| Document ID (ISN) | 55025 |
| CIS number |
90-2042 |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
Rapport CEA-R-5432
|
| Author(s) |
Der Nigohossian G. |
| Title |
Lasers in the laboratory. Practical safety and protection |
| Original title |
Les lasers aux laboratoires. Conseils pratiques de prévention, protection [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
C.E.N., Service de documentation, Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France, 1988. 128p. Illus. 13 ref. Index. |
| Abstract |
This collection of information and safety instructions was prepared by a working group responsible for laser safety at the Saclay nuclear research centre in France. A review of laser basics is followed by comments on hazards: heat, fire, pulsed radiation, hazards for the eye and skin, other possible hazards (noise, x-rays, electricity, chemicals). The design of laser laboratories and the carrying out of experiments is discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
laser radiation; lasers; laboratories; radiation protection |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; fire hazards; skin protection; permissible radiation doses; safety spectacles |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ionizing radiation
Lasers
Non-ionizing radiation
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