| Document ID (ISN) | 101417 |
| CIS number |
03-392 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Gauthier F. |
| Title |
Working safely with lasers |
| Original title |
L'utilisation en sécurité du laser [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2000, No.601, p.29-39. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this review article on safe working methods with lasers: main uses of lasers (metal cutting, cleaning of stones of historical monuments, surgery); experiences of two metal-cutting enterprises; occupational hazards from working in the presence of lasers (skin effects: irritation, burning, cancer risk; eye effects: cornea lesions and ulcerations, thermal cataract, retinal tears; hazards from secondary X-rays; risks to laser equipment maintenance staff; electrical hazards; hazards from liquid nitrogen used as a coolant); machine protection and personal protective equipment; specific training in the use of laser equipment; measures to be taken by employers; characteristics and uses of the main laser types; permissible levels and laser classification. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
laser radiation; lasers; metalworking industry; physical hazards; risk factors; safe working methods; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; laser beam welding and cutting; corneal damage; ionizing radiation cataract; retinal damage; skin cancer; liquefied gases; maintenance; laser beam machining; keratitis; permissible levels; glossary; eye injuries; skin injuries; x-rays; electricity |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Metalworking industry
Lasers
Non-ionizing radiation
|
