Nickel-Cadmium Aircraft Battery and Cell

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Name Chemical CAS# EINECS#

Precautionary statements

Cadmium hydroxide Cd(OH)2 21041-95-2 244-168-5 Xn R20121/22 S2, S60, S61 N R50/53 Nickel dihydroxide Ni(OH)2 12054-48-7 235-008-5 Care. Cat3 R40 S2, S22, S36, Xn R20/22 S60; S61 R43 N R50/53 Potassium hydroxide K(OH) 1310-58-3 215-181-3 Xn R22 S112, S26, c R35 536/37/39, 545 Cobalt hydroxide Co(OH)2 21041-93-0 244-166-4 Xn R20/21/22 S24,S26 Xi R36/R37/R38 S36137; S39 . ClaSSlficauon accornfng to the Annex I of Dorect1ve 67/548/EEC R43 Effects of Overexposure Eye Effects Contact with electrolyte solution inside battery causes very rapid, severe damage. Extremely corrosive to eye tissues. May result in permanent blindness. Skin Effects Contact with electrolyte solution inside battery may cause serious bums to skin tissues. Contact with nickel compounds may cause skin sensitization, resulting in chronic eczema or nickel itch. Ingestion Ingestion of electrolyte solution causes tissue damage to throat area and gastro/respiratory tract. Ingestion of cadmium and/or nickel compounds causes nausea and intestinal disorders. Inhalation Mists generated during activation procedures may cause varying degrees of irritation to the nasal mucous membranes and res irato tract tissues va ln from mild irritation of nasal mucous Msds revision date 02/20/2012- MSDS_Nickel-Cadmium Batteries saFT membranes to damage of lung tissues proper. Inhalation of cadmium compounds may cause dry throat. cough, headache, vomiting. chest pain. and/or chills. Excessive overexposure may result in pulmonary edema, breathing difficulty, and prostration. Carcinogenicity NIOSH recommends that nickel and cadmium be treated as occupational carcinogens.