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Safety Directions
1.7
Laser Classification
1.7.1
Piper 100/200 (Laser Class 3R)
General
This pipe laser produces a visible red laser beam which emerges from the front
window.
The laser product described in this section is classified as laser class3R in accordance
with:
•
IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
Direct intrabeam viewing may be hazardous (low eye hazard level), in particular for
deliberate ocular exposure. The beam may cause dazzle, flash-blindness and after-
images, particularly under low ambient light conditions. The risk of injury for laser
class3R products is limited because of:
a) unintentional exposure would rarely reflect worst case conditions of (e.g.) beam
alignment with the pupil, worst case accommodation,
b) inherent safety margin in the maximum permissible exposure to laser radiation
(MPE)
c)
natural aversion behaviour for exposure to bright light for the case of visible radi-
ation.
