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1 ANSI Z Revision of ANSI ZI American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers Secretariat Laser Institute of America Approved March 16, 2007 American National Standards Institute, Inc.
2 CONTENTS SECTION 1. General Scope Application Laser Safety Programs 3 2. Definitions 5 3. Hazard Evaluation and Classification General Laser Considerations Laser and Laser System Hazard Classification Definitions Environment in Which the Laser is Used Personnel Control Measures General Considerations Substitution of Alteraate Control Measures (Class 3B or Class 4) Engineering Controls Administrative and Procedural Controls (Class 3B and Class 4) Special Considerations Protective Equipment Area Warning Signs and Labels Education and Training General Refresher Training Trainer Qualifications LSO Training User Training Medical Examinations Examinations FoUowing a Suspected or Actual Laser-Induced Injury Medical Surveillance General Procedures Frequency of Medical Examinations Non-Beam Hazards General Physical Agents Chemical Agents Biological Agents Human Factors Criteria for Exposures of Eye and Skin Ocular Exposures From Point Sources and Extended Sources MPE for Ocular Exposures 63 ix
3 8.3 Special Qualifications for Ocular Exposures MPE for Skin Exposure to a Laser Beam Measurements General Point Source and Extended Source Measurements Instruments Revision of Standards Referred to in this Document ANSI Standards Other Standards and Codes 69 Tables Table 1. Requirements by Laser Classification 3 Table 2. Recommended Limiting Exposure Durations for CW and Repetitive-Pulse MPE Calculations 71 Table 3. Diffusely Reflected Beam Energy in Joules that does not Exceed the MPE..72 Table 4. Simplified Method for Selecting Laser Eye Protection for Point Source Viewing (Wavelengths Between and um) 73 Table 5a. Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) for Point Source Ocular Exposure to a Laser Beam 74 Table 5b. Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) for Extended Source Ocular Exposure 75 Table 6. Parameters and Correction Factors 76 Table 7. Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) for Skin Exposure to a Laser Beam 77 Table 8a. Limiting Apertures (Irradiance and Radiant Exposure) and Limiting Cone Angles y (Radiance and Integrated Radiance) for Hazard Evaluation 78 Table 8b. Limiting Apertures for AEL Determination 78 Table 9. Measurement Apertures for Laser Classification 79 Table 10. Control Measures for the Seven Laser Classes 80 Table IIa. Summary of Area Warning Signs 82 Table 1 Ib. Summary of Labeling Requirements 83 Table 1 lc. Summary of Protective Equipment Labeling 83 Figures Figure la. Sample Warning Sign for Class 2 and Class 2M Lasers 84 Figure Ib. Sample Warning Sign for Class 3R, Class 3B, and Class 4 Lasers 85 Figure lc. IEC Warning Logo and Information Label 86 Figure Id. Sample Warning Sign for Facility Policy, for example, Outside a Figure 2a. Temporary Laser Controlled Area During Periods of Service 87 Area/Entryway Safety Controls for Class 4 Lasers Utilizing Entryway Interlocks 88 Figure 2b. Entryway Safety Controls for Class 4 Lasers without Entryway Interlocks...89 Figure 2c. Unsupervised Laser Installation for Demonstration Laser 90 Figure 2d. Supervised Laser Installation for Demonstration Laser 91 Figure 2e. Supervised Laser Installation for Demonstration Laser 92 x
4 Figure 3. Limiting Cone Angle y, Photochemical MPEs 93 Figure 4. Point Source MPEs for Visible and Near Infrared Pulsed Sources (Wavelengths from to um) 94 Figure 5. MPE for Ultraviolet Radiation (Small and Extended Sources) for Exposure Duration from 10" 9 to 3 x 10 4 s for Ocular Exposure and 10" 9 to 10 3 s for Skin Exposure 95 Figure 6. MPE for Ultraviolet (Wavelengths from to um) and Infrared Radiation (Wavelengths from um to 1mm) for Single Pulses or Continuous Exposure (Small or Extended Sources) 96 Figure 7. MPE for Ocular Exposure to Visible Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) for Single Pulses or Continuous Exposure (Small or Extended Sources) 97 Figure 8a. Correction Factor CA used to Determine the MPE for Wavelengths from to um 98 Figure 8b. Correction Factor Cc used to Determine the MPE for Wavelengths from to um 99 Figure 8c. Correction Factor CB used to Determine the MPE for Wavelengths from to um 100 Figure 9a. Correction Factor T\ Beyond which Photochemical (Rather than Thermal) Effects Determine the MPE for Point Sources for Wavelengths from to um 101 Figure 9b. Correction Factor T2 used to Determine the Extended Source MPE based on Thermal Effects for Exposure Durations Greater than T2 102 Figure 10a. Ocular Point Source MPE (a < 1.5 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 103 Figure 10b. Ocular Extended Source MPE (a = 3.0 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 104 Figure 10c. Ocular Extended Source MPE (a < 11 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 105 Figure lod. Ocular Extended Source MPE (a = 25 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 106 Figure loe. Ocular Extended Source MPE (oc = 50 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 107 Figure 11. Ocular Extended Source MPE (a > 110 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) 108 Figure 12. Ocular Extended Source Radiance MPE (a > 100 mrad) for Visible and Near Infrared Laser Radiation (Wavelengths from to um) for Pulsed or Continuous Exposures lessthan 1 s 109 Figure 13. MPE Reduction Factor (Cp) for Repetitive-Pulse Lasers and Multiple Exposures from Scanning Lasers 110 xi
5 Appendix A Supplement to Section 1 -Laser Safety Programs 111 AI. Laser Safety Officer (LSO) 111 A2. Laser Safety Committee 113 A3. Other Personnel Responsibilities 113 Appendix B Calculations for Hazard Evaluation and Classification 115 Bl. General 115 B2. Symbols 115 B3. Examples of MPE Determination 118 B4. Laser Classification 133 B5. Central-Beam Irradiance or Radiant Exposure 143 B6. Formulas and Examples Useful in Evaluation of Various Laser Applications 149 B7. The Brightness (Radiance) Units 174 B8. Protective Eyewear and Barriers 181 B9. Determination of Extended Source Size 186 BIO. References 188 Figures Figure Bl. Intrabeam Viewing - Direct (Primary) Beam 190 Figure B2. Fiat-Top Beam Shape Compared with Gaussian Beam 190 Figure B3. Intrabeam Viewing - Specularly Reflected 191 Figure B4. Viewing Diffuse Reflections 192 Figure B5. Beam Expansion with Distance fromme Laser 192 Figure B6. Examples of Use of Laser Range Equations for Determining Nominal Hazard Distances 193 Figure B7. Nominal Hazard Zone for a Diffuse Reflection 194 Figure B8. Laser Range Equation Nomogram 195 Figure B9. Diagram of the Laser Arrangement for Example Figure BIO. Determination of Limiting Cone Angle, y 197 Appendix C Hazard Evaluation, Classification and Control Measures 198 Cl. Alternate Labeling 198 C2. Laser Protection Damage Threshold Evaluation 198 C3. Examples of Typical Lasers or Laser System Classification and MPEs for Selected Lasers 200 C4. References 205 Tables Table Cl. Typical Laser Classification - Continuous Wave (CW) Point Source Lasers 201 Table C2. Typical Laser Classification - Single-Pulse Point Source Lasers 202 xii
6 Table C3a. Point Source MPE for the Eye for Selected CW Lasers 203 Table C3b. Point Source MPE for the Skin for Selected CW Lasers 203 Table C4. Point Source MPE for the Eye and MPE for the Skin for Selected Single- Pulse Lasers 204 Appendix D Guide for Organization and Implementation of Employee Laser Safety Training Programs 207 Dl. Employee Training 207 D2. References 209 Appendix E Medical Examinations 211 El. Medical Referral Following Suspected or Known Laser Injury 211 E2. Medical Surveillance Examinations 211 E3. Medical Examinations 212 E4. Records and Record Retention 213 E5. Access to Records 214 E6. Epidemiologie Studies 214 E7. References 214 Appendix F Non-Beam Hazards 216 Fl. Physical Agents 216 F2. Chemical Agents 217 F3. Biological Agents 219 F4. References 220 Tables Table Fla. Laser Generated Air Contaminant (LGAC) Thresholds 230 Table Flb. Laser Generated Airborne Contaminants 230 Table Flc. Control Measures for Laser Generated Air Contaminants (LGAC) 234 Appendix G Biological Effects of the Eye and Skin 235 Gl. Minimal Biological Effects of Laser Radiation on the Eye 235 G2. Biological Effects of Laser Radiation on the Skin 238 Appendix H Laser Products Classified Under Previous Standards 241 Table Hl. Diameters of the MeasurementApertures and Minimum Distance from Apparent Source Used in IEC : Table H2a. Comparison of National and International Standards for Classification 244 Index 246 xiii
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