| Common Name: | POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, FLAKES, TECHNICAL |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/4/2018 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 6MNC0, 6MNC1, 6MNC2 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
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ISO 9001:2015 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 3/13/2015
REVISION DATE: 10/4/2018
REVISION NUMBER: G3
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: P1325
PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, FLAKES, TECHNICAL
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS:
CAUSTIC POTASH
HYDROXYDE DE POTASSIUM (FRENCH)
HIDROXIDO DE POTASIO (SPANISH)
CAS #: 1310-58-3
RTECS #: TT2100000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE:
ELECTROPLATING; PHOTOENGRAVING & LITHOGRAPHY; PRINTING INKS; IN ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY & IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; MANUFACTURING OF LIQUID SOAP;
PHARMACEUTICAL AID (AS ALKALIZING AGENT); MORDANT FOR WOODS; ABSORBING
CARBON DIOXIDE; MERCERIZING COTTON; PAINT & VARNISH REMOVERS. PRINCIPLE
USES OF KOH INCLUDE CHEMICALS, PARTICULARLY THE PRODUCTION OF POTASSIUM
CARBONATE AND POTASSIUM PERMAGANATE; PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS, AND OTHER
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; SOAPS AND DETERGENTS; SCRUBBING AND CLEANING
OPERATIONS, E.G., INDUSTRIAL GASES; DYES AND COLORANTS; AND RUBBER
CHEMICALS.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUPPLIER:
SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP
14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST.
GARDENA, CA 90248
(310) 516-8000
ORDER ONLINE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SPECTRUMCHEMICAL.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CONTACT PERSON: MARTIN LABENZ (WEST COAST)
CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE ACCORDING TO THE GLOBALLY
HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS):
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 3
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
CORROSIVE TO METALS: CATEGORY 1
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE
MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS
CORROSION
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: REACTS WITH WATER TO EVOLVE HEAT
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 DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
ABSORB SPILLAGE TO PREVENT MATERIAL DAMAGE
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/PHYSICIAN.
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/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/PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
RINSE MOUTH
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
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
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT %
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 100
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
IF YOU HAVE A POISON EMERGENCY AND NEED TO TALK TO A POISON SPECIALIST.
CALL 1-800-222-1222. ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE
MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. FIRST
AIDER NEEDS TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER. CONTINUE FLUSHING WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHES
AND SHOES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS
REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
WARNING!
IT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION WHEN THE INHALED OR INGESTED MATERIAL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS
OR CORROSIVE. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IF VICTIM INGESTED
OR INHALED THE SUBSTANCE; INDUCE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION WITH THE AID OF
A POCKET MASK EQUIPPED WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE OR OTHER PROPER RESPIRATORY
MEDICAL DEVICE. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER OR MILK.
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL
CENTER IMMEDIATELY.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
SEVERE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION OR BURNS CAUSES DIGESTIVE (GASTROINTESTINAL)
TRACT IRRITATION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL (DIGESTIVE) TRACT BURNS MAY
CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS TO
THE RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS (PNEUMONITIS) MAY
CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA COUGHING DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY
BREATHING)
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
FIRST-AID PROVIDERS:
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS. WEAR GLOVES AND OTHER NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS
BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE, EXTINGUISH THE
FIRE USING AN AGENT SUITABLE FOR THE TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND,
MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ENSURE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. SHOULD NOT BE
RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS. DO NOT
FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. PREVENT ENTRY INTO
WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. COVER WITH PLASTIC SHEET TO
PREVENT SPREADING.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL. USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED SOLID IN A
SUITABLE WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. CLEAN CONTAMINATED SURFACE THOROUGHLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
USE ONLY IN AREA PROVIDED WITH APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS/DUST. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
DELIQUESCENT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE IN A
SEGREGATED AND APPROVED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ACIDS
METALS
POWDERED METALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
WATER
ALCOHOLS
HALOGENS
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS
ACID ANHYDRIDES
ACID CHLORIDES
NITRO COMPOUNDS
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WEEL
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NONE 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3 NONE
CEILING CEILING
CANADA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA -
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO QUEBEC
COLUMBIA
POTASSIUM 1310-58-3 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3
HYDROXIDE CEILING CEILING CEILING CEILING
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. AUSTRALIA MEXICO
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NONE NONE
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION, OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUME OR
MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE
EXPOSURE LIMIT.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: GOGGLES OR FACE-SHIELD.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING
GLOVES
BOOTS
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: WEAR RESPIRATOR WITH DUST FILTER.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK
OR SMOKE. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE
PRODUCT.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE: PELLETS. FLAKES.
COLOR: COLORLESS.
ODOR: ODORLESS.
TASTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FORMULA: KOH
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT (G/MOLE): 56.11
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO: NOT AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MELTING POINT/RANGE(DEG. C/DEG. F): 380 DEG. C/716 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE(DEG. C/DEG. F): 1384 DEG. C/2523 DEG. F
BOILING POINT/RANGE(DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.044
PH: 13 (1% SOLUTION)
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VOC CONTENT (G/L): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MISCIBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY:
EASILY SOLUBLE IN WATER
INSOLUBLE IN DIETHYL ETHER
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH ACIDS, HALOGENS, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, MALEIC
ANHYDRIDE, ORGANIC ANHYDRIDES, ISOCYANATES, ALKYLENE OXIDES,
EPICHLORHYDRIN, ALDEHYDES, ALCOHOLS, GYLCOLS, PHENOLS, CRESOLS, CAPROLACTUM
SOLUTION. ALSO INCOMPATIBLE WITH NITRO COMPOUNDS (NITROBENZENE,
NITROMETHANE, NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE), ORGANIC MATERIALS, ACID ANHYDRIDES,
ACID CHLORIDES, MAGNESIUM, PEROXIDIZED TETRAHYDROFURAN, TRICHLORETHYLENE,
CHLORINE DIOXIDE, MALEIC DICARBIDE, SUGARS. SOLID POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IN
CONTACT WITH MOISTURE OR WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. WHEN WET ATTACKS METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD,
AND ZINC. VIOLENT REACTION OR IGNITION UNDER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS WITH
ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, P-BIS(1,3-DIBROMOETHYL) BENZENE, CYCLOPENTADIENE,
GERMANIUM, HYPONITROUS ACID, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE, NITROALKANES, 2-NITROPHENOL,
POTASSIUM PEROXODISULFATE, SUGARS, 2,2,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPANOL, THORIUM
DICARBIDE. MOLTEN ORTHO -NITROPHENOL REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE. WHEN POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND TETRACHLOROETHANE ARE HEATED, A
SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE GAS, CHLOROACETYLENE, IS FORMED. WHEN PHOSPHORUS IS
BOILED IN A SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PHOSPHINE GAS IS EVOLVED WHICH
IS SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE. 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
REACTION PRODUCES CHLOROACETYLENE WHICH IS SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE IN AIR.
POTASSIUM PERSULFATE AND A LITTLE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND WATER WILL
IGNITE. WHEN WET, ATTACKS METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD, AND ZINC,
PRODUCING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS
TOXIC FUMES OF K2O. POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE REACTION WITH BROMOFORM + CROWN
ETHERS, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, NITROBENZENE, NITROMETHANE, NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE,
PEROXIDIZED TETRAHYDROFURAN, 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE. REACTION WITH AMMONIUM
HEXACHLOROPLATIATE(2-) + HEAT FORMS HEAT SENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE PRODUCT.
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE WILL CAUSE EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE.
DETONATION WILL OCCUR WHEN POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS MIXED WITH
N-METHYL-NITROSO UREA AND METHYLENE CHLORIDE. NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE EXPLODES
ON CONTACT WITH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. WHEN HEATED, TRICHLOROETHYLENE &
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE OF DICHLOROACETYLENE. NITROGEN
TRICHLORIDE EXPLODES ON CONTACT WITH CONCENTRATED POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS:
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE. EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ACIDS
METALS
POWDERED METALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
WATER
ALCOHOLS
HALOGENS
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS
ACID ANHYDRIDES
ACID CHLORIDES
NITRO COMPOUNDS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY:
EXTREMELY CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF ALUMINUM, BRASS, AND ZINC. SLIGHTLY
CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF COPPER, OF STAINLESS STEEL(304). NON-CORROSIVE IN
PRESENCE OF STAINLESS STEEL(316).
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY:
SEVERE CORROSIVE EFFECT ON BRASS AND BRONZE.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: EYES. SKIN. INGESTION. INHALATION.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
CAS-NO. 1310-58-3
LD50/ORAL/RAT: 284 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE- ACUTE TOX ORAL: 214 MG/KG
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT:
VALUE -ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT:
VALUE-VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE:
VALUE-VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMPTOMS:
SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN BURNS.
EYE CONTACT:
SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES EYE BURNS. MAY CAUSE PERMANENT INJURY.
INHALATION:
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. INHALATION OF MIST OR VAPOR CAN CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES,
COUGHING, DIFFICULTY BREATHING. IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS, AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE DIGESTIVE
TRACT. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL
(DIGESTIVE) TRACT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, BLOODY DIARRHEA,
CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, AND POSSIBLE DEATH. MAY CAUSE PERFORATION OF THE
DIGESTIVE TRACT.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT WITH DILUTE SOLUTIONS OF POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED EYE CONTACT WITH
DILUTE SOLUTIONS CAN CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION
CAN PRODUCE CHRONIC PRODUCTIVE COUGH, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
FOR POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS - HAMSTER OVARY 12 MMOL/L (REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES)
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - NTP
CARCINOGENS
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
ACGIH (AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS)
IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER)
NTP (NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM)
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
TARGET ORGANS: SKIN. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. EYES.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE - 1310-58-3:
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA: 80 MG/L LC50 GAMBUSIA AFFINIS 96 H STATIC 1
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MOBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATION.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR LOCAL RECYCLING, RECOVERY OR WASTE
DISPOSAL
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
WASTES WASTES WASTES WASTES
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 154
MARINE POLLUTANT NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): 1000 LBS./454 KG
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: IB8, IP2, IP4, T3, TP33
SYMBOL(S):
[DOT]: (R4) - IDENTIFIES A MATERIAL THAT IS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE THAT HAS
A REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) OF 1000 POUNDS (454 KILOGRAMS).
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
ADR:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-A
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
RID:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
IATA:
UN-NO: UN1813
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG CODE: 8L
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1813, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID, 8, II
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES (PICCS)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
ACTIVE KE-29139
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA EINECS-NO.
(AICS)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(1)-369 215-181-3
U.S. REGULATIONS:
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: SN 1571
NEW JERSEY - DISCHARGE PREVENTION - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LIST PRESENT
MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PRESENT
NEW YORK RELEASE REPORTING - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
1000 LB RQ
100 LB RQ
LOUISIANA REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS:
1000 LB FINAL RQ
454 KG FINAL RQ
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
FDA - FOOD ADDITIVES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS): 21 CFR 184.1631
FDA - 21 CFR - TOTAL FOOD ADDITIVES - LIST SOURCED FROM EAFUS:
163.110, 163.111, 163.112, 172.841, 175.210, 176.180, 176.210, 177.1600,
177.2800, 184.1631, 73.85
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUC-
TOXICITY TIVE
TOXICITY
POTASSIUM 1310-58-3 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
HYDROXIDE
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302 SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
AND THEIR SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
REPORTABLE AND TPQS AND RQS
QUANTITIES
POTASSIUM 1310-58-3 1000 LB NONE NONE
HYDROXIDE FINAL RQ
454 KG
FINAL RQ
COMPONENTS SECTION SECTION
313 - 313 -
CHEMICAL REPORTING
CATEGORY DE MINIMIS
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE NONE
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION 5(A)2 - TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
CHEMICALS WITH AND SAFETY REPORTING
SIGNIFICANT NEW USE
RULES (SNURS)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHMIS 2015 - GHS CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION:
COMPONENT WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE CORROSIVE TO METALS - CATEGORY 1:
1310-58-3 (100) H290 MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS.
(2.5% IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION; POTENTIALLY
CORROSIVE TO METALS; THE SUPPLIER SHOULD
BE CONTACTED FOR MORE INFORMATION); ACUTE
TOXICITY - ORAL - CATEGORY 3: H301 TOXIC
IF SWALLOWED.; ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL -
CATEGORY 4: H302 HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
(25% AQUEOUS SOLUTION); HEALTH HAZARD NOT
OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED - CATEGORY 1:
CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE RESPIRATORY
TRACT; SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION -
CATEGORY 1: H314 CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS
AND EYE DAMAGE.; SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE
IRRITATION - CATEGORY 1: H318 CAUSES
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
CANADA HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
HPR (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE HPR
COMPONENTS WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST -
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1%
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT
TO MANDATORY REPORTING
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
EU GHS - SV - CLP 1272/2008:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. EU GHS - SV - CLP (1272/2008):
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL - ACUTE TOX. 4:
H302 HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. (MINIMUM
CLASSIFICATION); SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION
- SKIN CORR. 1A: H314 CAUSES SEVERE
SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE. (C >=5%)
019-002-00-8
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION - SKIN CORR.
1A: H314 CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS
AND EYE DAMAGE. (C >=5%); SKIN
CORROSION/IRRITATION - SKIN CORR. 1B:
H314 CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND
EYE DAMAGE. (2% <= C <5%); SKIN
CORROSION/IRRITATION - SKIN IRRIT. 2: H315
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. (0.5 % <= C <2%);
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION
- EYE IRRIT. 2: H319 CAUSES SERIOUS EYE
IRRITATION. (0.5% <= C <2%)019-002-00-8
EU - CLP (1272/2008):
R-PHRASE(S):
R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R35: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
S-PHRASE(S):
S26:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S 1/2: KEEP LOCKED UP AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
S36/37/39:
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY
LIMITS PHRASES
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 XN; R22 5%<=C C; R35 S1/2 S26
C; R35 2%<=C<5% C; R34 S36/37/39
0.5%<=C<2% XI; S45
R36/38
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC
INDICATION OF DANGER:
C - CORROSIVE.
XN - HARMFUL.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 3/13/2015
REVISION DATE: 10/4/2018
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
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