Procedure for the assessment of LASER Systems

The LASER system falls into class 3B or 4 and the beam is free (the LASER beam is mounted on a manually steerable handpiece; the manufacturer did not embed it into a housing; e.g. hand-held LASER handpieces as in an aesthetic or hospital setting, industrial LASERs that require the presence of the operator in the immediate proximity of the free beam).

The material of the guards that define the LASER controlled area, shall be appropriate both to provide the adequate attenuation of the radiation and to resist even when exposed to the direct beam, if this event is likely to occur. For calculating the guards and verifying their appropriateness, refer to the standard IEC EN 60825-4 "Safety of laser products. Laser guards".

In addition to what is reported in this procedure, follow the indications of the manufacturer concerning the minimum requirements of the operating environment.

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