GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE LIGHTING -- F15T8D FLUORESCENT LAMP  -- 6240-00-152-2992
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:F15T8D FLUORESCENT LAMP
MSDS Date:02/03/1992
FSC:6240
NIIN:00-152-2992
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE LIGHTING
Address:1975 NOBLE RD; NELA PARK NO 4310
City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44112
Country:US
Info Phone Num:216-266-3349/800-624-0624
Emergency Phone Num:216-266-2121
CAGE:08805
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE LIGHTING
Address:NELA PARK NO 4705
Box:City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44112
Country:US
Phone:800-624-0624/216-266-2121
CAGE:08805

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:GLASS, SODA-LIME (GLASS TUBE)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:MERCURY, ELEMENTAL (AMT IN FLUORESCENT LAMP IS ROUGHLY
    PROPORTIONAL TO ITS LENGTH,BEING ABOUT 5-10 MILLIGRAMS/FOOT)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:ATMOSPHERE OF INERT GAS (USUALLY ARGON, NEON OR KRYPTON)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:PHOSPHOR (RELATIVELY INERT PHOSPHATE THAT HAS BEEN USED BY
    GE CO SINCE 1949).
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO INERT PHOSPHATE
    DUE TO BROKEN LAMP HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE NOT HARMFUL.NO SIGNIFICANT
    ADVERSE EFFECTS EITHER BY INGEST/INHAL/SKIN CONTACT/EYE IMPLANT
    WERE FOUND IN 5YR ANIMAL STUDY  OF ORIGNIAL PHOSPHOR BY INDUST HYG
    FOUND OF MELLON INST.TO GE KNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT
    (SIGNS/SYMPTOMS)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZ:ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMANS BY ANY OF
    THESE ROUTES DURING THE MANY YRS OF ITS MFG/USE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:MFG NOT PROVIDED. HMIS:USE APPROPRIATE FIRE
    EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MFG NOT PROVIDED. HMIS:USE APPROPRIATE PPE AS
    CONDITIIONS WARRANT.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:AS IN CASE OF PROD CONTAINING GLASS/CHEM
    REASONABLE CARE SHOULD BE OBSERVE WHEN BURNED OUT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
    HNDLD/DISCARDED.FLUORESCENT LAMPS FILLED TO VERY LOW
    PRESSURE(ALMOST VAC);IMPLOSIONS MAY OC CUR IF BROKEN.PROPER EQMT
    SHOULD BE WORN (SUPPLE)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:FLUORESCENT LAMPS CONTAIN RELATIVELY
    SM QUANT OF MERCURY;AMT ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO LAMP'S LENGTH-ABOUT
    5-10MG OF MERCURY/FT.DISPOSAL MAYBE REGULATED
Other Precautions:INFO FOR THIS MSDS TAKEN FROM PRODUCT SHEETS FAXED
    FROM GE LIGHING.ITEM IS ARTICLE;LOW PRESSRUE DISCHARGE
    LAMPS.ELECTRIC ARC CONDUCTED THRU ATM OF INERT GAS & MERCURY
    VAP.LIGHT GENERATED BY THIN PHOSP HOR COAT ON INSIDE SURFACE OF
    TUBE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:SUITABLE RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE WORN IF MERCURY
    VAP CONCEN EXCEEDS EXTABLISHED STDS WHEN LG QUANT OF LAMPS ARE
    BROKEN (ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTILATED AREA).
Ventilation:INCREASED VENTILATION FOR LG QUANT OF BROKEN LAMPS
    RESULTING IN MERCURY VAP CONCEN EXCEEDS ESTABLISHED STDS.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFG NOT PROVIDED. HMIS:USE CAUTION WHEN
    HANDLING LAMPS & WHEN BROKEN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL:WORN TO PROT EYE/SKIN FROM FLYING GLASS FRAGMENTS.LG QUANT OF
    FLUORESCENT LAMPS BROKEN-PRECAUT MEASURES RECOMMENDED TO CNTRL EXPO
    TO DISPERSED DUST/MERCURY VAP.BREAK OUTDOORS/WELL VENT INDOOR AR
    EA.USE CLSD WASTE CNTNR/LOC VENT. DISPO:IF LG QUANT,MEASURE PERDCLY
    MERCURY VAP CONCEN.LEVELS EXCEED USE PPE.MAY BE REG.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:ARTICLE.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Condition to Avoid:MFG NOT PROVIDED. HMIS:BROKEN FLUORESCENT
    LAMPS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE REGULATED.DON'T THROW LAMPS INTO
    FIRE/DOMESTIC-TYPE INCINERATOR.IN MOST CASES OF BROKEN LAMP,NOT
    EXPECT THE SM AMT OF MERCURY PRESENT WILL CAUSE ANY SIGN AMT OF
    AIRBORNE MERCURY SINCE MOST OF E LEMENTAL MERCURY REMAINS ADHER TO
    PHOSHPOR(SUPPLY)

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