SDS

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Panasonic Batteries
Panasonic Industrial Company
A Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
5201 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Toll Free: 877-726-2228
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.panasonic.com/industrial.batteries-oem
e-mail: [e-mail]
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are a sub-requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR Subpart 1910.1200. This Hazard Communication Standard does
not apply to various subcategories including anything defined by OSHA as an "article". OSHA has defined "article" as a
manufactured item other than a fluid or particle; (i) which is formed to a specific shape or design during manufacture; (ii)
which has end use function(s) dependent in whole or in part upon its shape or design during end use; and (iii) which
under normal conditions of use does not release more than very small quantities, e.g. minute or trace amounts of a
hazardous chemical, and does not pose a physical hazard or health risk to employees.
Because all of our batteries are defined as "articles", they are exempt from the requirements of the Hazard
Communication Standard; hence a MSDS is not required.
The following components are found in a Panasonic Nickel Cadmium battery:
Common Chemical
Name
CAS Number
Percentage
Nickel and Nickel
Compounds
7440-02-0
25%
Cadmium and
Cadmium Compounds
7440-43-9
25%
Cobalt Compounds
7440-48-4
2%
Iron
7439-89-6
38%
Potassium Hydroxide
1310-58-3
3%
Water
7732-18-5
7%
Disposal
All Panasonic Nickel Cadmium batteries are classified by the federal government as a hazardous waste.
The waste code is D006, Cadmium. These batteries, however, do contain recyclable materials. Panasonic
is a Licensee of the Call2Recycle Battery Recycling Program. If you build our cells into a battery pack,
please call 1-800-8-BATTERY or go to the Call2Recycle website at www.call2recycle.org for additional
information on how your branded product can also participate in the program.
Product Information Sheet
Product: Nickel Cadmium Batteries
(Ni-Cd)
Applicable models/sizes: All
Revision: January 1, 2015
The batteries referenced herein are exempt articles and are not subject to the OSHA Hazard
Communication Standard requirement. This sheet is provided as a service to our customers.