Encl. (4) TO COMDTINST 16478.12
First CG District ATON Battery Recovery Site Safety Plan
ruptured), test the battery casing with pH paper (H = "hot, C =
Corrosive), flag the battery and continue outward.
Return to stage-out area. Determine number of buckets, bags, tape,
barrels, and labels that will be required. If the scope of the recovery
is within the capability of the recovery team's ability and equipment,
proceed to the recovery phase.
C.2 Battery Recovery
a. Don appropriate personal protective equipment (may also include
safety glasses and gloves).
b. All batteries and battery pieces will be placed in plastic bags, one
battery per bag. The bags will be taped closed and placed in
transportation buckets. Intact batteries may be handled in the same way
that spent batteries are routinely removed from the aid during normal
replacement. Leaking batteries must be handled as hazardous waste.
(Leaking batteries are batteries that have "hot" corrosive fluid from
the battery interior located on the outside of the battery as measured
by pH paper wipe test) Discovery of a leaking battery should be an
uncommon event. Leaking batteries should be double bagged, placed into a
transportation bucket and the bucket should be labeled HAZARDOUS WASTE,
CORROSIVE. The transportation bucket lid should be screwed on and the
bucket isolated from the other batteries. Should contact with any
corrosive material be made, it will be necessary to immediately
decontaminate the affected area/s (Wash off). Prior to any battery
handling, all personnel should becomes familiar with the attached
Material Substance Data Sheet (MSDS).
c. Broken or ruptured batteries should also be doubled bagged (bag, tape and bag, tape) to
prevent battery casings from tearing their bags. There may be value in
using an outer burlap bag for support and strength. Bring battery back
to the servicing vessel for transportation to the Unit.
d.
Note on the site map any batteries that were not recovered.
e.
Information necessary for transportation.
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Zinc Air Primary Batteries
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