TY - JOUR A1 - Gappenach, C. A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Offenhäuser, F. A1 - Pintaske, S. A1 - Krauß, H.-J. T1 - Selecting laser eye protectors - a helping hand JF - Advanced optical technologies N2 - The European laser safety standards EN 207, EN 208, and EN 12254 each contain an annex B, which serves as a guidance for the selection of products. These annexes are informative only and are therefore not binding. As there are a variety of hazard scenarios, it is not recommended to change these annexes to a normative status, through which they would become mandatory. Instead, it is recommended to allow users to apply their own skills and know-how in selecting appropriate products, justifying where and why they deviate from the guidance in the standards. This paper explains the background on which the guidance for selection in the annexes of the standards is based and shows physically meaningful leeway. KW - European standard KW - Laser safety KW - Personal protective equipment PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2015-0043 SN - 2192-8576 SN - 2192-8584 VL - 4 IS - 5-6 SP - 389 EP - 395 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin; Boston, Mass. AN - OPUS4-35072 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -