Laser safety :practical knowledge and solutions /

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"Version: 20190601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The basics of laser safety. 1. Why are laser accidents still happening? -- 1.1. Bad behavior and no negative consequences -- 1.2. Possible future : virtual reality -- 1.3. On the job training/mentoring (a topic you will find mentioned several times in this text, but learning is through repetition) -- 1.4. Recommendation -- 1.5. Trainer, what are your responsibilities? -- 1.6. Trainee, what are your responsibilities? -- 1.7. What makes good coaching? -- 1.8. Training review2. Classification : a means of hazard communication -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. KEY ITEM about laser hazard classification and why people care -- 2.3. Terms to know -- 2.4. Explanation of individual laser classes -- 2.5. System classification -- 2.6. Classification changes that are being discussed -- 2.7. Training slides on classification3. Biological effects : something you should know about -- 3.1. Confession time -- 3.2. Let's be truthful -- 3.3. Oh! I forgot about that -- 3.4. What is all the concern over? -- 3.5. All aboard--train station analogy -- 3.6. Injury below damage threshold -- 3.7. Indoor problems below the MPE do exist -- 3.8. Equipment damage -- 3.9. So where do wavelengths go? -- 3.10. How is damage caused? -- 3.11. The anatomy of your eye -- 3.12. 800 nm trap -- 3.13. Things to know -- 3.14. Physiological damage mechanisms -- 3.15. Quick summary -- 3.16. Skin -- 3.17. Conclusion4. Laser safety terms : the language LSOs speak -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Glossary of terms5. Risk assessment for lasers -- 5.1. Purpose -- 5.2. Applicability -- 5.3. Preface -- 5.4. Background -- 5.5. What is a risk assessment? -- 5.6. Fundamental concepts -- 5.7. Terms and definitions -- 5.8. Likelihood of occurrence (probability) -- 5.9. Consequence (severity) -- 5.10. Why is risk assessment important? -- 5.11. Where are risk assessments noted/required by regulations? -- 5.12. What is the goal of risk assessment? -- 5.13. What is acceptable risk? -- 5.14. Note on structure of the risk assessment worksheets6. Laser protective eyewear, looking sharp in the laser lab -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Eyewear labeling -- 6.3. Can eyewear break down/fail? -- 6.4. Ultrafast pulses and laser eyewear -- 6.5. Angle of exposure -- 6.6. Attacked from behind -- 6.7. Unusual eyewear event # 1 -- 6.8. Unusual eyewear event # 2 -- 6.9. Absorptive versus reflective filter -- 6.10. Impact resistance -- 6.11. Manufacturer protection curves and non-labelled wavelengths -- 6.12. What to do if labeling wears off? -- 6.13. Prescription eyewear -- 6.14. Alignment eyewear -- 6.15. European labeling -- 6.16. Storage of eyewear7. Regulations, you mean there are rules? -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Standards and regulations -- 7.3. Export control -- 7.4. Outdoor use -- 7.5. What if you manufacture lasers? -- 7.6. Laser users -- 7.7. US States that have a laser regulatory programs -- 7.8. ANSI Z136 -- 7.9. ANSI control measures -- 7.10. Concluding thoughtspart II. Training related. 8. Safety culture and laser program management -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Defining safety culture -- 8.3. Safety program maturity -- 8.4. Relationships as a key element in a laser safety program -- 8.5. Risk assessments and standard operating procedures -- 8.6. Training for users and laser safety personnel -- 8.7. Change management -- 8.8. Continuous improvement -- 8.9. Incident investigation -- 8.10. Conclusion9. Performance-based learning in laser safety training -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Alignment demonstration -- 9.3. Examples that apply PBL to laser safety training -- 9.4. Value of these PBL exercises -- 9.5. Alignment class material -- 9.6. Conclusion10. Training, breaking through to users -- 10.1. Training -- 10.2. Institutional--required by regulations and standards -- 10.3. On the job training--site/equipment specific -- 10.4. Refresher training -- 10.5. Service staff challenges -- 10.6. Mobile app training, an effective training delivery approach -- 10.7. Microlearning? -- 10.8. Game learning -- 10.9. Just-in-time learning, safe plan of action -- 10.10. On the job training--OJT or is it just mentoring? -- 10.11. More on refresher training -- 10.12. Effective refresher training what are one's options? -- 10.13. Conclusion11. Mentoring, do what I say and follow my lead -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Goal of mentoring -- 11.3. The 10 core laser safety principals -- 11.4. How to be a good mentor or trainer -- 11.5. For those that like it short and simple -- 11.6. A hard lesson for those giving OJT/mentoring -- 11.7. What about mistakes? -- 11.8. Commonly overlooked topics -- 11.9. Safety culture12. Can everyone understand your work? Considering visual disabilities when designing graphics and presentations -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Color deficient vision -- 12.3. General strategies for accommodating visual impairments -- 12.4. Additional considerationspart III. Not the usual topics, going outside the space-time continuum. 13. Ergonomics in a laser lab, you must be joking -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Lab ergonomics, reaching across the table -- 13.3. Typical work activities and posture -- 13.4. Getting higher -- 13.5. Standing around -- 13.6. Weight/lifting -- 13.7. Vertical breadboard -- 13.8. Work hours -- 13.9. Concluding thoughts14. Laser safety tools : making your life better for less -- 14.1. Introduction -- 14.2. Carbon resin lightweight breadboards -- 14.3. Vertical breadboards -- 14.4. Black AL foil -- 14.5. Diffuse reflection material -- 14.6. Indirect laser beam viewing tools -- 14.7. Beam blocks -- 14.8. Beam dump -- 14.9. Polycarbonate sheets -- 14.10. Plastic laser enclosures -- 14.11. Metal laser enclosures, table perimeter guards -- 14.12. Laser curtains -- 14.13. Laser protective eyewear -- 14.14. Piping insulation as shelf/head guard -- 14.15. Are there more products out there?15. Evaluation and design of laser barriers -- 15.1. Introduction -- 15.2. Laser barrier definition -- 15.3. Laser barriers-curtain style -- 15.4. Barrier selection -- 15.5. Laser barrier curtain design -- 15.6. Laser barriers--partition style -- 15.7. Laser barrier partition design -- 15.8. Laser barriers for optical tables -- 15.9. Laser barriers for windows -- 15.10. Laser barriers at a doorway -- 15.11. Final thoughts16. US and European test methodology for laser protective eyewear -- 16.1. Introduction -- 16.2. ANSI and the Z 136.7 test specification -- 16.3. DIN and the EN 207 test specification -- 16.4. Performance of EN 207 specification -- 16.5. Conclusion17. Elements and considerations in designing and/or selecting a room interlock system -- 17.1. Introduction -- 17.2. Hazard assessment -- 17.3. Minimal system for attended operation -- 17.4. Interlocks for unattended operation -- 17.5. Reach back cascade -- 17.6. Design considerations for interlock systems18. Paperwork considerations (not documented not done) -- 18.1. Introduction -- 18.2. ISO 9001, just a quick word -- 18.3. Record retention -- 18.4. Training records -- 18.5. Standard operating procedures -- 18.6. Audit records -- 18.7. Laser safety chapter -- 18.8. Accuracy of warning and contact signs and postings -- 18.9. Alignment eyewear approval -- 18.10. Temporary authorization/temporary work authorization -- 18.11. Interlock checks -- 18.12. Conclusion19. Explaining engineering control measures found in standards -- 19.1. Introduction -- 19.2. Engineering controls -- 19.3. Conclusion20. Dye laser, hazards and good practice for safe use -- 20.1. Introduction -- 20.2. Dyes and solutions -- 20.3. Preparation for dye work -- 20.4. Supervisor and staff responsibilities -- 20.5. Real work rules -- 20.5..1 Protect yourself -- 20.6. If there is a spill -- 20.7. More on dyes -- 20.8. Laser dye/solvent control classes21. Laser disposal, end of life cycle thoughts, hospice for your laser -- 21.1. Introduction -- 21.2. Why should you care? -- 21.3. E-waste -- 21.4. What are my responsibilities? -- 21.5. Questions for the user -- 21.6. User responsibilities -- 21.7. Questions for hazardous waste transporter or handler -- 21.8. Questions for surplus receiver -- 21.9. General approaches to laser disposal -- 21.10. Power supplies -- 21.11. Optics -- 21.12. Dye lasers -- 21.13. Excimer lasers -- 21.14. Diode/semiconductor lasers -- 21.15. Diode/telecommunications laser systemspart IV. Problems and solutions, are you dealing with these? 22 How are you dealing with these topics? -- 22.1. Chapter note -- 22.2. 20 smart work practices--all are important, number sequence does not relate to safety or order of importance -- 22.3. Ventilation -- 22.4. Access control -- 22.5. Housekeeping/storage -- 22.6. Layout of optics -- 22.7. Periscope -- 22.8. Cable and hoses -- 22.9. Optics and cable identification -- 22.10. Pump diffuse scatter -- 22.11. Signage on entryway door.Laser Safety: Practical Knowledge and Solutions / provides an in-depth guide to laser safety for a wide variety of people who work regularly with lasers and similar products. Laser safety basics will be discussed within the book with an explanation of laser safety devices and useful techniques to obtain workable laser safety culture. An expansion of topics not found in the typical laser safety text includes ergonomics, mentoring, performance-based learning, on the job training, laser safety tools and solutions as well as laser disposal guidance. Considering risk analysis approaches and functional methods for laser application, and a look at making presentations more universally readable, this book will be relevant to students, researchers and laser physicists. Part of / IOP Series in Coherent Sources and Applications.Students, researchers, practicing engineers and physicists in lasers.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Ken Barat is the former Laser Safety Officer for Lawrence Berkeley Nat Lab and the National Ignition Facility Directorate. Presently, he is providing laser safety consulting under the title of Laser Safety Solutions. He is the author of several texts on laser safety as well as numerous articles and presentations worldwide. He was among the first group of certified Laser Safety Officers and the winner of Rockwell Laser Award.Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 2, 2019).

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