Datasheet

GS Yuasa Battery Europe Ltd.
SAFETY DATA SHEET
In accordance with REACH Regulation EC No. 453/2010
Document: QAPTEC0022
Issue No: 13
Issue Date: 18/10/2017
Page: 7 of 11
If this document is printed, it is to be considered uncontrolled and for reference only.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Components
10.1
VRLA Battery
Stability: Within the operational temperature range -20 to +50 °C the
undamaged product is stable.
10.4
Plate Grids and
Active materials:
Materials & Conditions to
Avoid:
Powdered Lead reacts violently with fused ammonium nitrate and
sodium acetylide. Reacts violently when in contact with chlorine
trifluoride.
10.3
Battery Electrolyte:
Possibility of Hazardous
Reactions

Dilution of the higher concentrated grades with water may
liberate excessive heat.
 Highly reactive with metals and organic materials.
 On contact with metals, may generate hydrogen which forms
explosive mixtures with air.
 Destroys organic materials such as cardboard, wood, textiles,
etc.
 Vigorous reaction with sodium hydroxide and alkalis.
10.6
Hazardous Decomposition
Product(s):

Sulphur oxides
10.1
Case Material:
Materials & Conditions to
Avoid:

To avoid thermal decomposition, do not overheat.

Starts to decompose at temperatures >275
o
C.

Powerful oxidising agents.
10.6
Hazardous decomposition
products:

Monomers, other degradation products, traces of hydrogen
cyanide.
10.1
Separator Material:
Stability:

Stable material.
10.4
Materials & Conditions to
Avoid:

Incompatible with Hydrofluoric acid and concentrated Sodium
Hydroxide.
10.6
Hazardous decomposition
products:

No hazardous polymerisation expected.
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
This information is of relevance only if the VRLA Battery has suffered damage and is broken.
Components
11
VRLA Battery

This information does not apply to the undamaged VRLA Battery.
It is of relevance if the battery is broken and the components are
released to the environment.
 Exposure limits may vary according to national law and
regulations.
11.1
Plate Grids:
Metallic Lead,
Lead alloys.
Acute Toxicity

Toxic by ingestion or inhalation
 Chronic poison
 Lead is a poison that affects virtually every system in the body
 Symptoms include fatigue, headaches, constipation, aching bones
and muscles, gastrointestinal tract disturbances and reduced
appetite
 Blood Lead levels of 80 µg/dl and above have been associated
with both acute and chronic effects of Lead poisoning
Active materials:
Lead dioxide.
Acute Toxicity

Toxic by ingestion or inhalation
 Chronic poison
 Chronic exposure to Lead compounds may lead to a build-up of
Lead in the body, giving rise to a variety of health problems,
including anaemia, kidney and liver damage, impaired eyesight,
memory loss and CNS
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damage
Battery Electrolyte:
Corrosive Corrosive, the more concentrated solutions can cause serious burns
to the mouth, eyes and skin
Harmful by ingestion and through skin contact
Inhalation:
Mist is a severe irritant to the respiratory tract. Fluid build-up on the
lung (pulmonary oedema) may occur up to 48 hours after exposure
and could prove fatal
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CNS = Central Nervous System