Laser Safety Quiz

Match the appropriate laser goggles to the laser systems

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

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

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

71%

12%

100%

95%

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

Need goggles

Do not need goggles

To sort

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

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

Personal Protective Equipment
Engineering Controls
Administration Controls

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

UVA
UVB
IRB
UVC
Visible
IRA
IRC

When is open beam work not appropriate?

During alignment work

For Routine experimental data-capture work

When carrying out calibration of detectors

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

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