Material Safety Data Sheet

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Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
August 2016
©2016 Energizer
PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT NAME: Energizer Rechargeable Battery
Type No.:
Volts:
TRADE NAMES: ENERGIZER Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
Approximate Weight:
CHEMICAL SYSTEM: Nickel Metal Hydride
Designed for Recharge: Yes
Document Number: 12006-B
Energizer has prepared copyrighted Product Safety Datasheets to provide information on the different Eveready/Energizer battery systems. Batteries are
articles as defined under the GHS and exempt from GHS classification criteria (Section 1.3.2.1.1 of the GHS). The information and recommendations set
forth herein are made in good faith, for information only, and are believed to be accurate as of the date of preparation. However, ENERGIZER BATTERY
MANUFACTURING, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMS ALL
LIABILITY FROM REFERENCE ON IT.
SECTION 1 - MANUFACTURER INFORMATION
Manufactured for:
Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
1359 Columbia Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145
SECTION 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
GHS classification: N/A
Signal Word: N/A
Hazard Classification: N/A
Under normal conditions of use, the battery is hermetically sealed.
Ingestion: Swallowing a battery can be harmful. Contents of an open battery can cause serious chemical burns of mouth, esophagus, and
gastrointestinal tract.
Inhalation: Contents of an open battery can cause respiratory irritation. Hypersensitivity to nickel can cause allergic pulmonary asthma.
Skin Contact: Contents of an open battery can cause skin irritation and/or chemical burns. Nickel, nickel compounds, cobalt and cobalt
compounds can cause skin sensitization and an allergic contact dermatitis.
Eye Contact: Contents of an open battery can cause severe irritation and chemical burns.
Note: Nickel, nickel compounds, cobalt and cobalt compounds are listed as possible carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) or National Toxicology Program (NTP).
SECTION 3 - INGREDIENTS
IMPORTANT NOTE: The battery should not be opened or burned. Exposure to the ingredients contained within or their combustion products could be
harmful.
MATERIAL OR INGREDIENT
PEL (OSHA)
TLV (ACGIH)
%/wt.
Aluminum
(CAS# 7429-90-5)
15 mg/m
3
TWA (total dust)
5 mg/m
3
TWA (respirable
fraction)
10 mg/m
3
TWA
< 2
Cobalt
as cobalt metal
(CAS# 7440-48-4)
as cobalt oxide
(CAS# 1307-96-6)
0.1 mg/m
3
TWA (as Co)
0.02 mg/m
3
TWA (as Co)
2.5-6.0

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