*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR
    NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFT HANDLING.REMOVE & WASTH CONTAMIN
    CLOTH.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.NOT FOR DRUG/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD
    USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:INTENSE HEAT/HIGHLY IRRIT/CORR MIST.EXPLO/FIRE
    HAZ:HOT/MOLTEN MATL WILL REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER LIBERATING
    HEAT/CAUSING SPLASHING.SEVERE EYE HAZ;SOLID/CONC SOLN DESTROYS
    TISSUE ON CONTACT .DISPOSAL:VIOLENT SPATTERING.NEUTRALIZEW/SODIUM
    BISULFATE.FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C 2 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST:POISON.MAY RESULT IN SEVERE
    INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. SKIN/EYES:CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES
    MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT OR BURNS. INHAL:DUST VERY IRRITATING TO
    UPPER RESP TRACT. MAIN EFFECT. TISSUE  DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:POISON. SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRITATION W/BURNS TO
    MOUTH. SEVERE EYE/SKIN IRRITATION/BURNS. IRRITATING TO UPPER RESP
    TRACT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONSC GIVE LG AMTS OF
    WATER.CALL DR IMMED.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    EYELIDS.GET PROMPT MED ATTN.SKIN: FLOOD W/WATER THEN WASH
    W/VINEGAR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF IRRIT/ILLNESS OCCURS GET MED
    ATTN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
    CLOTH.MUST INCLUDE COMPLETE EYE PROT.FLOOD W/WATER USING CARE NOT
    TO SPLATTER/SPLASH MATL.CONTACT W/WATER PRODUCES (SUPPLE)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SOLID FORM IN CONTACT
    W/MOISTURE/WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGN COMBUST
    MATLS.COTNACT W/SOME METALS CAN GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS.(SUPPL)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY & WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SWEEP
    UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CNTNR. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER RINSE
    W/DILUTE ACID, PREFERABLY ACETIC & FINALLY W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BISULFATE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE IN COOL
    DRY PLACE;PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER.SEPARATE FROM
    ACIDS/METALS/EXPLOSIVES/ORG PEROXIDES & EASILY IGN MATLS.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ONCNTNR BEF USING.DONOT WEAR CONTACT
    LENSES WHEN SORKING W/CHEM.PROD IS DELIQUESCENT;ABSORBS WATER & CO2
    FRM AIR.KOH & TRICHLOROETHYLENE ARE ESPECIALLY HAZ SINCE REACT TO
    FROM SPONT FLAMM D ICHLOROACETYLENE.FOR LAB USE ONLY.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Appearance and Odor:NEAR WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKES; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONVOL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & W/MANY ORG CMPDS,MOST COMMON METALS
    (ZN, AL, SN, PB,ETC)LIBERATING FLAMM HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, ACIDS & ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION W/VARIOUS FOOD SUGARS MAY
    FORM CARBON MONOIXDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMENT/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO
    FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR
    DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY.SLOWLY DISSOLVE SPILL IN
    WWTER.WHILE MAKING SOLN ADD SL OWLU TO SURFACE OF STIRRED LIQ TO
    AVOID(SUPPLEME)
