GE GE LIGHTING 1975 NOBLE ROAD EAST CLEVELAND, OH 44112 USA SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS) AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) AND LAMPS UNDER THE OSHA HAZARDS COMMUNICATION STANDARD, A LAMP (LIGHT BULB) IS EXEMPTED AS AN "ARTICLE", AND THAT AS SUCH, DOES NOT REQUIRE AN SDS OR MSDS SHEET. THE ORIGINAL OSHA STANDARD DEFINED AN ARTICLE AS SOMETHING THAT: 1) IS FORMED TO A SPECIFIC SHAPE AND DESIGN, 2) HAS END USE FUNCTIONS DEPENDENT UPON ITS SHAPE AND DESIGN, AND 3) DOES NOT RELEASE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN AN EXPOSURE TO A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. IN FEBRUARY 1994, OSHA AMENDED THE HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD AND MODIFIED PART 3 OF THE ABOVE DEFINITION TO READ: 3) DOES NOT RELEASE MORE THAN VERY SMALL QUANTITIES OF A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. IN MARCH 2012, OSHA REVISED DATA SHEET FORMATTING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND RENAMED THE DOCUMENT A SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS). STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ALSO CONTAIN SIMILAR EXEMPTIONS FOR ARTICLES. GE LIGHTING JANUARY, 2017 \ARTICLE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |