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UV-C radiation is so rare in our lives and even in specific work environments that unless you have a very special need for it, you don't need to detect it. As f

UV-C radiation is so rare in our lives and even in specific work environments that unless you have a very special need for it, you don't need to detect it. As far as I know, it's mostly just germicidal lamps and arc lamps that generate enough UV-C to be of any real concern, and in that case the operator knows about it.

weinzierl 1y ago
Agreed that a detector would not help but some UV-C lamps are sold freely with arguably insufficient warnings. Is das folgende Geraet sicher? https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-desinfektionslampen/tragbarer-led-uv-c-desinfektionsstab-mit-akku.html https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-des... https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-desinfektionslampen/kleiner-reise-led-uv-c-desinfektionsstab.html https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-des... https://www.amazon.de/Doctor-San-Sanierungstechnik-Desinfektionslampe-UVC-Desinfektionsstab/dp/B08ZSKC1YR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2DPH5HW20X7KF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ePHJbu3UTpDRVjXt8SgKtGS6fjkngca7y2_LB242ENkRa4LIyBsCMtCe6EVSQJGKj6sEL15jbVe6Ccn4gCVXCrSkl-0DO6ooU-TEdUhrQbiOKigDrOJOI_s6gfZ0qK4zrDgdDgxgsdx-MNuB2HRQR9M688GjHdiZMfNt9nD3vyHQzWH6YOujixfHtYkqKKkV4PSzj5k0OFD3BX0Mrw4BAQ.0Lr-4oqg7ajcR7353tHarOIm7MepXqOsimGyaifJhyM&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+san+uv-c+lampe&qid=1745338920&sprefix=dr+san+uv-c+lamps%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.de/Doctor-San-Sanierungstechnik-Desinfekt...
- momoschili 1y ago
  interesting, you're right they are devoid of warnings. I thought maybe it was an EU/Germany thing, but looking at American listings it's similar. This may be due to the level of UV-C exposure you're getting. EG weak laser pointers won't have the same caution signs as a Class IV laser. Edit: Looking into it a bit more, seems that "far-UVC" light is a bit higher energy than the typical "UVC". It seems that far-UVC penetrates less deeply and critically is apparently much better absorbed by the dead layers of the skin than UVC, so it is currently recognized as safe... All I could find on it was a Columbia research artcle.

weinzierl 1y ago

Agreed that a detector would not help but some UV-C lamps are sold freely with arguably insufficient warnings. Is das folgende Geraet sicher? https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-desinfektionslampen/tragbarer-led-uv-c-desinfektionsstab-mit-akku.html https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-des... https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-desinfektionslampen/kleiner-reise-led-uv-c-desinfektionsstab.html https://www.doctor-san.eu/luftreinigung-desinfektion/uvc-des... https://www.amazon.de/Doctor-San-Sanierungstechnik-Desinfektionslampe-UVC-Desinfektionsstab/dp/B08ZSKC1YR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2DPH5HW20X7KF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ePHJbu3UTpDRVjXt8SgKtGS6fjkngca7y2_LB242ENkRa4LIyBsCMtCe6EVSQJGKj6sEL15jbVe6Ccn4gCVXCrSkl-0DO6ooU-TEdUhrQbiOKigDrOJOI_s6gfZ0qK4zrDgdDgxgsdx-MNuB2HRQR9M688GjHdiZMfNt9nD3vyHQzWH6YOujixfHtYkqKKkV4PSzj5k0OFD3BX0Mrw4BAQ.0Lr-4oqg7ajcR7353tHarOIm7MepXqOsimGyaifJhyM&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+san+uv-c+lampe&qid=1745338920&sprefix=dr+san+uv-c+lamps%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.de/Doctor-San-Sanierungstechnik-Desinfekt...

momoschili 1y ago
interesting, you're right they are devoid of warnings. I thought maybe it was an EU/Germany thing, but looking at American listings it's similar. This may be due to the level of UV-C exposure you're getting. EG weak laser pointers won't have the same caution signs as a Class IV laser. Edit: Looking into it a bit more, seems that "far-UVC" light is a bit higher energy than the typical "UVC". It seems that far-UVC penetrates less deeply and critically is apparently much better absorbed by the dead layers of the skin than UVC, so it is currently recognized as safe... All I could find on it was a Columbia research artcle.