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS. IT IS THE USER'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO SATISFY HIMSELF AS TO THE SUITABILITY AND COMPLETENESS OF
THIS INFORMATION FOR HIS OWN PARTICULAR USE. PANASONIC CORPORATION, LTD.,
PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY AND PANASONIC SALES COMPANIES DO NOT ACCEPT
LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, FROM THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION NOR DO WE
OFFER WARRANTY AGAINST PATENT INFRINGEMENT. CELL AND BATTERY PRODUCT(S)
OR INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. NO
LIABILITY IS ASSUMED AS A RESULT OF THEIR USE OR APPLICATION.
COPYRIGHT(C)2008 PANASONIC CORPORATION, LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PANASONIC(R*) IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF PANASONIC CORPORATION, LTD.
MSDS PREPARATION DATE: 04/2009
SUPERSEDES: 12/2008
PREPARER:
CHARLES P. MONAHAN
DIRECTOR, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
201-392-6464
REVISED: APRIL 2009
FORM: MSDS-LC 01/R2