SECTION 6 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATOR MAINTENANCE
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9.
Place a cup of vermiculite in a second bag, place
the first bag in the second and seal it.
10.
Clean area with plenty of water and keep cleaning
with water and soap.
11.
Dispose of hazardous material in accordance with
the local legislation in force.
First Aid In The Event Of Contact With The Electrolyte;
EYES
Immediately wash eyes in abundant running water for at
least 15 minutes, keeping the eyelids open and flushing the
eye and back of the eyelid. Immediately seek medical help.
SKIN
Wash in cold water under a shower, remove contaminated
garments. Continue washing for at least 15 minutes. Seek
medical help where necessary.
RESPIRATORY TRACT
Move casualty outdoors into the open air. If person(s) has
difficulty breathing, have oxygen administered by trained
personnel. If breathing stops, apply mouth-to-mouth resus-
citation and immediately seek emergency medical help.
Lithium Battery Fire
All metals may burn in certain conditions, which depend on
certain factors such as: physical state, presence of oxidizing
atmospheres and severity of the source of ignition. Alkali
metals such as lithium may burn in normal atmospheres. In
addition, lithium reacts explosively with water to form
hydrogen and the presence of small quantities of water may
set fire to the material and the hydrogen gas that is released.
Once metal fires start they are very hard to extinguish with
ordinary equipment. This is partly due to the strong heat
produced by the burning metal, whose temperature may
reach 1832°F (1000°C). In addition, lithium may react with
certain materials commonly used in fire extinguishers, like
water and CO2. Special extinguishers are required, designed
for controlling and extinguishing lithium fires.
In particular, graphite-based extinguishers (Lith-x) are used.
Usually these extinguishers work by forming a crust or a
layer of material on the surface of the burning metal. Lith-x,
which is a common graphite-based agent, may be used with
an extinguisher or spread over the fire. In the event of lith-
ium fire, the room may fill with a dense white smoke, mostly
formed by lithium oxide and other metal oxides. This condi-
tion may cause serious damage to the respiratory tract, skin
and eyes. All precautions needed to limit exposure to these
fumes must be adopted. It should be noted that this proce-
dure is applicable only to fires on individual cells. Larger fires
have to be managed only by professionally trained person-
nel.
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