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Laser Safety and Classifications
Laser Safety
A - 2
Lucent Technologies - Proprietary
See notice on first page
365-372-327 R2.0
Issue 1, October 2003
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Laser Safety
System design
The Lucent Technologies system complies with FDA/CDRH 21 CFR
1040.10 and 1040.11 as a Class I and with IEC 60825-1 as a Class 1
Optical Fiber Telecommunication laser product. The system has been
designed to ensure that the operating personnel is not endangered by
laser radiation during normal system operation. The safety measures
specified in the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices
and Radiological Health (FDA/CDRH) regulations and the
international standards IEC-60825 or DIN/EN 60825 are met. Please
also refer to Laser Product Classification (page -5).
Potential sources of danger
Beware of the following potential sources of danger which will remain
despite all safety measures taken:
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Laser radiation can cause damage to the skin and eyes.
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Laser radiation from optical transmission systems is in a
wavelength range that is invisible to the human eye.