Observing product and personnel safety guidelines 1-3
6200 Packet-Optical Platform Installation, Commissioning, and Testing Procedures
Release 1.1 009-6200-201 Draft Issue 1
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International standards
The IEC 60825 series of international standards cover the safety of laser and
LED products. The following list provides examples from the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Code of Federal Register (CFR), and
European Norm (EN) series of standards:
• IEC 60825-1, Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: Equipment Classification
and Requirements. This standard provides information about equipment
classification and on limit values for the safety of laser products.
Note: In Europe, the EN 60825 series of standards for CE marking
purposes evaluate the safety of laser and LED products. The EN 60825
series is technically equivalent to IEC 60825.
• IEC 60825-2, Safety of laser products Part 2: Safety of Optical Fiber
Communication Systems (OFCS). This standard provides information
about the safety of optical fiber communication systems.
• Regional standards such as the EN 60825 series: for example, British
Standard BS EN 60825-1, Safety of Laser Products, Equipment
Classification, Requirements and User’s Guide. These standards are
based on the IEC 60825 series.
Note: In Europe, the EN 60825 series of standards for CE marking
purposes evaluate the safety of laser and LED products. The EN 60825-1
series is technically equivalent to IEC 60825-1.
• In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), publishes
regulations 21 CFR 1010, Performance Standards for Electronics
Products: General and 21 CFR 1040 in the Code of Federal Register
(CFR). Regulations 21 CFR 1010 and 21 CFR 1040 contain laser safety
requirements equivalent to the European standards.
Note: FDA Laser Notice 50, issued by the US Department of Health and
Human Services (FDS), now states that there is no objection to the FDA
conforming with IEC labels as specified in IEC 60825. This is in an effort
on the part of the FDA to align its standards for laser products with
international standard IEC 60825.
Ciena ensures that all its products are compliant with either or both FDA and
IEC requirements, as required.
Laser radiation hazards
The maximum radiation hazard encountered when disconnecting an optical
fiber or during a fiber break does not exceed the accessible emission limit
(AEL) for Class 1 (IEC) or Class I (FDA). The worst case hazard level as
defined by IEC 60825 is Hazard Level 1, and defined by ANSI Z136.2 as a
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