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Detailed Laser Safety - Safety Regulations

    This page provides links to safety information and laser safety authorities for various countries and regions.  If you have additional inks to safety regulations, please E-mail them to us so that they can be included on this page.

Australia

• Advisory Authorities:  A list of the contact information for the radiation protection authorities in Australia

Canada

The Radiation Protection Bureau is the division of Health Canada which is responsible for laser safety.

• Radiation Protection Bureau Home Page:  We are concerned with radiation risks to humans, for example from medical and industrial x-ray equipment, lasers, ultraviolet radiation from the sun, microwave ovens, airport noise and power lines and radon in homes.

• Misuse of Laser Pointers:  General information about laser pointer issues from the Radiation Protection Bureau division of Health Canada

• User Guide for Directed Bright Light Operations in Airspace:  The Canadian regulations for the use of lasers in outdoor shows is now available as a .ZIP file which contains the guide in .PDF format as well as the required forms in .RTF format [updated 09 June 2003].

• Contact the Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau:  For further information, or to report any concerns or accidents caused by exposure to laser light, contact:

  • Health Canada, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
    Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau
    6301B, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 1C1
    Or call: (613) 954-0303 or 954-0311.

Germany

• Federal Office for Radiation Protection - (BfS) Germany
  

Japan

• Guidance for Laser Shows and Displays:  Information in Japanese.

United Kingdom

• Controlling The Radiation Safety Of Display Laser Installations: This guidance is issued by the Health and Safety Executive.

United States

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, CDRH, which is a division of the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] is the main regulatory body responsible for laser safety administration in the United states:

• CDRH Home Page:  General information about the CDRH and links to departments and services.

• 21CFR1040.10:  The full text of USA regulations covering laser products and laser light shows.

• Responsibilities of Laser Light Show Projector Manufacturers, Dealers, and Distributors: Final Guidance for Industry and FDA - Laser Notice 51s:  This guidance clarifies the regulatory requirements that apply to manufacturers who deliver laser light show projectors to dealers and distributors, and addresses the corresponding responsibilities of dealers and distributors of laser light show projectors.

• Reporting Guide - Radiation Safety Product Report for Laser Light Shows/Displays:  PDF format information and form to apply for a laser show variance.

• Laser Light Show Safety: Who's Responsible?:  PDF format booklet with general information about USA regulations and responsibility.