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Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
January 2012
©2012 Energizer
PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT NAME: Energizer Rechargeable Battery
Type No.:
Volts:
TRADE NAMES: ENERGIZER Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
Approximate Weight:
CHEMICAL SYSTEM: Nickel Metal Hydride
Designed for Recharge: Yes
SECTION 1 - MANUFACTURER INFORMATION
Manufactured for:
Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
Telephone Number for Information:
800-383-7323 (USA / CANADA)
1359 Columbia Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145
Date Prepared: January 2012
SECTION 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
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.
Inhalation: Contents of an open battery can cause respiratory irritation. Hypersensitivity to nickel can cause allergic pulmonary asthma.
Skin Contact: Contents of an open battery can cause skin irritation and/or chemical burns. Nickel, nickel compounds, cobalt and cobalt
compounds can cause skin sensitization and an allergic contact dermatitis.
Eye Contact: Contents of an open battery can cause severe irritation and chemical burns.
Note: Nickel, nickel compounds, cobalt and cobalt compounds are listed as possible carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) or National Toxicology Program (NTP).
SECTION 3 - INGREDIENTS
IMPORTANT NOTE: The battery should not be opened or burned. Exposure to the ingredients contained within or their combustion products could be
harmful.
PEL (OSHA)
TLV (ACGIH)
%/wt.
15 mg/m
3
TWA (total dust)
5 mg/m
3
TWA (respirable
fraction)
10 mg/m
3
TWA
< 2
0.1 mg/m
3
TWA (as Co)
0.02 mg/m
3
TWA (as Co)
2.5-6.0
None established
None established
0-4
5 mg/m
3
Ceiling
0.2 mg/m
3
TWA (as Mn)
< 3
15 mg/m
3
TWA (particulates
not otherwise regulated-total
dust)
10 mg/m
3
TWA (particulates
not otherwise classified-
inhalable)
< 13

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