Section 22-B10856. HIGH INTENSITY MERCURY VAPOR DISCHARGE LAMPS

 

10856.1The provisions of this section apply to any high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp that is designed, intended, or promoted for  illumination purposes and is manufactured or assembled after March 7,1980, except as described in § 10856.6.
 

10856.2As used in this section the following definitions apply:

 

(a) High-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp - any lamp including any "mercury vapor" and "metal halide" lamp, with the exception of the tungsten filament self-ballasted mercury vapor lamp, incorporating a high-pressure arc discharge tube that has a fill consisting primarily of mercury and that is contained within an outer envelope;

 

(b) Advertisement - any catalog, specification sheet, price list, and any other descriptive or commercial brochure and literature, including videotape and film, pertaining to high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamps;

 

(c) Packaging - any lamp carton, outer wrapping, or other means of containment that is intended for the storage, shipment, or display of a high-intensity mercury vapor lamp and is intended to identify the contents or recommend its use;

 

(d) Outer envelope - the lamp element, usually glass, surrounding a high-pressure arc discharge tube, that, when intact, attenuates the emission of shortwave ultraviolet radiation;

 

(e) Shortwave ultraviolet radiation - ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths shorter than three hundred twenty nanometers (320 nm);

 

(f) Cumulative operating time - means the sum of the times during which electric current passes through the high-pressure arc discharge;

 

(g) Self-extinguishing lamp - means a high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp that is intended to comply with the requirements of § 10856.6 as applicable; and

 

(h) Reference ballast - is an inductive reactor designed to have the operating characteristics as listed in Section 7 in the American National Standard Specifications for High-Intensity Discharge Lamp Reference Ballasts (ANSI C82.5-1977) or its equivalent.

10856.3Each high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp shall:

 

(a) Meet the requirements of either § 10856.5 or § 10856.9; and

 

(b)Be permanently labeled or marked in such a manner that the name of the manufacturer and the month and year of manufacture of the lamp can be determined on an intact lamp and after the outer envelope of the lamp is broken or removed. The name of the manufacturer and month and year of manufacture may be expressed in code or symbols, provided the manufacturer has previously supplied the Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, with the key to the code or symbols and the location of the coded information or symbols on the lamp.

 

10856.4In lieu of permanently affixing or inscribing tags or labels on the product as required by §§ 10845.2 and 10846.1, the manufacturer of any high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp may permanently affix or inscribe such required tags or labels on the lamp packaging uniquely associated with the applicable lamp.
 

10856.5Each self-extinguishing lamp manufactured after March 7, 1980 shall cease operation within a cumulative operating time not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes following complete breakage or removal of the outer envelope (with the exception of fragments extending fifty millimeters (50 mm) or less from the base shell).

 

10856.6Each self-extinguishing lamp manufactured after September 7, 1981, shall cease operation within a cumulative operating time not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes following breakage or removal of at least three square centimeters (3 cm2) of contiguous surface of the outer envelope.

 

10856.7Each self-extinguishing lamp shall be clearly marked with the letter "T" on the outer envelope and on another part of the lamp in such a manner that it is visible after the outer envelope of the lamp is broken or removed.

 

10856.8Lamp packaging for each self-extinguishing lamp shall clearly and prominently display:

 

(a) The letter "T"; and

 

(b)The wording: "This lamp should self-extinguish within fifteen (15) minutes after the outer envelope is broken or punctured. If such damage occurs, TURN OFF AND REMOVE LAMP to avoid possible injury from hazardous shortwave ultraviolet radiation.".

 

10856.9Any high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp that does not comply with § 10856.5 shall be clearly and legibly marked with the letter "R" on the outer envelope and on another part of the lamp in such a manner that it is visible after the outer envelope of the lamp is broken or removed.

 

10856.10Lamp packaging for each high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp that does not comply with § 10856.5 shall clearly and prominently display:

 

(a) The letter "R"; and

 

(b) The wording "WARNING: This lamp can cause serious skin burn and eye inflammation from shortwave ultraviolet radiation if outer envelope of the lamp is broken or punctured. Do not use where people will remain for more than a few minutes unless adequate shielding or other safety precautions are used. Lamps that will automatically extinguish when the outer envelope is broken or punctured are commercially available.".

 

10856.11Advertising for any high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp that does not comply with § 10856.5 shall prominently display the following wording: "WARNING: This lamp can cause serious skin burn and eye inflammation from shortwave ultraviolet radiation if outer envelope of the lamp is broken or punctured. Do not use where people will remain for more than a few minutes unless adequate shielding or other safety precautions are used. Lamps that will automatically extinguish when the outer envelope is broken or punctured are commercially available.".

 

10856.12Any high-intensity mercury vapor discharge lamp under test for compliance with the requirements set forth in § 10856.5 shall be started and operated under the following conditions as applicable:

 

(a) Lamp voltage, current, and orientation shall be those indicated or recommended by the manufacturer for operation of the intact lamp;

 

(b) The lamp shall be operated on a reference ballast;

 

(c)The lamp shall be started in air that has a temperature of twenty five plus or minus five degrees Celsius (25+/-5º C). Heating and movement of the air surrounding the lamp shall be that produced by the lamp and ballast alone;
 

(d)If any test is performed in an enclosure, the enclosure shall be not less than two hundred twenty-seven thousandth cubic meters (0.227 m3 (eight cubic feet (8 cu. ft.)); and

 

(e)Any lamp designed to be operated only in a specific fixture or luminaire that the lamp manufacturer supplies or specifies shall be tested in that fixture or luminaire. Any other lamp shall be tested with no reflector or other surrounding material.

 

authority

Section 19(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Pharmacist and Pharmacy Regulation Act of 1980, effective September 16, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-98; D.C. Official Code § 47-2885.18(a)(3) (2005 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 98-48, dated April 15, 1998; Section 4902 of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731 (2008 Repl.)); Section 15 of the District of Columbia Medical Device Manufacture and Distribution Licensure Act of 1990, effective June 13, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-137; D.C. Official Code § 48-714(a) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-88, dated May 29, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10252 (July 12, 2013).