{"id":526,"date":"2026-08-05T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/?p=526"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:28:18","slug":"laser-cutter-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/laser-cutting\/safety\/526\/laser-cutter-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Cutter Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hpb-block-front\"><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/fatal.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"Fatal hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Toxic Gases Produced During Laser Cutting<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">Laser cutter extraction must be used during all laser operations. Do not use your own material without permission from a technician.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/flammable.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"Flammable hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Fire Hazard<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">The laser cutter cuts material by burning. Do not leave the laser running unattended at any time. The material may catch fire and damage the machine or cause danger to life.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/laser.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"Laser hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Invisible Laser Radiation<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">Invisible laser radiation is present when interlocks are disabled or covers are removed. Do not operate with the covers removed or interlocks disabled, danger of permanent eye injury to yourself or bystanders.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/crush.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"Crush hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Crush Hazard<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">There is a risk of crushing injury from moving or closing parts. Keep clear of the laser gantry and moving bed during operation.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/optical-radiation.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"Optical Radiation hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Optical Radiation<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">Intense optical radiation is produced during operation. Do not stare at the laser even through the safety glass.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hpb-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/plugins\/hazard-ppe-pictogram-block-v1.7.4\/assets\/pictograms\/general.png\" class=\"hpb-icon\" alt=\"General hazard pictogram\" \/><div class=\"hpb-text\"><div class=\"hpb-title\">Keep the machine clean<\/div><div class=\"hpb-desc\">Debris from previous jobs can catch fire or cause a machine jam. Clean out the machine once you&#039;ve finished your work.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions about the safety instructions above please ask a technician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have any questions about the safety instructions above please ask a technician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15,52,51,108],"class_list":["post-526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-safety","tag-cnc","tag-epilog","tag-laser","tag-laser-cutter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makeinsalford.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}