BS EN ISO 11553-2:2008

BS EN ISO 11553-2:2008 Safety of machinery. Laser processing machines. Safety requirements for hand-held laser processing devices

BS EN ISO 11553-2:2008 specifies the requirements for laser processing devices, as defined in BS EN ISO 11553-1:2008, which are hand-held or hand-operated.

The purpose of this part of BS EN ISO 11553-2 is to draw attention to the particular hazards related to the use of hand-held laser and hand-operated laser processing devices and to prevent personal injury. This includes both the areas of hazard analysis and risk assessment as well as protective measures.

BS EN ISO 11553-2 is applicable to machines using laser radiation to process materials. Its purpose is to prevent injuries to persons:

• By listing potential hazards generated by machines containing lasers
• By specifying safety measures and verifications necessary for reducing the risk caused by specific hazardous conditions
• By providing references to pertinent standards
• By specifying the information which is to be supplied to the users so that they can establish proper procedures and precautions

BS EN ISO 11553-2:2008 supersedes BS EN ISO 11553-2:2007 which is withdrawn.