Makita BL4025 Safety Data Sheet - Page 3

SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION: Acceptable concentration: Facilities: Protective clothing: Not specified in ACGIH. Provide appropriate ventilation such as local ventilation system in the storage. Gas mask for organic gases, safety goggle, safety glove. SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: Appearance: Average Operating Voltage: Lithium- ion rechargeable cells are set in a resin case. 36 V SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY: External short-circuit, deformation by crush, high temperature (over 100°C) exposure of a battery cause generation of heat and ignition. SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: Acute toxicity: Local effects: No information as a battery No information as a battery SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION: When exhausted battery is buried in the ground, corrosion may be caused on the outer case of battery and electrolyte may leak out. There is no information on environmental influence. SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS: When battery is disposed, isolate positive (+) and negative (-) terminals of the battery to avoid those terminals from touching each other. Batteries may be short-circuited when piled up or mixed with the other batteries in disorder. Dispose in accordance with applicable federal, state and local regulations. SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION: • When a number of batteries are transported by ship, vehicle and railroad avoid high temperature and dew condensation. • Avoid transportation which may cause damage of package. • Lithium-ion batteries are not subject to dangerous goods regulation for the purpose of transportation by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods regulations (IMDG). For Lithium-ion batteries, the Watt-hour rating is no more than 20Wh /cell 3