Whoa! my previous response said EN 61010-1, what I meant to say was EN 60825-1. I'm not sure whether my mind or fingers are to blame for this one, so I'll blame a right wing conspiracy.
My thanks to Martin Lindquist for pointing this out. Sorry about the confusion. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Lindquist [SMTP:mlind...@cisco.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:50 AM > To: Chris Maxwell > Subject: RE: [Fwd: Safety Rules regarding Optical interface] > > Chris, > > What does 61010-1 cover? I thought 60825 was the only laser/led > standard > of note...? > > tks. > > Martin. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf > Of Chris Maxwell > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:31 AM > To: 'Dave Heald'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; guy.bara...@alcatel.com > Subject: RE: [Fwd: Safety Rules regarding Optical interface] > > > > Hello Guy, > > I was expecting to see a bunch of replies to your question. I didn't, so > I'll just throw a quick one in. > > Since you already mention laser classifications, I'm guessing that you are > already familiar with the United States CDRH laser safety rules (21 CFR, > section 10.40) and the European (worldwide) safety standard EN 61010-1. > Both apply to Laser devices. EN 61010-1 extends its coverage to LED's as > well. > > For Fiber Optic systems safety, you may be interested in EN 60825-2 as > well. > > Other than that, I don't know of any more standards that cover this issue. > There may be some workplace safety type documents that cover the safe > handling of fiber optic cables and signals from Telcordia (formerly > Belcore), the ITU (formerly CCITT) and/or OSHA. I'm not sure if there are. > > Best regards, > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Heald [SMTP:davehe...@mediaone.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:04 PM > > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; guy.bara...@alcatel.com > > Subject: [Fwd: Safety Rules regarding Optical interface] > > > > > > Forwarded for Guy Barange. Please reply all or include Guy in any > > responses (guy.bara...@alcatel.com). > > -Dave Heald > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Safety Rules regarding Optical interface > > Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 18:44:12 +0200 > > From: "Guy Barange" <guy.bara...@alcatel.com> > > Organization: Alcatel CID > > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > > > > Hi all, > > I am looking for safety rules required to handle fiber optic based > > products, including general information on type of optical interface(LR, > > IR, SR..), type of laser, associated class .. > > > > If you have some information to share (document, URL web site...) feel > > free to answer this email or to send me them directly > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Guy Barange > > Alcatel > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > > majord...@ieee.org > > with the single line: > > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org > > Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net > > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," > > ------------------------------------------- > 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: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org > Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- 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: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
