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INNOVATIVE POWER SOLUTIONS
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Waste disposal method
Lead acid batteries are recyclable when sent to a secondary lead smelter. Follow local, State / Provincial, and
Federal / National regulations applicable to as-used, end-of-life characteristics to be determined by end-user.
Hazardous waste class / code
US - Not applicable to finished product as manufactured for distribution into commerce.
CN - Not applicable to finished product as manufactured for distribution into commerce.
EWC - Not applicable to finished product as manufactured for distribution into commerce.
Additional information
Not Included. Recycle or dispose as allowed by local jurisdiction for the end-of-life characteristics as-disposed.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
GROUND:
US-DOT / CAN-TDG / EU-ADR / APEC-ADR
Proper Shipping Name
Not regulated as a Hazardous Material
AIRCRAFT:
ICAO-IATA
Proper Shipping Name
Not regulated as a Hazardous Materials
Discover Batteries meet the test requirements for “Non-Spillable and wet electronic storage Batteries” as
provided in 49 CFR 173.159 (d) and IATA/ICAO, and are non-regulated when protected against short circuits,
kept upright, and securely packaged.
VESSEL:
IMO-IMDG
Proper Shipping Name
Not regulated as a Hazardous Material
Additional information
Each battery and the outer packaging must be plainly and durably marked “Nonspillable” or “Nonspillable
Battery” Non-Spillable Battery complies with the provisions listed in 49 CFR 173.159(d), therefore must not be
marked with an identification number or hazardous label and is not subject to hazardous shipping paper
requirements. Transport requires proper packaging and paperwork, including the Nature and Quantity of
goods, per applicable origin/destination/customs points as-shipped.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
INVENTORY STATUS (All components are listed on the TSCA; EINECS / ELINCS; and DSL, unless noted otherwise below)
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS
TSCA Section 8b - Inventory Status
All chemicals comprising this product are either exempt or listed on the TSCA Inventory.
TSCA Section 12b - Export Notification
If the finished product contains chemicals subject to TSCA Section 12b export notification, they are listed below:
Chemical
CAS#
None
N/A
CERCLA (Comprehensive Responsive Compensation and Liability Act)
Chemicals present in the product which could require reporting under the statute:
Chemical
CAS#
Lead
7439-92-1
Sulfuric acid
7664-93-9
SARA TITLE III (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act)
The finished product contains chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of SARA TITLE III.
Chemical
CAS#
%wt
Lead
7439-92-1
67
Sulfuric acid
7664-93-9
10
CERCLA Section 311/312 Hazard Categories
The finished product is exempt from these regulations, but lead and sulfuric acid above the thresholds are
reportable on Tier II reports.
Fire Hazard
No
Pressure Hazard
No
Reactivity Hazard
No
Immediate Hazard
No (internal acid gel is corrosive)
Delayed Hazard
No
Sulfuric acid is regulated as an EHS (Extremely Hazardous Substance)