Laser Safety
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Abbreviations:
R: Required.
N/A: Not applicable.
S: Requirements: Same as for other products of that Class.
Also see footnotes.
NP: Not permitted.
D: Depends on level of interior radiation.
Footnotes:
1. Based on highest level accessible during operation.
2. Required wherever & whenever human access to laser radiation above Class
I limits is not needed for product to perform its function.
3. Required for protective housings opened during operation or maintenance, if
human access thus gained is not always necessary when housing is open.
4. Interlock requirements vary according to Class of internal radiation.
5. Wording depends on level & wavelength of laser radiation within protective
housing.
Remote control
connector
N/A N/A N/A N/A R R
Key control N/A N/A N/A N/A R R
Emission indica-
tor
N/AN/ARRR
(See note
10.)
R
(See note
10.)
Beam attenuator N/A N/A R R R R
Reset N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A R
(See note
13.)
Performance (specific purpose products)
MedicalSSSS
(See note
8.)
S
(See note
8.)
S
(See note
8.)
Surveying, level-
ing, alignment
SSSSNPNP
DemonstrationSSSSS
(See note
11.)
S
(See note
11.)
Labeling (all laser products)
Certification &
identification
RRRRRR
Protective hous-
ing
D
(See note
5.)
D
(See Note
5.)
D
(See note
5.)
D
(See note
5.)
D
(See note
5.)
D
(See note
5.)
ApertureN/AN/ARRRR
Class warning N/A R
(See note
6.)
R
(See note
7.)
R
(See note
9.)
R
(See note
12.)
R
(See note
12.)
Information (all laser products)
User informationRRRRRR
Product literatureN/ARRRRR
Service informa-
tion
RRRRRR
Requirements Class (see note 1)
I IIa II IIIa IIIb IV