*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN IN THE ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL BOOTS, APRON, EYE WASH AND SAFETY
    EQUIPMENT
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR
    SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE,PART A
Kit Part:Y
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 1.1%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL: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:ACUTE-CORROSIVE.HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED,INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
    TISSUE,MUCOUS MEMBRANES,EYES,SKIN.INHALATION MAY BE FATAL.SYMPTOMS
    INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION,COUGHING,WHE EZING,LARYNGITIS,SHORTNESS
    OF BREATH,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,VOMITING,CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND
    PULMONARY EDEMA.CHRONIC-UNKNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
    ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE, MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES, EYES, SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
    BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,  WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND
    PULMONARY EDEMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE
    MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP FOR ALL CASES OF
    EYELIDS OPEN.INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF
    NECESSARY.ORAL:DO NOT INDUCE  VOMITING.IF CONSCIOUS,DRINK WATER.SEE
    PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. DO NOT
    USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
    NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FUMES
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    ABSORBENT MATERIAL, PLACE IN A CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE
    DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND W ASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP
    ISCOMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:WEAK ACID
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CONTAINER IN DRY PLACE AWAY FROM ACIDS AND OXIDIZERS.
Other Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
    SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT GENERATE DUST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST,
    MIST OR FUMES. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT TAKE
    INTERNALLY. WASH THOROUG HLY AFTER HANDLING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO COLORLESS GRANULES OR CLEAR LIQUID -
    ODORLESS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, ORGANIC
    PEROXIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISPOSAL TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE
    WITH ALL CURRENT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SMALL
    QUANTITIES MAY BE DISSOLVED IN WATER AND NEUTRALIZED WITH ACID. THE
    NEUTRALIZED SOLUTION CAN B E FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN IF PERMITTED.
