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COMMENTS |
| A. Administrative |
| 1. Lasers are classified appropriately (2, 3R, 3B, 4) |
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| 2. Standard operating procedures are available |
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3. Alignment procedures are available
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| 4. Viewing cards are used for alignment |
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| 5. Laser users attended appropriate training |
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| 6. Lasers are included in inventory |
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| B. Labeling and
Posting |
| 1. Certification label present |
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| 2. Class designation and appropriate warning label present |
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| 3. Radiation output information on label |
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| 4. Aperture label present |
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| 5. Appropriate warning/danger sign at entrance to laser area |
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| 6. Warning posted for invisible radiation |
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| C. Control Measures |
| 1. Protective housing present and in good condition |
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| 2. Beam attenuator present |
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| 3. Laser table below eye level |
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| 4. Beam is enclosed as much as possible |
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| 5. Beam not directed toward doors or windows |
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| 6. Beams are terminated with fire-resistant beam stops |
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| 7. Surfaces minimize specular reflections |
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| 8. Controls are located so that the operator is not exposed to
beam hazards |
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| D.
Personal Protective Equipment |
| 1. Eye protection is appropriate for wavelength |
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| 2. Eye protection has adequate OD |
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| 3. Warning/indicator lights can be seen through protective filters |
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| E. Class
3b and 4 Lasers |
| 1. Interlocks on protective housing |
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| 2. Service access panel present |
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| 3. Limited access to spectators |
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| 4. Nominal hazard zone determined |
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| 5. Operators do not wear watches ar reflective jewelry while laser
is operating |
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| 6. Viewing portals present where MPE is exceeded |
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| F.
Class 4 Lasers |
| 1. Failsafe interlocks at entry to controlled area |
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| 2. Area restricted to authorized personnel |
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| 3. Laser may be fired remotely |
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| 4. If present, curtains are fire-resistant |
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| 5. Area designed to allow rapid emergency egress |
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| 6. Pulsed- interlocks designed
to prevent firing of the laser bu dumping the stored energy into
a dummy
load |
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| 7. CW- interlocks
designed
to turn off power supply or interrupt the beam by means of shutters |
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| 8. Operators know not to wear ties around the laser |
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| G. Non-Beam
Hazards |
| 1. High voltage equipment appropriately grounded |
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| 2. High voltage equipment located away from wet surfaces or water
sources |
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| 3. High voltage warning label in place |
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| 4. Compressed gases secured |
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