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Document ID (ISN)77747
CIS number 01-1809
ISBN(s) 3-8007-2363-8
Year 1999
Convention or series no. VDE-Schriftenreihe Normen verständlich 104
Author(s) Sutter E.
Title Protection from optical radiation - Laser, incoherent and solar radiation
Original title Schutz vor optischer Strahlung - Laserstrahlung, inkohärente Strahlung, Sonnenstrahlung [in German]
Bibliographic information VDE-Verlag GMBH, Bismarkstrasse 33, 10625 Berlin, Germany, 1999. 314p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index.
Abstract This publication is a reference manual on protection from optical radiation. Contents include: definitions; incoherent optical radiation sources; coherent optical radiation sources (lasers); radiation measurement; biological effects of ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation; threshold limit values for laser and incoherent radiations; laser classification; protection against incoherent optical radiation; protective glasses against laser radiation; protection screens for laser workplaces; protective measures; secondary hazards (electrical hazards, fire, explosion); overview of directives and technical rules in this field.
Descriptors (primary) visible radiation; radiation protection
Descriptors (secondary) solar radiation; eyes; legal aspects; ultraviolet radiation; electricity; lasers; fire hazards; explosion hazards; manuals; screens; skin; safety spectacles; biological effects; infrared radiation; threshold limit values
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Non-ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation