IEC TR 62471-2 Photobiological Safety of Lamps, Part 2: Guidance on Manufacturing Requirements for Non-Laser Optical Radiation Safety

EUROLAB, together with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of IEC TR 62471-2 testing. IEC TR 62471-2 provides the basis for optical radiation safety requirements of non-laser products, serves as a guide for the development of safety requirements in vertical product standards, and assists lamp system manufacturers in interpreting the safety information provided.

This report by lamp manufacturers provides guidance on:

• Requirements for optical radiation safety assessment;
• allocation of security measures;
• Labeling of products.

This white paper does not address the safety requirements of intentional exposure to optical radiation from sun tanning equipment, ophthalmic devices, or other medical/cosmetic devices whose specific safety issues are addressed through appropriate standards.

IEC 62471 covers incandescent, low and high pressure gas discharge, arc and other lamps as well as LEDs. It also covers electrically powered optical radiation sources that are not lamps. The standard provides a risk group classification system for all lamps and lamp systems, and the measurement conditions are well developed.

IEC 62471 does not include manufacturing or user safety requirements that may be required as a result of the assignment of a lamp or lamp system to a particular risk group. Safety requirements for lamp systems will certainly vary and are best handled in vertical standards.

This Chapter 2 provides the basis for security requirements based on risk group classification and examples thereof. A product's assigned risk group can be used, for example, to assist risk assessments for occupational exposure in workplaces. National requirements may exist for the assessment of products or occupational exposure.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with IEC TR 62471-2 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.