*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WHERE MIST IS PRESENT, PROVIDE LOCAL VENTILATION
    OR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR CERTIFIED FOR MIST.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILALTION.
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING SUITABLE TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    W/CHEMICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:RELEASING HYDROGEN GAS. EYE PROT:MAY ADD FULL LENGTH
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:C, 2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM BORATES
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ALKALINE SOLUTION. MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    IRRITATION OR CAUSTIC BURNS TO EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SOLUTION
    4-HOUR RABBIT SKIN TEST OF HIGHES T COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATION OF
    PRODUCT WAS NEGATIVE FOR CORROSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:CALL MD IF IRRITATION OF RESP PASSAGES OCCURS.
    SKIN:IMMED REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH AFFECTED AREA. CALL MD IF
    IRRIT OCCURS.  INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER OR MILKTO DILUTE
    STOMACH CONTENTS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL MD.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE - COMPATIBLE WITH EXTINGUISHING
    AGENTS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEARING APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT, CONTAIN SPILL, COLLECT ONTO INERT ABSORBENT. PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CONTAINER. RINSE RESIDUAL W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:ABOUT SAME AS WATER.
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, LITTLE OR NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS. PROD EXPECTED, BY TEST/ANALOGY, TO SLOWLY ATTACK
    ALUMINUM/PERHAPS OTHER NONFERROUS METALS, (SEE SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PROD EXPECTED, BY TEST OR ANALOGY, TO
    SLOWLY ATTACK ALUMINUM & PERHAPS OTHER NONFERROUS METALS, RELEASING
    HYDROGEN GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF OR INCINERATE I/A/W REGULATIONS.
    PRODUCT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER CERCLA DUE TO
    HIGH PH UNLESS NEUTRALIZED PRIOR TO DISPOSAL.
