MSDS

Safavieh
Compact Fluorescent Safety Specifications
Material Safety Data Sheet
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I. Information and Applicability
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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 contained in a lamp is released during normal use and operation.
The following information is provided as a service to our customers. The following Lamp Material
Information Sheet contains applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information.
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II. Product and Company Identification
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Product: T3 Half Spiral 120V 9W
Company: Safavieh Intl LLC
40 Harbor Park Drive North
Port Washington, NY 11050
[phone]
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III. Hazardous Ingredients
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These lamps may contain the following materials:
Exposure Limits in Air (mg/cubic m)
Material
(CAS #)
OSHA PEL
ACGIH TLV
PERCENTAGE
mg/m3
mg/m3
by weight
Inert Materials (glass/metals)
-
-
~98.0%
Phosphor Powder (as Nuisance Dust)
0.08
<2.0%
Mercury
(7439-97-6)
0.1
0.025
<0.025%
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Glass & Metal –
The glass tube used in a standard fluorescent lamp is manufactured from soda-lime glass and is
essentially similar but not identical to that used throughout the glass industry for bottles and other
common consumer items. The end-caps on the lamp are generally aluminum. The cathodes in the
lamps are made of tungsten. The tungsten coil is covered by emission material. The emission
material consists of triple carbonate, ZrO2 , 5% NC/Butyl acetate, Emission material in the tube in
quantity of 4-8mg/lamp depending on types. None of these materials would present a potential
hazard in the event of breakage of the lamp, aside from the obvious ones due to broken glass.
Phosphor –
The fluorescent lamp uses a mixture of rare earth elements such as yttrium, Europium, Cerium,
Terbium as either an oxide or as a phosphate, aluminate. These phosphors produce better lamp
efficiency and color rendition. The phosphor components may vary slightly depending on the color of