| Common Name: | EVEREADY BATTERY |
| Manufacturer: | ENERGIZER BATTERY |
| MSDS Revision Date: | 5/1/2009 |
| Grainger Item Number(s): | 1UNC1, 1UNC7, 2VEW4, 3AU11, 3AU12, 3AU13, 3AU14, 4JC05, 4JC08, 4JC09, 4JC13, 4JC14, 4VZ51, 5RV33, 5RV36, 5TP42, 8RJZ3 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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ENERGIZER(R*)
PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
ZINC-AIR MERCURY BATTERIES
MAY 2009
AS A COURTESY TO OUR CUSTOMERS, ENERGIZER HAS PREPARED COPYRIGHTED PRODUCT
SAFETY DATASHEETS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT
EVEREADY/ENERGIZER BATTERY SYSTEMS. AS DEFINED IN OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD, SECTION 1910.1200 (C), EVEREADY/ENERGIZER BATTERIES ARE
MANUFACTURED "ARTICLES", WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN EXPOSURE TO A HAZARDOUS
CHEMICAL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. FOR THIS REASON, MATERIAL SAFETY
DATASHEETS ARE NOT REQUIRED. THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH
HEREIN ARE MADE IN GOOD FAITH, FOR INFORMATION ONLY, AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE
ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF PREPARATION. HOWEVER, ENERGIZER BATTERY
MANUFACTURING, INC., MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THIS INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FROM REFERENCE ON
IT.
PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT NAME: EVEREADY BATTERY
TYPE NO.:
VOLTS: 1.4/CELL
TRADE NAME: ENERGIZER; AMPLIFIER
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT:
CHEMICAL SYSTEM: ALKALINE ZINC-AIR (MERCURY)
DESIGNED FOR RECHARGE: NO
PRODUCT SIZE: AC10/230, AC13, AC146X, AC312, AC5, AC675
| SECTION I - MANUFACTURER INFORMATION |  |
ENERGIZER BATTERY MANUFACTURING, INC.
1359 COLUMBIA RD.
WESTLAKE, OH 44145
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION: 800-383-7323 (USA / CANADA)
DATE PREPARED: MAY 2009
| SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS | |
IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE BATTERY SHOULD NOT BE OPENED OR BURNED. EXPOSURE TO THE INGREDIENTS
CONTAINED WITHIN OR THEIR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS COULD BE HARMFUL.
MATERIAL OR PEL (OSHA) TLV (ACGIH) %/WT.
INGREDIENT
MERCURY 0.1 MG/M3 CEILING 0.025 MG/M3 TWA (AS Hg: 1.0-1.4
(CAS# 7439-97-6) (AS Hg) ELEMENTAL, INORGANIC
COMPOUNDS, AND VAPOR)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE ESTABLISHED 2 MG/M3 CEILING 3-4
(CAS# 1310-58-3)
ZINC 15 MG/M3 TWA 10 MG/M3 TWA (PARTICULATES 31-44
(CAS# 7440-66-6) (PARTICULATES NOT NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED-
OTHERWISE INHALABLE)
REGULATED-TOTAL
DUST) 3 MG/M3 TWA (PARTICULATES
NOT OTHERWISE
5 MG/M3 TWA CLASSIFIED-RESPIRABLE)
(PARTICULATES
NOT OTHERWISE
REGULATED-
RESPIRABLE
FRACTION)
| SECTION III - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
IN CASE OF FIRE, IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO USE ANY CLASS OF EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM
ON THESE BATTERIES OR THEIR PACKING MATERIAL. COOL EXTERIOR OF BATTERIES IF
EXPOSED TO FIRE TO PREVENT RUPTURE. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. BATTERY CONTAINS MERCURY, WHICH
PRODUCES HIGHLY TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
| SECTION IV - HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, THE BATTERY IS HERMETICALLY SEALED.
INGESTION: SWALLOWING A BATTERY CAN BE HARMFUL.
CONTENTS OF AN OPEN BATTERY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CHEMICAL BURNS OF MOUTH,
ESOPHAGUS, AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. CONTENTS INCLUDE MERCURY, WHICH
CAN CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE,
AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS.
IF BATTERY OR OPEN BATTERY IS INGESTED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE FOOD
OR DRINK. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. CALL NATIONAL BATTERY
INGESTION HOTLINE FOR ADVICE AND FOLLOW-UP (202-625-3333) COLLECT, DAY OR
NIGHT.
INHALATION:
CONTENTS OF AN OPEN BATTERY CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. PROVIDE FRESH
AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT:
CONTENTS OF AN OPEN BATTERY CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION AND/OR CHEMICAL
BURNS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF A
CHEMICAL BURN OCCURS OR IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN ABSORPTION:
MERCURY CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH INTACT SKIN CAUSING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO
THOSE OF INGESTION.
EYE CONTACT:
CONTENTS OF AN OPEN BATTERY CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND CHEMICAL BURNS.
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF THE CHEMICAL REMAINS.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
| SECTION V - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
STORAGE:
STORE IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA. ELEVATED TEMPERATURES CAN RESULT IN
SHORTENED BATTERY LIFE. REMOVAL OF SEALING TAB PRIOR TO USE CAN RESULT IN
REDUCED SERVICE.
MECHANICAL CONTAINMENT:
ZINC-AIR BATTERIES REQUIRE OXYGEN FOR OPERATION. DO NOT POT OR SEAL THE
BATTERY IN AN AIRTIGHT OR WATERTIGHT CONTAINER. THIS COULD RESULT IN
BLOCKAGE OF AIR ACCESS HOLES AND PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT
ATTEMPTED USE WILL RESULT IN HYDROGEN GENERATION WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH
OXYGEN FROM THE AIR, CAN POTENTIALLY PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURE, UNLESS ADEQUATELY VENTED. SHORT CIRCUITS, HIGH TEMPERATURE, OR
STATIC SPARKS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE IGNITION OF THIS MIXTURE. IF
SUCH AN APPLICATION IS REQUIRED, CONSULT YOUR ENERGIZER BATTERY
MANUFACTURING, INC. REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTIONS.
HANDLING:
ACCIDENTAL SHORT CIRCUIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WILL NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE
BATTERY. PROLONGED SHORT CIRCUIT WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO LOSE ENERGY, AND
CAN CAUSE THE CELL TO VENT AND POSSIBLY DISASSEMBLE. SOURCES OF SHORT
CIRCUITS INCLUDE JUMBLED BATTERIES IN BULK CONTAINERS, METAL JEWELRY, METAL
COVERED TABLES OR METAL BELTS USED FOR ASSEMBLY OF BATTERIES INTO DEVICES.
IF SOLDERING OR WELDING TO THE BATTERY IS REQUIRED, CONSULT YOUR ENERGIZER
BATTERY MANUFACTURING, INC. REPRESENTATIVE FOR PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO
PREVENT SEAL DAMAGE OR SHORT CIRCUIT.
CHARGING:
THIS BATTERY IS MANUFACTURED IN A CHARGED STATE. IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR
RECHARGING. RECHARGING CAN CAUSE BATTERY LEAKAGE OR, IN SOME CASES, HIGH
PRESSURE RUPTURE. INADVERTENT CHARGING CAN OCCUR IF A BATTERY IS INSTALLED
BACKWARDS.
LABELING:
IF THE EVEREADY LABEL OR PACKAGE WARNINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE, IT IS IMPORTANT
TO PROVIDE A PACKAGE AND/OR DEVICE LABEL STATING:
WARNING:
(1) KEEP AWAY FROM SMALL CHILDREN.
IF SWALLOWED, PROMPTLY SEE A DOCTOR:
HAVE DOCTOR PHONE (202) 625-3333 COLLECT.
(2) DO NOT DISPOSE OF IN FIRE OR RECHARGE - MAY EXPLODE OR LEAK AND CAUSE
PERSONAL INJURY.
DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE INCINERATION
AND LAND FILLING.
THE CONTENTS OF THIS BATTERY, AS A WASTE, MAY BE REGULATED BY THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) AS A D009 (MERCURY) HAZARDOUS WASTE.
| SECTION VI - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION | |
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS: NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
EYE PROTECTION:
NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE
SHIELDS IF HANDLING AN OPEN OR LEAKING BATTERY.
GLOVES:
NOT NECESSARY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. USE NEOPRENE OR NATURAL RUBBER
GLOVES IF HANDLING AN OPEN OR LEAKING BATTERY.
| SECTION VII - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
BATTERIES MARKETED BY ENERGIZER BATTERY MANUFACTURING, INC. HAVE BEEN
CLASSIFIED AS NON-DANGEROUS GOODS BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY BODIES AND ARE THEREFORE NOT
REGULATED.
SARA/TITLE III:
AS AN ARTICLE, THIS BATTERY AND ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.
(C)2009 ENERGIZER