Safety

Safety Data Sheet 4 of 15| Page
830-0002 (Revision date: November 1, 2016)
4.2 Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed
Acute effects
Direct contact of internal electrolyte gel with eyes may cause severe burns or blindness
Direct contact of internal electrolyte gel with the skin may cause skin irritation or damaging burns.
Vapor or mist can irritate the eyes, mucous membranes and respiratory tract. Exposure can cause nausea,
dizziness and headache.
Chronic/delayed effects
Overexposure to the internal electrolytegel may cause reproductive disorder(s) based on tests with
laboratory animals. Target organs affected could be kidneys, central nervous system, eyes, and male
reproductive system. Overexposure may cause cancer. Target organs are the brain, intestine, mammary
gland, haematopoietic system and kidneys.
4.3 Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed
Treat symptomatically.
SECTION 5: Firefighting measures
5.1 Extinguishing media
Suitable extinguishing media
Water, dry chemical powder, carbon dioxide (CO2) and foam are most effective to extinguish a battery fire.
For small fires use only sand, dry chemical powder, CO2 or regular foam. Continuously apply media until
fire is extinguished.
For large fires, use copious quantities of water spray. Continuously apply media until fire is extinguished.
Large fires should only be extinguished by trained fire fighters.
Unsuitable extinguishing media
Do not use small quantities of water. If water spray is used, it must be continually applied until fire is
extinguished.
5.2 Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture
Battery may vent when subjected to excessive heat-exposing, fire or over voltage condition. Risk of
explosion by fire is anticipated if batteries are disposed of in fire. Firefighting water runoff and dilution
water may be toxic and corrosive and may cause adverse environmental impacts.
The interaction of water or water vapour with electrolyte may result in the generation of hydrogen and
hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas.
Contact with battery electrolyte may be irritating to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Fire will
produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Fumes may cause dizziness or suffocation.