MOOR INSTRUMENTS moorLDI2 RESEARCH USER MANUAL
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DANGER
Laser
Hazard
1.2.2.2 Laser Safety Officer
For installations where Class 3R laser products emitting energy outside of the 400nm to 700nm
wavelength ranges are operated, a Laser Safety Officer should be appointed. It is the Laser Safety
Officer's responsibility to review the following precautions and designate the appropriate controls to
be implemented. The Laser Safety Officer should be familiar with the requirements of IEC 60825-
1:2007 Safety of Laser Products and in particular Section 3 of this standard.
1.2.2.3 Warning Signs
The entrance to areas where the moorLDI2-IR is to be used should be posted with appropriate
warning signs:
No Unauthorised Entry
1.2.2.4 Training
Only persons who have received training to an appropriate level should be placed in control of the
moorLDI2-IR. The training, which may be given by the manufacturer or supplier of the system, the
Laser Safety Officer, or by an approved external organisation, should include, but is not limited to:
a. Familiarisation with system operating procedures.
b. The proper use of hazard control procedures and warning signs.
c. The need for personal protection.
d. Accident reporting procedures.
e. Bio-effects of the laser upon the eye and the skin.
1.2.2.5 Reducing Laser Radiation Hazards
The laser should only be operated in a controlled area. Direct eye exposure (i.e. viewing along the
beam or viewing strong, specular reflection must be avoided (see Beam Delivery System, Figure 1,
Section 1.3).
To reduce the possibility of direct eye exposure to the patient, operators or other persons authorised
to be present when the moorLDI2-IR is operated:
a. The laser beam should be directed below eye level wherever practicable, e.g. directing the
beam downwards.
b. If the measurement requires the beam to be directed other than downwards, e.g. the beam
closer to the horizontal than the vertical, a screen should be placed close behind the body
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