Doug, You may find the following usefull ftp://ftp.t11.org/t11/pub/fc/10gfc/01-276v0.pdf
Although titled 'Laser Safety for Parallel Optic Products' the fist few pages deal with changes in eyesafety generally Dave Massey, Doug C. wrote: > > Hello Group - > > Can anyone direct me to an informative article, link, etc., that summarizes > the impact of Amendment 2 to IEC 60825-1, released in January of this year ? > I've reviewed the amendment and am aware of the basic differences it brings > in classification, but it sure would be nice to have a synopsis of all the > changes. Also, does anyone know how soon the changes will be incorporated > into a new release of the standard ? The IEC website does not list a target > date for release, although the status of edition 1.2 shows it being out for > printing since early May. > > Also, CDRH Laser Notice # 50, published late May, harmonizes, to some > degree, 21CFR to the IEC 60825-1 standard, with the notable exception of > production line test requirments, record keeping, and some product marking > requirements, which are being kept by the CDRH. Has anyone heard if the CDRH > product report formats will be changed ? I'm thinking an IEC-60825-1 report, > with US national deviations, if you will, may be acceptable to the CDRH at > some point in the future, in lieu of their existing published report format. > > Of greater concern is the lack of a specified transition period and > mandatory compliance dates in either standard (at least I can't find them). > Will existing laser classifications be grandfathered? When will laser > product manufacturers be required to label products according to the new > classifications? I can see the new classifications causing much confusion > among customers, who may have, say, Class2 laser products, then buying > additional units of the same product, which might be labeled as Class 2M, > for instance. > > Thanks for your help. > > Doug Massey > Safety Approvals Engineer > LXE, Inc. > Norcross, GA., USA > Ph. (770) 447-4224 x3607 > FAX (770) 447-6928 > e-mail: [email protected] > > Cruise our website at: http:\\www.lxe.com > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > Dave Heald [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," -- Regards Dave Instone. Compliance Engineer Storage Systems Development, MP24/22 Xyratex, Langstone Rd., Havant, Hampshire, P09 1SA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)23-92-496862 (direct line) Fax: +44 (0)23-92-496014 http://www.xyratex.com Tel: +44 (0)23-92-496000 ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
