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Message from the LASER Safety Team:
This site is designed to communicate the importance of LASER safety. To make LASER safety more accessible some of the messages here may appear light and funny but the issue of safety is not. LASERs can be very helpful and dangerous so be sure to always follow the safety warnings on the labels of all LASER systems. If you are using a LASER pointer or a using the LASER to disable a spy satellite in orbit the safety message is the same. Respect the beam!
Hi, my name is Keith and I am offering this site for questions and queries about LASER safety. This site is a place for users and friends of LASERs. So join our team and help spread the importance of the safe use of LASERs!
DISCLAIMER;
I have not yet been certified by the LIA or RLI as a CLSO (Certified LASER Safety Officer). I have held the position as a DLSO (Deputy LASER Safety Officer) in multiple companies and I am currently am a DLSO and a Certified LASER Safety Trainer for the company I am employed. Along with current FDA regulations that govern the North American region I am also familiar with EU European LASER Safety regulations. I have been working with LASER safety requirements since 1996.
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Laser Classifications
Class I Lasers
These systems are also classified as "Exempt" lasers. They are normally not hazardous with respect to continuous viewing, or are designed in a way that prevents human access to laser radiation (e.g., laser printers).
Class II Lasers (Low Risk)
These lasers emit visible light, which, due to normal human reflex responses, do not present a hazard. However, a safety risk would be posed if the output source were brought to within close proximity of the eye and then viewed for an extended period of time.
Class III Lasers (Moderate Risk)
Class III lasers can cause eye injury if viewed momentarily, but are not capable of causing serious skin injury or hazardous diffuse reflections without the use of collecting/conditioning optics (e.g., fiber optics, telescopes, etc.).
Class IV Lasers (High Risk)
These lasers present an eye hazard from direct and diffuse reflections. In addition, class IV lasers can cause combustion of flammable materials and produce serious skin burns and injury from direct exposure. Most laser systems manufactured by Coherent fall into this classification.
