Regulatory Compliance; Eye Safety - Kustom Signals Pro-Lite Reference Manual

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Manufacture and operation of the Pro-Lite is subject to
the regulations of two governmental agencies, the Center
for Devices and Radiological Health (or CDRH), and the
Federal Communications Commission. The following
sections describe the requirements of these two agencies,
and the manner in which the Pro-Lite complies with their
regulations.

EYE SAFETY

CDRH is an agency of the Federal Food and Drug
Administration that has the responsibility of ensuring the
safety of all laser products sold in the US. The Pro-Lite is
certified as a Class I device in accordance with the safety
standards of CDRH. Class I is the lowest classification of
laser product in terms of relative potential risk. A good
description of this category is provided by the Laser
Institute of America as follows:
Class I - A Class I laser is considered eye
safe based upon current medical knowledge.
This class includes all lasers or laser systems
which cannot emit levels of optical radiation
above the exposure limits for the eye, under any
exposure conditions inherent in the design of
the laser product. There may be a more
hazardous laser embedded in the enclosure of
the Class I product, but no harmful laser
radiation can escape the enclosure.
While the Pro-Lite is certified as a Class I laser device
and is inherently eye safe, certain reasonable precautions
should be taken in its operation. As in the case of a movie
projector, a person should not stare directly into the beam
for extended periods of time. Since the beam is so narrow,
normal random eye movements will generally prevent this
from occurring. A person should also not stare directly
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