2.2 Laser Safety
The safety of a laser machine is defined by one of five safety classes.
The Rayjet without laser pointer would be safety class 2 in the EU safety class 2.
With an installed laser pointer it would be laser class 2M. Therefore it presents no hazard to
personnel when properly used during normal operation or routine maintenance. In the US all
machines are classified as classII laser products. This status is guaranteed by the safety housing
and safety devices that are installed in the product.
Please be aware that improper operation of the laser machine nullifies this safety class and allows
under certain circumstances the emission of radiation which can be potentially dangerous.
CO
2
- Laser
This laser engraving system may contain a carbon dioxide (CO
2
)-laser class IV (4) product, which
emits an intensive and invisible radiation. Without safety devices the direct radiation and also
diffuse reflected radiation is dangerous.
Please be aware
:
The Laser Radiation of a CO
2
Laser is invisible!
Risks of Laser Radiation:
If the built in safety mechanisms are defeated and the laser is operated with the housing open,
there is a risk of setting clothing or other flammable materials on fire. Laser energy at a power of
up to 45W at a wavelength of 10,6 μm for CO
2
- Laser could be present inside the housing.
Therefore operators can perform procedures required inside the housing only when the interlocked
door has been opened. (A normal user must never defeat the door interlocks or remove portions of
the protective housing, except the machine is not powered).
Therefore you must under no circumstances neither alter the laser tube unit nor dismantle it nor set
a system to work which has been altered or dismantled!
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