*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR
    FOR REGULATIONS PERTAIN ING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION WHERE DUST, MIST, OR SPRAY
    MAY BE GENERATED. LOCAL EXHAUST IS NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
    IMPERVIOUS-TYPE PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING, APRON, AND BOOTS AS
    REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
    EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SHOWERS AND EYEWASH STATIONS SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE IN WORK AREAS.
    RETURNABLE CONTAINERS MUST BE SHIPPED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND DOT REGULATIONS. ALL RESIDUAL CAUSTIC SODA SHOULD BE
    REMOV ED FROM CONTAINERS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT ORDISPOSAL.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS CORROSIVE TO ALL BODY
    TISSUES. IT IS TOXIC BY CORROSIVITY. THE EFFECT OF LOCAL DERMAL
    EXPOSURE MAY CONSIST OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION
    OF SKIN OR OF PRIMARY IRRITANT DERMAT ITIS. INHALATION MAY RESULT
    IN VARYING DEGREES OF IRRITATION OR DAMAGE TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
    TISSUES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SODIUM HYDROXIDE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC,
    NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE TO ALL BODY TISSUES. THE SEVERITY OF
    DAMAGE AND THE EXTENT OF IRREVERSIBILITY INCREASES WITH THE LENGTH
    OF CONTACT TIME. PROLONGED CONTACT WITH EVEN DILUTE SOLUTIONS CAN
    CAUSE A HIGH DEGREE  OF TISSUE DESTRUCTION. THE LATENT
    PERIODFOLLOWING SKIN CONTACT DURING WHICH NO IRRITATION IS EVIDENT
    VARIES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN
*  First Aid Measures  *
    WHILE HOLDING EYELID. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN:
    IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IMMEDIATELY REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHI NG. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION PROMPTLY. INHALATION:
    MOVE TO FRESH AIR AT ONCE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & FULL
    FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH
    WATER AS THIS CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT REACTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. DIRECT CONTACT WITH
    WATER CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK & CONTAIN SPILL. REMOVE WITH VACUUM
    TRUCK. NEUTRALIZE REMAINING MATERIAL WITH DILUTE ACID AND FLUSH
    WITH WATER FOLLOWED BY LIBERAL COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONATE.
    PLACE CLEANUP MATERIALS INAPPROVED CONTAINER, LABEL, & REMOVE
    FORDISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:BORIC ACID, DILUTE ACETIC ACID.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET INTO EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING MIST/SPRAY.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC AND
    ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE METALS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS VISCOUS LIQUID WITH NO DISTINCT ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC AND ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE METALS. DO NOT MIX WITH
    STRONG ACIDS WITHOUT DILUTION AND AGITATION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER AS THIS
    CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FOR SMALL QUANTITIES: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LARGE
    STIRRED EXCESS OF WATER. ADJUST THE PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE OUT
    SOLIDS AND PACKAGE FOR DISPOSAL. DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICAB LE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
    REGULATIONS.
