*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT NECESSARY. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL OPTIONAL.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON AND BOOTS IF SPILLS ARE LIKELY.
    EMERGENCY EYEWASH, DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:KENNETH W. PINTER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: <6%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3, C
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
*  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: MAY RESULT IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES OR OTHER TISSUES. PERFORATION AND SCARRING
    GENERALLY OCCUR. EYE: IRRITATING TO EYES. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY
    RESULT IN PERMANENT EYE INJURY. SKIN:  IRRITATING TO SKIN.
    PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN SKIN BURNS. INHAL: VAPORS
    IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT AVAILABLE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF CONSCIOUS, CAREFULLY GIVE
    PLENTY OF H*2O/MILK. OBTAIN MED ATTN IMMED. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO AN UNCON/CONVULS PERSON. EYE: IMMED FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF
    WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO UNCONTAMD AREA. IF
    BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP, THEN O*2 IF NEEDED. OBTAIN
    MED ATTN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB AND REMOVE BULK OF SPILL WITH ABSORBENT
    SWEEPING COMPOUND. NEUTRALIZE REMAINING LIQUID WITH WEAK ACID SUCH
    AS ACETIC ACID (VINEGAR).
Neutralizing Agent:WEAK ACID SUCH AS ACETIC ACID (VINEGAR).
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED CONTACT WITH EYES AND
    SKIN. REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH BEFORE
    RE-USE. AVOID BREATHING FUMES.
Other Precautions:NONE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C2
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACID, STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE UNDER ACIDIC CONDITIONS
    (PH <4).
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE ACTIVATOR WITH WATER, NEUTRALIZE TO PH
    BETWEEN 6-8 WITH SUITABLE WEAK ACID SUCH AS ACETIC ACID (VINEGAR),
    AND DISPOSE THROUGH WASTE TREATMENT PLANT. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH FEDERAL, STATE  AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .
