MSDS

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements for materials
are not applicable to manufactured articles in which individuals would not be subjected to materials contained in the article
during its normally intended use. The information in this document is provided as a courtesy and is intended to provide
relevant information in the event the articles it covers are encountered during unintended, or abnormal, circumstances.
Section 5. Reactivity
Not applicable to an intact lamp.
Section 6. Health Hazards
Not applicable to an intact lamp. Breakage of the lamp may result in some exposure to the phosphor powder and to
elemental mercury. No adverse effects are expected from occasional exposure to broken lamps, but as a matter of good
practice, prolonged exposure should be avoided through the use of adequate ventilation during the disposal of large
quantities of lamps.
Emergency and First Aid Procedures: Apply normal first aid for glass cuts if such should occur through lamp breakage.
Section 7. Lamp Disposal Procedures
Normal precautions should be taken for the collection of glass particles in the event a lamp is broken.
Waste Disposal Method: All high pressure sodium lamps contain some amount of mercury. When a high pressure
sodium lamp is to be disposed, it is subject to the current EPA Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)
disposal criteria. This test is used to determine if an item can be managed as hazardous or non-hazardous waste.
Philips low-mercury ALTO high pressure sodium lamps are identifiable by their characteristic green logo or green dimple
in the outer bulb. Philips ALTO lamps are TCLP compliant and can be managed as non-hazardous waste. Philips will
provide TCLP test data upon request for its ALTO products.
Philips non-ALTO lamps (with black logo) are not TCLP compliant and should be managed as a hazardous waste under
the EPA Universal Waste Rules for lamps.
All disposal options should be evaluated with respect to federal, state, and local requirements. Before disposing of waste
lamps, check with federal, state, and/or local officials for current guidelines and regulations. Philips encourages recycling
of its products through qualified lamp recycling facilities.
Section 8. Control Measures
Respiratory Protection: None. NIOSH-approved respirator should be used if large quantities of lamps are being broken
for disposal.
Ventilation: Avoid inhalation of any airborne dust. Provide local exhaust when disposing of large quantities of lamps.
Hand and Eye Protection: Appropriate hand and eye protection should be worn when disposing of lamps and/or handling
broken glass.
Section 9. Regulatory Information
As a product, these mercury-containing lamps, may be subject to domestic and international transportation regulations
when shipped by air. As a waste, these lamps may be regulated in various states and local communities. This safety
data sheet does not constitute “knowledge of the waste” in certain jurisdictions.
This document supercedes previous documents: S19-93001 dated 08/2002
S19-97001 dated 08/2002
S19-98001 dated 11/2006
S19-99001 dated 11/2006