MSDS

SATCO- MSDS CFL 3-09 3-09
SATCO PRODUCTS, INC.
110 HEARTLAND BLVD.
BRENTWOOD, NEW YORK 11717
1-800-437-2826
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)
1. PRODUCTS: CFL
2. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
SOLDER: SOLDER USED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAS 37% LEAD
GLASS TUBE: GLASS TUBE HAS 11% LEAD
MERCURY CONTENTS: SEE ATTACHED
3. HEALTH HAZARDS
MERCURY: EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF MERCURY VAPOR
CAN CAUSE ACUTE SYMPTOM SUCH AS PNEUMONITIES, CHEST PAINS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGHING, GINGIVITIS, SALIVATON.
CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND IRRITATION.
LEAD: INGESTION AND INHALATION OF LEAD DUST OR FUME MUST BE
AVOIDED. IRRITATION OF THE EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY
OCCUR. EXCESSIVE LEAD ABSORPTION IS TOXIC AND MAY INCLUDE
SYMPTOMS SUCH AS ANEMIA, WEAKNESS, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND
KIDNEY DISEASE.
4. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE AND DISPOSAL
BROKEN LAMPS: PLEASE USE A PIECE OF TOWEL TO PICK UP BROKEN
GLASS, PLACE THEM IN A BAG. PLEASE USE A WET TOWEL TO WIPE
THE PLACE WHERE THE BORKEN GLASS PIECES WERE, PUT THE WET
TOWEL IN THE BAG. AND SEAL THE BAG. THEN WASH HANDS
THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP. PLEASE DISPOSE OF THE BAG AS PER
INFORMATION ON
WWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG.
AT THEN END OF THE LAMP’S LIFE, PLEASE DISPOSE OF THE LAMP AS
PER INFORMATION ON
WWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG
IF CONTACT WITH EYES OR SKINS, PLEASE WASH EYES OR SKIN
THOROUGHLY.
PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS.