What does it mean when a bulb is shatter resistant?
Like the name suggests, shatter resistant light bulbs are coated with a durable material that reduces the risk of breaking and prevents damages incurred from broken glass. Thankfully, LED bulbs do not contain any mercury unlike CFL, metal halide, fluorescent bulbs, and other HID bulbs. In the case that a light bulb containing mercury were to break, there are special precuations that should be taken first.