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Safety and Health Topics | Laser Hazards - Standards
This section highlights OSHA standards, directives (instructions for compliance officers), letters of interpretation (official letters of interpretation of the standards), and national consensus standards related to laser hazards.
General Industry (29 CFR 1910) 1910 Subpart I, Personal protective equipment 1910.132, General requirements [related topic page] 1910.133, Eye and face protection [related topic page]
Guidelines For Robotics Safety. STD 01-12-002 [PUB 8-1.3], (September 21, 1987). Identifies controls that can be used on robotic laser systems.
Letters of Interpretation Use of laser guarding devices for hydraulic press brakes. (March 25, 2004).
Use of laser guarding systems with hydraulic press brakes. (February 11, 2004).
Workplace exposure limits for ultra-violet radiation. (February 26, 2003).
Hazards of Smoke Generated from Surgical Procedures. (April 18, 1996).
Laser standards applicable to a surgical laser program. (June 3, 1987). When this letter was written OSHA did not have a standard regulating employee use of lasers.
No specific standards regulate supermarket laser scanning equipment. (April 29, 1985).
Search all available letters of interpretation.
The Z136 series of laser safety standards are voluntary consensus standards that have been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the secretariat to the committee that produces the Z136 standards, as well as publisher of the series.
Z136.1-2014, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers
Z136.2-2012, American National Standard for Safe Use of Optical Fiber Communication Systems Utilizing Laser Diode and LED Sources
Z136.3-2011, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care
Z136.4-2010, American National Standard Recommended Practice for Laser Safety Measurements for Hazard Evaluation
Z136.5-2009, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Educational Institutions
Z136.6-2005, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers Outdoors
Z136.7-2008, American National Standard for Testing and Labeling of Laser Protective Equipment
Z136.8-2012, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Research, Development, or Testing
Z136.9-2013, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
ANSI B11.21-2006 (revised 2012). Safety Requirements for Machine Tools Using Lasers for Processing Materials. This standard applies to machine tools using a laser for processing materials and its associated equipment It describes the hazards generated by such machines and states the protective measures to be incorporated into such machines The standard also contains requirements for the information provided with such machines
FDA/The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is a regulatory bureau within the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDRH has been chartered by Congress to standardize the performance safety of manufactured laser products. All laser products that have been manufactured and entered into commerce, after August 2, 1976, must comply with these regulations. These regulations, 21 CFR Part 1040, are also known as the Federal Laser Product Performance Standard (FLPPS). Specific guidance for FLPPS implementation is covered in ANSI/LIA Z136.1 2014.
See 21 CFR Part 1040 Performance standards for light-emitting products
1040.10 Laser products 1040.11 Specific purpose laser products
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 115: Standard for Laser Fire Protection, 2016 Edition. This standard provides minimum fire protection requirements for the design, manufacture, installation and use of lasers and associated equipment. It also contains criteria for training and responding to fire emergencies involving lasers. Chapters cover classification of lasers, evaluation of laserbeam ignition potential, laser beam ignition, fire safety requirements for alser equipment, flammable gases, reactive gases, ignitable liquids used in laser systems, operations and administration, and emergeny preparedness.
This is a global organization that publishes consensus-based International Standards and manages conformity assessment systems for electric and electronic products, systems and services, collectively known as electrotechnology.
IEC 60601-2-22: 2007. Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment. IEC 60825-1: 2014. Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements. Applicable to the safety of laser products emitting laser radiation in the wavelength range 180nm to 1mm. IEC 60825-2: 2004. Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS). Provides requirements and specific guidance for the safe operation and maintenance of optical fibre communications systems (OFCS). IEC TR 60825-3: 2008. Safety of laser products - Part 3: Guidance for laser displays and shows. Technical report that gives guidance on the planning and design, set-up and conduct of laser displays and shows that make use of high power lasers. IEC 60825-4: 2006. Safety of laser products - Part 4: Laser guards. Specifies the requirements for laser guards, permanent and temporary (for example for service), that enclose the process zone of a laser processing machine, and specifications for proprietary laser guards. IEC 60825-5: 2003. Safety of laser products - Part 5: Manufacturer's checklist for IEC 60825-1.
IEC TR 60825-8: 2006. Safety of laser products - Part 8: Guidelines for the safe use of laser beams on humans. This serves as a guide to the employer, the responsible organization, the laser safety officer, the laser operator and other persons involved, on the safe use of lasers and laser equipment classified as class 3B or class 4. This technical report explains control measures recommended for the safety of patients, staff, maintenance personnel and others. IEC 60825-12: 2004. Safety of laser products - Part 12: Safety of free space optical communication systems used for transmission of information. Provides requirements and specific guidance for the manufacture and safe use of laser products and systems used for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint free space optical data transmission.
IEC TR 60825-13: 2011. Safety of laser products - Part 13; Measurements for classification of laser products. Provides manufacturers, test houses, safety personnel, and others with practical guidance on methods to perform radiometric measurements or analyses to establish the emission level of laser energy in accordance with IEC 60825-1: 2007. IEC TR 60825-14: 2004. Safety of laser products - Part 14: A user's guide. This technical report provides guidance on best practice in the safe use of laser products that conform to IEC 60825-1. IEC TR 60825-17: 2015. Safety of laser products - Part 17: Safety aspects for use of passive optical components and optical cables in high power optical fibre communication systems. Recommends safety measures to protect against effects caused exclusively by thermal, opto-mechanical and related effects in passive optical components and optical cables used in highpower optical fibre communication systems. International Standards Organization (ISO)
ISO 11553-1:2005. Safety of machinery - Laser processing machines - Part 1: General safety requirements. Describes hazards generated by laser processing machines, and specifies the safety requirements relating to radiation hazards and hazards generated by materials and substances. It also specifies the information to be supplied by the manufacturers of such equipment.
ISO 11553-2: 2007. Safety of machinery - Laser processing machines - Part 2: Safety requirements for hand-held laser processing devices. Purpose of this standard is to draw attention to the particular hazards related to the use of hand-held laser and hand-operated laser processing devices and to prevent personal injury. ISO 11553-2: 2007. Safety of machinery - Laser processing machines - Part 2: Safety requirements for hand-held laser processing devices. Purpose of this standard is to draw attention to the particular hazards related to the use of hand-held laser and hand-operated laser processing devices and to prevent personal injury. Back to Top