Safety Lighting
Do’s and Don’ts
Tom Salter
VP Marketing and Product Development
March 24, 2014
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Is Safety Lighting Really That
Big Of A Deal?
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Boots recalls thousands
of bottles of cough and
cold medicine - including
some for children - over
fears they may contain
pieces of PLASTIC
Aldi is recalling a number
of bottled lager beers
sold in their stores. Due
to a manufacturing error
some of these bottles
may be contaminated
with small pieces of
glass.
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Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
with icing recalled due to
plastic in packaging
Glass prompts Ben’s
breads recall
McNeil Consumer
Healthcare recalls
Concentrated MOTRIN
Infants’ Drops due to
plastic debris
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Olam Tomato Processors,
Inc. announces voluntary
recall of Salsa because it
may contain large glass
pieces
Nestlé issues voluntary
recall of over a half
million LEAN
CUISINE®Culinary
Collection due to
possible glass fragments
Special K recalls over
30,000 boxes of cereal in
US over broken glass
fears
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Cost of Product Recalls
• Recall costs, which include removing
product off shelves, handling
lawsuits, plant shutdowns and
repairing public relations, can be
gargantuan for companies. That is
not counting the tainted reputation
and lost sales that are difficult to
monetize.
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Safety-Coated Lighting
Certifications & Regulatory
Approval
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What Technology To Use?
• Tube Guards
• Sleeves
• Coated Lamps
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Tube Guards, Safe or Not So Much?
•
Warning: It is safe to use Company X Tube Guards preferably in conjunction with
electronic high efficiency ballasts that are designed to prevent over-heating of the
lamp during use and at the lamp's "end of life". Comp X does not recommend
using its Tube Guards under any conditions where the surface temperature of the
lamp can exceed 225°F (107°C) or in any enclosed light fixture where normal
venting is prohibited. We recommend using Heat Sink Screens with all Tube
Guards. Comp X Tube Guards should not be used with dimming systems, motion
sensors, or any application where power surges or voltage spikes can cause arcing
or over-burning the lamps. Tube Guards are not intended for use with HO or VHO
lamps!
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Electrical Safety Authority Issues Safety Alert
About Add-on Tube Guards for Fluorescent
Lamps
ESA received a report
of an incident where
the plastic ends caps
that were mounted on
a T8 fluorescent light
fixture ignited
flammable material
located below the
light fixture and
created a fire.
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What About Sleeves?
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Tube Guard, Sleeve, Coated Lamp
Summary
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Environmental Effect on Lamps
What Do You Need To Know?
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Chemicals To Avoid With Coated Lamps
CHEMICAL
COMMON NAME VARIANTS RESISTANC
OR SIMILAR CHEMICALS
E
COMMENT
ACETIC ACID
VINEGAR
V
VINEGAR IS A WEAK ACETIC ACID. IF APPLIED TO THE
LAMP THE PH OR CONCENTRATION CAN BEGIN TO
DECREASE OVER TIME AS THE LAMP HEATS AND
CREATE CRACKING AND PLASTICIZING--DEGRADATION
MAY BE GRADUAL AND NOT MEASURABLE IN THE
SHORT TERM. HOWEVER THEY MAY BE SIGNIFICANT
OVER THE LONG TERM AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED IF
CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE IS EXPECTED.
ETHYL ALCOHOL
ETHANOL
U
WILL CAUSE CRACKING IN TIME BASED ON EXPOSURE
AND CONCENTRATION
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
RUBBING ALCOHOL
U
WILL CAUSE CRACKING IN TIME BASED ON EXPOSURE
AND CONCENTRATION
N-PROPYL ALCOHOL
RUBBING ALCOHOL
U
WILL CAUSE CRACKING IN TIME BASED ON EXPOSURE
AND CONCENTRATION
MEHTYL ALCOHOL
METHANOL
U
WILL CAUSE CRACKING IN TIME BASED ON EXPOSURE
AND CONCENTRATION
METHYL ETHYL KETONE
MINERAL OILS
NAPTHA
TURPENTINE
MEK
V
V
U
U
MEK IS A LIQUID SOLVENT USED IN SURGACE
COATINGS, ADHESIVES, INKS, CHEMICAL
INERMEDIATES, MAGNETIC TAPES AND AS DEWAXING
AGENTS IN LUBRICAN BASE OIL PRODUCTION. IT IS
ALSO USES AS A SOLVENT FOR FATS, OILS, WAXES
AND RESINS. IT IS A WELL KNOWN SOLVENT FOR USE
IN SURFACE COATINGS. VALUABLE IN FORMULATING
HIGH SOLIDS COATINGS. CONSUMER AND
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS ARE LAQUERS, EPOXIES,
URETHANE, PRINTING INK, RESIN THINNERS AND FOR
REACTION/EXTRACTIONS IN PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY.
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Chemicals To Avoid With Coated Lamps
CHEMICAL
COMMON NAME VARIANTS OR
SIMILAR CHEMICALS
RESISTANCE
STRONG ACIDS
U
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
BLEACH
V
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
BLEACH
V
GLYCOL
U
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
V
COMMENT
DILUTED ACID INITIALLY CAN BECOME MORE
CONCENTRATED OVER TIME AND LOWER THE PH AND
CREATE THE CRACKING AND PLASTICIZING--DEGRADATION
MAY BE GRADUAL AND NOT MEASURABLE IN THE SHORT
TERM. HOWEVER THEY MAY BE SIGNIFICANT OVER THE
LONG TERM AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED IF CONTINUOUS
EXPOSURE IS EXPECTED
U
FOUND IN HEAT TREATED FOODS AND IS PRODUCED
THROUGH THERMAL DEGRADATION OF NATURAL FOOD
CONSTITUENTS. ALSO FOUND IN COFFEE AND PROCESSED
BABY FOODS
ESTERS
V
THE MOST COMMON USES OF ESTERS ARE IN ARTIFICIAL
SCENTS OR PERFUMES, AND AS ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS
FOR SWEETS, ICE-CREAMS AND SOFT DRINKS. INDUSTRIAL
USES INCLUDE BEING USED AS SOLVENTS IN
MANUFACTURE OF FATS, CELLULOSE, VARNISHES AND
PAINTS; AS SOLVENTS WITHIN PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRIES AND AS SOFTENERS OR PLASTICIZERS IN
PLASTIC AND MOLDING INDUSTRIES.
HEXANE
V
USED FOR EXTRACTING OILS FROM SEEDS AND
VEGETABLES
FURAN PRODUCTS
TRICHLOROETHEYLENE
PHENOLS AND DERIVATIVES
TRIMAR OR TRILENE
U
U
COMMONLY USED TO MAKE POLYCARBONATE,
DETERGENTS, PHARMACEUTICAL, HERBICIDES AND
EPOXIES
V
VARIABLE RESISTANCE, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS OF USE
U
NOT RESISTANT, NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER ANY CONDITIONS
DATA SOURCE IS FROM DUPONT TECHNICAL DATA SHEET. IT WAS PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2000.
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Okay, those are some bad chemicals,
but what does exposure to them look
like?
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Exposure Looks Like This!
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Where Else Do You Need Protective
Lighting ?
• In high risk areas, the entire company should use
protective lighting
• Contamination from outside areas is a real concern
for high risk areas such as pharmaceuticals
• Usage of unprotected lamps is an opportunity if
regular lamps are available to maintenance
personnel
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Do’s & Don’ts Summary
DO
• Clean lamps with only soap and water
• Ongoing inspection of the lamps
• Know the environment the lamps are being
used in and check with mfg for compatibility
• Properly dispose of lamps
Don’t
• Assume that all safety lighting is the same
• Use tube guards or sleeves with incorrect
ballasts or lamps
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