*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE. USE NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED REPIRATORS WHERE DUST, MIST, OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.
Ventilation:SPECIAL VENTILATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.USE
    LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION WHERE MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND CHEMICAL
    RESISTANT SAFETY SHOES SHOULD BE WORN TO MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROVIDE WORKING AREA WITH EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
    RETURNABLE CONTAINERS SHOULD BE SHIPPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    SUPPLIER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:C, 2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE BURNS, EYE DAMAGE,
    BLINDNESS. SKIN: IRRITATION, SEVERE BURNS, TISSUE DESTRUCTION.
    INHALATION: MISTS OR SPRAYS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO UPPER-RESPIRATORY
    TRACT AND LUNG TISSUE. INGESTION: CAN C AUSE SEVERE BURNS AND
    COMPLETE TISSUE PERFORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH,
    THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY NTP, IARC,
    OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: BURNS, EYE DAMAGE, BLINDNESS. SKIN:
    IRRITATION, BURNS, TISSUE DESTRUCTION. INHALATION: DAMAGE TO UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG TISSUE. INGESTION: BURNS AND PERFORATION
    OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF  THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
    INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN OR RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED
    RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH AREA WITH
    LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: MOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF NOT  BREATHING GIVE CPR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT GIVE
    OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT NOT COMBUSTABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE. WATER SPRAY, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID DIRECT CONTACT OF THIS PRODUCT WITH
    WATER SINCE THIS CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION. WEAR
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SCBA FOR FIREFIGHTING IN AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT MIX WITH STRONG ACIDS WITHOUT
    DILUTION AND AGITATION TO PREVENT VIOLENT OR EXPLOSIVE REACTION.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILLS. NEUTRALIZE SPILL WITH ANY
    DILUTE INORGANIC ACID. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER FOLLOWED BY
    LIBERAL COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONATE. COLLECT CLEAN-UP MATERIAL
    IN APPROVED CONTAINERS FOR PR OPER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:USE DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC, NITRIC,
    PHOSPHORIC, OR ACETIC ACID.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AND USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA.
    KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. NEVER ADD WATER TO PRODUCT. ALWAYS ADD
    PRODUCT, WITH CONSTANT STIRRING,SLOWLY TO WATER.
Other Precautions:ALWAYS EMPTY AND CLEAN CONTAINERS OF ALL RESIDUES
    BEFORE ADDING PRODUCT TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE REACTION BETWEEN
    PRODUCT AND UNKNOWN RESIDUE. ALL RESIDUAL CAUSTIC POTASH SHOULD BE
    REMOVED FROM CON TAINERS PRIOR TO DISPOSAL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
pH:BASIC
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:UNKNON
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC, AND ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE METALS, LEATHER,
    ORGANIC HALOGENS AND ORGANIC NITRO COMPOUND,ACID,WOOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN TO POLYMERIZE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
    DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
