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SAFETY DATA SHEET
LEAD ACID BATTERY WET,
FILLED WITH ACID
Additional Information
Transport requires proper packaging and paperwork, including the Nature and Quantity of goods, per applicable
origin/destination/customs points as-shipped.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
INVENTORY STATUS:
All components are listed on the TSCA; EINECS/ELINCS; and DSL, unless noted otherwise below.
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
TSCA Section 8b – Inventory Status: All chemicals comprising this product are either exempt or listed on the TSCA
Inventory.
TSCA Section 12b – (40 CFR Part 707.60(b)) No notice of export will be required for articles, except PCB articles, unless
the Agency so requires in the context of individual section 5,6, or 7 actions.
TSCA Section 13 –(40 CFR Part 707.20): No import certification required (EPA 305-B-99-001, June 1999, Introduction to
the Chemical Import Requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act, Section IV.A)
RCRA: Spent Lead Acid Batteries are subject to streamlined handling requirements when managed in compliance with
40 CFR section 266.80 or 40 CFR part 273. If applicable; EPA hazardous waste number D002 (corrosivity) and D008
(lead).
STATE REGULATIONS (US): *Proposition 65 Warning Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain
lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Batteries also contain other chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer. Wash hands after handling.
EPA SARA Title III:
Section 302 EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS): Sulfuric acid is a listed “Extremely Hazardous Substance”
under EPCRA, with a Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) of 1,000 lbs. EPCRA Section 302 notification is required if 500
lbs. or more of sulfuric acid is present at one site (40 CFR 370.10). For more information consult 40 CFR Part 355.
Section 304 CERCLA Hazardous Substances: Reportable Quantity (RQ) for spilled 100% sulfuric acid under CERCLA
(Superfund) and EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act) is 1,000 lbs. State and local reportable
quantities for spilled sulfuric acid may vary.
Section 311/312 Hazard Categorization: EPCRA Section 312 Tier II reporting is required for non-automotive batteries if
sulfuric acid is present in quantities of 500 lbs. or more and/or if lead is present in quantities of 10,000 lbs. or more. For
more information consult 40 CFR 370.10 and 40 CFR 370.40.
Section 313 EPCRA Toxic Substances: 40 CFR Section 372.38(b) states: If toxic chemical is present in an article at a
covered facility, a person is not required to consider the quantity of the toxic chemical present in such article when
determining whether an applicable threshold has been met under 40 CFR’s 372.25,372.27, or 372.28 or determining the
amount of release to be reported under 40 CFR 372.30. This exemption applies whether the person received the article
from another person or the person produced the article. However, this exemption applies only to the quantity of the toxic
chemical present in the article.
The reporting of lead and sulfuric acid (and their releases) in leadacid batteries used in cars, trucks, most cranes, forklifts,
locomotive engines, and aircraft for the purposes of EPCRA Section 313 is not required. Lead acid batteries used for
these purposes are exempt for Section 313 reporting per the "Motor Vehicle Exemption." See page B-22 of the U.S. EPA
Guidance Document for Lead and Lead Compound Reporting under EPCRA Section 313 for additional information of this
exemption.
Always check your state/local requirements as they may differ.
Supplier Notification: This product contains toxic chemicals that may be reportable under EPCRA Section 313 Toxic
Chemical Release Inventory (Form R) requirements. For a manufacturing facility under SIC codes 20 through 39, the
following information is provided to enable you to complete the required reports:
Toxic Chemical CAS Number Approximate % by Weight
Lead 7439-92-1 65
Electrolyte (Sulfuric Acid/Water Solution) 7664-93-9 25
Antimony 7440-36-0 < 1.0
Arsenic 7440-38-2 <0.1