Deka Dry Batteries - Manual (Page 4)

PAGE 4 OF 7 East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
BATTERY, DRY
(US, CN, EU Version for International Trade)
• Batteries are housed in polypropylene cases which are regulated as total dust or respirable dust only when they are
ground up during recycling. The OSHA PEL for dust is 15 mg/m
3
as total dust or 5 mg/m
3
as respirable dust.
• May be required to meet Domestic Requirements for a Specific Destination(s).
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE:
Industrial/commercial lead acid battery
ODOUR: Odourless
ODOUR THRESHOLD: NA (Not Applicable)
PHYSICAL STATE: Lead, solid
pH: NA
BOILING POINT: NA
MELTING POINT: NA
FREEZING POINT: NA
VAPOUR PRESSURE: NA
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR = 1): NA
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H
2
O = 1): NA
EVAPORATION RATE (n-BuAc=1): NA
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: Insoluble
FLASH POINT: NA
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NA
LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL): NA
UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (UEL): NA
PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NA
VISCOSITY (poise @ 25° C): Not Available
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: Not Available
FLAMMABILITY/HMIS HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS (US/CN/EU): As sulfuric acid
HEALTH: 3 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 2
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY:
This product is stable under normal conditions at ambient temperature.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID): Strong bases, strong reducing agents, strong oxidizers, and water.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-
PRODUCTS: Thermal decomposition, such as in a fire, will produce carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, and numerous small hydrocarbon molecules.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Overcharging, sources of ignition
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ACUTE TOXICITY (Test Results Basis and Comments):
Lead:
No data available for elemental lead
SUBCHRONIC/CHRONIC TOXICITY (Test Results and Comments):
Repeated exposure to lead and lead compounds in the workplace may result in nervous system toxicity. Some toxicologists
report abnormal conduction velocities in persons with blood lead levels of 50 µg/100 ml or higher. Heavy lead exposure may
result in central nervous system damage, encephalopathy and damage to the blood-forming (hematopoietic) tissues.
Additional Information
• Very little chronic toxicity data available for elemental lead.
• Lead is listed by IARC as a 2B carcinogen: possible carcinogen in humans. Arsenic is listed by IARC, ACGIH, and NTP
as a carcinogen, based on studies with high doses over long periods of time. The other ingredients in this product,
present at equal to or greater than 0.1% of the product, are not listed by OSHA, NTP, or IARC as suspect carcinogens.
• The 19 th Amendment to EC Directive 67/548/EEC classified lead compounds, but not lead in metal form, as possibly toxic
to reproduction. Risk phrase 61: May cause harm to the unborn child, applies to lead compounds, especially soluble
forms.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION