*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
    CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP PROTECTION.
Ventilation:STORE/HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF MECHANICAL
    VENTILATIN IS USED COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID-RESISTANT.
Other Protective Equipment:ACID-RESISTANT APRON.UNDER SEVERE EXPO/EMERG
    CONDITIONS WEAR ACID-RESISTANT CLOTH/BOOTS.EMERG EYEWASH/SHOWERS
    W/WATER.
Work Hygienic Practices:HNDL BATT CAUTIOUSLY.MAKE CERTAIN VENT CAPS ON
    SECURELY.AVOID CONTACT W/INTER COMPONENTS.WEAR PROT CLOTH WHEN
    FILL/HNDL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE/EXPLO:MATLS TO SIMULT CONTACT -/+ CELL/BATT TERMINALS.FOLLOW MFG
    INSTRUCTIONS/SERVICE.
    INCOMPAT:HALIDES,HALOGENATES,KNO3,PERMANGANATE,PEROXIDES,NASCENT
    ACID PRESENT BUTBAT CONTAINS 5LBS OF ACID.CONTAINS CHEM REQUIRED
    NOTIFICATIN.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:LEAD-ACID BATTERY
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACID:INHAL:SEVERE RESP
    IRRIT.INGEST:SEVERE MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH
    IRRIT.SKIN:SEVERE IRRIT,BURNS,ULCERATION.EYE:SEVERE
    IRRIT,BURNS,CORNEA DMG,BLINDNESS.LEAD CMPDS:HAZ EXPO WHEN
    HEATED/OXIDIZED/ PROCESS/DMG.INHAL:UPPER RESP TRACT/LUNGS.INGEST:AD
    PAIN,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,SEVERE CRAMPING,SYS TOXICITY.EYE:IRRIT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:SULFURIC ACID CLASSIFIED AS CAT
    I CARCINOGEN BY IARC BUT DOESN'T APPLY TO BATT/LIQ.ARSENIC AFT
    PROLON USE.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE:ACID:SEVERE SKIN IRRIT,DMG TO
    CORNEA,UPPER RESP IRRIT. PB:HEAD,FTG,AD PAIN,LOSS OF
    APPETITE,MUSCULAR ACHES,WEAK,SLEEP DISTURBANCES,IRRITABILITY.
    CHRONIC:ACID:TOOTH ENAMEL EROSION,INFLAMM OF NOSE /THROAT/BRONCHIAL
    TUBES. PB:ANEMIA,NEUROPATHY PARTICULARLY MOTOR NERVE W/WRIST
    DROP,KIDNEY DMG,REPRODUCTIVE CHANGES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ACID MIST MAY CAUSE LUNG DMG &
    AGGRAVATE PULM CONDITIONS.CONTACT W/ACID MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN
    DISEASES LIKE ECZEMA & CONTACT DERM.PB/PB CMPDS CAN AGGRAVATE SOME
    FORMS OF KIDNEY,LIVER,NEUROLOGIC DISEASES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:ACID:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.DIFFI BREATH GIVE
    OXY.INGEST:GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER.DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.SEE
    CLOTH/SHOES.LEAD:INHAL: REMOVE FRM EXPO.GARLGE/WASH NOSE/LIPS.SEE
    DR.INGEST:SEE DR IMMED.SKIN:WASH IMMED
    W/SOAP/WATER.EYES:ACID/PB:FLUSH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @LEAST
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:4.1 (H2 GAS)
Extinguishing Media:CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF BATT ON CHARE SHUT OFF POWER.USE +PRESS
    SCBA.WATER APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTE GENERATES HEAT & CAUSES TO
    SPATTER.WEAR ACID-RESISTANCT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY FLAMM H2 GAS GENERATED DURING
    CHARGING/OPERATION OF BATT.TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE/EXPLO KEEP
    SPARKS/IGN SOURCES AWAY FRM BATT.DO NOT ALLOW METALLIC (SUPPLE)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:STOP SPILL.CONTAIN/ABSORB W/DRY
    SAND/EARTH/VERMICULITE.DO NOT USE COMBUST MATLS.IF POSSIBLE
    CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE ELECTROLYTE W/SODA ASH/SODIUM
    FACESHLD.DO NOT ALLOW UNNEUTRALIZE ACIDTO SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LIME, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI AREA
    W/IMPERV SURFACES/ADEQUAT CONTAIN IN EVENT OF SPILL.STORE UNDER
    ROOF FOR PROT AGAINST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FRM INCOMPAT MATLS.STORE/HNDL ONLY IN AREA
    W/ADEQ WATER SUPPLY/SPILL CNTRL.AVOID DMG TO CNTNR.KEEP AWAY FRM
    FIRE/SPARKS/HEAT. RCRA:SPENT BATT NOT REG AS HAZ WASTE
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:Z4
Vapor Density:>1, AIR=1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Appearance and Odor:MFG ARTICLE;NO APPARENT ODOR,ELECTROLYTE CLEAR LIQ
    W/SHARP PENETRATING PUNG ODO
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID:COMBUST/ORG MATL,STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,METALS,SULFUR TRIOXIDE
    GAS,STRONG OXI,WATER.PB:STRONG ACIDS,BASES,(SUPPLE)
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGE; SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACID:SULFUR TIROXIDE,SULFURIC ACID
    MIST,CO,SO2,H2.PB:TOXIC METAL FUME/VAP/DUST,HIGHLY TOXIC ARSINE
    GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:SPENT BATT:SENT TO 2ND LEAD SMELTER FOR
    RECYCL.PLACE NEUTRA SLURRY INTO SEAL CNTNR.DISPOSE AS HAZ WASTE AS
    APPLICABLE.LG WATER-DILUTED SPILLS AFT NEUTRA/TEST SHOULD BE
    MANAGED IAW APPROVED LOC/STATE/F ED REQMTS.CONSULT STATE ENVIRO
    AGENCY/FED EPA.
