Philips T12 User Manual
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Revised: 8/02
PRODUCT: ALTO‘ Fluorescent T12 U-Bent Lamps, Spec‘ Series, Ultralume‘ Series
SECTION 1: MANUFACTURER
Manufacturer's Name and Address: Philips Lighting Company
A division of Philips Electronics
North America Corporation
200 Franklin Square Drive
Somerset, New Jersey 08875
Emergency Telephone No.: (800) 424-9300 CHEMTREC
(732) 563-3197 SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE
Other Information Calls: (732) 563-3488
SECTION 2: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
OSHA (PEL) ACGIH (TLV) % by Wt.
mg/m3 mg/m3 TWA
Inert Ingredients (Glass, Aluminum, etc.) Approx 97%
Phosphor Powder Approx 3%
Nuisance Dust 15 10
Fluorides* (as F) 2.5 Approx .01%
Antimony*(7440-36-0) .5 .5 Approx .01%
Manganese*(7439-96-5)
Cerium Magnesium Terbium
Aluminate*† N/A 10 Approx .25%
Barium Magnesium aluminate*† N/A 10 Approx .5%
Yttrium Oxide (1314-36-9)*† 1.0 1.0 Approx .5%
Aluminum Oxide (1344-28-1) 10 10 Approx .1%
MSDS -- ALTO‘ Fluorescent U-Bent Lamps
SECTION 4: FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA NOT APPLICABLE -- under extreme heat, glass envelope
might melt or crack.
SECTION 5: REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Lamp is stable.
Polymerization: Not applicable.
Incompatibility: Glass will react with Hydrofluoric Acid.
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SECTION 2: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS(cont'd)
OSHA (PEL) ACGIH (TLV) % by Wt.
mg/m3 mg/m3 TWA
Mercury (7439-97-6) .1 .025 < than 20 ppm
*These materials are tightly bound within the crystal matrix of the phosphor (Calcium
Phosphate).
† PEL & TLV are given for magnesium, aluminum oxide, and yttrium. Barium aluminate is
not a soluble compound.
SECTION 3: CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL DATA
Not applicable. This item is a light bulb 2 ft. long, 1.5 inches in diameter. The bulb is glass, the
base is a coated aluminum. The coating is inert.
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