Procedure for the assessment of LASER Systems

The LASER system falls into class 3B or 4 and the beam is free (the LASER beam is mounted on a manually steerable handpiece; the manufacturer did not embed it into a housing; e.g. hand-held LASER handpieces as in an aesthetic or hospital setting, industrial LASERs that require the presence of the operator in the immediate proximity of the free beam).

The NOHD (Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance) is higher than 20 cm, but lower than the typical separation distance between the position of use of the equipment and the nearest aperture toward the exterior of the room. Thus, it is unlikely that the LASER represents a risk for people in the immediate proximity of the room.

Verify the absence of reflecting surfaces around the working area.

Proceed