What are the most common laser compliance and safety shortcomings?
• Unanticipated eye exposure during alignment • Misaligned optics and upwardly directed beams • Available eye protection not used • Equipment malfunction • Improper methods of handling high voltage • Intentional exposure of unprotected personnel • Operators unfamiliar with laser equipment • Lack of protection for non-beam hazards • Improper restoration of equipment following service • Eyewear worn not appropriate for laser in use • Unanticipated eye/skin exposure during laser usage • Inhalation of laser generated air contaminants and/or viewing laser generated plasmas • Fires resulting from the ignition of materials • Eye or skin injury of photochemical origin • Failure to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) •
• Unanticipated eye exposure during alignment • Misaligned optics and upwardly directed beams • Available eye protection not used • Equipment malfunction • Improper methods of handling high voltage • Intentional exposure of unprotected personnel • Operators unfamiliar with laser equipment • Lack of protection for non-beam hazards • Improper restoration of equipment following service • Eyewear worn not appropriate for laser in use • Unanticipated eye/skin exposure during laser usage • Inhalation of laser generated air contaminants and/or viewing laser generated plasmas • Fires resulting from the ignition of materials • Eye or skin injury of photochemical origin • Failure to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
