*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESP PROT REQD IF AIRBORNE CONC EXCEEDS TLV. AT
    IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A NIOSH APRPVD SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS I S ADVISED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
    REQUIREMENTS.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    UNIFORM, APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    FIRST AID PROC: RE-USE. EYE CONT: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
    HARMFUL IF INHALED, CAUSES SEV BURNS. MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. DO
    NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLTHG. (ING 2)
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
OSHA PEL:C 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:SUPDAT: AVOID SPATTERING BY SLOWLY ADDING TO SOLN. DO NOT
    BREATHE DUST. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: SEVERE IRRITATION
    OR BURNS OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, ULCERATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
    SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE BURNS. EYE CONTACT: SEVERE BURNS, PERMANENT
    EYE DAMAGE. SKIN ABSORPTION: NONE  IDENTIFIED. INGESTION: SEVERE
    BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH, AND MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC:
    LUNG (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN,
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS, GI TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST: CALL PHYS. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. FOLLOW W/DILUTED VINEGAR, FRUIT
    JUICE/WHITES OF EGGS BEATEN W/WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
    NOT BRTHG , GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. PROMPT
    ACTION IS ESSTNL. SKIN CONT: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @
    (SUPDAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURS
    W/WATER. SUFFICIENT HEAT MAY BE PRDCED TO IGNITE COMBUST MATLS.
    REACTS W/MOST METALS TO PRDCE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH (SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY
    PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA.
    FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH  WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:J.T. BAKER NEUTRACIT R-2 OR BUCAIN R CAUSTIC
    NEUTRALIZERS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. STORE IN
    CORR-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPAT MATLS. NOTE: WHEN MIXING
    CAUSTIC W/WATER, ALWAYS ADD CAUSTIC SLOWLY TO WATER.
Other Precautions:CONTINUOUSLY STIR SOLUTION W/WATER, ALWAYS ADD
    CAUSTIC SLOWLY TO WATER. CONTINUOUSLY STIR SOLUTION TO MINIMIZE
    SPATTERING. NEVER ADD WATER TO CAUSTIC. MATL IS HYGROSCOPIC. NOTE:
    WHEN HNDLG LIQ PRODS,  SECONDARY PROT CNTNRS MUST BE (SUPDAT)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO LIGHT YELLOW PELLETS. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, STRONG ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, ZINC,
    ALUMINUM, TIN, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WTIH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS
