LASER PROTECTION ADVISER SERVICE (LPA)

Advising laser operators since 1991

LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS

Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations, 2010 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1140/pdfs/uksi_20101140_en.pdf

Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems. Guidance on manufacturing requirements relating to non-laser optical radiation safety, 2008 BS EN 62471

Guidance on the safe use of lasers, intense light source systems and LEDs in medical, surgical, dental and aesthetic practices. MHRA 2015

Personal eye-protection. Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye protectors), 2009, BS EN 207

Personal eye-protection. Eye-protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems (laser adjustment eye-protectors), 2009, BS EN 208

Medical Electrical Equipment. Particular requirements for safety. Specification for diagnostic and therapeutic laser equipment, 1996, BS EN 60601-2-22

REGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS USING CLASS 3B & 4 LASERS AND INTENSE PULSED LIGHT SYSTEMS: Ensuring good practice: British Medical Laser Association April 2010 updated September 2012





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