The US Food and Drug Administration, Center of Devices and Radiological Health issued Laser Notice 50 in July 2001. This Notice is a preliminary step that FDA has taken to harmonize US regulations for laser products (21 Code of Federal Regulations) with the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards for Safety of Laser Products. The paper discusses rationale for the changes and describes some of the implementation issues, including comparisons between the current standards. The impact on the regulated industry and the user community is that the same laser hazard classification scheme is used and that engineered safety features are consistentin the world markets.
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