Philips Fluorescent Lamp - Manual (Page 2)

MSDS -- ALTO‘ Fluorescent Lamps
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SECTION 2: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS(cont'd)
*These materials are tightly bound within the crystal matrix
† PEL & TLV are given for magnesium, aluminum oxide, and yttrium. Barium aluminate is
not a soluble compound.
SECTION 3: CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL DATA
Not applicable. This item is a light bulb 4 ft. long, 1.5 inches in diameter. The bulb is glass, the
base is a coated aluminum. The coating is inert.
SECTION 4: FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA NOT APPLICABLE -- under extreme heat, glass envelope
might melt or crack.
SECTION 5: REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Lamp is stable.
Polymerization: Not applicable.
Incompatibility: Glass will react with Hydrofluoric Acid.
SECTION 6: HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Not applicable to the intact lamp. Breakage of the lamp may result in some exposure to the
phosphor powder dust and to a very little amount of elemental mercury vapor. No adverse
affects are expected from occasional exposure to broken lamps, but as a matter of good practice,
prolonged or frequent exposure should be avoided through the use of adequate ventilation during
disposal of large quantities of lamps.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID: NORMAL FIRST AID PROCEDURE FOR GLASS CUTS IF
SUCH OCCUR THROUGH LAMP BREAKAGE.