Laser Safety Officer in Research and Industrial Environment
Laser Safety Officer in Research and Industrial Environment
Ref. SLIR-03en
3 DAYS (21H)
Training certified by the National Optical Safety Commitee of Photonics France
OBJECTIVES
- Give to safety professionals all the procedures to safely operate any laser system
- Concieve or improve a laser safety enclosure by mastering hazard analysis calculation
- Adapt collective and personal protective equipments
- Ensure his own as well as coworkers safety
PUBLIC
- Technicians and laser operators
- Engineers and safety officers
- Professors, researchers and PhD students
TOPICS
- Characteristics of laser emission
- Hazards associated with laser beam and non beam hazards
- Accidents- Medical examinations – Prevention- Protective equipment
- Standards and regulations
- Practical instructions for safety rules application
ÉVALUATION
- Évaluation de satisfaction
- Contrôle de connaissances
- Attestation de fin de formation
INSTRUCTORS
- Safety Laser Experts
PROGRAM
- Laser emission: important background
- Basics on laser theory and characteristics of laser emission
- Main lasers and their applications
- Hazards associated to the implementation of a laser system, or non-beam hazards
- Chemical agents
- Physical agents
- Other agents
- Optical Hazards: biological effects
- Skin and eyes effects
- Medical surveillance
- Laser accidents
- Some examples
- Behavior in case of accident
- Standards and regulations
- Exposure limits (with practical calculations)
- Accessible Emission Limits and laser classification
- Maximum permissible Exposure (MPE)
- Nominal hazard zone
- Preventive measures and protection tools
- Control measures
- Risk analysis
- Collective and personal protective equipment
- Warning signs and labels
- Applied lab on a dedicated laser safety platform
METHODS & EDUCATION TOOLS
- Theorical contribution
- Demonstrations
- Movie presentation
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