Specifications

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You can obtain ANSI Z 136.1 from:
Laser Institute of America
12424 Research Parkway Suite 125
Orlando FL 32826
www.laserinstitute.org
You may obtain a listing of ANSI standards directly from:
American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
www.ansi.org
There are also several consulting companies who can assist you, for
a fee, in preparing for CDRH, ANSI and OSHA and EC laser safety
compliance.
Workplace
Safety
As an “incorporator” of lasers you not only are a manufacturer of
laser products, but a tester and servicer as well. For these reasons
you need to become familiar with guidelines for using and working
on those products safely (manufacturers are also required by CDRH
to provide their customers with safe use information, among other
things). Perhaps the most important and widely accepted such stan-
dard in the U.S. is the American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
Z 136.1-2000 Standard for Safe Use of Lasers.
This standard is in fact the basis for the current OSHA Guideline on
Laser Safety in the Workplace (OSHA Instruction Publication
8-1.7), and the ANSI model state standard is used as the outline of
many existing and proposed state regulations. ANSI Z 136.1 is
available through a number of sources, including the Laser Institute
of America or the American National Standards Institute (see
addresses above).
Additionally, for machine manufacturers, or system integrators, of
laser processing machines, the ANSI B11.21 Standard for the
Construction, Care and Use of Machine Tools using Lasers for
Material Processing will be essential. It should be available for
distribution, through ANSI or AMT (see addresses above) in the late
1997 time frame. The ANSI B11.21 standard addresses a wide range
of manufacturers’ responsibilities, including hazardous by-product
issues related to laser processing of materials.