>Good Day All: > >I have a question. Perhaps this is not quite the right forum, but I am >hoping that if no one here has the answer that at least you may be able to >point me in the right direction. > >In the U.S. there are FDA requirements for Laser products. > >If I take a CD ROM drive that I have procured from a reputable manufacturer >and which that manufactrurer has properly registered with the FDA (and >which bears the appropriate markings) and I install this INTERNALLY into my >computer product, what are the reporting and labeling requirements for the >end product, my computer ? > >Is my computer now a Laser product, or is the CD ROM drive the Laser >product ? > >I am assuming here that the Laser in the CD ROM is Class I (I hope and >believe that this is typically the case). > >If my end product is not a computer, but rather a piece of Test and >Measuring Equipment does that change anything ? > >What about the rest of the world ? If I comply with IEC825/EN60825, are >there any other countries where there are additional reporting and labeling >(or other) requirements ? > >Your comments will be very much appreciated. > > >Richard Payne >Tektronix, Inc. >[email protected] --------------------------------- ~~ --------------------------------- I used to work for a computer manufacturer and we did not need to add any additional CDRH labeling when a Class I CD ROM drive was added. All of the labeling was included on the drive itself.
I also used to work for a European test agency, and we did not require manufacturers to list EN 60825 on their product license if a Class I CD ROM was the only laser component. The CD had to be an approved component that included all labeling on the drive itself. Personal opinions only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patty Elliot |Qualcomm, Inc. Senior Product Safety Engineer |6455 Lusk Blvd. (619) 651-3457 |San Diego, CA 92121-2779 [email protected] |USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
