*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBERD APRON. EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
    SMOKING OR EATING.LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.DISCARD
    CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:ROBERT L. MONACK
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits: RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C, 2 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION AND BURNS, POSSIBLE
    PERMANENT TISSUE DAMAGE. CHRONIC: IRRITATION, TISSUE DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE BURNS, POSSIBLE PERMANENT TISSUE
    DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION, POSSIBLE
    CHEMICAL BURNS AND POSSIBLE PERMANENT TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN RASH.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
    FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL SLIPPERY FEEL IS GONE, AT
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEE DOCTOR. INGESTION: GIVE
    VINEGAR OR LEMON, GRAPEFRUIT OR ORANGE JUICE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NEUTRALIZE WITH MILD ACETIC ACID SOLUTION
    (VINEGAR). ABSORB IN INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN APPROPIATE
    DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:5% ACETIC ACID SOLUTION (VINEGAR).
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. AVOID
    CRUSHING PACKAGES. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. HANDLE
    GENTLY WHEN OPENING PACKAGES OR INSTALLING CELL.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PUNCTURE CELL MEMBRANE AS POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
    COULD BE RELEASED.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
pH:>7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH CONSISTENCY MORE DENSE THAN
    WATER. SLIGHT ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid: SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
    DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.
