Laser Class 4 and Class 5 Safety?

[Chris Elston 79]

Does anyone have any good references to Class 4 and Class 5 laser safety for automation? Guarding? Anything of that nature? Any good websites you've got bookmarked? I tried Googling a few, but none talk about guarding a class 5 laser etc...

[robh 12]

Is this of any help? LASER_SAFETY_MANUAL.doc

[robh 12]

This may be better. http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_6.html#6

[Chris Elston 79]

Looks like an AWESOME charts, except it only goes up to Class 4. I am looking over your document.....er...uh...when I get to work tomorrow....

[TimWilborne 108]

You may want to replace "class 5" with "class v" in your search. Got some interesting results that way but don't have time to sort through and pull links.

[OkiePC 14]

http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_6.html#4 According to OSHA, there is no class 5 or V. Looking at the description for class IV, it couldn't get much worse. When I googled laser class V, i found an article about using lasers in dentistry to repair a class V cavity in a tooth, but nothing about a class 5 laser.

[gravitar 3]

Maybe this is it: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6473144/

[robh 12]

You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!-Dr. Evil Sorry couldn't resist.

[Smoke 0]

Have you talked with the manufacture. We have had Trumph come here and give us training.

[Chris Elston 79]

Okie......I think your right, I finally got a copy of the Laser manual I would be using, see attached. It says CLASS 4. I was verbaly told it was a CLASS 5 laser. Whew........what a relief.......Thanks for all the information guys...false alarm! Leister_Laser_manual.pdf

[Chris Elston 79]

Keyence gave me an awesome document. Thought I would post it. KA_LaserSafetyGUIDE_01.pdf

[robh 12]

Yeah they did. So from what I have read, class 4 lasers burn skin and light stuff on fire. What do you use them for?

[Chris Elston 79]

I've learned alot about Laser Safety in the last three days. I am looking for some Laser Film. I found a place that sells sheets like 24 x 36 inches: http://www.kenteklaserstore.com/acrylic_312.aspx But I wondered if anyone knew of a place to get something like stick on film or even if it existed. I have two lasers both class 4. One is a Leister 800-980 nm wave length diode laser, 50 Watts The other is the Keyence Marker, 10,600 nm wave length, CO2 laser, 30 Watts It would be nice to find some film to block both those wavelengths. I am using them on a job. One of them welds a part with an X-Y servo, the other marks a julian date or something on the part.

[robh 12]

Interesting stuff. Woo Hoo Its Friday!