MSDS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
Compact Fluorescent Lamps, manufactured or distributed by FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, are
exempted from the requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR
1910.1200) because they are “articles”. The following information is provided by FEIT ELECTRIC
COMPANY as a courtesy to its customers
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I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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Trade Name (as labeled): Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Manufacturer FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY
4901 Gregg Road
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
(562) 463-2852
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II.
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
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THERE ARE NO KNOWN HEALTH HAZARDS FROM EXPOSURE TO LAMPS THAT ARE
INTACT. The following materials, unless specified otherwise, are part of the glass bulb portion of the CFL unit
and the entire CFL. The % weight, unless specified otherwise, is relative to the glass bulb portion of the CFL
and the entire CFL unit. If the glass bulb is broken, the following materials may be released:
Exposure Limits in Air
OSHA PEL
ACGIH TLV
Chemical
CAS#
% by Weight
mg/cubic m
mg/cubic m
Glass (Soda-Lime)
98
-
-
Phosphor Powder
<2.0
15
10
Yttrium Oxide
1314-36-9
<0.5
1
1
Barium Magnesium Aluminate
63774-55-0
<0.1
n/a
n/a
Cerium Magnesium Aluminate
67542-72-7
<0.1
n/a
10
Indium
7740-74-6
<0.15
0.1
0.1
Bismuth
7440-69-9
<0.15
0.1
n/a
Mercury
7439-97-6
<0.025
0.1
0.025
Isotope
713983-27-2/10028-17-8
<100nCi
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(1)
These chemicals are subject to the reporting requirements of section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 and 40 CFR Part 372
(2)
Limits as nuisance particulate
(3)
These elements are contained in the material as part of its chemical structure; the material is not a mixture
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(4)
The mercury and lead in this product are substances known to the stat of California to cause reproductive toxicity if
ingested
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[California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).]
(5)
This radioactive isotope is found in the glass encapsulated starting switch mounted only in the base of CFLs
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(6)
This material is found only on the base of the CFL’s ballast/adapter unit and the % weight is relative to the entire lamp &
ballast/adapter unit