Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

ArticleInformationSheet(AIS)
10c.RegulatoryDefinitions‐Article
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11a.Certification&3rdPartyApproval
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11b.AISHazardCommunicationApproaches(consultedindevelopingthisdocument)
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GHSSDSrequirementsandclassificationcriteriadonotapplytoarticlesorproducts
(suchasbatteries)thathaveafixedshape,whicharenotintendedtoreleaseachemical.
ThearticleexemptionisfoundinSection1.3.2.1.1oftheGHSandreads:TheGHS
appliestopuresubstancesandtheirdilute
solutionsandtomixtures."Articles"as
definedbytheHazardCommunicationStandard(29CFR1900.1200)oftheOSHAof
theUSA,orbysimilardefinition,areoutsidethescopeofthesystem."
JAMPisaJapaneseIndustryAssociationwhodevelopedtheconceptofanArticle
InformationSheetasasupplychain
tooltoshareandcommunicatechemical
informationinarticles.TheAISauthoringprocessisbasedon“declarable”substances
tomeetglobalregulatoryrequirementsaswellassubstancestobereportedbyGADSL,
JIG,etc.
AninternationalstandardthatcameintoeffectinMarch2012concerningdeclaration
forelectricalandelectronic
products.IEC6274replacesthedefunctJointIndustryGuide
–MaterialDeclarationforElectro‐technicalProducts(JIG‐101‐Ed4.1(May21,2012)
Thegeneralprincipleforasubstancetobeincludedinthedatabaseasadeclarable
substanceis:1)existingnationallawsorregulationsinanIECmembercountry
thatare
relevanttoElectro‐technicalproductsandthatprohibitorrestrictsubstances,orthat
havealabeling,communication,reportingornotificationrequirement,and2)applying
IEC62474criteriaresultsinidentificationofdeclarablesubstance.
GloballyHarmonizedSystem(GHS)
JointArticleManagementPromotion
ConsortiumJAMP
IEC62474Ed.1.0B:2012Material
Declaration
forProductsofandfor
theElectro‐technicalIndustry
IEC62474Database‐Publically
availableonline(maintainedbyTC11:
EnvironmentalStandardizationfor
electricalandelectronicproductsand
systems.
EUREACHREGULATION(EC)NO.
1907/2006
EUREACHArticle31
Exempt
Forcustomsclearancepurpose,batteriesaredefinedasan"Article".
Classifiedasnon‐hazardouswaste
(notignitable,corrosive,reactiveortoxic).Federal
UniversalWasteRegulations(40CFR273)donotapply.Staterequirementsmaybe
morestringentthanFederal.
Nowarningrequiredper3rdpartyassessment.
Mercuryfree
Regulatedasan“article.”Nolistedsubstancesarepresent(>0.1%w/w)inaccordance
withECJarticledefinitionof10
September2015.Ifneeded,adeclaration(DoC)
confirmingthecurrentSVHCCandidateListisavailableuponrequestorcanbe
downloadedfromtheDuracellwebsite(https://www.duracell.com/en‐us/for‐business/)
Folder:“Environmental&Regulatory.”
SDSisnotrequiredconsumeralkalinebatteries.
USACPSIA2008(PL.11900314)
USAEPATSCASection13(40CFR
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707.20
)
USAEPARCRA(40CFR261)
CaliforniaProp65
CANADAProductsContaining
MercuryRegulationsSOR/20140254
USACPSCFHSA(16CFR1500) Consumerbatteriesarenotlistedasahazardousproduct.
UL(UTGT2.S50939SingleMultiple
StationSmokeAlarms‐Component)
AA,9V
CertificationStandard:ANSI/UL217Single&MultipleStationSmokeAlarms
USAOSHA
USA
TSCA
EUREACH
GHS
29CFR1910.1200(b)(6)(v)
40CFR704.3;710.2(3)(c);and[19CFR12.1209a)]
Title1‐Chapter2‐Article3(3)
Section1.3.2.1
11.OtherInformation
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