MSDS
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Sylvania brand Compact Fluorescent Lamps, manufactured by OSRAM SYLVANIA Products Inc., are exempted from
the requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) because they are “articles.” The
following information is provided by OSRAM SYLVANIA as a courtesy to its customers.
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I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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Family Name: Sylvania Compact Fluorescent Lamps (For general lighting applications)
Trade Names (as labeled): Sylvania DULUX EL
(Consists of lamp and ballast/adapter as a unit)
Sylvania DULUX
(Pin-based lamp, no ballast/adapter)
DULUX EL & DULUX are registered trademarks of OSRAM GmbH.
Manufacturer: OSRAM SYLVANIA
100 Endicott Street
Danvers, Massachusetts
1-800-544-4828
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II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
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THERE ARE NO KNOWN HEALTH HAZARDS FROM EXPOSURE TO LAMPS THAT ARE
INTACT. The following materials, unless specified otherwise, are part of the glass bulb portion of the DULUX
EL unit and the entire DULUX unit. The % weight, unless specified otherwise, is relative to the glass bulb
portion of the DULUX EL and the entire DULUX. If the glass bulb is broken, the following materials may be
released:
Chemical Name CAS Number % by wt. Exposure Limits in Air (mg/cubic m)
ACGIH (TLV) OSHA (PEL)
Glass (Soda-Lime) --- 75-90 10.0 (2) 15.0 (2)
(1, 4) Mercury 7439-97-6 <0.02 0.025 0.1 Ceiling
(1, 3) Lead Oxide 1317-36-8 0.2-2.0 0.05 0.05
Aluminum Oxide 001-344-281 0-2.0 10.0 (2) 15.0 (2)
(1, 4, 6) Lead Solder (as Pb ) 7439-92-1 0-0.4 0.05 0.05
(5) Krypton-85 7439-90-9 0-<0.01 --- ---
Fluorescent Phosphor --- 0.5-3.0 10.0 (2) 15.0 (2)
may contain:
(3) Barium Compounds (as Ba dust) 7440-39-3 0-0.1 0.5 0.5
(3) Manganese (as dust) 7439-96-5 0-0.1 0.2 5.0 Ceiling
(3) Yttrium Oxide (as Y dust) 7440-65-5 0-0.5 1.0 1.0
(1) These chemicals are subject to the reporting requirements of section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 and 40 CFR Part 372.
(2) Limits as nuisance particulate.
(3) These elements are contained in the material as part of its chemical structure; the material is not a mixture.
(4) The mercury and lead in this product are substances known to the state of California to cause reproductive toxicity if
ingested. [California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).]
(5) This radioactive isotope is only found in the glass-encapsulated starting switch mounted in the base of 2-pin DULUX
lamps, and is not found in 4-pin DULUX or DULUX EL lamps.
(6) This material is found only on the base of the DULUX EL ballast/adapter unit and the % weight is relative to the entire
lamp & ballast/adapter unit.
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PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
PSDS No. 1.1.5
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS