Product ID:LIQUID CAUSTIC POTASH
MSDS Date:11/01/1983
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-910-4217
MSDS Number: BKKGH

EAGLE-PINCHER INDUSTRIES ELECTRONICS DIV COUPLES D

C AND PORTER STREETS
JOPLIN, MO 64801
US

Emergency Phone: 417-623-8000 /FAX 417-623-0850

Info Phone: 417-623-8000 / FAX 417-623-0850

Cage: 81855

EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC.

47 JOPLIN, MO 64801 US

Telephone: 417-623-8000

Cage: 81855

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 365 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES
AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM,
INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SODIUM HYDROXIDE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC,
NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
AT TENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HOT OR MOLTEN MATERIAL WILL REACT
VIOLENTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING HEAT AND CAUSING SPLASHING.

Spill Release Procedures:COVER SPILL WITH SOLID NEUTRALIZER OR
ABSORBER. PUT NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL IN LINED DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
FLUSH RESIDUE WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:BORIC ACID, DILUTE ACETIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA. KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM
PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE MIST. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED. ALWAYS USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATORS WHEN REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ITEM IS KIT CONTAINING FOUR 3 OZ BOTTLES OF POTASIUM HYDOXIDE AND A DRY
BATTERY BB 606/U.

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:271F,133C
Vapor Pres:39 MM HG
Spec Gravity:1.45
pH:ALKALI
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PRACTICALLY ODORLESS, CLEAR LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD, ZINC AND THEIR ALLOYS. ALL ACIDS, LEATHER AND
WOOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR SMALL QUANTITIES: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LARGE
STIRRED EXCESS OF WATER. ADJUST THE PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE OUT
SOLIDS AND PACKAGE FOR DISPOSAL. DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICAB LE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

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