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LASER SAFETY INTRODUCTION PAGE | 16
Laser Safety Introduction
Read the entire safety section. This will ensure you are familiar with the hazards and warnings prior to
starting.
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Hazard Information – includes equipment label terms and hazards, please familiarize yourself with
all definitions and their significance.
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General & Other Hazards – provides important information about the hazards and unsafe
practices that could result in death, severe injury, or product damage.
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Disposal – information on your p250 laser parts and/or components as they pertain to disposal.
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Additional Safety Information – describes how to find additional information about your p250
laser.
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Compliance – explains in the subsections therein applicable and appropriate regulation
information.
Hazard Information
Hazard information includes terms, symbols, and instructions used in this manual or on the equipment to
alert both operating and service personnel to the recommended precautions in the care, use, and
handling of Class 4 laser equipment.
Terms
Certain terms are used throughout this manual or on the equipment labels. Please familiarize yourself
with their definitions and significance.
• Warning: Potential & Imminent hazards which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury. Alerts operator of serious dangers, hazardous radiation, hazardous voltages, vapor hazard,
& reflective dangers.
• Danger: Hazards which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Alerts operator
of lifting dangers.
• Caution: Potential hazards or unsafe practices which, if not avoided, may result in product
damage. Alerts operator of equipment dangers.
Warning: Serious Personal Injury
This Class 4 CO2 laser product emits invisible infrared laser radiation in the 9.3–10.6 μ m wavelength
band.
Because direct or diffuse laser radiation can inflict severe corneal injuries, always wear eye protection
when in the same area as an exposed laser beam.
Do not allow the laser beam to contact a person!
This product emits an invisible laser beam that is capable of seriously burning human tissue.
Always be aware of the beam’s path and always use a beam block while testing.