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èSee, e.g., the standards EN 62471, IEC/TR 62471-2, EN 12198-1 and EN
14255-1/-2.
EU Directive 2006/25/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements re-
garding the exposure of workers to risks arising from artificial optical radiation
provides that employers must assess whether and to what extent harmful op-
tical radiation, including UV and IR radiation, is emitted by the product and what
the exposure risks are for workers in the vicinity, e.g. foreseeable duration of
exposure and foreseeable accessible distances. This is a legal obligation of the
employer with respect to health and safety at the workplace and not a product-
related legal obligation of the manufacturer.
The employer can use the end-product manufacturer's operation manuals to
help it assess the exposure risk at the workplace but they do not release the
employer from its legal obligation to perform a risk assessment itself because,
in particular, the hazards from artificial optical radiation caused by the use of
the product at the workplace can be assessed only under the final user condi-
tions. Based on the results of the workplace risk assessment, the employer
must take appropriate measures to protect the user against hazards, including
risks from artificial optical radiation. The risk assessment shall include, without
limitation, the following areas:
uThe effect of the artificial optical radiation generated by the product on the
materials and users in the vicinity if the product is used as intended.
uThe fire hazard that may arise due to the product being a source of heat if
used as intended
uThe requirements regarding adequate ventilation and/or extraction if used
as intended.
uAmbient conditions under which the product is to be operated or stored,
such as temperature and relative air humidity.
uSafe working practices for working with the product.
uIn addition to the operation manual, all applicable legal and other regula-
tions regarding accident prevention and protection of the environment must
be observed.
2 Product description
Soluva® Air M10 is a product of Heraeus Noblelight for the disinfection of air in
closed rooms.
This product allows dry disinfection without chemicals.
The UV lamps contained in the device destroy the structure of the microorgan-
isms' DNA by using highly disinfectant UV light of the wavelength 254 nm
(ozone-free).
