Environment/Health/Safety/Security (EHSS): Laser Safety

Laser Safety

Update your Job Hazards Analysis (JHA) at least annually.
- Note: this does not apply to visitors and guests (e.g. external ALS users) who do not need a JHA
Required Training:
- EHS 302 Laser Safety Training; available online
- EHS 303 Laser Lessons Learned (1 hr lecture). Check course schedule, given once a month.
  - External ALS laser users: Please contact the laser safety officer before arrival at the ALS to arrange this class.
- EHS 281 Laser Safety Retraining (every 3 years)
  - Can be taken on the web or you can invite the LSO to a group meeting for a site-specific laser talk
- On the Job Training — provided by PI/supervisor or designee & must be documented
- For Communication Fiber Optic Users EHS 300 is required, contact LSO to schedule class
- A laser eye exam is required for using a laser at LBNL. Users have 60 days in which to complete the exam.
Activity Hazard Document (AHD) – This is a formal authorization and a safety document that describes the hazards of, and controls for the lasers in your work area. Your PI is responsible to ensure its preparation. You must read and understand it and you are required to comply with its provisions. AHDs are renewed annually.
Lasers must be entered into the Laser Inventory.

SELECTING EYEWEAR FOR SHORT PULSE LASERS, Johnny Jones, Laser-Professionals, Inc, March 22, 2006.
"Reliability of Laser Safety Eye Wear in The Femtosecond Regime," Lenne, Fiedler and Spielmann, Optical Society of America 5 April 2004 / Vol. 12, No. 7

Click here to download laser hazard warning signs and labels that you can modify for your specific application. These are created in PowerPoint.