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Laser safety - various documents - Laser Hazards |
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Laser Hazards
NIOSH - Control of Smoke From Laser/Electric Surgical Procedures
"During surgical procedures using a laser or electrosurgical unit, the thermal destruction of tissue creates a smoke byproduct. Research studies have confirmed that this smoke plume can contain toxic gases and vapors such as benzene, hydrogen cyanide, and formaldehyde, bioaerosols, dead and live cellular material (including blood fragments), and viruses. At high concentrations the smoke causes ocular and upper respiratory tract irritation in health care personnel, and creates visual problems for the surgeon. The smoke has unpleasant odors and has been shown to have mutagenic potential."
Operator Error is the Key Factor Contributing to Medical Laser Accidents
Harry Moseley
The Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee
Safe use of Lasers in the Operating Room: What Perioperative Nurses Should Know
"The key source of safety standards for laser use is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) which publishes standard Z136.3, "Recommended practices for laser safety for health care facilities." (1) All facility policies and procedures should be based on ANSI standards. Hospital ORs, surgery centers, and physician practice-based surgery suites are expected to comply with the recommended safety standards."
- AORN Journal, Jan, 2004 by Karen Andersen
Hospital Laser Safety Manual
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (PDF file)
CONTROL OF HAZARDS TO HEALTH FROM LASER RADIATION
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY (PDF file)
SPECIAL OPERATIONS REPORT: LASER SAFETY
SPECIAL OPERATIONS REPORT: LASER SAFETY (PDF file)
Laser Safety Policy
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (PDF file)
Laser Safety Manual
University of Pennsylvania
LASER SAFETY
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Preventing Operating Room Fires During Surgery
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (PDF file)
Laser Safety and the Eye: Hidden Hazards and Practical Pearls
Osama Bader, MD, and Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC
Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, and University of British Columbia
Plume Scavenging in Surgical, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Aesthetic Settings
CSA Z305.13
Controlling Surgical Smoke
Kay Ball, RN, BSN, MSA, Ph.D., CNOR, FAAN (PDF file)
Laser Safety
University of Ottawa
Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities
Canadian Standards Association
Safe Use of Lasers & Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities
ANSI Z136.1 AND Z136.3 COMBINATION SET
Laser Institute of America
http://www.laserinstitute.org/#
Use of Medical Lasers
OSHA - Healthcare-wide Hazards
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Laser Plumes - Health Care Facilities
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/laser_plume.html
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Lasers- Health Care Facilities
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/lasers.html
BC Centre for Disease Control - General Laser Guidelines
http://www.bccdc.org/content.php?item=52
Carlton University Environmental Health and Safety - Laser Safety Program
http://www.carleton.ca/ehs/ehsprograms/lasersafety.htm
The American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers, ANSI Z136.1-2007
http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ANSI+Z136.1-2007
OSHA (U.S.A.) Technical Manual - Laser Hazards
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_6.html
Easy HAZ™ Basic
Laser-Professionals Inc.
for essential laser hazard analysis calculations and is designed to give users with minimal hazard calculation experience the most useful information in the simplest format. The emphasis is on easy.
Laser Safety Basics
Laser-Professionals Inc. (ppt)
Laser Safety Manual
University of Alabama at Birmingham (PDF file)
Lessons Learned from Laser Accidents
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Laser Safety
Nikon
Laser Safety in Dentistry
Caroline Sweeney, MA, MBA, BSc
Laser Safety Lessons Learned
Chicago Office Safety and Technical Services, Justin T. Zamirowski (PDF file)
Laser Exposure Events 2001–2005
U.S. Department of Energy (PDF file)
Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases (textbook)
Leslie A. Geddes, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
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