*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE
    BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HLTH HZRD CONT'D: LITHIUM ION CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE, DERMATOLOGICAL
    EFFECTS, CNS EFFECTS, NEUROMUSCULAR EFFECTS MAY OCCUR. CYANOSIS &
    T-WAVE INVERSION HAVE OCCURED IN THE BREAST-FED INFANTS OF WOMEN 
    RECEIVING LITHIUM CARBONATE THERAPY.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE, MONOHYDRATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED. EXTREMELY
    DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY
    TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION: FATAL, RESULTING IN EDEMA OF THE
    LARYNX, BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONI TIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. MAY CAUSE
    CONGENITAL MALFORMATION IN THE FETUS. CNS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM &
    KIDNEYS. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION,
    COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, PROSTATION, DEHYDRATION, WEIGHT LOSS,
    THYROID DISTURBANCES, SLURRED  SPEECH, BLURRED VISION, SENSORY
    LOSS, ATAXIA, CONVULSIONS, DIARRHEA, TREMOR, CLONUS, HYPERACTIVE
    REFLEXES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
    INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IN ALL CAS ES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
    VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
    TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. DON'T GET IN EYES,
    SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T BREATH DUST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:SOLID
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION: CO2, LITHIUM OXIDES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY ADD A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. ADJUST
    THE PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE INSOLUBLE SOLIDS/LIQUIDS & PACKAGE THEM
    FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. FLUSH THE AQUEO US SOLUTION DOWN THE DRAIN W/PLENTY OF
    WATER.(SUPP
