LED product safety precautions

Laser products

Preventive safety measures for users (summary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[from JIS “Safety of laser products”]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required item/

 

 

 

Classification

 

 

 

 

Article

Class 1

Class 1M

Class 2

Class 2M

Class 3R

Class 3B

 

Class 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not necessary in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the case of

 

 

 

 

Laser

Not necessary, but it is recommended that one be

visible light

 

 

 

 

safety manager

appointed in the case of applications where laser beams

beams.

Necessary

10.1

 

can be directly observed

 

Necessary in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

case of invisible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light beams.

 

 

 

 

Remote

 

 

 

 

 

Connected to a room or door

interlock

 

 

Not necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key control

 

 

Not necessary

 

 

Remove the key when not in use

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beam attenuator

 

 

Not necessary

 

 

Avoid careless irradiation during

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates that

 

 

 

 

Emission

 

Not necessary

 

laser is operating

Indicates that laser is operating

indication device

 

 

at an invisible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wavelength.

 

 

 

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

 

Follow warning indication

indication

 

 

Not necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

preventive measures

10.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beam path

 

Same as

 

Same as

 

 

 

 

 

Not necessary

Class 3B for

Not necessary

Class 3B for

Terminate beam at end of effective length

10.6

 

Class 1M

 

Class 2M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specular

No necessary

Same as

No necessary

Same as

 

 

 

 

 

reflection

Class 3B for

Class 3R for

Avoid unintended reflection

items

items

10.7

Class 1M

Class 2M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Necessary if it is not possible to

Eye protection

 

 

No necessary items

 

execute technical and management

10.8

 

 

 

procedures, and if MPE (max.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

permissible exposure) is exceeded

Protective

 

 

 

 

 

Sometimes

 

Specific

clothing

 

 

No necessary items

 

 

instructions are

 

 

 

necessary

 

10.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training

No necessary

Same as

No necessary

Same as

Necessary for all operators and maintenance

Class 3R for

Class 3B for

10.10

items

items

 

personnel

 

 

 

Class 1M

Class 2M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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