MSDS

Product: Paslode® Batteries - 404717 & 402500
ACGIH: A3 – Confirmed animal carcinogen but relevance to human
carcinogen is unknown.
IARC: Group 2B Possibly carcinogenic to human.
Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Lithium Hydroxide
Acute Toxicity: Unknown
Local Effects:
Oral ingestion irritates a mouth and a throat. Oral ingestion causes
nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, stomach pains and diarrhea. Oral
ingestion causes bronchial infection, pneumonia and gastritis.
Inhalation of dust or mist irritates respiratory tract. Inhalation of
dust or mist may cause pneumonia and pulmonary edema.
Skin contact affects the skin seriously and may cause dermatitis.
Eye contact affects the cornea and causes corneal ulcer. It may lead to
blindness.
Chronic toxicity/Long term toxicity:
Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis.
SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Persistence/Degradability:
Since a battery cell and the internal materials remain in the environment, do
throw out into the environment. not bury or
Bioaccumulation:
Cadmium bioaccumulation occurs in plants and marine food in human food chain.
SECTION 13 – DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Recommended methods for safe and environmentally preferred disposal:
Product (waste from residues):
Do not throw out a used battery cell. Recycle through the recycling
company.
Contaminated Packaging:
Neither a container nor packing is contaminated during normal use. When
internal materials leaked from a battery cell contaminates them, dispose
them as industrial wastes subject to special control.
SECTION 14 – TRANSPORT INFORMATION
In the case of transportation, confirm no leakage and no over-spill from a container.
Take in a cargo of them without falling, dropping or breakage. Prevent collapse of
cargo piles and wet by rain. The container must be handled carefully. Do not give
shocks that result in a mark of hitting on a cell. Please refer to Section 7 –
HANDLING AND STORAGE also.
SECTION 15 – REGULATORY INFORMATION
Regulations Specifically Applicable to the Product:
Wastes Management and Public Cleaning Law (Japan)
Law for Promotion Effective Utilization of Resources (Japan)
Mercury-containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (USA)
Commission Directive 93/86/EEC, 91/157/EEC, 98/101/EC (EU)
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