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Laser Safety
ANSI Z136.1:1993 "American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers"
Control Measures for the Four Laser Classes
Control measures
Engineering Controls
Protective Housing
(4.3.1)
Without Protective Hous-
ing (4.3.1.1)
Interlocks on Protective
Housing (4.3.2)
Service Access Panel
(4.3.3)
Key Control (4.3.4)
Viewing Portals (4.3.5.1)
Collecting Optics
(4.3.5.2)
Totally Open Beam Path
(4.3.6.1)
Limited Open Beam Path
(4.3.6.2)
Enclosed Beam Path
(4.3.6.3)
Remote Interlock Con-
nector (4.3.7)
Beam Stop or Attenuator
(4.3.8)
Activation Warning Sys-
tems (4.3.9)
Emission Delay (4.3.9.1)
Indoor Laser Controlled
Area (4.3.10)
Class 3b Laser Con-
trolled Area (4.3.10.1)
Class 4 Laser Controlled
Area (4.3.10.2)
Laser Outdoor Controls
(4.3.11)
Laser in Navigable Air-
space (4.3.11.2)
Temporary Laser Con-
trolled Area (4.3.12)
Remote Firing & Monitor-
ing (4.3.13)
Labels (4.3.14 and 4.7)
Area Posting (4.3.15)
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Classification
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