| Document ID (ISN) | 100383 |
| CIS number |
02-1422 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ND 2132-180-00
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| Author(s) |
Barlier A., Salsi S., Kingler S. |
| Title |
Evaluation of the hazards from exposure to optical radiation sources - CatRayon: Interactive computerized catalogue |
| Original title |
Evaluation des risques relatifs aux sources de rayonnement optique - CatRayon: catalogue informatisé interactif [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd Quarter 2000, No.180, p.37-48. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article presents "CatRayon", an interactive computerized catalogue used for the assessment of the risks linked to the use of optical radiation sources. It comprises a database of about 400 sources such as general-purpose lamps, lamps for specific use, and industrial sources (furnaces, welding arcs, etc.). Risk assessment is based on the exposure limits proposed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and takes into account user-defined conditions of use including the position of the source, the exposure distance, and the daily period of exposure. For extended sources, the corresponding configuration factor is determined by means of a finite element method. The results supplied are the spectral ranges presenting a risk, a description of the corresponding physiological effects, and the variation in the risk indexes in relation to the distance or duration of exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visible radiation; computer programme; exposure evaluation; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lighting; international governmental organizations (non UN); France; ultraviolet radiation; infrared radiation; fuel burning equipment; arc welding and cutting; computerized data bases; arc lamps |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation
Non-ionizing radiation
Risk evaluation
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