MSDS

640 South Sanden Blvd., Wylie, TX, 75098 469-326-9400

COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP MATERIAL SAFETY DATA INFORMATION

SHEET

The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) for chemicals are not applicable to manufactured articles such as lamps. No

material in a lamp is released during normal use and operation.

The following information is provided as a service to our customers, and the following information contains usual

Material Safety Data Sheet information. Bayco fluorescent bulbs may come from a variety of reliable and quality

sources, among them General Electric and Philips and the Bayco Products Manufacturing facilities.

I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Bayco Products Fluorescent Lamps

Bayco Products Inc.

10425 Plano Road, Suite 400, Dallas TX, 75238

214-342-0288

II. LAMP MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Glass and Metal

The glass tube used in a compact fluorescent lamp is made from soda-lime glass and is very

similar but not identical to that used throughout the glass industry for bottles and other common

consumer items. The end-cap on the lamps is aluminum while the wires inside the lamps are

made of tungsten. None of these materials would present a potential hazard in the event of lamp

breakage, aside from the obvious problems of broken glass.

Phosphor

There are two types of different phosphor systems. One (halophosphate) uses calcium chloro-

fluoro-phosphate, with small amounts (less than 1-2% by weight of the phosphor) of antimony

and manganese, both of which are tightly bound in the phosphor matrix. The second phosphor

system uses a mixture of rare earth elements such as lanthanum, and yttrium as either an oxide or

as a phosphate, along with a barium/aluminum oxide. These phosphors produce better lamp

efficiency and color rendition. The phosphor components may vary slightly depending on the

color of the lamp (cool or warm or bright white, etc.). Normally a ½” diameter bi-pin fluorescent

lamp has about 0.044 grams (1/20

gram) of the phosphor coating its inside length.

Mercury

While mercury is present in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps, the overall fleet average for

all Bayco fluorescent lamps is at about 2 milligrams, or 0.002 grams, which is much lower than

the industry average for fluorescent lamps. And Bayco is currently working to further lower the

amounts of mercury used in its lamps.

III. HEALTH CONCERNS

Phosphors

No significant adverse effects, either by ingestion, inhalation, skin contact or eye implant, were

found in a five-year animal study of phosphor by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation of the

Mellon Institute.

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Also, no significant adverse effects on humans by any of these routes have been found during the many, many years that fluorescents have been made and used. Antimony, manganese, yttrium and tin compounds are characterized by OSHA as hazardous chemicals*, as are most inorganic compounds. However, due to their insolubility, relatively low toxicity and small amount present in the phosphor and the lamp, these materials do not present a significant hazard in the event of lamp breakage.