BS IEC 60825-8:1999
Superseded
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Safety of laser products Guidelines for the safe use of medical laser equipment
Hardcopy , PDF
01-31-2007
English
05-15-2000
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.Provides guidance for the employer and user covering the subject areas of beam delivery systems, biological effects of laser radiation, reporting of accidents and dangerous situations and checklists.
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EPL/76
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 98/231178 DC. (05/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
48
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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Serves as a guide intended to give information to the employer and the user on the safe use of lasers and laser equipment classified as class 3B or class 4, for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in healthcare facilities. Explains the control measures recommended for the safety of patients, staff, maintenance personnel, and others. Engineering controls which form part of the laser equipment or the installation are also briefly described to provide an understanding of the general principles of protection.
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC TR 60825-8:1999 | Identical |
| IEC TR 60825-8:2006 | Identical |
| IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance |
| IEC 60825-1:2014 | Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements |
| IEC 60601-2-22:2007+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment |
| IEC 60601-1-2:2014 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests |
| ISO/TR 11991:1995 | Guidance on airway management during laser surgery of upper airway |
| IEC 60601-1-1:2000 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-1: General requirements for safety - Collateral standard: Safety requirements for medical electrical systems |
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