Requirements From Regulations And Standards - Omron FQ-CR1 User Manual

10-6 Requirements from Regulations and Standards

Summary of Requirements to Manufactures
For Europe
EN 60825-1 "Safety of Laser Products, Equipment Classification, Requirements and User's Guide"
Summary of Manufacturer's Requirements
Requirements
subclause
Class 1
Description of Safe under
hazard class reasonably
foresee-
able condi-
tions
Protective housing
Safety interlock in Designed to prevent removal of the panel until
protective housing accessible emission values are below that for Class
3R
Remote control Not required
Key control Not required
Emission warning Not required
device
Attenuator Not required
Location controls Not required
Viewing optics Not
required
Scanning Scan failure shall not cause product to exceed its classification
Class label Required wording
Aperture label Not required
Service entry label Required as appropriate to the class of accessible radiation
Override interlock Required under certain conditions as appropriate to the class of laser used
label
Wavelength range Required for certain wavelength ranges
label
FQ User's Manual
Classification
Class 1M Class 2
As for Low power; As for
Class 1 eye protec- Class 2
except may tion nor- except may
be hazard- mally be more
ous if user afforded by hazardous
employs aversion if user
optics responses employs
optics
Required for each laser product; limits access necessary for performance of
functions of the products
Emission from all viewing systems must be below Class 1M AEL
Figures A required wording

Requirements from Regulations and Standards

Class 2M Class 3R Class 3B
Direct intra- Direct intra-
beam view- beam view-
ing may be ing
hazardous normally
hazardous
Designed to prevent removal of the
panel until accessible emission values
are below that for Class 3B
Permits easy addition of
external interlock in laser
installation
Laser inoperative when
key is removed
Give audible or visible warning when
laser is switched on or if capacitor bank
of pulsed laser is being charged. For
Class 3R only, applies invisible radia-
tion is emitted
Give means beside the
On/Off switch to tempo-
rarily block beam
Controls so located that there is no
danger of exposure to AEL above
Classes 1 or 2 when adjustments are
made
Specified wording required
Class 4
High
power; dif-
fuse reflec-
tions may
be hazard-
ous
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