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1 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE LION BARN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEEDHAM MARKET SUFFOLK IP6 8NZ ENGLAND TEL: +44 (0) FAX: +44 (0) MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET No.P612 GHS VERSION SECTION 1. PRODUCT No.P6122 PRODUCT No.P6124 CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE pellets CP POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE pellets AR COMPANY SURECHEM PRODUCTS LIMITED LION BARN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEEDHAM MARKET SUFFOLK IP6 8NZ UNITED KINGDOM TEL: +44 (0) FAX +44 (0) sales@surechem.co.uk SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION CORROSIVE CAUSES BURNS. HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED. DANGER H314: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE. H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. H290: MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS. P260: DO NOT BREATHE DUST/ FUME/ MIST/ VAPOURS/ SPRAY. P280: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/ PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/ EYE PROTECTION/ FACE PROTECTION. P301+P330+P331: IF SWALLOWED: RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CO SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGEDIENTS CAS NO MF: KOH SYNONYM CAUSTIC POTASH REACH REGISTRATION NO XXXX SURECHEM PRODUCTS P612.doc Page 1 of 4

2 SECTION 4. FIRST-AID MEASURES IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES EXTINGUISHING MEDIA NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS. DO NOT USE WATER. SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. VERY HYGROSCOPIC STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DANGER: UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS MATERIAL WILL MELT AND FLOW. MOLTEN MATERIAL REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER AND CAN REACT WITH ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC AND THEIR ALLOYS TO GENERATE FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE REACTS WITH TRICHLOROETHYLENE TO FORM SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE DICHLOROACETYLENE. SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROL/ PERSONAL PROTECTION WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD. FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM). DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES SURECHEM PRODUCTS P612.doc Page 2 of 4

3 APPEARANCE AND ODOR WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKE MELTING POINT: 361 C VAPOR PRESSURE: 1MM 719 C SPECIFIC GRAVITY: SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY INCOMPATIBILITIES ALUMINUM ORGANIC MATERIALS ACID CHLORIDES ACID ANHYDRIDES MAGNESIUM COPPER DO NOT HEAT ABOVE MELTING POINT. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE. AVOID CONTACT WITH ACID. ABSORBS CO2 FROM AIR. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN. SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACUTE EFFECTS ACUTE EFFECTS 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. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. RTECS NO: TT POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IRRITATION DATA SKN-HMN 50 MG/24H SEV TXAPA9 31,481,75 SKN-RBT 50 MG/24H SEV TXAPA9 31,481,75 EYE-RBT 1 MG/24H RINSE MOD TXAPA9 32,239,75 SKN-GPG 50 MG/24H SEV TXAPA9 31,481,75 TOXICITY DATA ORL-RAT LD50:273 MG/KG FAATDF 8,97,87 ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION THIS PRODUCT IS SLIGHTLY TOXIC TO AQUATIC SPECIES. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS AFFECT AQUATIC SPECIES BY VIRTUE OF ITS HIGH ph. SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS USE AN AUTHORISED WASTE CONTRACTOR OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION UN 1813 CLASS 8 PACKING GROUP II. SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION SURECHEM PRODUCTS P612.doc Page 3 of 4

4 CORROSIVE LABEL R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. R35: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS....S26: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE...S36/37/39: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION S45: IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY (SHOW LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE) DANGER H314: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE. H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. H290: MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS. P260: DO NOT BREATHE DUST/ FUME/ MIST/ VAPOURS/ SPRAY. P280: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/ PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/ EYE PROTECTION/ FACE PROTECTION. P301+P330+P331: IF SWALLOWED: RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CO REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS ACGIH TLV-CL 2 MG/M3 85INA8 5,495,86 EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC 54,7740,89 OSHA PEL FINAL:CL 2 MG/M3 FEREAC 54,2923,89 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-JAPAN:STEL 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 MG/M3;STEL 2 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV NIOSH REL TO POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-AIR:CL 2 MG/M3 NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,92 NOHS 1974: HZD 60440; NIS 340; TNF 80620; NOS 181; TNE NOES 1983: HZD X3783; NIS 11; TNF 543; NOS 16; TNE 6722; TFE 2651 EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JUNE 1990 EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 1993 NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHODS: SEE ALKALINE DUSTS, 7401 SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SURECHEM PRODUCTS SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING OR FROM CONTACT SURECHEM PRODUCTS P612.doc Page 4 of 4

5 WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE CATALOGUE FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. GHS VERSION 3 NGT REPLACES DSK VERSION 2 DATED P6101(FLAKE) REMOVED PRODUCT DELETED AMENDED TO GHS BASED ON FAS, UPDATED WITH NOIBLA SURECHEM PRODUCTS P612.doc Page 5 of 4