PD IEC TR 60825-14:2004
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Safety of laser products A user\'s guide
Hardcopy , PDF
07-07-2022
English
25-02-2004
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Terms and definitions
3 Administrative policies
3.1 Safety responsibilities
3.2 Competent persons
3.3 Laser Safety Officer
3.4 Information and training
4 Laser radiation hazards
4.1 Laser products
4.2 Exposure to laser radiation
4.3 Determining the level of laser exposure
5 Determining the maximum permissible exposure (MPE)
5.1 General remarks
5.2 Repetitively pulsed or modulated lasers
5.3 Multiple wavelengths
5.4 Extended source MPEs
5.5 Hazard distance and hazard area
6 Associated hazards
6.1 Additional health hazards
6.2 Hazards arising from the laser
6.3 Hazards arising from the environment
6.4 Control of associated hazards
7 Evaluating risk
7.1 Hazards and risks
7.2 Risk assessment: Stage 1 - Identifying potentially
injurious situations
7.3 Risk assessment: Stage 2 - Assessing risk for
potentially injurious situations
7.4 Risk assessment: Stage 3 - Selecting control measures
8 Control measures
8.1 General
8.2 Hazard reduction
8.3 Enclosing the hazard
8.4 Hazard mitigation
8.5 Equipment servicing
9 Maintenance of safe operation
10 Incident reporting and accident investigation
11 Medical surveillance
Annex A (informative) Examples of interlock systems for
laser controlled areas
Annex B (informative) Examples of calculations
Annex C (informative) Biophysical considerations
Bibliography
Figures
Tables
Provides guidance on best practice in the safe use of laser products that conform to IEC 60825-1.
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EPL/76
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Supersedes 02/206661 DC. (05/2004)
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Standard
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96
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British Standards Institution
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Superseded
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This technical report provides guidance on best practice in the safe use of laser products that conform to IEC 60825-1. The terms \'laser product\' and \'laser equipment\' as used in this document also refer to any device, assembly or system, which is capable of emitting optical radiation produced by a process of stimulated emission. However, unlike IEC 60825-1, this document does not cover light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Class 1 laser products normally pose no hazard and Class 2 laser products present only a minimal hazard. With these products, it is normally sufficient to follow the warnings on the product labels and the manufacturer\'s instructions for safe use. Further protective measures as described in this document should not be necessary. This document emphasizes evaluation of the risk from higher power lasers, but the users of the lower power lasers may benefit from the information contained. This technical report can be applied to the use of any product that incorporates a laser, whether or not it is sold or offered for sale. Therefore, it applies to specially constructed lasers (including experimental and prototype systems). This technical report is intended to help laser users and their employers to understand the general principles of safety management (Clause 3), to identify the hazards that may be present (Clauses 4 to 6), to assess the risks of harm that may arise (Clause 7), and to set up and maintain appropriate control measures (Clauses 8 to 11). Reference is made in this document to laser \'users\'. This should be taken to include persons having responsibility for safety in addition to those who actually work with or operate laser equipment.
Standards | Relationship |
IEC TR 60825-14:2004 | Identical |
BS 6739:2009 | Code of practice for instrumentation in process control systems: installation design and practice |
08/30136724 DC : DRAFT MAY 2008 | BS 6739 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTRUMENTATION IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - INSTALLATION DESIGN AND PRACTICE |
IEC TR 60825-9:1999 | Safety of laser products - Part 9: Compilation of maximum permissible exposure to incoherent optical radiation |
EN 208 : 1998 | PERSONAL EYE-PROTECTION - EYE-PROTECTORS FOR ADJUSTMENT WORK ON LASERS AND LASER SYSTEMS (LASER ADJUSTMENT EYE-PROTECTORS) |
IEC 60825-2:2004+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2010 CSV | Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS) |
IEC 60825-4:2006+AMD1:2008+AMD2:2011 CSV | Safety of laser products - Part 4: Laser guards |
IEC 60050-845:1987 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 845: Lighting |
IEC 60825-1:2014 | Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements |
IEC TR 60825-10:2002 | Safety of laser products - Part 10: Application guidelines and explanatory notes to IEC 60825-1 |
IEC 60027-1:1992 | Letters symbols to be used in electrical technology - Part 1: General |
IEC 60601-2-22:2007+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment |
EN 207:2017 | Personal eye-protection equipment - Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye-protectors) |
IEC TR 60825-8:2006 | Safety of laser products - Part 8: Guidelines for the safe use of laser beams on humans |
ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 | Safety aspects — Guidelines for their inclusion in standards |
IEC TS 60825-7:2000 | Safety of laser products - Part 7: Safety of products emitting infrared optical radiation, exclusively used for wireless 'free air' data transmission and surveillance |
IEC 60300-3-9:1995 | Dependability management - Part 3: Application guide - Section 9: Risk analysis of technological systems |
ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004 | Standardization and related activities — General vocabulary |
IEC TR 60825-5:2003 | Safety of laser products - Part 5: Manufacturer's checklist for IEC 60825-1 |
IEC 61010-1:2010+AMD1:2016 CSV | Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements |
IEC TS 60825-6:1999 | Safety of laser products - Part 6: Safety of products with optical sources, exclusively used for visible information transmission to the human eye |
IEC 61040:1990 | Power and energy measuring detectors, instruments and equipment for laser radiation |
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