Encl. (4) TO COMDTINST 16478.12
First CG District ATON Battery Recovery Site Safety Plan
recycled, they must be included in the unit calculation of hazardous
waste generated per month.
2. Lead-Acid Batteries
a)
GENERAL: Lead-acid batteries are wet, rechargeable, and usually
six-celled. Each cell consists of a lead (anode) and lead dioxide
(cathode) plates totally immersed in sulfuric acid electrolyte.
The EPA Hazardous Waste Identification Numbers are D002
(corrosivity) and D008 (toxicity charateristic for lead). Intact,
non- leaking lead acid batteries which are recycled do not need to
be disposed of as hazardous waste. Pieces of lead acid battery
cases which do not fail the field pH screening, are solid waste
(debris) and should be recovered, returned to the unit and disposed
of as landfill waste. The lead plates from these batteries should
be collected in plastic bags (using PPE), returned to the unit and
boxed for recycling.
b)
Upon return to the unit, lead acid batteries should be handled
according to standard operating procedures established in COMDTINST
M 16478.1B.
c)
LABELING: A leaking lead acid battery will require the following
information to meet transportation rules:
* Proper Shipping Name = Waste battery, Electric Storage, wet,
filled with acid
* Hazardous Class = Corrosive material
* Identification Number UN2794
* Label = CORROSIVE
* EPA Hazardous Waste Number D002 and D008
d)
PACKAGING: intact batteries shall be double-wrapped in plastic
bags, palletized, and banded. Batteries will be placed upright with
layers separated by plywood or cardboard. On-board the recovery
vessel the batteries can be placed in a drum. Leaking batteries or
broken battery casings and internal components must be packed into
individual containing with absorbant material and shall be isolated.
e)
The primary concern when handling the lead acid batteries is the
sulfuric acid electrolyte, the lead and the toxicity of the
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