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Lasermet MeasurementLeaders in Laser Safety

Lasermet's experience and expertise in lasersafety is unparalleled in the UK and beyond,and our services for advice, training, laser systemclassification, risk assessment and FDAregistration, are sought after by an increasingnumber of companies spanning the entirespectrum of laser applications. Lasermet wasfounded in 1987 by Bryan Tozer, chairman of theBSI and European laser safety standardscommittees, and for 20 years head of laser safetyin the UK electricity industry

This brochure is designed to provide you with anoverview of Lasermet’s products and services. Theproduct ranges are divided into broad categories:

Laser Power and Energy MeasurementLaser Warning SignsLaser Safety SoftwareLaser Protection and Laser GuardingLaser Safety Control SystemsLaser Safety Services

Detailed specifications of all products and servicesare available on separate brochures.

ADM 1000 Laser Power and Energy Meter

Measures laser power and energy and displayspulsed waveforms up to 400 kHz. It measuressignificantly smaller and faster signals thanconventionally-used meters. • Average and peak

power measurement • Energy per pulse

measurement• Digital and bar

readout• Graphical

oscilloscope mode -displays pulse waveforms up to 400kHz withcalculation cursors to display energy, power,time, frequency

What’s New at Lasermet• The ICS-15XM Advanced Interlock

Controller• Optoblok - Optical Table Guarding• Slim Jim - the 11mm deep LED sign• Laser Jailer - Active Laser Guarding for any

power of laser• Flatfoot laser blocking screens• Latest version of LaserSafe PC laser safety

software

Its applicationsinclude:

• Productioncalibration

• Instantaneousmeasurements

• Automatic laserstability testing

• Laboratory orfield use

• Direct peak powermeasurement forpulses of 4 µs orlonger

• Medical laseroutput power /energy check

• Pulse energymeasurement

• Measurements inconfined areas

• Pulsed lasercharacterisation

• Laser tuning• Oscilloscope

function

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Warning SignsUltra Range:

High performance, highly professional LED signsLarge area “Ultra” range of High Quality BacklitLED Signs are also available as single or dualmessage signs (470mm or 790mm wide).They are powered by 24V DC and are ideallypositioned above a door or where they can beseen from a distance.

Labelling

Our range of Laser Warning labels are availableto buy on-line at www.lasermet.com

Slim Jim - The Thin Profile Backlit LED Sign

At just 11mm in depth, this extremely thin LEDsign runs directly from 230V or 110V AC mainspower with no additional power supply ortransformer.

The sign is designed to fit to the same fittings ason a conventional mains backbox or distributionbox so it is ideal for use by electrical contractors.

Overall dimensions 355 x 105 x 11mm Sign dimensions 275 x 58mm

Compact “Mini” Signs

Compact low voltage 24VDC signs are available assingle or dual message in the same position usingjust 3.6W. The signs are secret until illuminatedand two different messages can be located in thesame area but in different colours. i.e. red andgreen. A range of messages and symbols isavailable but virtually any message and symbol canbe specified for any of the Mini or Ultra signs.The compact mini sign is ideally positioned to theside of a door.

Maintenance Free

With a lifetime in excess of 50,000 operationalhours these signs are effectively maintenance freehence eliminating maintenance costs and risks.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 160 mm wide x 108 mm high x 38.5 mm deep

• Weight: 160g• Voltage: 24 VDC• Power Consumption: 150mA at 24VDC (3.6W)

Power Supply with Switch

For signs that are to be hand switched (rather thanautomatically switched) a power supply with 2 or 3way switch is available. This wall or deskmountable unit has clear visual indicationof the sign state, including an LED in theend of the switch toggle which lights upthe colour of the sign.

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Laser Safety SoftwareLaserSafe PC

Produced by GL Services in association withLasermet Ltd, this is an ideal package for LaserSafety Officers or anyone else who regularlyperforms risk assessments on lasers. Accordingwith all the relevant standards, it will save youhours of work and give consistent and correctanswers to your calculations of MPEs, AELs,accessible emission, optical density requirements,classification etc. Because it performs in seconds,calculations which used to take hours, you can

easily explore the safety of different scenarios foryour laser or laser system. LaserSafe PC is by farthe most comprehensive and widely used lasersafety software available, with extensive use bymajor companies, government institutions andUniversities.

Power Supply

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Eyewear for Personal Protection

We provide an extensive range of eyewear from a range of suppliers to suit all laser safetyapplications. This includes laser protectiveeyewear, laser alignment eyewear, IPL eyewearand patient eyewear.

Calculations of the appropriate eyewear and filterwindows specifications are completed usingLasersafe PC software.

For full details of eyewear visit www.lasermet.com

Filter Windows

Laser filter windows enable laser working areasto be viewed whilst blocking laser radiation fromtransmitting through the medium (either mineralglass or plastic). These viewing windows aredesigned for particular laser wavelengths andlaser powers, the plastic ones being suitable forprotection against low power lasers and diffusereflections from high power lasers.

Optical Table Guarding - Optoblok

Lasermet and NPL have produced this jointventure product designed specifically toreduce the risk of stray laser beams beinginadvertently directed at personnel in the laseroptics laboratory. The modular system fitsneatly on to optical tables to provide a 300mmhigh wall and comprises of certified laserblocking walled panels, posts (to screw intothe table) and channel posts which are eitherstraight or right angled to connect the wallpanels together.

The system is compatible with bothmetric and imperial optical tables usingmetric or imperial screw threads andspacing, and cable entries are easilyaccommodated for all cable sizesaround the optical table.

Optoblok

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Small enclosures

Lasermet supplies and installs small Class 1 laser enclosures for high power lasers madeto customer specifications and to suit thelaser being installed.

The enclosures are tested and certified toEN 60825-4 (Safety of Laser Products Part 4- Laser Guards). The enclosures can besupplied complete with an interlock systemand illuminated signs pre-fitted.

Large enclosures

Lasermet supplies and installs Class 1 room size laser enclosures for high power lasers. All enclosuresare tested and certified to EN 60825-4 (Safety of Laser Products Part 4 - Laser Guards). These can besupplied complete with an interlock system and illuminated laser warning signs.

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Active Laser GuardingEnclosure (Laser Jailer)

Active Laser Guarding - Laser Jailer - with Inherent Fail Safe Technology

The Laser Jailer Active Laser Guarding Systemcombines an inherently fail-safe detectiontechnique and Lasermet's proven interlock systemtechnology to create an active laser guardingsystem which is fail safe to Machinery DirectiveStandard EN13849-1. The system is designed tocontain high power laser beams in an enclosurewhich is smaller and lighter than would otherwisebe necessary. The system acts as both a passivelaser guard for low powers and as an active laserguarding system for high powered lasers.

US Patent Applied for: 13/293,013 European Patent applied for: EP11188501.8

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Roller Blinds

Protect Your Employees and Third Partiesfrom Stray Laser Radiation

Most Class 4 and many Class 3B lasers presentan eye hazard over very long distances and so itis imperative to have comprehensive laser safetyprotection in place to prevent laser radiation fromescaping.

All Lasermet laser-blocking curtains, screensand roller blinds are made from Lasermet’sspecially developed range of laser blockingmaterials and are CE marked and certified toEN 60825-4 (Safety of Laser Products Part 4:Laser Guards).

Laser Blocking Roller Blinds

Made-to-measure to fit virtually any size of window,Lasermet laser blocking roller blinds are availablein standard or encapsulated variants and can besupplied for either surface or recessed mounting.The maximum size is 3.5m drop x 3.5m width.

Encapsulated Roller Blinds

Lasermet’s encapsulated roller blinds are builtinto a white finish aluminium frame, whichencapsulates the top, both edges and bottomof the blind. This eliminates any possibility oflaser beams passing round the sides of the blind,

blocks out all light and provides a neat finish.They are operated by either, a chain, crank handleor electric motor.

Standard Roller Blinds

These blinds are used in manufacturing facilities,operating theatres and laboratories whereverlasers are in use, to prevent laser radiation fromescaping. When using them for non-recessedwindows it is advisable to allow an extra 50 mm onthe height and width, giving an extra 100 mm allround, thereby ensuring that there is no possibilityof laser beams passing through the window.

Standard Laser BlockingRoller Blind – chain operated

Encapsulated Laser BlockingRoller Blind with crank handle

Encapsulated Laser BlockingRoller Blind – chain operated

Curtains

Laser Blocking Curtainsare made from Lasermet'sspecially developed laserblocking curtain material andcan be supplied ready madeas ceiling or wall mountedcurtains – one side beingblack and one side white.

Screens

Designed for use aspassive guards toenclose an areawhere Class 3B orClass 4 lasers are inuse the laser blockingscreens are CEmarked and certifiedto EN 60825-4.

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Laser Beam Shutters for Safety &Beam Control Applications

The LS- range of laser beam shutters arecombined shutters and beam dumps designed tobe driven by the interlock controller to shut downthe laser beam automatically during unauthorisedaccess, or manually when the beam is not required.

High Integrity Laser Safety Beam Shutter

The Lasermet LS-20 Laser Safety Shutter isintended to provide a means of preventingaccidental exposure to a potentially harmfullaser beam. It has been designed to form partof a high-integrity safety system and features agravity-close blade and force-disconnect provingcontacts. When closed, the shutter deflects theincoming laser beam onto an internal beam dumpwhere the energy is converted to heat which isdissipated in the aluminium casing of the shutter.When the shutter is open, the laser beam passesthrough the shutter without interruption.

SIL Rated VersionA ‘SIL3’ version is available which, whenconnected to Lasermet’s Interlock Controller,can provide a safety interlock which meets SafetyIntegrity Level 3 to EN 61508.

LS20 SIL3 rated Range High IntegrityLaser Beam ShutterThe LS-20 has 16 mm diameter entry and exitapertures which are threaded so that beam tubes

can be fitted to enclose the laser beam. Themaximum average power for use with the internalbeam dump is 20 W. Beam tubes can be fitted andthe beam can be directed to a remote beam dumpallowing the shutter to be used for much higherpowers, even for multi-kilowatt lasers.

The shutter blade is made of stainless steel whichis sufficient for most applications. Standard frontsilvered or dielectric mirrors can be factory fittedto the blade for average powers in excess of 20Wwhen the remote beam dump option is being used.

LS-20 SIL rated shutter

LS-100-12 ShutterLS-10-12Shutter

ICS-KP12Keypad

Safety Control SystemsAccess Control Keypad withLED Messaging

The ICS-KP12 is an access control keypad designedfor use with Lasermet’s interlock controller, or asa stand alone unit for control of maglocks or doorstrikes.

LS-20 shutter

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ICS-5 Laser Safety Interlock Controller

Lasermet Interlock Control Systems enableorganisations to comply with best practice whenproviding laser users with a safe environmentin which to operate hazardous lasers. They areconfigured to provide automatic shut-off of thelaser beam if safety doors, covers or blinds areopened. All Lasermet Interlock Systems meet therelevant European Standards - in particular EN13849-1 (Category 3), EN61508 (SIL4); EN61010and EN 60947-1. They also conform to the

Machinery Directive;Low Voltage Directiveand EMC Directive TheICS-5 also complies withEN954-1 & EN13849-1.

The ICS-5 is the mostpopular Lasermetinterlock control systemfor use in laboratories and clinics supplied witha simple, easy-to-use control panel which can bewired directly to 4 interlocks or groups of interlocks.

Interlock Controllers

Keypad outside door

Non-standard mainssafety socket

E-stop push buttons

Interlocked mains supply

E-stop break glass

Illuminatedwarning sign

Cable tointerlockconnection

Push buttoninside door

Interlock switches

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Safety Logic Plus

Lasermet's Safety Logic Plus is a simple but cost effective and safeconcept whereby the logic configuration required for a safetyinterlock system is hard wired in a single enclosure.

ICS-5 Interlock System

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Keypadoutsidedoor

Non-standard mainssafety socket Cable to

interlockconnection

12v beam shutter LaserLaserLaserDoor mag locks

Safety Logic Plus

Door contacts

Roller blind contacts

Emergency Stop Break Glass

Emergency Stop Push Buttons

Lasermet lasersafety enclosure Interlocked mains supply

Laser Jailer -Active Laser Guarding System

Ultra LED sign

ICS-15XM Advanced Network-CapableLaser Safety Interlock Controller

The ICS-15XM will control an interlock systemto provide laser safety protection. It can monitormany switches and doors and disable the laserif any of these switches are open.

Its extended capability includes full dual channelarchitecture including dual safety and emergencystop circuits with separate dual channel controlfor each circuit. It can display up to 10 interlocksplus two emergency stop circuits. It has 9 outputcontacts for operating interlocks, beam shuttersand door locks and can be remotely monitoredover a network and the internet with the optionalplug-in expansion module.

It is ideal for larger complex interlocks and isadaptable and flexible in its ability to integrate withsafety related equipment such as Lasermet'sActive Laser Guarding Systemand Safety Logic Plus.

The optional CommunicationsModule enables theICS-15XM to benetworked so that it canbe monitored remotely.

The system has been designedto comply with Machinery Directivestandards for safety control systems and toEN 61508. It is suitable for use as a control systemto SIL3 or as a component in a SIL4 system.

ICS-15XM

ICS-15XM Interlock System

Internet networkconnectivity

Please note that products andservices provided by Lasermetmay be subject to change withoutnotice. E & OE.

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Laser Safety Audits, Laser Consultancyand Laser Hazard AnalysisOur laser safety audits are designed to ensure thatyour organisation operates in accordance withbest practice with regard to the safety of lasers,LEDs and other optical hazards in order tominimise the risk of personal injury to staffor third parties.

Your company needs to ensure that it is followingthe correct procedures and taking the necessaryprecautions as laid down by the various standards.If you do not have this level of expertise in house,or if external verification is required, then we canprovide the knowledge. As leading experts in thefield of laser safety, we are able to carry outcomprehensive risk assessments and makeappropriate recommendations.

FDA / CDRH RegistrationAll laser products entering the USA must beregistered with the FDA to legally enter thecountry. Lasermet provide a service whichcompiles and submits a laser product reportto the FDA.

Laser Protection Advisor (LPA) andExpert Medical Practitioner (EMP)SupportIn the UK, it is a requirement of Care QualityCommission registration that an LPA is contractedto the clinic and provides a safe system of workand ongoing safety advice. An EMP is similarlyrequired to provide medical protocols and ongoingmedical advice and support. Our LPA /EMP servicesatisfies the requirements of the CQC.

Laser Safety TrainingAll persons using Class 1M, Class 2M, Class 3R,Class 3B and Class 4 lasers should receive lasersafety training. For Class 1M, 2M and 3R lasers

this training may be quite concise. In addition allorganisations using Class 3B, Class 4 or InvisibleClass 3R lasers must have a Laser Safety Officerwho should have received appropriate training.Lasermet provide this training.

Core of Knowledge TrainingThis course is intended for operators and otherstaff in Clinics using Lasers & Intense PulsedLight systems for hair removal, skin toning,dentistry, tattoo removal and other similarprocedures. It is designed both to providea grounding in the basics of the safe use of lasers& IPL systems, and to satisfy the trainingrequirements MHRA Device Bulletin DB2008(03)"Guidance on the safe use of lasers, intense lightsource systems and LEDs in medical, surgical,dental and aesthetic practice".

Power Meter Calibration ServicesOur UKAS accredited laser testing laboratory isable to undertake NPL traceable calibration oflaser power meters at a range of wavelengths.

UKAS Accredited Testing &Certification to Laser & LED StandardsLasermet is the UK’s leading UKAS Accreditedtest house for testing to a number of standards(see website for details). We test and certify to theappropriate standards and carry out Prototype &Finished Product Testing, and CE marking.

Services

Cert NoGB3164

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ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Only for optical testing to:IEC/EN 60825-1IEC/EN 60825-12IEC/EN 60601-2-22