Laser warning symbol
A warning of a laser beam.
These identify the hazard a sign warns of. For what to do in a hazard area, follow the site’s own signs, instructions and trained staff.
How to read it
In Great Britain the sign is a warning triangle, Laser beam. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration sorts laser products into classes I, IIa, II, IIIa, IIIb and IV, and from class II up the product carries a label with a warning logotype and wording that depends on its class: a class II product, for example, reads “LASER RADIATION—DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM” and “CLASS II LASER PRODUCT”.
Also searched as: laser hazard symbol.
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Sources
- The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, Schedule 1, SI 1996/341, legislation.gov.uk (UK Government)
- Laser products (21 CFR 1040.10), 21 CFR 1040.10, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, via the eCFR, 21 CFR 1040.10(b)(41), (c)(1), (g)
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