Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE,ACS
MSDS Date:07/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8366
MSDS Number: BSDDX

SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP.

14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
GARDENA, CA 90248-2027
US

Emergency Phone: 714-864-2310/213-516-8000

Info Phone: 714-864-2310/213-516-8000

Preparer: C.A. EISENHARD

Cage: 63415

SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC

GARDENA, CA 90248-2027 US

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: >85%

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: <15%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: ACUTE EXPOSURE IS LETHAL.
GASTRIC OR ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION. INHALATION: IRRITATING TO
RESPIRATORY TRACT & CAUSE LESIONS IN NASAL SEPTUM. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION WITH BURNS. PROLONGED CO NTACT WARTS MAY DEVELOP THEN
TUMORS. EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION. CONJUNTIVAL EDEMA, CORNEAL &
EPISCLERAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED AS A CANCER
CAUSING AGENT.
Effects of Overexposure:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS EXTREMELY TOXIC AND A
SEVERE EYE, MUCOUS MEMBRANE AND SKIN IRRITANT.

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN-WASH AREA WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 20
MIN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR CHEMICAL BURNS. EYE CONTACT-WASH
WITH COP IOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION-GIVE MILK OR WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
EXTINGUISH USING AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:REMOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES WITH WATER. USE FLOODING AMOUNTS
OF WATER AS FOG, APPLY FROM A FAR DISTANCE.

Spill Release Procedures:DIKE AREA ABSORB MASS WITH FLY ASH OR CEMENT
POWDER. ADD DILUTE ACID TO NEUTRALIZE. AIR SPILL: APPLY WATER SPRAY
TO KNOCK DOWN AND REDUCE VAPORS. KNOCK-DOWN WATER IS CORROSIVE AND
TOXIC AND SHOULD BE DIKED FOR CONTAINMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:APPROPIATE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:DUST PROOF OR SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=1320.C, 2408.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=360.C, 680.F
Vapor Pres:1 MMHG
Spec Gravity:2.044
Solubility in Water:107%
Appearance and Odor:HYGROSCOPIC, ODORLESS, WHITE, OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW
LUMPS, RODS, PELLETS OR FLAKES

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ACID, NITRIC TRICHLORIDE, PHOSPHORUS, CHLORINE,
N-METHYL-N-NITROSOUREA & METHYLYNY CHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXOTHERMIC REACTION WITH WATER. IT
GENERATES CONSIDERABLE HEAT AND FORM CORROSIVE FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OR CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION MAY
RELEASE TOXIC FUMES OF POTASSIUM OXIDE WHICH CAN REACT WITH WATER-
>FLAMMABLE H2.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION WITH ACROLEIN
OR ACRYLONITILE.

Waste Disposal Methods:THE SUPER FUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT
OF 1986 SECTION 304 REQUIRES THAT A RELEASE EQUAL TO OR GREATER
THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR THIS SUBSTANCE MUST BE IMMEDIATELY
REPORTED TO THE LOCA L EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.

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