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Hi, Everyone.

I am surprised that first time I seen it on youtube about a deaf person that his friend who died from inhaled lungs by broken glass with toxic mercury.
I has been learned from dataaryl from youtube about "Not Safe A Energy
Bulb"
You should be go to this site:
YouTube - Not safe a energy bulb

I want to you keep safe, and I don't want you getting inhaled by a mercury
toxic. ;)
 
I am not surprised because I was used to work as janitor, I know what Mercury Toxic was. We, the janitors, are required to wear the mask that look like what the doctor wear to clean up the chemicals. Those chemicals are not cool, even we have to use the gloves before using any of our cleaning chemicals. I remember one time when I pour the chemical in the mop basket without the glove, the chemical somehow sticks on my hand and I feel it was burning, I was hurried washing it off.

Bottom line, the most dangerous part of the janitor career is the chemicals.
 
I'm on the phone right now, I cannot view youtube videos on it. So it means maybe someone signed too fast and accidently broke the flourscent bulb and the person breath the toxic cloud of dust from the broken bulb? That's what it sounds like.
 
sequoias said:
I'm on the phone right now, I cannot view youtube videos on it. So it means maybe someone signed too fast and accidently broke the flourscent bulb and the person breath the toxic cloud of dust from the broken bulb? That's what it sounds like.
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Correct yes, that's what the man in youtube said.
 
PuyoPiyo said:
I am not surprised because I was used to work as janitor, I know what Mercury Toxic was. We, the janitors, are required to wear the mask that look like what the doctor wear to clean up the chemicals. Those chemicals are not cool, even we have to use the gloves before using any of our cleaning chemicals. I remember one time when I pour the chemical in the mop basket without the glove, the chemical somehow sticks on my hand and I feel it was burning, I was hurried washing it off.

Bottom line, the most dangerous part of the janitor career is the chemicals.
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(sorry for the off topic)
Not always, the chemicals I have are biodegradable and they don't hurt your hands, but can be irrating to your eye if you go too close to the chemicals. The company banned use of bad chemicals and replaced them with biodegradable chemicals and recycled paper products. They're trying to be environmentally friendly. I believe floursecent bulbs should be banned due to the toxic powdery thing, if they break.
 
sequoias said:
(sorry for the off topic)
Not always, the chemicals I have are biodegradable and they don't hurt your hands, but can be irrating to your eye if you go too close to the chemicals. The company banned use of bad chemicals and replaced them with biodegradable chemicals and recycled paper products. They're trying to be environmentally friendly. I believe floursecent bulbs should be banned due to the toxic powdery thing, if they break.
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Well the janitor where I work do not have the biodegradable, I can't remember what name was the chemical that I feel alittle of burn on my hand.

I agree with you, floursecent blubs should be banned, but it was popular because cheap..
 
wow, I am very shocked abt this, thanks for sharing with us and I better be careful with energery bulb... If I aint use them and I will take them to recycle...
 
PuyoPiyo said:
I am not surprised because I was used to work as janitor, I know what Mercury Toxic was. We, the janitors, are required to wear the mask that look like what the doctor wear to clean up the chemicals. Those chemicals are not cool, even we have to use the gloves before using any of our cleaning chemicals. I remember one time when I pour the chemical in the mop basket without the glove, the chemical somehow sticks on my hand and I feel it was burning, I was hurried washing it off.

Bottom line, the most dangerous part of the janitor career is the chemicals.
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Off topic: Sorry, just out of my curiousity - are you still a janitor?
 
jclarke said:
Why did you leave the job then? What sort of job do you have now?
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Actually I was laid off, now I have quite of temporary job with my parent's business Timber Fox Trader, around the fairs in Northwest states and plus SSI.

-sorry for off-topic-
 
Ahh, cool

My apologies peeps, for going off topic!
 
PuyoPiyo said:
Actually I was laid off, now I have quite of temporary job with my parent's business Timber Fox Trader, around the fairs in Northwest states and plus SSI.

-sorry for off-topic-
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Oh I feel deeply sorry for you. I hope you will find a better job.
 
PuyoPiyo said:
I am not surprised because I was used to work as janitor, I know what Mercury Toxic was. We, the janitors, are required to wear the mask that look like what the doctor wear to clean up the chemicals. Those chemicals are not cool, even we have to use the gloves before using any of our cleaning chemicals. I remember one time when I pour the chemical in the mop basket without the glove, the chemical somehow sticks on my hand and I feel it was burning, I was hurried washing it off.

Bottom line, the most dangerous part of the janitor career is the chemicals.
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Yeah, you're right.
I believe mask won't help to protect it all for everyone from inhaling toxin mercury chemicals. However, you can mop it, but you don't use vaccum
cleaner? If I wrong, I don't know what I do with that.
 
farewell65 said:
wow, I am very shocked abt this, thanks for sharing with us and I better be careful with energery bulb... If I aint use them and I will take them to recycle...
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I have an energy bulbs in my house, damn it, I never know about it until recently on youtube this today. But I know about mercury inside the flourscent bulb that can lead to damage the lungs or brain. But, I never know about first deaf man died from it until now, so I feel I was shocked!
Anyways, I have four flourscent bulbs, because I want to use them for long
time -- like, its last up to between 5 to 7 years. But I has a defective bulb, I had been worked for about 3 months then a bulb died at bathroom, so I left
it in closet, but it without clothes or something soft cover that why I don't throw it away, because I following Minnesota law prohibit from throwing it away, so hopefully I can find recycling center in anywhere. If I find this place, I will recycle it. That's done with death of my defective flourscent bulb. Shucks!
 
CCfan said:
I have an energy bulbs in my house, damn it, I never know about it until recently on youtube this today. But I know about mercury inside the flourscent bulb that can lead to damage the lungs or brain. But, I never know about first deaf man died from it until now, so I feel I was shocked!
Anyways, I have four flourscent bulbs, because I want to use them for long
time -- like, its last up to between 5 to 7 years. But I has a defective bulb, I had been worked for about 3 months then a bulb died at bathroom, so I left
it in closet, but it without clothes or something soft cover that why I don't throw it away, because I following Minnesota law prohibit from throwing it away, so hopefully I can find recycling center in anywhere. If I find this place, I will recycle it. That's done with death of my defective flourscent bulb. Shucks!
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What in the world.....?
 
CCfan said:
Oh I feel deeply sorry for you. I hope you will find a better job.
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Aww don't worry about it :) I enjoy just playing in the world ;)

CCfan said:
Yeah, you're right.
I believe mask won't help to protect it all for everyone from inhaling toxin mercury chemicals. However, you can mop it, but you don't use vaccum
cleaner? If I wrong, I don't know what I do with that.
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Well we can't mop the broken glass or the chemicals, that applies to vaccum too (which will make it worse as due of the vaccum's cleaning system), we usually sweep very careful and discard it in the garbage where nobody would ever push the garbage down or touch the garbage. For the chemicals, we usually have to tell the supersiviors to take care of it.

I agree with you, mask do not protect 100 percent from the chemicals, only helps.
 
That's funny that in several months ago, my wife was accidently threw a small piece of wood across a room and landed on the black light tube and it went BANGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! as i heard it as it was loud one and went investigate it and it was Fluorescent tube bulb that broke and it was powdery residue that was in the air and breathe with it and we didn't clean it up immediately but left there for a while and then we vacuumed it. We did not die from it!!!!! That's unsual when Kevin Wood's (youtube.com) friend died from it... oh wow!!!!! Next time, we will have to be more careful to handle those fluorescent bulbs!!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!! :eek2:

source: What is the difference between a black light and a normal light bulb?

What is the difference between a black light and a normal light bulb?
Richard
Costa Mesa, California

Dear Richard:

Black lights come in two varieties -- fluorescent tube and incandescent bulb. Each type works slightly differently, but both are very similar to their normal white-light cousins.

Fluorescent tube lights are glass tubes that contain a near-vacuum with a little mercury vapor. When electricity is passed through the tube and reacts with the mercury, it creates light. The mercury atoms emit energy in the form of light photons. These photos are mostly in the ultraviolet (UV) range of the light spectrum. We can't see this light, so a white phosphor coating on the light tube is used to convert the UV energy into visible light.

A black light works the same way, except the tube is made of dark blue glass, and it is coated with a special phosphor that blocks visible light and harmful UV rays. Only the rays of UV light that are harmless pass through, along with a little bit of blue and violet visible light, resulting in the distinctive glow of a black light.

The incandescent bulb type of black light also uses dark-blue glass, but a filter inside the bulb absorbs visible light and lets harmless UV light through. This is because of the differences in how incandescent lights and fluorescent lights work. Bulb black lights are generally less powerful than tube black lights.

When you see something glow under a black light, that item contains phosphors, which glow in UV light. Teeth, fingernails, and some bodily fluids naturally contain phosphors, and this makes black lights useful in criminal forensics. Many laundry detergents contain phosphors to make white clothes look brighter, which explains why white T-shirts may glow at a rave. Fluorescent and glow-in-the-dark paints, inks, fabrics, plastics, and makeup all contain phosphors to give them a nifty glow. There's even a fluorescent security thread in paper currency from the U.S. and other countries that shows up under black light and acts as a deterrent to counterfeiting.
 
wow very interesting, wolves! thanks for sharing. :) that's why light tubes make a loud noise when you break it. the vacuum it contains escapes and makes a exploding sound.
 
Source: Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mercury toxicity

Because fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a toxic heavy metal, governmental regulations in many areas require special disposal of fluorescent lamps separate from general and household wastes. Mercury poses the greatest hazard to pregnant women, infants, and children.

Landfills often refuse fluorescent lamps due to their high mercury content. Households and commercial waste sources are often treated differently.

The amount of mercury in a standard lamp can vary dramatically, from 3 to 46 mg. [1] Newer lamps contain less mercury and the 3-4 mg versions are sold as low-mercury types. (A typical 2006-era 4 ft (120 cm) T-12 fluorescent lamp (i.e., F32T12) contains about 12 milligrams of mercury[2].)

In early 2007, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association in the US announced that "Under the voluntary commitment, effective April 15, 2007, participating manufacturers will cap the total mercury content in CFLs under 25 watts at 5 milligrams (mg) per unit. CFLs that use 25 to 40 watts of electricity will have total mercury content capped at 6 mg per unit."NEMA Voluntary Commitment on Mercury in CFLs


Cleanup of broken fluorescent lamps

A broken fluorescent tube is more hazardous than a broken conventional incandescent bulb due to the mercury content. Because of this, the safe cleanup of broken fluorescent bulbs differs from cleanup of conventional broken glass or incandescent bulbs. 99% of the mercury is typically contained in the phosphor, especially on lamps that are near their end of life [3]. Therefore, a typical safe cleanup usually involves first opening a window and then leaving the room (restricting access) for at least 15 minutes, wearing gloves carefully dispose of any broken glass, as well as any loose white powder (fluorescent glass coating). You can use sticky tape to pick up small pieces... double bag any waste. Dispose of waste in accordance with local hazardous waste laws. Finally a wet paper towel should be used instead of a vacuum cleaner for cleanup of glass and powder, to reduce the vaporization of the mercury into the air.

The first time you vacuum the area where the bulb was broken, remove the vacuum bag once done cleaning the area (or empty and wipe the canister) and put the bag and/or vacuum debris, as well as the cleaning materials, in two sealed plastic bags in the outdoor trash or protected outdoor location for normal disposal [6]

It would be safer to use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter, because older-type vacuum cleaners don't trap really-fine dust. That dust is exhausted into the room, which spreads it.

Fluorescent lamps manufactured many decades ago had phosphors that contained beryllium, which is toxic. One is not likely to encounter lamps this old.

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Source: Spills, Site Cleanup and Disposal | Mercury | US EPA

What to Do if a Fluorescent Light Bulb Breaks

EPA is continually reviewing its clean-up and disposal recommendations for CFLs to ensure that the Agency presents the most up-to-date information for consumers and businesses.


Fluorescent light bulbs contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing. EPA recommends the following clean-up and disposal guidelines:

1. Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more.

2. Carefully scoop up the fragments and powder with stiff paper or cardboard and place them in a sealed plastic bag.


  • Use disposable rubber gloves, if available (i.e., do not use bare hands). Wipe the area clean with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes and place them in the plastic bag.


  • Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces.

3. Place all cleanup materials in a second sealed plastic bag.


  • Place the first bag in a second sealed plastic bag and put it in the outdoor trash container or in another outdoor protected area for the next normal trash disposal.

Note: Some states prohibit such trash disposal and require that broken and unbroken lamps be taken to a local recycling center.

  • Wash your hands after disposing of the bag.

4. If a fluorescent bulb breaks on a rug or carpet:

  • First, remove all materials you can without using a vacuum cleaner, following the steps above. Sticky tape (such as duct tape) can be used to pick up small pieces and powder.

  • If vacuuming is needed after all visible materials are removed, vacuum the area where the bulb was broken, remove the vacuum bag (or empty and wipe the canister) and put the bag or vacuum debris in two sealed plastic bags in the outdoor trash or protected outdoor location for normal disposal.
 
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