SAFT AMERICA INC -- NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE SEALED CELL BATTERY  -- 6140-01-413-6549
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE SEALED CELL BATTERY
MSDS Date:04/11/1997
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-413-6549
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKTHT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SAFT AMERICA INC
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL	BLVD
City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31601
Country:US
Info Phone Num:912-247-2331
Emergency Phone Num:912-247-2331
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:P/N: 10012-0300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:UO040
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HARRIS CORP R F COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Address:1680 UNIVERSITY AVE
Box:City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14610-1839
Country:US
Phone:716-244-5830
CAGE:14304
Company Name:SAFT AMERICA INC
Address:711 INDUSTRIAL	BLVD
Box:City:VALDOSTA
State:GA
ZIP:31601
Country:US
Phone:912-247-2331
CAGE:UO040

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:NICKEL
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
= Wt:39.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Ingred Name:COBALT
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
= Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3

Ingred Name:MANGANESE
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
= Wt:1.5
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
&lt; Wt:1.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Ingred Name:KOH SOLUTION
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
= Wt:12.
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:STEEL, LANTHANIDES, PLASTICS, ZINC
= Wt:41.5

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IN THE CASE OF A FIRE OR CELL
    RUPTURE THE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION INSIDE BATTERY IS EXTREMELY
    CORROSIVE TO EYE TISSUES. MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT BLINDNESS.
    CONTACT WITH NICKEL OXIDE MAY CAUSE MINOR I RRITATION. SKIN:
    CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION INSIDE BATTERY MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
    BURNS TO SKIN TISSUE. CONTACT WITH NICKEL COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE SKIN
    SENSITIZATION, RESULTING IN CHRONIC ECZEMA OR NIC KEL RASH.
    INGESTION: INGESTION OF ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CAUSES TISSUE DAMAGE
    TO THROAT AREA & GASTRO/RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION OF NICKEL
    COMPOUND CAUSES NAUSEA & INTESTINAL DISORDERS. INHALATION: (S UPPL)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NIOSH RECOMMENDS THAT NICKEL BE TREATED
    AS AN OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: NAUSEA. INHALATION: INHALATION MAY
    CAUSE DRY THROAT, COUGH, HEADACHE, VOMITING, CHEST PAIN & CHILLS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:BATTERY ELECTROLYTE:EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 20 MINS IF ABUSE CAUSES SAFETY VENTS TO ACTIVATE. GET
    IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
    FLUSH AFFECTED  AREAS WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS.
    WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE
    BY GIVING WATER. IF AVAILABLE, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK. GET
    IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AT TENTION. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:CO2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL (PURPLE K)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO
    AVOID BREATHING TOXIC FUMES. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
    TO PREVENT POTENTIAL BODY CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION OR
    MIXTURE OF WATER & SOLUTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO ALL
    HUMAN TISSUES. IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH MANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS
    ESPECIALLY MILROCARBONS & CHLOROCARBONS. ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION
    REACTS WITH ZINC, ALUMINUM, TI N, & OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS
    RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:ELECTROLYTE SPILLS: FLUSH WITH WATER &
    NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE CITRIC ACID
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE CITRIC ACID

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:THESE CELLS & THE BATTERIES
    CONSTRUCTED FROM THEM MAY BE HIGHLY CHARGED & ARE CAPABLE OF HIGH
    ENERGY DISCHARGE. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HANDLE CELLS PROPERLY TO
    AVOID SHORTING OR MISUSE THAT WILL RESU LT IN RAPID UNCONTROLLED
    ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, OR HEAT ENERGY RELEASE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT - MAY CAUSE BURNS. DO NOT BREAK
    OPEN CELL. DO NOT INCINERATE OR ALLOW AN EXPOSED FLAME OR SPARK TO
    COME NEAR THE CELLS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF CELL
    BROKEN OPEN DURING A FIRE TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW THE TWA
    FOR METAL-BASED COMPOUNDS
Ventilation:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Protective Gloves:ANY WATER-INSOLUBLE NON-PERMEABLE GLOVE (SNYTHETIC
    RUBBER)
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD IF CELL ACTIVATES DUE TO
    ABUSE
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON OR EQULVENT IF EXPOSURE TO
    ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS LIKELY. DO NOT USE LEATHER OR WOOL
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT: INHALATION: NO EXPOSURE POSSIBLE EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF
    FIRE OR ABUSE. EFFECTS OF INHALATION OF METALLIC COMPOUNDS VARY
    FROM MILD IRRITATION OF NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES TO DAMAGE OF LUNG 
    TISSUES PROPER.   SAFT PART NUMBER/TRADE NAME: 10012-0300/BATTERY
    STORAGE.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:Z7
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Spec Gravity:1.170-1.250(ELECTROLYTE)
pH:NONE PROVIDED
Viscosity:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:ELECTROLYTE IS SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE PROVIDE
Corrosion Rate:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

ELECTROLYTE WILL ATTACK, CORRODE, OR REACT WITH ALUMINUM, ZINC, TIN,
    AND OTHER ACTIVE METALS, ACID, CHLORINATED & AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS,
    NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NICKEL OXIDE, OTHER METAL OXIDES,
    POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:THE STORAGE BATTERY IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE
    UNDER RCRA. IT MAY BE RETURNED TO SAFT FOR RECYCLING. BATTERY IS
    NOT TCLP TOXIC. IF NOT RECYCLED, MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE  & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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