Product ID:2781
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-538-8024
MSDS Number: BFDKF

Cage: LO428

Telephone: (860)599-1100

Cage: 87362

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, KOH

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM (CEILING)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE BURNS TO TISSUE/DAMAGE.
INGESTION/INHALATION: CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ORGANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS.

First Aid:INGESTION: DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/MILK, FOLLOWED BY
DILUTE VINEGAR/FRUIT JUICE. SKIN: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER 1-2
HOURS. EYES: IRRIGATE W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. USE ONLY WATER IN EYES.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:NON FLAMMABLE

Spill Release Procedures:DISSOLVE, DILUTE & FLUSH AWAY W/ABUNDANT
WATER. DILUTE ACID, PREFERABLY ACETIC ACID MAY BE USED TO
NEUTRALIZE TRACES OF CAUSTIC AFTER FLUSHING W/WATER. SODIUM
BICARBONATE MAY THEN BE USED FOR FINAL NE UTRALIZATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:LIQUID POTASH SHOULD BE STORED ABOVE
FREEZING POINT.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NEEDED UNLESS MATERIAL BECOMES
AIRBORNE.
Ventilation:NOT NORMALLY NEEDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:APRON, RUBBER BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VAP PRESS @140DEGF=39MMHG, 200DEGF=130MMHG.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:271F
Solubility in Water:1.46
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID; ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, LEATHER, WOOL, TIN, ZINC, ALLOYS, STRONG ACIS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.DON'T DISCHARGE INTO STREAMS/SEWERS. CAUSTIC POTASH
SHOULD BE CONVERTED TO NEUTRAL SALT AS BY NEUTRALIZATION W/ACID,
THEN WELL DILUTED W/WATER.

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