Product ID:POTASSIUM SUPEROXIDE
MSDS Date:11/15/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N015939
MSDS Number: BKRPQ

Emergency Phone: 412-538-3510

Info Phone: 412-538-3510

Cage: 00269

Telephone: 412-538-3510

Cage: 00269

797F (425C)

CAS: 12030-88-5

RTECS: TT6053000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. KO*2 READILY REACTS WITH
SKIN MOISTURE TO FORM POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE WHICH CAN CAUSE RAPID
DESTRUCTION OF EYES, SKIN AND OTHER TISSUES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN WILL TURN RED AND MAY TURN BLACK. EXPOS
MAY CAUSE AN ITCHING OR BURNING SENSATION WHICH MAY GO AWAY. A
SEVERE BURN MAY BE LESS PAINFUL THAN A MINOR ONE BECAUSE TISSUE AND
NERVES WILL BE DESTROYED . CAUSES CAUSTIC BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
HOLDING EYES OPEN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG & THORO
CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL MD IN ALL CASES. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:KO*2 DOESN'T BURN,USE PROPER EXTING FOR OTHER MATL
INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTING WHICH SMOTHER FIRE MAY NOT BE EFT;USE
WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIP . PROT AGAINST CAUSTIC SMOKE & WATERS. TRY TO
REMOVE ALL ORG MATL & COMBUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH ORGANICS
MAY CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RECOMMENDED GEAR. COLLECT IN UNPAINTED
ALL-METAL CNTNR & COVER LOOSELY. TRANSPORT IMMED TO CHEMICAL
DISPOSAL AREA FOR DISPOSAL BY TRAINED PERSONNEL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINER IN A COOL,
DRY PLACE AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BRTHG
DUST. DO NOT ATTEMP REPAIR/MAINTENANCE OF CONTAM EQUIP UNTIL
CLEANED. WATER IS REC FOR CLEANOUT; VENTING MUST BE PROVIDED AS
OXYGEN GAS WILL BE GE NERATED. CLEANOUT SOLN WILL (SUPP DATA)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FILTER-TYPE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG. MAY ADD FULL (SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICALLY RESISTANT AND WATER IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING, EYE WASH STATIONS AND SHOWERS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: REACTS VIGOROUSLY GENERATING OXYGEN, HEAT, AND POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE SOLN. OTHER PREC: BE CAUSTIC & CORR TO SKIN & EYES. KEEP
FROM CONT W/ORG INCL GREASES, SOLV & LUBRICANTS, EASILY OXIDIZE D
MATLS & OTHER COMBUST. EYE PROT: LENGTH FACESHIELD TO GOGGLES .

HCC:D1
Solubility in Water:SEE SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:CANARY YELLOW SOLID, EITHER FINE POWDER OR
GRANULES; NO ODOR.

STRONG OXIDIZER, WATER REACTIVE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EASILY OXIDIZED MATL, ORG (INCL FUELS,
SOLV, GREASES & LUBRICANTS), IMPACE/SHEARING FORCES WHEN IN CONT
W/ORGANICS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:WEAR PROT GEAR. IN WELL-VENT AREA (HOOD
W/SCRUBBER PREF), SPRAY W/LRG AMT OF WATER. FOAMING WILL OCCUR &
OXYGEN GAS & CAUSTIC MIST WILL BE GENERATED. AVOID CAUSTIC MIST &
SOLN. NEUT SOLN BEFORE DISP. DISP SHOULD BE I/A/W FED, ST, LOC
REGS .

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