Swatch Lasag SLS 200 CL Series, Service Instructions Manual

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Service instructions
Laser sources
1 Introduction and additional
safety notices
86 . 0621 - 01 - 09
1.3.3 Supplementary safety measures for class 4 lasers
If the laser sources are operated in a laser installation as class 4 lasers, then the supplementary safety
measures described in the following must be fulfilled.
1. For every laser room, a person responsible for laser safety has to be nominated, who with the ne-
cessary specialist knowledge can assess and master the danger due to lasers and who has the re-
sponsibility for the definition and monitoring of the safety measures.
LASAG AG will be pleased to provide information about the possibilities of training persons respon-
sible for laser safety.
2. Laser installations of class 4 must only be operated by users with a corresponding training and a
specific introduction.
The training must comprise at least:
2.1 Making familiar with the operational procedures of the device.
2.2 The correct application of the laser protection for the averting of dangers, utilization of warning
signs, etc.
2.3 The necessity to protect the user.
2.4 Procedures in the case of accidents.
2.5 Biological effects of the laser on the eyes and skin.
3. Safety goggles must be available in sufficient quantity and in the prescribed quality.
4. Required are protection glasses for 1064 nm with a protection degree of at least I 1064 L6A in ac-
cordance with DIN 58215.
Recommended are the laser protection glasses LASAG art. No. 64.0087. These glasses can also be
supplied with corrective lens.
5. Adapted to the laser installation, corresponding protective equipment has to be made available for
the operating personnel. It has to be made of flame - and heat resistant material.
6. Adapted to the laser installation, at suitable places information sheets with the most important rules
for laser operation have to be affixed.
7. If no national regulations concerning medical monitoring exist, the following recommendations
should be taken into consideration:
7.1 The assessment of the health monitoring of personnel, which works with lasers, represents a
fundamental problem, which has not yet been resolved by medicine. If opthalmological exami-
nations are carried out, then these must be done by a qualified specialist and restricted to per-
sonnel working with class 4 lasers.
7.2 Immediately after the occurrence of an obvious or suspected harmful irradiation of the eye, a
medical examination by a qualified specialist should take place. This examination should be supple-
mented by a complete biophysical determination of the circumstances under which the accident
happened.
7.3 Before, during and after the employment of users, who work with class 4 lasers, opthalmologi
cal examinations serve only legal medical purposes, they are not a necessary element of the safety
program.