Product ID:CAUSTIC POTASH-GRANULAR
MSDS Date:03/24/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N011035
MSDS Number: BHPCX

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (SEE SUP DATA)

CUSTOMER SERVICE, OCCIDENTAL TOWER
DALLAS, TX 75380

Emergency Phone: 716-278-7021, 24 HOUR PHONE

Info Phone: 800-752-5151

Cage: OAN54

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

809050 DALLAS, TX 75380 US

Telephone: (800) 752-5151

Cage: OAN54

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LOCAL EXHAUST VENT WHERE MIST, SPRAY, ORRE-SUSPENDED DUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT) 365 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: DUST, MIST, OR SPRAY MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO UPPER RESP TRACT + EVEN TO LUNG TISSUE WHICH COULD PROD
CHEM PNEUMONIA. SKIN: DESTRUCT TO TISSUE CONTACTED + PRODUCES
SEVERE BURN. LATENT PERIOD BETWEEN EXPOS AND SENSE OF IRRIT. EYE:
DESTRUCTTO TISSUE ON CONTACT. SEVERE BURNS THAT RESULT IN (SIGNS +
SYMP OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ (ACUTE + CHRONIC): DAMAGE TO EYE +
EVEN BLINDNESS. INGEST: CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS + COMPLETE TISSUE
PERFORATIONOF MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS, +
STOMACH. ACUTE: CORROSIVE TO A LL BODY TISSUES W/ WHICH IT COMES IN
CONTACT. CHRONIC: LOCAL-CONSIST OF MULTIPLEAREA OF SUPERFICIAL
DESTRUCT (SUP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/ LG AMTS OF H*2O FOR15 MIN, HOLD LIDS
APART TO ENSURE FLUSH OF ENTIRE SURFACE, IMMED SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:
IMMED WASH CONTAM AREA W/ PLENTY OF H*2O FOR 15 MIN, IMMED SEEK MED
ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATH DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER
0*2. RESP STOP, GIVEMOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. GET MED ATTN.
INGEST: DON'T INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LG QTY OF H*2O OR MILK. SEEK MED
ATTN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE. H*2O SPRAY, FOAM,
CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MAYBE USED WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS
STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID DIRECT CONTACT OF THIS PROD W/ H*2O
SINCE THIS CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION. PROT CLOTH +
PRESSURE DEMAND, SCBA SHOULD BE WORN BY FIREFIGHTERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:LEAKS SHOULD BE STOPPED. SPILL SHOULD BECNTND
+ CLEAN UP IMMED, REMOVED USING A VACUUM TRUCK (IF LIQUID). NEUT W/
ANY DILUTE INORGANIC ACID. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/H*2O + COVER W/
SODIUM BICARBONATE. CLEA N UP MAT REMOVE + PLACE IN APPROVED CONTR.
Neutralizing Agent:HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC, NITRIC, PHOSPHORIC, AND
ACETIC ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:ADEQUATE VENT, EMPLOY RESP PROTECTION.
WEAR CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES, FSHLD, RUBBER GLOVE + PROTECTIVE CLOTH,
WASH THOROUGHLYAFTER HAND. KEEP CONTR CLOSED.
Other Precautions:CONSIDERABLE HEAT IS GEN WHEN PROD IS MIXED W/ H*2O.
ALWAYS ADD PROD TO H*2O SLOWLY, STIR CONSTANT. CAN REACT EXPLO W/
ACIDS, ALDEHYDES, OTHER ORGANIC CHEM, WHEN MIX PROD W/ SOL CNTND
SUCH CHEM. ADD P ROD VERY GRADUALLY, STIRRING CONSTANTLY.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
NORMAL USE. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVEDRESPIRATORS FOLLOWING
MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE DUST, MIST, OR SPRAY MAY BE
GENERATED.
Ventilation:SPECIAL VENT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE. WHERE CO MAY
BE GENERATED SPECIALVENT MAY BE REQD. USE (SEE INGRED 2)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS, NATURAL AND BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEM SAFETY GOGGLES + FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING + CHEM
RESISTANT SAFETY SHOES. SAFETY SHOWER + EYEWASH FACILITIES, IN AREA
PROD HANDLED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING OR CONTACT. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING W/ SOAP, AND WATER, AND DRY BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR/DIV: FORMERLY KNOWN AS DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEM CO. MATLS TO AVOID:
ACIDS, ORGANIC HALOGEN CMPD, OR ORGANIC NITRO CMPD.EFTS OR
OVEREXPOS: OF SKIN OR PRIMARY IRRIT DERM. CHRONIC INHAL OF DUST,
SPRAY O R MIST RESULT IN VARY DEGREE OF IRRIT ORDMG OF RESP TRACT
TISS, + AN INCR SUSCEPTO RESP ILLINESS. VP: 60MM HG @ 1013 C.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2408F;1320C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:N/K
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Vapor Pres:SUP DATA
Spec Gravity:2.044
pH:12.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID WITH NO DISTINCT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID DIRECT CONT W/ H*2O. AVOID CONT W/AL, TIN, ZINC, + ALLOYS
CONTAINING THESEMETALS. AVOID CONT W/ LEATHER,(SUP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE MATERIAL
ISSTABLE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN TO POLYMERIZE

Waste Disposal Methods:MAT RSLT FROM CLEAN UP MAY BE HAZ WASTE +
THEREFORE SUBJCT TO SPECIFIC REGS. PACK, STORE, TRANSPORT + DISPOSE
OF MAT + ANY CONTAM EQUIP IAW APPLIC FED, STATE + LOCAL HLTH
ENVIRONMENT REGS. ENSURE NOTI FY FED, STATE, LOCAL AGENCY OF SPILL
+ DISP WASTE.

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