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AS 2397:2015
[Current]Sets out safety requirements for the use of lasers for alignment, levelling, control and survey tasks in the building and construction industry.
Published: 17/11/2015
Pages: 20
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
2 Lasers—Hazards and classification
2.1 Lasers—General
2.2 Laser hazards—Classification
2.3 Selection of lasers
2.4 Marking of lasers
2.5 Information provided with the laser
3 Safety rules and precautions
3.1 Class 1 lasers
3.2 Class 2 lasers
3.3 Class 1M and 2M lasers
3.4 Class 3R lasers
3.5 Medical surveillance
3.6 Summary of user precautions
4 Responsibilites
5 Accident reporting
5.1 General
5.2 Composition of the report
5.3 Disposition of equipment
5.4 Disposition of reports
5.5 Recommencement of laser operations
5.6 Regulatory requirements
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
C1 Introduction
C2 Training
C2.1 General
C2.2 Appointment of a laser safety officer (LSO)
C3 Safety
C4 Supervision
C5 Qualifications of laser safety officers
Appendix D
D1 Introduction
D2 General
D3 Suggested syllabus for training program for LSOs
D4 Training of employees operating lasers
Cited references in this standard
[Withdrawn]
Measurement of occupational health and safety performance, Part 1: Describing and reporting occupational injuries and disease — Workplace injury and disease recording form (Supplement to AS 1885.1-1990)
AS/NZS 1680
Interior and workplace lighting (series)
[Current]
Safety of laser products, Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
[Current]
Safety of laser products, Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCSs)