Laser Safety

Safety around lasers is an important issue which deserves the full attention of anyone who is in the vicinity of an operating laser system.

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There are many standards produced for the use of lasers in many applications. These can be purchased in either hard or soft copy from Standards Australia.

StandardPublication DateTitle
AS/NZS ISO 11553:200416 April 2004Safety of machinery - Laser Processing Machines, Safety Requirements
AS/NZS 1337.4:200430 April 2004Personal eye protection - Part 4: Filters and eye protectors against laser radiation
AS/NZS 1337.5:200422 March 2004Personal eye protection - Part 5: Eye protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems
AS/NZS ISO 13694:200416 April 2004Optics and optical instruments - Lasers and laser-related equipment - Test methods for laser beam power (energy) density distribution
AS/NZS 2211.1:200431 March 2004Safety of laser products - Equipment classification, requirements and user's guide
AS/NZS 2211.10:20043 June 2004Safety of laser products - Application guidelines and explanatory notes to AS/NZS2211.1
AS/NZS 2211.2:200617 February 2006Laser safety - safety of optical fibre communications systems
AS/NZS 2211.3:20021 October 2002Safety of laser products - Guidance for laser displays and shows
AS/NZS 2211.4:20021 October 2002Safety of laser products - Laser guards
AS/NZS 2211.6:20021 October 2002Safety of laser products - Safety of products with optical sources, exclusively used for visible information transmission to the human eye
AS/NZS 3200.2.22:19975 June 1997Approval and test specification - Medical electrical equipment - particular requirements for safety - Diagnostics and therapeutic laser equipment
AS4863.1 - 2000:123 June 2000Particle size analysis - Laser diffraction methods - General principles
AS/NZS 4173:200422 November 2004Guide to the safe use of lasers in health care