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Laser Cutting Machine Safety Guide
(For employers and employees)
This safety guide is an English translation of Japanese safety guide based on
Japanese laws and regulations.
Please comply with your country's laws and regulations if you are outside of Japan.
Fourth A edition
April 2018
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Summary of Contents for Amada Ensis 3015 AI
- Page 1 Laser Cutting Machine Safety Guide (For employers and employees) This safety guide is an English translation of Japanese safety guide based on Japanese laws and regulations. Please comply with your country's laws and regulations if you are outside of Japan. Fourth A edition April 2018...
- Page 2 07310001”, and find the LSB Notification No. 0731001. When a safeguarding device is retrofitted to your already installed machine, modification of the machine and its control may be required. When you study what safeguarding devices to adopt, please contact AMADA.
- Page 3 (1) Responsibilities of employer The Industrial Safety and Health Act, Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health and Radio Act impose certain obligations on the employer who uses the laser cutting machine. To protect from laser hazards those employees who are constantly engaged in jobs that involve the use of laser equipment or exposure to laser beams, the Summary of Measures for Preventing Laser Beam Hazards was formulated under the LSB Notification No.
- Page 4 Do not allow such tasks to be performed by unqualified operators. Report these tasks to the laser safety officer, have them performed by expert operators who have received special education and training, or ask the AMADA service engineer to perform them.
- Page 5 (7) Implementation of safeguarding measures at your responsibility as employer - Take necessary measures to prevent the following hazards (Article 20 of Industrial Safety and Health Act): 1.Hazards due to machines, devices and other equipment (hereinafter referred to as machines, etc.) 2.
- Page 6 (2) Principle of laser cutting Mechanism of laser cutting (oxygen cutting) Iron is an easy-to-burn material. Once it starts to burn, it generates a large amount of the heat of reaction and continues to burn unless extinguished manually. This phenomenon is utilized by gas cutting.
- Page 7 (3) Types and hazards of lasers Types of lasers - Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser A discharge tube is formed between two opposed mirrors that comprise a resonator. A gas mixture laser medium of CO2, N2 and He is injected into the discharge tube. The gas molecules are excited by the discharge.
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Page 8: Fire Hazards
- Failure to clean the dust collector filter or dust box may lead to a fire. Some dust collectors comes with a fire extinguishing function. Contact AMADA for such a dust collector. - Be sure to install your laser cutting machine in a fire-resistant shop building. - Page 9 When worksheets overhang the table during repositioning, for example, it is necessary to install an auxiliary table. Optional safeguarding devices are available. Contact AMADA.
- Page 11 AMADA hopes that this safety guide book will help you to provide a safe workplace for your laser cutting machine operators. If you have something to know about the safeguarding of laser cutting machines or need other information or proposals, contact AMADA.
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