TELEDYNE BATTERY PRODUCTS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
LEAD 瑼CID NONSPILLABLE BATTERY
HAZARD RATING
TELEDYNE BATTERY PRODUCTS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
LEAD-ACID NONSPILLABLE BATTERY
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THESE DATA OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE
THEREOF.
VENDOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO VENDEE OR THIRD PERSON PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY ABNORMAL
USE OF THE MATERIAL EVEN IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. FURTHERMORE, VENDEE ASSUMES THE
RISK IN THIS USE OF THE MATERIAL.
CONTRACT/ORDER NO.:---------------------------------------------
NATIONAL STOCK NO:------------------------------------------------
SPECIFICATION REFERENCE NO:---------------------------------
DATE PREPARED: March 2006
SECTION I: PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: TELEDYNE BATTERY PRODUCTS
ADDRESS: 840 WEST BROCKTON AVENUE
REDLANDS, CA 92374
TELEPHONE: 909-793-3131
24-HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT: INFOTRAC 1-800-535-5053
PRODUCT NAME: LEAD ACID, NONSPILLABLE BATTERY
TRADE NAME: TELEDYNE BATTERY, GILL AIRCRAFT BATTERY, CENTURION AND SILTRON
SYNONYMS: 12B90R, 690R, 691R, G-25S, G-30S, G-35S, G-243S, G-6381ES, G-639ES, G641S AND G230S
CHEMICAL FAMILY: LEAD AND LEAD COMPONENTS
FORMULA: NOT APPLICABLE
DOT DESCRIPTION: NONSPILLABLE BATTERY
INTENDED USE: VALVE REGULATED/LEAD-ACID BATTERIES FOR AIRCRAFT, EMERGENCY LIGHTING,
GROUND SUPPORT, ENGINE STARTING EQUIPMENT AND CABLE
TV/TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
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SECTION II: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
MATERIAL OR CAS # WEIGHT OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV OSHA ACTION
COMPONENT % LEVEL
50 礸/m3 0.15 mg/m3 30 礸/m3
Lead and lead compounds <95
7439-92-1
1 mg/m3 1 mg/m3
Sulfuric acid (Electrolyte) <22 Not Applicable
7664-93-9
0.5 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3
Antimony <0.4 Not Applicable
7440-36-0
10 礸/m3 0.2 mg/m3 5 ?m3
Arsenic <0.1
7440-38-2
5 mg/m3 ** 10 mg/m3
Barium sulfate <0.4 Not Applicable
7727-43-7
5 mg/m3* 2 mg/m3*
Calcium compounds <0.1 Not Applicable
7440-70-2
3.5 mg/m3 3.5 mg/m3
Carbon black extracts <0.1 Not Applicable
1333-86-4
Magnesium sulfate <0.3 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
7487-88-9
0.1 mg/m3 0.1 mg/m3
Nickel sulfate <0.1 Not Applicable
7786-81-4
10 mg/m3^ 10 mg/m3^
Sodium sulfate <0.3 Not Applicable
7757-82-6
0.2 mg/m3 0.2 mg/m3
Selenium <0.1 Not Applicable
7782-49-2
2 mg/m3 2 mg/m3
Tin compounds <0.5 Not Applicable
7440-31-5
* As CaO ** Respirable ^ Total nuisance dust
SECTION III: PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: MELTING POINT:
LEAD 3164 篎 (1740 篊) LEAD 621 篎 (327.43 篊)
@ 760 mm HG ELECTROLYTE 203 篎 (95 篊) ELECTROLYTE N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: VAPOR PRESSURE:
LEAD 11.34 LEAD NEGLIGIBLE
ELECTROLYTE 1.285 ELECTROLYTE 10 @ 18 篎
VAPOR DENSITY: SOLUBILITY:
LEAD N/A LEAD N/A
ELECTROLYTE >1 ELECTROLYTE 100%
% VOLATILES BY VOL.: EVAPORATION RATE:
NEGLIGIBLE LEAD N/A
ELECTROLYTE <1
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: NO ODOR. BATTERY CASE IS PINK, WHITE, OFF-WHITE, OR BLACK.
ELECTROLYTE IS A CLEAR AND ODORLESS LIQUID.
SECTION IV: HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE
INHALATION: INHALATION OF ELECTROLYTE CAN CAUSE BURNS IN THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
LUNG IRRITATION AND PULMONARY EDEMA MAY OCCUR. LEAD DUST, VAPOR OR FUME
MAY BE ABSORBED BY THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAN RESULT IN BOTH ACUTE AND
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE AS WELL AS RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SKIN CONTACT: ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE BURNS OR LOCALIZED IRRITATION. LEAD IS NOT READILY
ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
EYE CONTACT: ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, CORNEAL BURNS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS.
BLINDNESS OR SEVERE OR PERMANENT INJURY MAY RESULT. LEAD DUST, VAPOR OR
FUME MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
INGESTION: ELECTROLYTE MAY CAUSE BURNS TO THE MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. LEAD
DUST, VAPOR OR FUME MAY BE ABSORBED BY THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAN
RESULT IN BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE.
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EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
ACUTE
OVEREXPOSURE: SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE EYES, NOSE AND THROAT.
DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING MAY BE EXPERIENCED. ACID SPLASHED IN THE EYES OR ON
THE SKIN MAY CAUSE BURNS OR IRRITATION. ACUTE UNTREATED OVEREXPOSURE TO
LEAD MAY LEAD TO WEAKNESS, VOMITING, LOSS OF APPETITE, UN-COORDINATED BODY
MOVEMENTS, CONVULSIONS, STUPOR AND POSSIBLY COMA.
CHRONIC
OVEREXPOSURE: REPEATED PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO DILUTE SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
THE SKIN. REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO MIST OR VAPORS OF SULFURIC
ACID MAY CAUSE EROSION OF THE TEETH, CHRONIC IRRITATION OF THE EYES OR
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION TO THE NOSE, THROAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES. UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS OF USE, EXPOSURE TO LEAD OR LEAD CONTAINING COMPOUNDS DOES NOT
OCCUR. CHRONIC UNTREATED EXPOSURE TO LEAD MAY CAUSE WEAKNESS, INSOMNIA,
HYPERTENSION, SLIGHT IRRITATION TO SKIN AND EYES, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH,
ANEMIA, CONSTIPATION, HEADACHE, MUSCLE AND JOINT PAINS, NEUROMUSCULAR
DYSFUNCTION, POSSIBLE PARALYSIS, ENCEPHALOPATHY AND PNEUMOCONIOSIS. LEAD
EXPOSURE CAN POSE RISK TO DEVELOPING FETUSES AND MAY ALSO IMPAIR THE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS,
HEMATOPOIETIC AND/OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MAY OCCUR.
CARCINOGENICITY IARC NTP OSHA
Lead X X
Arsenic X X X
Sulfuric acid X
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
EYES: (DRY OXIDE OR ACID) WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER, LIFTING THE
LOWER AND UPPER LIDS CONTINUOUSLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: NOT A DIRECT ROUTE OF ENTRY FOR LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS. FOR ACID
EXPOSURE, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THE EXPOSED AREA OF THE SKIN WITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES (THIS CAN BE DONE WHILE UNDER
SHOWER). GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ACID EXPOSURE.
INHALATION: FOR LEAD AND LEAD COMPOUNDS EXPOSURE, REMOVE EMPLOYEE FROM AREA OF
EXPOSURE AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. FOR ACID EXPOSURE, REMOVE EMPLOYEE TO
FRESH AIR. IF PERSON IS NOT BREATHING AND HAS NO PULSE, PERFORM CPR. KEEP
VICTIM WARM AND AT REST. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: FOR LEAD EXPOSURE, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. FOR SULFURIC ACID, GIVE EMPLOYEE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IF CONSCIOUS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. FOR LEAD, GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SECTION V: FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FLASH POINT: N/A FOR LEAD 675 篎 FOR POLYPROPYLENE CASE
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR (% BY VOL): N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE HALON, DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. BATTERY CASE WILL
BURN.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: USE OF WATER IN EXTINGUISHING BURNING BATTERIES MAY CAUSE
SPATTERING DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MOLTEN LEAD.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD: WHILE BATTERY IS BEING CHARGED, HYDROGEN GAS IS PRODUCED.
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BATTERY MAY EXPLODE IF HYDROGEN GAS IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE
BATTERY CASE. KEEP IGNITION SOURCES AWAY.
SECTION VI: REACTIVITY DATA
CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO INSTABILITY: NONE
INCOMPATIBILITY: CONTACT OF ELECTROLYTE WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL. ALSO
CONTACT OF LEAD WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY LIBERATE
HYDROGEN GAS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SULFURIC ACID MIST, SULFUR DIOXIDE AND CARBON
MONOXIDE MAY BE RELEASED WHEN ELECTROLYTE
DECOMPOSES. NO DECOMPOSITION FOR LEAD AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS.
CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION VII: SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL
IS SPILLED OR RELEASED: SHOULD A BATTERY BREAK OPEN, ISOLATE THE AREA. PICK UP AND
CONTAINERIZE ALL BATTERY PARTS AND MATERIALS. LIMIT PERSONAL
EXPOSURE WITH GLOVES, EYE AND FACE PROTECTION. ELECTROLYTE SHOULD
BE ABSORBED WITH A NON-ORGANIC TYPE ABSORBENT SUCH AS DRY SAND OR
EARTH. AVOID DILUTION WITH WATER. LEAD SPILLED FROM THE BATTERY
SHOULD BE HEPA VACUUMED OR WET MOPPED, DO NOT DRY SWEEP OR USE
COMPRESSED AIR.
NEUTRALIZING CHEMICALS: USE SODA ASH OR BAKING SODA TO NEUTRALIZE THE ELECTROLYTE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS: BATTERY PARTS MAY BE RECYCLED BY AN EPA-PERMITTED SECONDARY LEAD
SMELTING FACILITY OR DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE PURSUANT TO
RCRA REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION VIII: SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
HANDLING AND STORAGE: EXERCISE CAUTION IN HANDLING AND STORAGE DUE TO WEIGHT OF UNITS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT ALLOW METAL OR OTHER CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL TO SHORT CIRCUIT
TERMINALS. HEAT, SPARK, DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, AND FIRE MAY
RESULT FROM SHORT CIRCUITING. PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE TO MINIMIZE
PERSONAL EXPOSURE. BATTERY MAY RELEASE HYDROGEN DURING CHARGING
OR IF EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. DO NOT STORE IN AIR TIGHT
CONTAINER.
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS: BATTERY CHARGING AREAS MUST BE ADEQUATELY VENTILATED TO PREVENT
HAZARDOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF FLAMMABLE GAS OR ACID MIST. DESIGN
CRITERIA FOR VENTILATION SYSTEMS ARE CONTAINED IN THE INDUSTRIAL
VENTILATION MANUAL PUBLISHED BY THE ACGIH.
SPECIFIC PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
RESPIRATORY: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT
REQUIRED. HOWEVER, SHOULD CONDITIONS ARISE WHERE RESPIRATORS ARE
NEEDED, USE ONLY NIOSH/MSHA RESPIRATORS APPROVED FOR DUST, FUME
AND MIST.
EYE: CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FULL FACE SHIELD.
SKIN: GLOVES APPROVED FOR SULFURIC ACID.
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OTHER: ACID RESISTANT APRON.
SECTION IX: SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
SHOULD A BATTERY BREAK OPEN AND A LEAD SPILL OCCURS, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT LEAD DUST
FROM BECOMING AIR BORNE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, RUBBER
GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION IF CONDUCTING A LEAD SPILL CLEAN UP.
AVOID THE USE OF NON-INSULATED TOOLS. IF THEY ARE REQUIRED, TAKE CARE NOT TO MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
TWO BATTERY TERMINALS AS SEVERE SPARKING MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. RINGS, METAL
WATCH BANDS, NECKLACES AND OTHER JEWELRY SHOULD BE REMOVED WHILE SERVICING BATTERIES.
SUFFICIENT VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN ALL WORK AREAS TO PREVENT A BUILD UP OF DANGEROUS GASES. IF
THE
BATTERY ROOM IS AIR CONDITIONED AS PART OF AN OVERALL BUILDING SYSTEM, THE EXHAUST AIR FROM THE BATTERY
ROOM SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE ROOM SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE AIR. HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN GASES ARE PRODUCED DURING NORMAL BATTERY
OPERATION, ESPECIALLY DURING CHARGING. HYDROGEN GAS IS LIGHTER THAN AIR, COLORLESS, ODORLESS AND
TASTELESS, THEREFORE IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT WITHOUT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. ALWAYS ASSUME THAT SMALL AMOUNTS
OF GASES ARE PRESENT AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
SECTION X: OTHER WARNINGS
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. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
SARA TITLE III
THE CHEMICALS LISTED BELOW ARE TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372.
MATERIAL OR COMPONENT CAS # WEIGHT %
Lead and lead compounds <95
7439-92-1
Sulfuric acid <22
7664-93-9
Antimony <0.4
7440-36-0
Arsenic <0.1
7440-38-2
Selenium <0.1
7782-49-2
THIS LEAD-ACID BATTERY IS CLASSIFIED AS A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE (40 CFR 372.3) AND THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(LEAD, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS) CONTAINED WITHIN ARE NOT RELEASED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS
OF USE. SINCE THESE CHEMICALS ARE NOT RELEASED DURING NORMAL USE THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN 40 CFR PART 372 SUBPART B. HOWEVER, SULFURIC ACID MAY BE RELEASED INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT IF A BATTERY BREAKS AND THEREFORE MAY NOT BE EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA
TITLE III. SEE EXEMPTIONS, 40 CFR 372.38 (b).
THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ALL MSDS'S THAT ARE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
UPDATED BY: JESUS BUENO LUNA, ENVIRONMENTAL / HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR
DATE: MARCH 2006
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