Subject:  Re Bar code scanners?? (McLean)(Curry)High)..
Date:     Wed, 3 May 2000 122351 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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........Question from EMF-L......


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 16:20:04 +0200
From: Ingrid High 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: Bar code scanners?? (McLean)(Curry)..

Dear Roy,
perhaps somebody has already filled the blank here in the answer. It 
is nice to know that the beam itself should be harmless - but what 
about the normal radiation from the "machinery" inside which creates 
the beam?
with warm greetings
Ingrid High


>........Response from EMF-L......
>
>.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
>                     NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com
>...................People are more important than profits.................
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>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:40:03 -0500
>From: "Bill P. Curry" 
>To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
>Subject: Re: Bar code scanners?? (McLean)..
>
>Roy,
>
>I seriously doubt that laser holograph ic scanners pose a hazard to anyone,
>as long as the precautions for use of lasers in stated classes are observed.
>Laser radiation is coherent and confined to a very narrow beam.  Thus, unless
>the beam scatters off soemthing there is little or no no danger of it going
>where it was not intended.
>
>Roy L. Beavers wrote:
>>
>>  ........Forwarded courtesy of EMF-L......
>>
>>  .....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
>>                      NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com
>>  ...................People are more important than profits.................
>>
>>
>>  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>  Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:12:12 +1000
>>  From: "EMRAA (EMR Alliance Australia)" 
>>  To: rbeavers@llion.org
>>
>>  Roy
>>
>>  I wonder if any of your readers are aware of any health problems from using
>>  laser bar code scanners.
>>
>>  I would be grateful for their comments.
>>
>>  Many thanks
>>  Lyn McLean
>>  EMRAA (Electromagnetic Radiation Alliance Australia)
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