Re: laser pointers

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

For your information:

I just read in a newspaper that laser pointers of class 3B will be
forbidden in Austria from May onward. The procedure to establish the
relevant ordinance takes that long. 

I do not know, what class 3B means and whether this is an internationally
used classification. If it is not and there is interest in it I could find
out during next week.

Laser pointers which are available now without restriction have been  of
concern in Austria since about a year, when they were found on the
market. 


Thanks to Bruce Bugg for his information, though it is not directly related
to health physics. I found it very interesting to read about non health
physics concerns regarding something which is of health physics concern.


Franz


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