Warning

Warning: High pressure; handle with care. Government-approved (OSHA-approved in USA) safety glasses, face shield, gloves, and chest protection must be worn when handling lamps to prevent injury from lamp explosion.

All mercury xenon lamps have high operating pressures and may explode. This results in hot fragments of quartz, metal, mercury, and mercury vapor.

The lamp fixture should be well ventilated to the outside of the building through a separate exhaust system. In the event of an explosion, all personnel should leave the area for 30 minutes or longer, until any mercury vapor has been ventilated from the area. Inhaling mercury or its vapor can be harmful. When the lamphouse has cooled, the mercury residue may be cleaned using mercury absorbing agents or a mercury vacuum cleaner and disposed of in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.