Never look directly into a fibre — active or supposedly inactive (visual verification is impossible with the naked eye). Deactivate the laser source before connecting or disconnecting a. If you are using a microscope, which can efficiently focus all the light into your eye, it should have infrared filters to reduce the danger of invisible infrared light. The infrared light in fiber optic links is at a wavelength that cannot penetrate your eye easily because it's absorbed by the. My question is, due to my concern about lasers and invisible light, would it be possible the following scenarios: The cable getting damaged by the staples and producing a leakage, that could damage the eyesight? May I should contact the manufacturer first, but once the fiber cable is plugged into. Looking into a live fiber can damage your vision, it's cumulative though. Your router has a laser that it uses to transmit. Patch cables do not "store" light inside them. The question is how dangerous it is to damage the fiber optic cable or break it. It seems that both. Besides the usual safety issues for construction, generally covered under OSHA rules (OSHA 10 and 30), fiber optics adds concerns for eye safety, chemicals, sparks from fusion splicing, disposal of fiber shards and more. Before beginning any installation, safety rules should be posted on the.