R&D Batteries Alkaline User Manual

Product Information Sheet

Panasonic Batteries

Panasonic Industrial Company
A Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
Two Panasonic Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Toll Free: 877-726-2228
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.panasonic.com/batteries

Product: Alkaline Batteries

Applicable models/sizes: All

Revision: D; Dated 10/01/04

The batteries referenced herein are exempt articles and are not subject to the OSHA Hazard
Communication Standard requirement. This sheet is provided as a service to our customers.

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are a sub-requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR Subpart 1910.1200. This Hazard Communication Standard does
not apply to various subcategories including anything defined by OSHA as an "article". OSHA has defined "article" as a
manufactured item other than a fluid or particle; (i) which is formed to a specific shape or design during manufacture; (ii)
which has end use function(s) dependent in whole or in part upon its shape or design during end use; and (iii) which
under normal conditions of use does not release more than very small quantities, e.g. minute or trace amounts of a
hazardous chemical, and does not pose a physical hazard or health risk to employees.

Because all of our batteries are defined as "articles", they are exempt from the requirements of the Hazard
Communication Standard, hence a MSDS is not required.

The following components are found in a Panasonic Alkaline battery:

Component Material Formula

Positive Electrode Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide MnO2
Negative Electrode Zinc Zn
Electrolyte Potassium Hydroxide KOH

Disposal

Since January 1992 all Panasonic Alkaline batteries are manufactured with “no mercury added”. These batteries are
classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste and are safe for disposal in the normal municipal waste
stream. Exceptions: California requires non-households to dispose of these batteries in accordance with the California
Universal Waste Rules; Minnesota (Hennipen County only) requires consumers and non-consumers to dispose of
these batteries as a hazardous waste.

Transportation

Panasonic Alkaline batteries are considered to be “dry cell” batteries and are unregulated for purposes of transportation
by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), International Civil Aviation Administration (ICAO), International Air
Transport Association (IATA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The only requirements for shipping
these batteries by DOT is Special Provision 130 which states: "Batteries, dry are not subject to the requirements of this
subchapter only when they are offered for transportation in a manner that prevents the dangerous evolution of heat (for
example, by the effective insulation of exposed terminals). The only requirements for shipping these batteries by ICAO
and IATA is Special Provision A123 which states: “An electrical battery or battery powered device having the potential
of dangerous evolutions of heat that is not prepared so as to prevent a short-circuit (e.g. in the case of batteries, by the
effective insulation of exposed terminals; or in the case of equipment, by disconnection of the battery and protection of
exposed terminals) is forbidden from transportation.”

Notice

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: The information and recommendations set forth are made in good faith and are believed to be accurate at

the date of preparation. Panasonic Industrial Company makes no warranty expressed or implied.