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Luxeon Publication AN16, "Custom Luxeon Design Guide", has the following warning:
LEDs and Eye Safety:
In the 1993 edition of IEC-60825-1, LEDs were included: "Throughout this part 1 light emitting iodes (LED) are included whenever the word "laser" is used." The CENELEC document EN 60825-1 contains all the technical content of the IEC standard. The scope of the IEC standard states that "…products which are sold to other manufacturers for use as components of any system for subsequent sale are not subject to IEC 60825-1, since the final product will itself be subject to this standard." Therefore, it is important to determine the Laser Safety Class of the final product. However, it is important that employees working with LEDs are trained to use them safely.
Most of the products containing LEDs will fall in either Class 1 or Class 2.
A Class 1 label is optional:
CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT
If a label is not used, this description must be included in the information for the user.
Class 2 products shall have affixed a laser warning label, and an explanatory label:
LED RADIATION
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT
Amendment 2 to IEC 60825-1 is expected to be published in January 2001. The CENELEC equivalent is expected to follow three months after the IEC publication. This document contains increased Class 1 and Class 2 limits, as well as the introduction of less restrictive Class 1M and Class 2M.
For the exact classification and further information, the IEC documents can be used:
IEC-60825-1
This also is discussed in 21CFR 1040.10.
Does anyone have any idea of what the implications of this all is?
Has anyone characterized an LED illuminating device under these standard?
I'm a bit bewildered.
LEDs and Eye Safety:
In the 1993 edition of IEC-60825-1, LEDs were included: "Throughout this part 1 light emitting iodes (LED) are included whenever the word "laser" is used." The CENELEC document EN 60825-1 contains all the technical content of the IEC standard. The scope of the IEC standard states that "…products which are sold to other manufacturers for use as components of any system for subsequent sale are not subject to IEC 60825-1, since the final product will itself be subject to this standard." Therefore, it is important to determine the Laser Safety Class of the final product. However, it is important that employees working with LEDs are trained to use them safely.
Most of the products containing LEDs will fall in either Class 1 or Class 2.
A Class 1 label is optional:
CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT
If a label is not used, this description must be included in the information for the user.
Class 2 products shall have affixed a laser warning label, and an explanatory label:
LED RADIATION
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT
Amendment 2 to IEC 60825-1 is expected to be published in January 2001. The CENELEC equivalent is expected to follow three months after the IEC publication. This document contains increased Class 1 and Class 2 limits, as well as the introduction of less restrictive Class 1M and Class 2M.
For the exact classification and further information, the IEC documents can be used:
IEC-60825-1
This also is discussed in 21CFR 1040.10.
Does anyone have any idea of what the implications of this all is?
Has anyone characterized an LED illuminating device under these standard?
I'm a bit bewildered.