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SECTION IX
OTHER REGULATORY INFORMATION
NFPA Hazard Rating Sulfuric Acid Lead
Health(Blue) 3 3
Flammability (Red) 0 0
Reactivity (Yellow) 2 0
Note: Sulfuric acid is water-reactive if concentrated.
U.S. DOT: Battery Wet, Filled with Acid
Hazard Class/Division 8
ID Number UN2794
Packing Group III
Label Requirement Corrosive
RCRA: Spent lead-acid batteries are not regulated as hazardous waste when recycled. Spilled sulfuric acid is a characteristic hazardous
waste, EPA hazardous waste number D002 (corrosivity).
CERCLA (Superfund) and EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know ACT)
a) Reportable Quantity (RQ) for spilled 100% sulfuric acid is 1000 lbs.
b) Sulfuric acid is a listed “Extremely Hazardous Substance” under EPCRA with a Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) of 1000 lbs.
c) EPCRA Section 312 Tier II reporting required for batteries if sulfuric acid is present in quantities of 500 lbs or more and/or lead is
present in quantities of 10,000 lbs or more.
California Prop 65: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive
harm.
For additional information concerning East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. products or questions concerning the content of this MSDS
please contact your East Penn representative.
This information is accurate to the best of East Penn Mfg. Co.’s knowledge or obtained from sources believed by East Penn to be
accurate. Before using any product, read all warnings and directions on the label.
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