2 Scope of this guidance document
The safety advice in this document applies to UV-C sources and UV-C products which
emit in the wavelength range of 1802 nm to 2803 nm.
Not within the scope are:
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• devices having their own product safety standard, such as IEC 60335‑2‑109 applicable to UV-C water disinfection equipment and IEC 60335‑2‑65 applicable to UV-C air disinfection equipment
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• application environments of UV-C devices
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• products combining UV-C irradiance with chemicals and additives
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• products that do not emit UV-C radiation such as UV-A, UV-B and near-UV devices
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• requirements for performance and functional characteristics
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• requirements for preventing material degradation and material damage