Laser Safety Quiz

What percentage of laser related accidents involve damage to the eye?

71%

100%

12%

95%

Drag the different hazard controls into the order of the Hierarchy of Controls, with the most important at the top.

Engineering Controls
Personal Protective Equipment
Administration Controls

The most common cause of laser eye damage incidents is not using what?

Match the appropriate laser goggles to the laser systems

Helium Neon laser, 633 nm, continuous wave
Carbon Dioxide, 10600 nm, continuous wave
Argon Fluoride, 193 nm, pulsed
Ti:Sapphire, 800 nm, pulsed
Krypton laser, 647 nm, continuous wave

DR; 625-800 nm OD4 DR; 10600 OD2 DI
180-390 nm OD6 DR; 800-818 nm OD DIRM
190-400 nm OD5 DIRM; 800-1100 OD4 DIRM
190-400 nm OD6 DR; 645-700 nm OD4 DIR
190-400 nm OD7 DIR; 9000-11000 OD3 DI

When is open beam work not appropriate?

For Routine experimental data-capture work

When carrying out calibration of detectors

During alignment work

Indicate in which scenarios you do or do not need to wear laser goggles.

Need goggles

Do not need goggles

To sort

working on a fully enclosed and interlocked system
When you are confident you know where the beam is and are trained and experienced
During laser maintenance
When someone else in the lab in working with open beams
During beam alignment

Drag the wavelength ranges to the area of the eye they can damage.

Cornea and lens

Cornea only

Lens and retina

Retina only

To sort

UVB
UVA
IRC
Visible
UVC
IRA
IRB

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