EN ISO 11553-1:2020

Safety of machinery - Laser processing machines - Part 1: Laser safety requirements (ISO 11553-1:2020) EN ISO 11553-1:2020

Publication date:   Aug 17, 2020

General information

60.60 Standard published   Apr 15, 2020

CEN

CEN/TC 123 Lasers and photonics

European Norm

13.110   Safety of machinery | 31.260   Optoelectronics. Laser equipment

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This document describes laser radiation hazards arising in laser processing machines, as defined in 3.7. It also specifies the safety requirements relating to laser radiation hazards, as well as the information to be supplied by the manufacturers of such equipment (in addition to that prescribed by IEC 60825).
Requirements dealing with noise as a hazard from laser processing machines are included in ISO 11553‑3:2013.
This document is applicable to machines using laser radiation to process materials.
It is not applicable to laser products, or equipment containing such products, which are manufactured solely and expressly for the following applications:
— photolithography;
— stereolithography;
— holography;
— medical applications (per IEC 60601-2-22);
— data storage.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2006/42/EC

Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)

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PREVIOUSLY

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EN ISO 11553-1:2008

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN ISO 11553-1:2020
60.60 Standard published
Apr 15, 2020

CORRIGENDA / AMENDMENTS

PUBLISHED
EN ISO 11553-1:2020/A11:2020