Table of Contents

1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General rule for safe measures of laser product
3.1 General
3.2 Criteria for exposure of the eye and the skin
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Limiting apertures
3.2.3 Repetitively pulsed or modulated lasers
3.3 Evaluation of hazard and classification
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Classification of laser products
3.3.3 Classification procedure
3.3.4 Repetitively pulsed or modulated lasers
3.3.5 Semiconductor laser light source for
optical fiber transmission systems
3.4 Measurements of laser radiation for classification
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Measurements of laser radiation for
determining classification
4 Safe measures by manufacturer
4.1 General remarks and modification
4.2 Engineering administrative measures
4.2.1 Protective housing
4.2.2 Safety interlocks
4.2.3 Remote interlock connector
4.2.4 Key control
4.2.5 Laser radiation emission warning
4.2.6 Beam stop or attenuator
4.2.7 Controls
4.2.8 Viewing optics
4.2.9 Scanning safeguard
4.3 Labelling
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Labels for class 1
4.3.3 Labels for class 2
4.3.4 Labels for class 3 A
4.3.5 Labels for class 3 B
4.3.6 Labels for class 4
4.3.7 Aperture label
4.3.8 Radiation output information
4.3.9 Labels for protective housing
4.3.10 Warning for invisible laser radiation
4.4 Other informational requirements
4.4.1 Information for the user
4.4.2 Purchasing and servicing information
4.5 Additional requirements for laser fiber optic
transmission systems
5 Safety precautions by users
5.1 General
5.2 Safety precautions
5.3 Hazards incidental to laser operation
5.4 Procedures for hazard evaluation and control
measure
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Hazard evaluation for class 3 B and class
4 lasers used outdoors
5.4.3 Personal protection
5.4.4 Laser demonstrations, displays and
exhibitions
5.4.5 Laboratory and workshop laser installations
5.4.6 Outdoor and construction laser
installations
Informative reference 1. Medical considerations
Informative reference 2. Examples of explanatory labels
Informative reference 3. Protective eyewears for laser
radiation

Abstract

Standard defines the safety bases for the laser light (laser radiation) radiated from laser systems and laser products (referred to as "laser products") with wavelength range 180 mm to 1 mm. However, this Standard does not apply to the medical laser product.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Japanese Standards Association
ProductNote	Supersedes JIS C6801. (06/2010)
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	JIS C 6801:1988 JIS C 6802:2011