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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PELLETS, REAGENT, ACS OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT CODE(S): P1315 UN/ID NO: UN1813 SYNONYMS: NONE RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: RECOMMENDED USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: SUPPLIER ADDRESS: SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP. 14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 (310) 516-8000 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CLASSIFICATION: ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 3 SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 SUB-CATEGORY A SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 CORROSIVE TO METALS: CATEGORY 1 HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE LABEL ELEMENTS: DANGER: HAZARD STATEMENTS: TOXIC IF SWALLOWED CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS SKULLS AND CROSSBONES CORROSION APPEARANCE: PELLETS FLAKES PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID ODOR: ODORLESS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION: WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT DO NOT BREATHE DUSTS OR MISTS WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE: IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR): TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH WATER/SHOWER WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR IF SWALLOWED: IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR RINSE MOUTH DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING ABSORB SPILLAGE TO PREVENT MATERIAL DAMAGE PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP STORE IN CORROSIVE RESISTANT/.. CONTAINER WITH A RESISTANT INNER LINER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT OTHER INFORMATION: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS. HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. REACTS WITH WATER TO EVOLVE HEAT.
SUBSTANCE: CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO WEIGHT-% TRADE SECRET POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 100 * *THE EXACT PERCENTAGE (CONCENTRATION) OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD AS A TRADE SECRET.
DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES: GENERAL ADVICE: SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH METHOD IF VICTIM INGESTED OR INHALED THE SUBSTANCE; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION WITH THE AID OF A POCKET MASK EQUIPPED WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE OR OTHER PROPER RESPIRATORY MEDICAL DEVICE. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, (TRAINED PERSONNEL SHOULD) GIVE OXYGEN. DELAYED PULMONARY EDEMA MAY OCCUR. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, ALSO UNDER THE EYELIDS, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. KEEP EYE WIDE OPEN WHILE RINSING. DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREA. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHES AND SHOES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. INGESTION: CLEAN MOUTH WITH WATER AND DRINK AFTERWARDS PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. SELF-PROTECTION OF THE FIRST AIDER: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (SEE SECTION 8). ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED, TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PREVENT SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKIN. USE BARRIER TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED: SYMPTOMS: BURNING SENSATION. INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: PRODUCT IS A CORROSIVE MATERIAL. USE OF GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMESIS IS CONTRAINDICATED. POSSIBLE PERFORATION OF STOMACH OR ESOPHAGUS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. DO NOT GIVE CHEMICAL ANTIDOTES. ASPHYXIA FROM GLOTTAL EDEMA MAY OCCUR. MARKED DECREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE MAY OCCUR WITH MOIST RALES, FROTHY SPUTUM, AND HIGH PULSE PRESSURE.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. LARGE FIRE: CAUTION: USE OF WATER SPRAY WHEN FIGHTING FIRE MAY BE INEFFICIENT. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: THE PRODUCT CAUSES BURNS OF EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION CAN LEAD TO RELEASE OF IRRITATING GASES AND VAPORS. EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NONE. SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR. USE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. ATTENTION! CORROSIVE MATERIAL. EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO SAFE AREAS. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. OTHER INFORMATION: REFER TO PROTECTIVE MEASURES LISTED IN SECTIONS 7 AND 8. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. HANDLE PRODUCT ONLY IN CLOSED SYSTEM OR PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE. STORE LOCKED UP. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER MATERIALS.
CONTROL PARAMETERS: EXPOSURE LIMITS: THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS ARE THE ONLY INGREDIENTS OF THE PRODUCT ABOVE THE CUT-OFF LEVEL (OR LEVEL THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE HAZARD CLASSIFICATION OF THE MIXTURE) WHICH HAVE AN EXPOSURE LIMIT APPLICABLE IN THE REGION FOR WHICH THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS INTENDED OR OTHER RECOMMENDED LIMIT. AT THIS TIME, THE OTHER RELEVANT CONSTITUENTS HAVE NO KNOWN EXPOSURE LIMITS FROM THE SOURCES LISTED HERE. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: SHOWERS EYEWASH STATIONS VENTILATION SYSTEMS. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: TIGHT SEALING SAFETY GOGGLES. FACE PROTECTION SHIELD. HAND PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES. IMPERVIOUS GLOVES. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING. CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NO PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS. IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED OR IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, VENTILATION AND EVACUATION MAY BE REQUIRED. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. REGULAR CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT, WORK AREA AND CLOTHING IS RECOMMENDED. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND GLOVES, INCLUDING THE INSIDE, BEFORE RE-USE. CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT.
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID APPEARANCE: PELLETS FLAKES COLOR: COLORLESS ODOR: ODORLESS ODOR THRESHOLD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS - METHOD PH 13 (1% SOLUTION) NONE KNOWN MELTING POINT / FREEZING POINT 380 DEG. C / NONE KNOWN 716 DEG. F BOILING POINT / BOILING RANGE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLASH POINT NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN EVAPORATION RATE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLAMMABILITY LIMIT IN AIR NONE KNOWN UPPER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE NO DATA AVAILABLE LIMITS LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE NO DATA AVAILABLE LIMITS VAPOR PRESSURE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN VAPOR DENSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN RELATIVE DENSITY 2.044 NONE KNOWN WATER SOLUBILITY SOLUBLE IN WATER NONE KNOWN SOLUBILITY(IES) NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN PARTITION COEFFICIENT NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE 1384 DEG. C / NONE KNOWN 2523.2 DEG. F KINEMATIC VISCOSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN DYNAMIC VISCOSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN OTHER INFORMATION: EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE OXIDIZING PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE SOFTENING POINT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHT 56.11 VOC CONTENT (%) NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE LIQUID DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE BULK DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
REACTIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL PROCESSING. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: EXPOSURE TO AIR OR MOISTURE OVER PROLONGED PERIODS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: OXIDIZING AGENT. ACIDS. BASES. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: PRODUCT INFORMATION: INHALATION: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CORROSIVE BY INHALATION. (BASED ON COMPONENTS). INHALATION OF CORROSIVE FUMES/GASES MAY CAUSE COUGHING, CHOKING, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND WEAKNESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. PULMONARY EDEMA MAY OCCUR WITH TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BLUISH SKIN, DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE, AND INCREASED HEART RATE. INHALED CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES CAN LEAD TO A TOXIC EDEMA OF THE LUNGS. PULMONARY EDEMA CAN BE FATAL. EYE CONTACT: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. (BASED ON COMPONENTS). CORROSIVE TO THE EYES AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE INCLUDING BLINDNESS. MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO EYES. SKIN CONTACT: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CORROSIVE. (BASED ON COMPONENTS). CAUSES BURNS. INGESTION: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CAUSES BURNS. (BASED ON COMPONENTS). INGESTION CAUSES BURNS OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY TRACTS. MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING PAIN IN THE MOUTH AND STOMACH WITH VOMITING AND DIARRHEA OF DARK BLOOD. BLOOD PRESSURE MAY DECREASE. BROWNISH OR YELLOWISH STAINS MAY BE SEEN AROUND THE MOUTH. SWELLING OF THE THROAT MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHOKING. MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE IF SWALLOWED. MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED AND ENTERS AIRWAYS. SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS: SYMPTOMS: REDNESS. BURNING. MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. COUGHING AND / OR WHEEZING. ACUTE TOXICITY: NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: CHEMICAL NAME ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE =214 MG/KG (RAT) 1310-58-3 DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE: SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE FOR INGREDIENTS. CAUSES BURNS. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE FOR INGREDIENTS. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. CAUSES BURNS. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. TARGET ORGAN EFFECTS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. INTERACTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
ECOTOXICITY: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS. CHEMICAL NAME ALGAE/AQUATIC PLANTS FISH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE LC50: 1310-58-3 =80 MG/L (96H, GAMBUSIA AFFINIS) CHEMICAL NAME TOXICITY TO MICROORGANISMS CRUSTACEA POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BIOACCUMULATION: INHERENTLY BIODEGRADABLE. COMPONENT INFORMATION: CHEMICAL NAME PARTITION COEFFICIENT POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 0.65 1310-58-3 0.83 OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: WASTE FROM RESIDUES/UNUSED PRODUCTS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTAINERS.
DOT: UN/ID NO: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: II SPECIAL PROVISIONS: IB8, IP2, IP4, T3, TP33 MARINE POLLUTANT: SEVERE MARINE POLLUTANT DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 154 TDG: UN-NO: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: II DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II MEX: UN-NO: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: II DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II ICAO (AIR): UN-NO: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: II DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II IATA: UN NUMBER: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 8 PACKING GROUP: II DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II IMDG: UN NUMBER: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 8 PACKING GROUP: II EMS-NO: F-A, S-B MARINE POLLUTANT: NP1 DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II RID: UN NUMBER: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 8 PACKING GROUP: II CLASSIFICATION CODE: C6 DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II LABELS: 8 ADR: UN NUMBER: 1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 8 PACKING GROUP: II CLASSIFICATION CODE: C6 TUNNEL RESTRICTION CODE: (E) DESCRIPTION: 1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II, (E) LABELS: 8 ADN: UN/ID NO: UN1813 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 8 PACKING GROUP: II CLASSIFICATION CODE: C6 DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II HAZARD LABEL(S): 8 LIMITED QUANTITY (LQ): 1 KG EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS: PP, EP
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: TSCA: COMPLIES DSL/NDSL: COMPLIES EINECS/ELINCS: COMPLIES ENCS: THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH ENCS IECSC: THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH CHINA KECL: COMPLIES PICCS: COMPLIES AICS: ALL THE CONSTITUENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE LISTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS). LEGEND: TSCA: UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SECTION 8(B) INVENTORY DSL/NDSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST EINECS/ELINCS: EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES/EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ENCS: JAPAN EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IECSC: CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES KECL: KOREAN EXISTING AND EVALUATED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES PICCS: PHILIPPINES INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: SARA 313: SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA). THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372. SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: SHOULD THIS PRODUCT MEET EPCRA 311/312 TIER REPORTING CRITERIA AT 40 CFR 370, REFER TO SECTION 2 OF THIS SDS FOR APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATIONS. CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT): THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR 122.42). CERCLA: THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302). CHEMICAL NAME HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RQS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RQS POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1000 LB FINAL RQ 1310-58-3 454 KG FINAL RQ US STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PROPOSITION 65 CHEMICALS. U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS U.S. EPA LABEL INFORMATION: EPA PESTICIDE REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
NFPA: HEALTH HAZARDS 3 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES HMIS: HEALTH HAZARDS 3 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION X KEY OR LEGEND TO ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: LEGEND SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION TWA: TWA (TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE) STEL: STEL (SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT) CEILING: MAXIMUM LIMIT VALUE KEY LITERATURE REFERENCES AND SOURCES FOR DATA USED TO COMPILE THE SDS: AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CHEMVIEW DATABASE EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (EFSA) EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVEL(S) (AEGL(S)) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME CHEMICALS FOOD RESEARCH JOURNAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DATABASE INTERNATIONAL UNIFORM CHEMICAL INFORMATION DATABASE (IUCLID) JAPAN GHS CLASSIFICATION AUSTRALIA NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT SCHEME (NICNAS) NIOSH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'S CHEMID PLUS (NLM CIP) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'S PUBMED DATABASE (NLM PUBMED) NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) NEW ZEALAND'S CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION AND INFORMATION DATABASE (CCID) ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY PUBLICATIONS ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME CHEMICALS PROGRAM ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SCREENING INFORMATION DATA SET WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REVISION DATE: 06-APRIL-2020 REVISION NOTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. |