MSDS

MATERIAL OR COMPONENT CAS# WEIGHT %
Lead
and lead compounds 7439-92-1 95
Ant
imony 7440-36-0 1.1
Arsenic 7440-38-2 0.1
THIS LEAD-ACID BATTERY IS CLASSIFIED AS A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE (10 CFR
372.3)
AND THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (LEAS, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC AND NICKEL
COMPOU
NDS) CONTAINED WITHIN ARE NOT RELEASED UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS OF USE. SICNE THESE CHEMICALS ARE NOT RELEASED DURING
NORMAL
USE THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED
IN 40 CFR PART 372 SUBPART B. HOWEVER, SULFURIC ACID MAY BE RELEASED INTO
THE
ENVIRONMENT IF A BATTERY BREAKS AND THEREFORE MAY NOT BE EXEMPT
FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA TITLE . SEE EXEMPTIONS, 40 CFR
372.38 (b).
THI
S INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ALL MSDS’S THAT ARE COPIED AND
DIS
TRIBUTED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
WARNING :
Corrosive liquid and mist casue severe burns to all body tissue. May be fatal if
sw
allowed or contacted with skin. Harmful if inhaled. Affects teeth. Water reactive.
Cancer hazard. Strong inorganic mists containing sulphuric acid can casue cancer.
PROPOSTION 65 WARNING
BATTERY POSTS, TERMINALS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES CONTAIN LEAD AND LEAD
CO
MPOUNDS, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER
AND REPRODUCTIVE HARM. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.