Below is a list of useful links that provide further details of the standards discussed which relate to Photobiological Safety of Lamps.

Standards:

IEC62471 :2006 “Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems”
http://webstore.iec.ch/Webstore/webstore.nsf/Artnum_PK/36396

BS EN62471 :2008 “Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems”
http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030149289

IEC62471-2: “Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems - Part 2: Guidance on manufacturing requirements relating to non-laser optical radiation safety” http://webstore.iec.ch/Webstore/webstore.nsf/mysearchajax?Openform&key=62471-2&sorting=&start=1&onglet=1

ANSI /IESNA RP-27.1 “Photobiological Safety for Lamps and Lamp Systems - General Requirements”
http://www.ies.org/store/product/photobiological-safety-for-lamps-and-lamp-systemsbr-general-requirements-br-rp27105-1017.cfm

 

EU Artificial Optical radiation Directive:

Text of AORD:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:114:0038:0059:EN:PDF

UK Implementation of AORD
http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd227.htm

EU AORD Guide
http://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/nonionising/aor-guide.pdf

 

Standarisation bodies:

IEC
http://www.iec.ch/

CENELEC
http://www.cenelec.eu/Cenelec/Homepage.htm

BSI
http://www.bsigroup.co.uk/

IESNA Illumination Engineering Society of North America
http://www.iesna.org/

ANSI American National Standards Institute
http://www.ansi.org/

 

Other related links:

ICNIRP Guidelines
http://www.icnirp.de/PubOptical.htm

ACGIH, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
http://www.acgih.org/home.htm

EU Enterprise and Industry LVD Website
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/lvd/index_en.htm#

EU Non-binding Guide to Optical Radiation Directive
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=5926&type=2&furtherPubs=no

EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) Health Effects of Artificial Light
http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/docs/scenihr_o_035.pdf (PDF 1.5MB)