| Common Name: | METAL HALIDE LAMPS |
| Manufacturer: | GE LIGHTING |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/1/2017 |
| SDS Format: | ANSI-OSHA |
| Item Number(s): | 1E674, 2V712, 3JK01, 6V751 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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GE
GE LIGHTING
1975 NOBLE ROAD
E. CLEVELAND, OH 44112
USA
PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
GE METAL HALIDE LAMPS
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS), OR MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)
INFORMATION AND APPLICABILITY
THE PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) REQUIREMENTS, FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS), 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 PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET CONTAINS APPLICABLE SAFETY DATA SHEET
INFORMATION.
| SECTION 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |  |
GE METAL HALIDE LAMPS:
APPLICABLE LAMP TYPES - MVR, MVT, MPR, MXR, ARC, MBI, KRC, & SPL
GE LIGHTING
1975 NOBLE ROAD
NELA PARK
E. CLEVELAND, OH 44112
(216) 266-2222
| SECTION 2 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
ULTRAVIOLET (UV) RADIATION:
THE QUARTZ ARC TUBE, WHEN OPERATING, GENERATES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION. THE UV IS FILTERED TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS BY THE GLASS
OUTER ENVELOPE DURING NORMAL USE. HOWEVER, IF THE OUTER ENVELOPE IS BROKEN,
THE UV FILTERING IS LOST. LAMPS HAVING ORDERING CODES BEGINNING WITH THE
LETTERS "MVR" OR "MXR" HAVE THE FOLLOWING WARNING NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER
FEDERAL REGULATION 21 CFR 1040.30:
"WARNING:
THIS LAMP CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SKIN BURN AND EYE INFLAMMATION FROM SHORTWAVE
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IF OUTER ENVELOPE OF THE LAMP IS BROKEN OR PUNCTURED,
AND THE ARC TUBE CONTINUES TO OPERATE. DO NOT USE WHERE PEOPLE WILL REMAIN
FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES UNLESS ADEQUATE SHIELDING OR OTHER SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS ARE USED. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
SAF-T-GARD MULTI-VAPOR LAMPS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXTINGUISH WHEN THE
OUTER ENVELOPE IS BROKEN."
THE SELF-EXTINGUISHING METAL HALIDE LAMPS REFERRED TO ABOVE HAVE ORDER
CODES BEGINNING WITH THE LETTERS "MVT". IF THE OUTER GLASS ENVELOPE OF A
SAF-T-GARD LAMP IS BROKEN, ALTHOUGH THE ARC TUBE WILL HAVE
SELF-EXTINGUISHED, ITS SUPPORT STRUCTURE WILL STILL BE ELECTRICALLY
CONNECTED AND COULD PRESENT AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. THEREFORE,
REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE, IF THE OUTER ENVELOPE OF THE LAMP IS BROKEN,
TURN THE POWER OFF BEFORE REPLACING THE LAMPS.
| SECTION 3 - LAMP COMPOSITION AND DETAILED INGREDIENT | |
INFORMATION
GLASS:
THESE LAMPS CONSIST OF AN INNER QUARTZ ARC TUBE ENCLOSED IN AN OUTER
ENVELOPE OF HEAT-RESISTANT GLASS. DEPENDING ON THE LAMP TYPE, THE ENVELOPE
IS EITHER CLEAR OR COATED WITH ONE OF TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS. THE
"MVR" AND "MVT' LAMPS ARE COATED WITH A PHOSPHOR MATERIAL WHILE THE "MXR"
LAMPS ARE COATED WITH A DIFFUSING MATERIAL.
PHOSPHOR:
THE PHOSPHOR USED ON THE OUTER ENVELOPE OF THE COATED LAMPS CONSISTS OF
YTTRIUM VANADATE PHOSPHATE.
THE MATERIAL USED AS A DIFFUSER IN THE "MXR" LAMPS IS SPECIALLY PREPARED
KAOLIN CLAY THAT CONTAINS NO CRYSTALLINE SILICA OR ASBESTOS AS IMPURITIES.
ARC TUBE:
THE QUARTZ ARC TUBE CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MERCURY, RANGING FROM LESS
THAN 5 MILLIGRAMS IN LOW WATTAGE LAMPS UP TO 165 MG IN A 1500-WATT LAMP.
THE ARC TUBE CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF INERT GAS ARGON USED AS A FILL GAS.
IT ALSO CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF OTHER MATERIALS, USED AS AN EMISSION MIX
ON THE ELECTRODES, BUT THERE WOULD BE NO SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE FROM LAMP
BREAKAGE.
ALSO, CONTAINED IN THE ARC TUBE ARE SMALL AMOUNTS OF SODIUM AND SCANDIUM
IODIDE, AND IN SOME CASES THORIUM IODIDE.
METALS:
INTERNALLY, THE SUPPORT WIRES USED IN THE LAMP CONSTRUCTION ARE MADE FROM
NICKEL-COATED IRON OR STAINLESS STEEL WHILE THE ELECTRODES ARE TUNGSTEN.
MANY OF THE METAL HALIDE TYPES WILL USE A BRASS BASE AND HAVE LEAD-SOLDERED
CONNECTIONS TO THAT BASE.
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
NOT APPLICABLE TO INTACT LAMPS DURING NORMAL USE AND OPERATION.
| SECTION 5 - FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY FOR FIRE FIGHTERS.
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
LESS THAN 1% OF THE MERCURY IN A METAL HALIDE LAMP IS IN VAPOR FORM AND
WILL BE RELEASED IF A LAMP IS ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN. THIS EXTREMELY SMALL
EXPOSURE IS LESS THAN 0.05 MG OF MERCURY AND IS INSIGNIFICANT TO AN
INDIVIDUAL. REMOVING THE BROKEN LAMP DEBRIS AND VENTILATING THE AREA FOR
15 MINUTES (IF POSSIBLE) IS RECOMMENDED. DO NOT VACUUM LAMP FRAGMENTS.
CLEAN-UP ALL VISIBLE LAMP PIECES BEFORE VACUUMING.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
NEW LAMPS BEING HELD FOR USE, OR SPENT LAMPS BEING HELD FOR RECYCLING,
SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING, OR OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING,
AND SHOULD BE PLACED IN A DRY STORAGE AREA THAT MINIMIZES ANY RISK OF
ACCIDENTAL BREAKAGE.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS DURING NORMAL USE AND OPERATION.
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
NOT APPLICABLE TO INTACT LAMPS.
| SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
NOT APPLICABLE TO INTACT LAMPS.
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
MERCURY EXPOSURE:
THE AIR CONCENTRATION OF MERCURY RESULTING FROM THE BREAKAGE OF ONE OR
A SMALL NUMBER OF LAMPS SHOULD RESULT IN NO SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO THE
INDIVIDUAL. HOWEVER, IF BREAKING MANY LAMPS FOR DISPOSAL, APPROPRIATE
MONITORING, CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL
AIRBORNE MERCURY AND DUST LEVELS OR SURFACE CONTAMINATION. SUCH WORK
SHOULD BE DONE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA, AND LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
OR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MAY BE NEEDED.
PHOSPHOR:
THE PHOSPHOR USED ON THE OUTER ENVELOPE OF THE COATED LAMPS CONSISTS OF
YTTRIUM VANADATE PHOSPHATE. THIS MATERIAL, LIKE MOST VANADIUM COMPOUNDS,
IS RELATIVELY INSOLUBLE, AND APPEARS TO HAVE A MUCH LOWER TOXICITY THAN
VANADIUM PENTOXIDE BUT MAY ELICIT SOME SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AT HIGH EXPOSURE
LEVELS. EXCESSIVE INHALATION EXPOSURE TO VANADIUM PENTOXIDE MAY RESULT IN
IRRITATION OF THE NASAL PASSAGES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, COUGH, DIFFICULTY
IN BREATHING, AND BRONCHITIS. HOWEVER, THE YTTRIUM VANADIUM PHOSPHATE FROM
THE BREAKAGE OF ONE OR A SMALL NUMBER OF LAMPS SHOULD NOT RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE.
THE MATERIAL USED AS A DIFFUSER IN THE "MXR" LAMPS IS SPECIALLY PREPARED
KAOLIN CLAY THAT CONTAINS NO CRYSTALLINE SILICA OR ASBESTOS AS IMPURITIES.
THESE TYPES OF CLAYS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE TOXICOLOGICALLY
RELATIVELY INERT MATERIALS.
ARC TUBE:
THE ARC TUBE CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF SODIUM AND SCANDIUM IODIDE, AND IN
SOME CASES THORIUM IODIDE. NONE OF THESE MATERIALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A
HAZARD IN THE SMALL QUANTITIES PRESENT IN THE ARC TUBE. THE COATING ON THE
END(S) OF THE ARC TUBE IS ALUMINUM OXIDE, A MATERIAL GENERALLY CONSIDERED
TO HAVE A LOW ORDER OF TOXICITY.
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| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
TCLP:
A TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE (TCLP) TEST CONDUCTED ON THE
LAMP FOR LEAD OR MERCURY COULD CAUSE THE LAMP TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A
HAZARDOUS WASTE. METAL HALIDE LAMPS USE LEAD SOLDER ON THE LAMP BASE AND
MERCURY IN THE ARC TUBE. THE LEAD SOLDER OR MERCURY VAPOR SHOULD POSE
LITTLE RISK OF EXPOSURE UNDER NORMAL USE AND HANDLING. WHILE SMALL NUMBERS
OF THESE LAMPS PLACED IN THE ORDINARY TRASH SHOULD NOT APPRECIABLY AFFECT
THE NATURE OR METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF THE TRASH IN MOST STATES, UNDER SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES DISPOSAL OF LARGE QUANTITIES IS REGULATED. YOU SHOULD REVIEW
YOUR WASTE HANDLING PRACTICES TO ASSURE THAT YOU DISPOSE OF WASTE LAMPS
PROPERLY.
SOME STATES REQUIRE ALL MERCURY CONTAINING LAMPS TO BE RECYCLED REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THEY PASS THE TCLP TEST OR NOT. CONTACT YOUR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL
DEPARTMENT FOR ANY REGULATIONS THAT MAY APPLY. TO CHECK STATE REGULATIONS
OR TO LOCATE A RECYCLER, GO TO WWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG.
UNIVERSAL WASTE:
USED LAMPS BEING STORED FOR RECYCLING MUST BE MANAGED AS UNIVERSAL WASTE.
(1) LAMPS BEING HELD FOR RECYCLING SHOULD BE HELD IN CONTAINERS OR PACKAGES
THAT ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND, ADEQUATE TO PREVENT BREAKAGE, AND COMPATIBLE
WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE LAMPS AND SUCH CONTAINERS SHOULD REMAIN CLOSED.
(2) ANY LAMP THAT IS BROKEN OR SHOWS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE SHOULD BE PLACED
IN A CONTAINER THAT IS CLOSED, STRUCTURALLY SOUND, AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE
CONTENTS OF THE BROKEN LAMPS.
(3) IF STORING LAMPS FOR RECYCLING, EACH CONTAINER IN WHICH SUCH LAMPS ARE
STORED MUST BE LABELED OR MARKED CLEARLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASES:
"UNIVERSAL WASTE--LAMP(S)," OR "WASTE LAMP(S)," OR "USED LAMP(S)."
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| SECTION 15 - BLANK | |
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
THE PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR GE METAL HALIDE LAMPS WAS PREPARED
IN 2017.
2017 METAL HALIDE LAMPS-PSDS