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Laser Safety
Section II: Types of safety interlocks.
There are various types of safety features provided on the InfoSight laser tag marker.
The first type is
Mechanical Switches
. These switches remove power supplied to the laser
marker, and can be seen in the drawings in the appendix.
Switch A -- Large Red, easily accessible, operator Emergency Stop PUSH Button.
Switch B -- Key switch
The second type are the
Optical Sensors
. Sensors monitor whether tag material is in place
and the marker is able to move the tag material. These two sensors are monitored by the
marking microprocessor.
The third type is
Mechanical Design
. Here, narrow slots are provided to eliminate the chance
of chances of laser radiation. The beam path is entirely enclosed in a metal shield, with suitable
material that will absorb the heat produced by the beam emitting from the CO2 laser.
The fourth type is the
Password
Security Access Software
written into the marking systems
microprocessor. This Software requires a
supervisor password
to change layout of tags or to
alter the operating parameters of the marker itself.