Selecting laser eye protectors – a helping hand
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Catherine Gappenach
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Sabine Pintaske
Abstract
The European laser safety standards EN 207, EN 208, and EN 12254 each contain an annex B, which serves as a guidance for the selection of products. These annexes are informative only and are therefore not binding. As there are a variety of hazard scenarios, it is not recommended to change these annexes to a normative status, through which they would become mandatory. Instead, it is recommended to allow users to apply their own skills and know-how in selecting appropriate products, justifying where and why they deviate from the guidance in the standards. This paper explains the background on which the guidance for selection in the annexes of the standards is based and shows physically meaningful leeway.
References
[1] EN 12254:2010+ AC:2011, Screens for laser working places – safety requirements and testing.Search in Google Scholar
[2] EN 60825-1:2015, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements.Search in Google Scholar
[3] EN 207:2009+AC:2011, Personal eye-protection equipment – filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye-protectors).Search in Google Scholar
[4] EN 208:2009, Personal eye-protection Eye-protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems (laser adjustment eye-protectors).Search in Google Scholar
[5] Directive 89/686/EEC, Personal Protective Equipment.Search in Google Scholar
[6] Directive 2006/25/EC, Artificial Optical Radiation.Search in Google Scholar
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