Chapter 17
Radiation and Laser Warnings
â– Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings for EX Series Switches on page 151
â– Radiation from Open Port Apertures Warning for EX Series Switches on page 154
Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings for EX Series Switches
EX Series switches are equipped with laser transmitters, which are considered a
Class 1 Laser Product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are evaluated
as a Class 1 Laser Product per EN 60825–1 requirements.
Observe the following guidelines and warnings:
â– General Laser Safety Guidelines on page 151
â– Class 1 Laser Product Warning on page 152
â– Class 1 LED Product Warning on page 152
â– Laser Beam Warning on page 153
General Laser Safety Guidelines
When working around ports that support optical transceivers, observe the following
safety guidelines to prevent eye injury:
â– Do not look into unterminated ports or at fibers that connect to unknown sources.
â– Do not examine unterminated optical ports with optical instruments.
â– Avoid direct exposure to the beam.
WARNING: Unterminated optical connectors can emit invisible laser radiation. The
lens in the human eye focuses all the laser power on the retina, so focusing the eye
directly on a laser source—even a low-power laser—could permanently damage the
eye.
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