*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS DO NOT MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
    CONCENTRATIONS BELOW TLV, A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR CORROSIVE
    DUST/MIST MUST BE WORN. A PROGRAM SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO ASSURE
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
    REQUIREMENTS.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, RUBBER APRON, EYE WASH
    FOUNTAIN, SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING/SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
CAGE:0YSB8
CAGE:0YSB8
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C 2 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
    & GI TRACTS. ACUTE- CORROSIVE. EYES:CAUSES SEVERE BURNS, EYE
    DAMAGE. SKIN:CAUSES BURNS, DEEP ULCER, POSSIBLY DEATH. INHALE:MAY
    CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.  ORAL:CAUSES SEVERE PAIN BY
    BURNING MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH. MAY CAUSE DEATH.
    CHRONIC- UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE BURNS, SEVERE IRRITATION, SEVERE PAIN,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, DEEP SKIN ULCERS, COUGHING, BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY, SHOCK, POSSIBLY COMA, DEATH, SNEEZING, BLINDNESS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE
    MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP. EYES/SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
    EXPOSED SKIN WITH DILUTE BORIC/ACETIC ACID. INHALED:MOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. PROVIDE  CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. ORAL:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
    CONSCIOUS, RINSE OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Upper Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER CAN BE USED TO EXTINGUISH
    FIRE AS LONG AS DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT W KOH.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIRECT CONTACT WITH MOISTURE OR WATER CAN
    CAUSE VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION GENERATING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO
    IGNITE NEARBY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS. VACCUM OR SWEEP UP
    AND PLACE IN APPROVED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL OR REUSE. AVOID
    GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS. NEUTRALIZE REMAINING TRACES OF
    MATERIAL WITH ACID. WASH SPILL  AREA WITH WATER TO REMOVE RESIDUAL
    CONTAMINATION.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE INORGANIC ACID (SULFURIC, HYDROCHLORIC,
    PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC ACIDS).
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER, IN
    DRY PLACE AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP OUT
    OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
    SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT GENERATE DUST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST,
    MIST OR FUMES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CAUTION! EMPTY
    CONTAINER RETAINS RE SIDUE. DO NOT ALLOW WATER CONTACT KOH.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE HYGROSCOPIC SOLID/PELLET - ODORLESS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ACIDS, METAL, ORGANOHALOGEN COMPOUNDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT/DISPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NEUTRALIZED SOLUTION MAY BE
    FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN WITH EXCESS WATER, IF PERMITTED.
    REUSING/RECYCLING IS RECOMMENDED.  EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBERS:
