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Laser Safety Quiz

  • Helium Neon laser, 633 nm, continuous wave
  • Carbon Dioxide, 10600 nm, continuous wave
  • Argon Fluoride, 193 nm, pulsed
  • Krypton laser, 647 nm, continuous wave
  • Ti:Sapphire, 800 nm, pulsed
  • DR; 625-800 nm OD4 DR; 10600 OD2 DI
  • 190-400 nm OD6 DR; 645-700 nm OD4 DIR
  • 190-400 nm OD7 DIR; 9000-11000 OD3 DI
  • 180-390 nm OD6 DR; 800-818 nm OD DIRM
  • 190-400 nm OD5 DIRM; 800-1100 OD4 DIRM


Keyboard users: tab to the item you want to relocate, press enter to select, use left and right arrows to pick category, and up and down arrows to choose position, then press enter again to confirm.

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

Keyboard users: tab to the item you want to relocate, press enter to select, use up and down arrows to choose new position, then press enter again to confirm.

  • Engineering Controls
  • Administration Controls
  • Personal Protective Equipment

Keyboard users: tab to the item you want to relocate, press enter to select, use left and right arrows to pick category, and up and down arrows to choose position, then press enter again to confirm.

  • IRB
  • UVC
  • IRC
  • IRA
  • UVA
  • UVB
  • Visible

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

When is open beam work not appropriate?
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