Project Number:

2975

Manufacturing Facility

SERVICE:

Laser Safety Evaluation

DESCRIPTION:

Recently, Tech Environmental completed laser safety evaluations at a facility in Foxboro, Massachusetts where powerful Class IV lasers were being used to manufacture gauges and monitoring devices. Regulations governing the installation, operation and service of lasers in the state of Massachusetts are relatively complex; they require registration and competent evaluation of lasers being used for manufacturing or healthcare purposes. To ensure worker safety and compliance with all applicable guidelines, the facility retained Tech to perform a full laser safety evaluation.

Tech made observations and calculations of nominal hazard zones and optical density requirements. Ultimately, Tech drafted several recommendations that led to the improvements necessary to meet the American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers.

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Key Points

  • A facility that utilized powerful Class IV lasers retained Tech Environmental to ensure their compliance with all applicable safety guidelines.
  • Tech performed a full evaluation and provided improvement recommendations to bring the facility in compliance with ANSI standards.