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Wednesday 6 April 2011

Don’t break it or you’re doomed.

I hope that you follow these guidelines for your own sake.

 

A public service broadcast by TFE.

9 comments:

  1. Oh l'm scared ... why isn't there a bulb thats safe? ;-)

    Someone should do something! lol

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  2. Why won't someone think of the cheeeldren?

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  3. One broke in 10 Downing Street last week.

    This was the H & S E response.

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  4. So will we soon have big health warnings on the packaging?

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  5. Something of an improvement over the old filament bulbs I think.
    In the past I would just utter "Oh Sh$t" and get a brush. Under the new regieme you can make quite the drama from a crisis. Much more exciting than just getting a dustpan and brush! Of course you can still get "Real" bulbs if you know where to look...
    (Inspection Light Bulbs - Keep it inder your hat...)

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  6. Here are the "Disclaimers" tucked away in a box on the EPA site. Notice in the middle the phrase "....information based on EPA’s current understanding of the potential hazards..."
    Which just about clears them of any sue-able situation.
    If my current understanding of(....) differs from EPA presumably I can tell them to get lost.
    Right?
    Brgds
    Peter Melia

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  7. I am also surprised there is no mention of wearing a respirator or hazmat suit. It is good to say not to use CFLs in some areas after banning the alternative.

    I can see we will soon have to account for each of these lights to ensure that none are disposed of inappropriately or illegally. Perhaps another government department at great cost.

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  8. I just throw them in the bin. Having worked around mercury for years I can't be arsed about the scare stories that become increasingly louder by the day.

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  9. Simpler version.

    If a CFL bulb breaks - leave house, wrap it in plastic, demolish it, and put all the contents into a nuclear disposal facility guaranteed for 1,000,000 years.

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