Product ID:153-4 OMEGA STEAM POWDER 225
MSDS Date:10/01/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-753-5000
MSDS Number: BSHKP

OMEGA CHEMICAL PROD GP, FINE ORGANICS CORP

6935 WEST 62ND STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60638
US

Emergency Phone: 312-586-8000, 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 312-586-8000

Preparer: PAUL ZALANTIS

Cage: 0B5U9

OMEGA CHEMICAL PROD GP, FINE ORGANICS CORP

CHICAGO, IL 60638 US

Telephone: 312-586-8000, 800-424-9300

Cage: 0B5U9

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: <2%

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN IRRITATION AND/OR DERMATITIS; EYE
IRRITATION OR BURNING. INHALATION: EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF MIST OR
SPRAY MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND EVEN TO LUNG
TISSUE. INGESTION: CAN CAUS E SEVERE BURNS AND TISSUE PERFORATION.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN OR EYE IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY/LUNG
DISEASE

First Aid:IF SPLASHED ON SKIN, RINSE WITH WATER. IF IT TURNS RED, TREAT
WITH OLIVE OIL OR LANOLIN OINTMENT. (IF SPLASHED IN EYES, FLUSH
WITH WATER, THEN RINSE WITH 5% BORIC ACID SOLUTION (EYE WASH SUCH
AS COLYR EUM IS SUGGESTED). IF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED, DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DILUTED 1% ACETIC ACID,
VINEGAR 1:4 OR LEMON JUICE. FOLLOW WITH MILK. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:ADD SAND, EARTH OR OTHER SUITABLE ABSORBENT TO
CONTAIN SPILL AREA. NEUTRALIZE WITH MILD ACID, PREVENT FROM
DISCHARGE.
Neutralizing Agent:MILD ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:REASONABLE CARE AND PRECAUTIONS WHEN
HANDLING WOULD BE OBSERVED DUE TO CORROSIVE NATURE OF PRODUCTS.
Other Precautions:REMOVE AND LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH CERTIFIED GAS MASK
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED, MECHANICAL (GENERAL) SUFFICIENT
TO REDUCE LEVELS BELOW TLV OR PEL.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SFTY GOGGLES,FACE SHLD-ANSI STEL287-1968
Other Protective Equipment:SPLASH APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:218F,103C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32.0F,0.0C
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:1.3-1.4 (H2O=1)
pH:10-11
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT AMBER, NEAR ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH 42USG3251 ET. SEQ.
RCRA 1976 & ANY LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSAL
RECOMMENDATIONS APPLY TO ORIGINAL MATERIAL & ITS CONTAINER; NOT ANY
MATERIALS WHICH ARE WA STE BY PRODUCTS OF USER'S OPERATION.

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