scope:

This guide recommends safety measures that should be taken to help keep passive optical elements and optical fiber cables used in high power industrial laser systems from being affected by optical, opto-machines and related effects. This guide is not applicable for high power industrial laser system used in explosive environment.

Purpose

This guide aims to establish safety rules for people who design, operate or maintain a high-power industrial laser system, so as to help protect both people and machines from possible damage.