Datasheet

Product: RBC24
Schneider Electric Incorporated
132 Fairgrounds Road
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: [phone]
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SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROL/ PERSONAL PROTECTION
Eye Protection: Chemical splash goggles or a full-face shield with safety glasses.
Skin Protection: Acid resistant clothing with rubber/neoprene boots for major spill clean-up.
Protective Gloves: Acid resistant gloves such as rubber, neoprene, vinyl coated, PVC.
Respiratory Protection: Use NIOSH approved respiratory protection when concentrations exceed
exposure guidelines.
Other Protective Equipment: Lab apron, acid resistant steel-toed boots and protective clothing.
Ventilation: Must be provided when charging in an enclosed area.
Engineering Controls: Use only in well ventilated area.
Workplace/Hygienic Practices: Upon skin contact, wash thoroughly with soap and water. Keep work areas
clean.
SECTION 9: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Toxicology Data: Wet storage batteries are sealed articles. Exposure to lead, acid and lead
contaminated acid is not anticipated during normal storage, handling and
intended use or maintenance of the battery. Battery recycling personnel
should carefully follow established employer protocols when processing
batteries and battery components.
Eye Effects: Sulfuric Acid - Severe eye irritant
Skin Effects: Sulfuric Acid - Extremely irritating, corrosive, and toxic to tissue, resulting in
rapid destruction of tissue, causing severe burns. If much skin is involved,
exposure is accompanied by shock, collapse and symptoms similar to those
seen in severe burns. Repeated contact with dilute solutions can cause
dermatitis.
Ingestion Effects: Lead - Poison by ingestion in large dosages and with prolonged exposure
leading to the same effects as seen in exposure by inhalation. Adults absorb
5-15% of ingested lead and retain less than 5%. Children absorb about 50%
and retain about 30%.
Sulfuric Acid - Moderately toxic by ingestion.
Inhalation Effects: Lead - For industry, inhalation is much more important than is ingestion.
Systemic effects include loss of appetite, anemia, malaise, insomnia,
headache, irritability, muscle and joint pains, tremors, flaccid paralysis
without anesthesia, hallucinations and distorted perceptions, muscle
weakness, gastritis and liver changes. Major organ systems affected are the
nervous system, blood system and kidneys. Experimental evidence
suggests that blood levels of lead below 10 μg/dL can lower the IQ scores of
children. Low levels of lead impair neurotransmission and immune system
function and may increase systolic blood pressure. Reversible kidney
damage can occur from acute exposure. Chronic exposure can lead to
irreversible vascular sclerosis, tubular cell atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and
glomerular sclerosis. Very heavy intoxication can sometimes be detected by
formation of a dark line on the gum margins.