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The following is a list of ANSI and IEC issues and documents that are currently under discussion. These projects address radiation safety and may result in significant changes to the current safety standards. Some of these issues and documents refer to normative standards and some refer to informative technical reports and/or guides for manufacturers and users. 

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1. Amendment 1 of IEC 60825-2 ed.3: Safety of Laser Products - Part 2: Safety of Optical Fibre Communications Systems

2. IEC 62471 Ed. 1: Photobiological Safety of Lamps and Lamp Systems

3. Information document  CIE S009 - Photobiological Safety of Lamp Systems

4. IEC 60825-1: Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements

5. ISO 11553-1, Ed. 2: Safety of machinery - Laser processing machines - Part 1: General safety requirements

6. IEC TR 60825-3 Ed.2 - Safety of laser products - Part 3: Guidance for laser displays and shows

7. New IEC Work Item on Medical Electrical Equipment - Part X: Particular requirements for the safety and essential performance of therapeutic, diagnostic and cosmetic/aesthetic intense light source equipment

8. New IEC Work Item on Safety of intense light source equipment - Guidelines for the safe use of intense light source equipment on humans and animals

9. IEC 60825-13 Ed.1: Safety of laser products - Part 13: Measurements for classification of laser products

10. IEC 60825-1 Ed.2: Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements

11. IEC 60825-8 Ed.2 TR: Safety of laser products - Part 8: Guidelines for the safe use of laser beams on humans

12. IEC 60601-2-22: Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety and essential performance of surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment

13. ANSI Z136 Incidental Personnel Explanation 

14. ANSI Z136 Long Distance Beam Conduits

15. ANSI Z136 Temporary Control Area 

16. ANSI Z136 Visual Acuity Tests 

17. ANSI Z136.4 - 2005 "Recommended Practice for Laser Safety Measurements for Hazard Evaluation"

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