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<br />IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
<br />Flash Point: Not Applicable
<br />Flammable Limits: LEL
<br />= 4.1% (Hydrogen Gas in air) ; UEL = 74.2%
<br />Extinguishing media: CO2
<br />foam; dry chemical
<br />Special Fire Fighting Procedures:
<br />Use positive pressure, s, -If
<br />-contained breathing apparatus. Beware of acid splatter during water application and wear acid -
<br />resistant clothing, glove
<br />, face and eye protection. If batteries are on charge, shut off power to the charging equipment, but, note
<br />that strings of series coi
<br />nected batteries may still pose risk of electric shock even when charging equipment is shut down.
<br />Unusual Fire and Explosion H
<br />zards:
<br />In operation, or when on
<br />charge, batteries generate hydrogen and oxygen gases (hydrogen is highly flammable and oxygen
<br />supports combustion)."hey
<br />must always be assumed to contain these gases which, if ignited by burning cigarette, naked flame
<br />or spark, may cause bat
<br />ry explosion with dispersion of casing fragments and corrosive liquid electrolyte. Carefully follow
<br />manufacturer's instructi
<br />ns for installation and service. Keep away all sources of gas ignition, ensure that adequate ventilation is
<br />provided, and do not allow
<br />metallic articles to simultaneously contact the negative and positive terminals of a battery.
<br />V. REACTIVITY DATA
<br />Stability: Stable X
<br />Unstable
<br />Conditions to Avoid: Prolonged
<br />overcharging and overheating current; sparks and other sources of ignition.
<br />Incompatibility: (materials to a
<br />oid)
<br />Electrolyte: Contact wi
<br />combustibles and organic materials may cause fire and explosion. Also reacts violently with strong
<br />reducing agents, most n
<br />etals, carbides, chlorates, nitrates, picrate, sulfur trioxide gas, strong oxidizers, and water. Contact with
<br />metals may produce tox
<br />c sulfur dioxide fumes and may release flammable hydrogen gas.
<br />Lead compounds: Avoi
<br />I contact with strong acids, bases, halides, halogenates, potassium nitrate, permanganate, peroxides,
<br />nascent hydrogen, potas
<br />ium, carbides, sulfides, phosphorus, sulfur, and reducing agents.
<br />Hazardous Decomposition Pro
<br />icts:
<br />Electrolyte: Sulfur triox
<br />de, carbon monoxide, sulfuric acid mist, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen.
<br />Lead compounds: Tempi
<br />ratures above the melting point are likely to produce toxic metal fume, vapor, or dust; contact with
<br />strong acid or base or pr
<br />Bence of nascent hydrogen may generate highly toxic arsine gas.
<br />Hazardous polymerizatic
<br />n: May Occur Will Not Occur X
<br />VI. HEALTH HAZARD DATA
<br />Routes of Entry:
<br />Electrolyte: Harmful by
<br />all routes of entry. Under normal conditions of use, sulfuric acid vapors and mist are not generated.
<br />Sulfuric acid vapors and
<br />nist may be generated when product is overheated, oxidized, or otherwise processed or damaged.
<br />Lead compounds: Under
<br />normal conditions of use, lead dust, vapors, and fumes are not generated. Hazardous exposure may
<br />occur when product is lie
<br />ted above the melting point, oxidized or otherwise processed or damaged to create dust, vapor, or
<br />fume.
<br />Inhalation:
<br />Electrolyte: Breathing ol
<br />sulfuric acid vapors or mists may cause severe respiratory irritation.
<br />Lead compounds: Inhala
<br />on of lead dust or fumes may cause irritation of upper respiratory tract and lungs.
<br />Ingestion:
<br />Electrolyte: May cause
<br />severe irritation of mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach.
<br />Lead compounds: Acute
<br />ngestion may cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe cramping. This may lead
<br />rapidly to systemic toxici
<br />y. Acute ingestion should be treated by physician.
<br />Skin Contact/Skin Absorption
<br />Electrolyte: Severe irrita
<br />'on, burns, and ulceration. Sulfuric acid is not readily absorbed through the skin.
<br />Lead compounds: Not reE
<br />dily absorbed through the skin.
<br />Eye Contact:
<br />Electrolyte: Severe irrital
<br />ion, burns, cornea damage, blindness.
<br />Lead compounds: May c
<br />se eye irritation.
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