Lucent Technologies Enhanced VR Series Batteries
4 - 2 Safety and Environmental Issue 5 December 1998
All lead-acid batteries contain electrolyte (sulfuric acid and
water), a highly corrosive substance. Lucent Technologies
valve-regulated batteries are designed so that the electrolyte is
absorbed by the plates and separators. Electrolyte ordinarily
should not leak outside the battery container. However, it is
possible that certain types of physical damage and/or abusive
charging may force small quantities of electrolyte outside the
battery container.
Lucent Technologies valve-regulated batteries are safe;
however, accidents can occur.
• When handling batteries or cells, wear protective equipment
(e.g., acid resistant rubber gloves, acid resistant rubber
aprons, and impact-resistant, splash-proof goggles or full
face mask).
• Even when not handling batteries, wear splash-proof and
impact-resistant goggles while working around batteries or
on equipment containing batteries.
The MSDS in Section 11 contains information that everyone
needs to understand before having access to the batteries, such
as: health hazard summary, first aid procedures, fire and
explosion hazard data, reactivity data, special protection
information, environmental information (spill clean-up and
disposal), and special precautions.
The following items can be ordered from Lucent Technologies.
These items should be available to anyone working around
batteries. The local, state, or federal codes for certain
installations may require some of these items to be installed
and/or kept at the installation site.
• Protective gear
• Acid spill clean-up and management kits
• Battery cleaning and maintenance kits
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