06/15/2003

TOPICS-030１6

ＩＥＣ６０８２５−１ （英文）の掲載について

ＩＥＣ／ＴＣ７６委員会ではレーザ安全の規則を作成しています。

今回ご紹介する資料は、基本規則であるIEC60825-1を、実際の場面で応用するに当たり分かり易い形でまとめなおしたものです。

実際に安全規則を使用するのは容易ではありませんが、本資料はユーザーの立場に立った安全規則の使用に役立つものと思われます。

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なお、資料紹介の原文を参考までにご紹介いたします。

This Technical Report provides guidance on best practice in the safe use of laser products that conform to IEC 60825-1. The terms "laser product" and "laser equipment" as used in this document also refer to any device, assembly or system, which is capable of emitting optical radiation produced by a process  of stimulated emission. However, unlike IEC 60825-1, this document it does not cover Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) unless these are of a type that emit radiation produced by a process of stimulated emission. This Technical Report can be applied to the use of any product that incorporates, a laser, whether or not it is sold or offered for sale. Therefore, it applies to specially constructed lasers (including experimental and prototype systems). This Technical Report is intended to help laser users and their employers to understand the general principles of safety management (Clause 2), to identify the hazards that may be present (clauses 3 to 5), to assess the risks of harm that may arise (Clause 6), and to set up and maintain appropriate control measures (clauses 7 to 10). Laser control measures vary widely. They depend on the type of laser equipment in use, the task or process being performed, the environment in which the equipment is used, and the personnel who may be at risk of harm. However, the overall approach to laser safety that is presented in this Technical Report is applicable to all classes of laser products, and should be followed in all laser applications. More specific guidance for certain laser applications is given in other documents in the IEC 60825 series (See the Reference Section for the titles of these documents). The terms “reasonably foreseeable” and “reasonably foreseeably” are used in this document in relation to certain specific events, situations or conditions.  It is the responsibility of the person using this document to determine what is “reasonably foreseeable” and what might occur “reasonably foreseeably”, and to be able to defend, on the basis of risk-assessment criteria, any such judgements that are made. Reference is made in this document to laser “users”. This should be taken to include persons having responsibility for safety in addition to those who actually work with or operate laser equipment.