Regulation of lasersLaser products which run on batteries must be checked beforehandFinland has set limits on the importation of laser products which run on batteries. The lasers in question must be checked and approved in Finland before they can be sold, given to another party, or taken into use. It is not enough for a battery-powered laser device to have a CE mark. Manufacturers of laser products devices which run on mains power must be able to show if necessary that it fulfils all the requirements of the relevant directives. For type approval, the necessary inspection of the laser product is carried out in Helsinki by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and in Tampere by the Department for Occupational Safety and Health at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. A requirement for approval is that the laser product has the necessary warning signs, safety class labels, and approval marks, and that the user instructions are in Finnish and Swedish. Surveillance of laser display productsSTUK inspects high-power laser products (classes 3B and 4) which are used in public displays, before they are taken into use. The operator has always a duty to present the device on-site to STUK for inspection before being taken into use. Page updated 23/04/2009
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