2018/9504/CH
EC/EFTA
CH Switzerland
  • S00S - HEALTH, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
2018-11-14
2018-08-13
Handheld laser pointers of the class 1M, 2, 2M, 3R, 3B and 4

Draft Ordinance to the Federal Act on Protection Against Hazards Arising from Non-Ionising Radiation and Sound (O-NIRSA); 23 pages; available in German, French, and Italian

An increasing number of laser pointers has been placed on the market that pose a danger to human health and to pilots or locomotive drivers. In order to avoid both dangerous glare and direct eye damage in the future, only class 1 lasers pointers will be allowed to be placed on the market.

The notified draft ordinance prohibits therefore the import, transit, supply and possession of the following laser pointers:

a. Class 1M, 2, 2M, 3R, 3B and 4 laser pointers in accordance with SN EN 60825-1:20147, “Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements”;

b. laser pointers which are not, or not correctly, labelled with a laser class;

c. any accessories which focus the laser radiation emitted by laser pointers.