IEC TR 60825-14 : 1.0

Table of Contents

FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>1 Scope and object <br>2 Terms and definitions<br>3 Administrative policies<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 Safety responsibilities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 Competent persons<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3 Laser Safety Officer<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.4 Information and training<br>4 Laser radiation hazards<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 Laser products<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Exposure to laser radiation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 Determining the level of laser exposure<br>5 Determining the maximum permissible exposure (MPE)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 General remarks<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2 Repetitively pulsed or modulated lasers<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.3 Multiple wavelengths<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.4 Extended source MPEs<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.5 Hazard distance and hazard area<br>6 Associated hazards <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1 Additional health hazards<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2 Hazards arising from the laser<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3 Hazards arising from the environment<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4 Control of associated hazards<br>7 Evaluating risk<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1 Hazards and risks<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2 Risk assessment: Stage 1 - Identifying potentially <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;injurious situations<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.3 Risk assessment: Stage 2 - Assessing risk for <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;potentially injurious situations<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.4 Risk assessment: Stage 3 - Selecting control measures<br>8 Control measures<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.2 Hazard reduction<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.3 Enclosing the hazard<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.4 Hazard mitigation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.5 Equipment servicing<br>9 Maintenance of safe operation<br>10 Incident reporting and accident investigation<br>11 Medical surveillance<br>Annex A (informative) Examples of interlock systems for laser <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;controlled areas<br>Annex B (informative) Examples of calculations<br>Annex C (informative) Biophysical considerations<br>Bibliography<br>Figures<br>Tables

Abstract

Provides guidance on best practice in the safe use of laser products that conform to IEC 60825-1.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
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Committee	TC 76