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EN62471 & EN60825 for Luminous Toys in the European Union

Name: EN62471 & EN60825 for Luminous Toys in the European Union
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IEC / EN62471 is the test standard for laser products (including LEDs) issued by the European Union. It is applicable to all lamps and lamp systems, including LEDs, incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, arc lamps and other lamps and lamps, to evaluate the relevant optical radiation hazards of different lamps and lamp systems.

Service Background

IEC / EN62471 is the test standard for laser products (including LEDs) issued by the European Union. It is applicable to all lamps and lamp systems, including LEDs, incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, arc lamps and other lamps and lamps, to evaluate the relevant optical radiation hazards of different lamps and lamp systems. It completely replaces the IEC / EN60825 standard regarding the energy level requirements for LED products, and adds photobiological requirements, including radiant intensity, radiation, etc. In addition, it classifies the product hazard levels according to the test data, including the exemption level, low-hazard, medium-hazard, and high-hazard levels. The EU part of the standard EN62471: 2008 has been implemented since September 1, 2009, and the part of EN60825 related to LEDs has been completely invalid since September 1, 2010.

The purpose of IEC/EN 62471 is to evaluate the optical radiation hazards associated with different lamps and lamp systems, and comprehensively replace the requirements for the energy levels of LED products in the IEC/EN60825 standard. It adds photobiological requirements, including radiant intensity, radiance, etc., and classifies the product hazards according to the test data, including the exemption level, low-hazard, medium-hazard, and high-hazard levels. Among them, the EU part of the standard EN62471: 2008 has been implemented since September 1, 2009, and the part of EN60825 related to LEDs will be completely invalid on September 1, 2010.

IEC/EN60825 mainly conducts energy tests and calculations on light of a single wavelength.

IEC/EN62471 mainly measures the light in a wide wavelength band, and conducts calculations by comprehensively considering the time, angle, sensitivity, etc. of the human eye and skin's response to light.

IEC/EN 60825-1: 2007 is a standard issued by the European Union, which is applicable to the safety of laser products emitting laser radiation with a wavelength range of 180 nm to 1 mm. Its application range is only applicable to LASER products after September 2010, and the latest version of IEC / EN 60825-1 no longer covers LED lighting products, but they need to be evaluated according to IEC / EN 62471.

Service Items
I. Applicable products:

All lamps and lamp systems except lasers:
Lasers with a single wavelength are easy to test. Ordinary lamps may be a wide-wavelength band light source due to the influence of the light-emitting body, diffuser, lens, auxiliary optical components and other devices.

II. Tested wavelength range:

Optical radiation with a wavelength in the range of 200nm to 3000nm

III. Test parameters and objects:

Test parameters:
(1) Irradiance (radiant flux divided by the unit area, unit: W·m-2)
(2) Radiance (irradiance divided by the field of view, which can be converted from irradiance) Test objects
(3) Ultraviolet hazards to the skin and eyes
(4) Near-ultraviolet hazards to the eyes (315nm-400nm)
(5) Retinal blue light hazard
(6) Retinal blue light hazard (small light source)
(7) Retinal thermal hazard
(8) Retinal thermal hazard (for weak visual stimuli) (780nm-1400nm)
(9) Infrared radiation hazard to the eyes (780nm-3000nm)
(10) Skin thermal hazard (380nm-3000nm)

IV. Judgment of results:

(11)Continuous lamps: No danger; Class 1 danger (low risk); Class 2 danger (medium risk); Class 3 danger (high risk)
(12)Pulsed lamps:

1) Those exceeding the radiation limit are classified as Class 3 danger;

2) Single-pulse lamps not exceeding the radiation limit are classified as no danger;

3) Multi-pulse lamps not exceeding the radiation limit are classified according to the classification method of continuous lamps.

4) Currently, some low-priced EN62471 reports on the market still use the template of the EN60825 standard: they directly update the standard to EN62471, but do not update the actual content of the standard. Relevant enterprises are advised to be cautious.