Affiliation:
1. Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology , Kaliskiego 2 Street, 00-908 Warsaw , Poland
Abstract
Abstract
The article describes the laser safety classification of a laser toy for children equipped with a laser aimer/illuminator with two radiation sources. Following the rules presented in EN 60825-1: 2014 standard, the tests and measurements of the accessible emission were carried out and the class of the laser product was determined to be 3R. It was shown that the laser toy does not comply with the requirements of the EN 62115: 2020 standard and the Public Health England Guidance. The potential hazards associated with Class 3R, indicated in the EN 60825-1: 2014 standard, are also discussed.
Subject
Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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