LASER SAFETY PROCEDURES

SECTION THREE: NON HUMAN-USE LASERS

TRAINING:

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Faculty who apply to become an ALU for non human-= use shall have a minimum of eight (8) hours of structured training.

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o   &nb= sp;   A minimum of four (4) hours shall be classro= om type training covering:

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o   &nb= sp;   A minimum of four (4) hours shall be hands-on practical training with the types of lasers and at the wavelengths that wil= l be used by the faculty member. <= /p>
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ALUs shall document the completion of one (1) hou= r of laser safety refresher annually.

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Documentation of training shall be in a manner approved by the LSSC.

PERMIT PROCESS for non-human use of lasers:

Faculty members who wish to use Class 3b or Class= 4 lasers for non-human use at UTMB shall submit a Laser Use Permit Application to the LSSC.

o   &nb= sp;   A Laser Use Permit Application may be submit= ted by a single faculty member or by a group of faculty members.

o   &nb= sp;   Where more than one faculty member is listed= on the application, one of the faculty members will be designated as Permit Administrator.

o   &nb= sp;   For each applicant, the application shall li= st the types of lasers for which authorization is being requested.

o   &nb= sp;   If the laser(s) for which authorization is b= eing requested does not belong to the faculty member’s department, the application must also be signed by the person responsible for the laser(s) = as designated on the Laser Registration Form.

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Only those faculty members who meet the training = and experience requirements will be designated by the LSSC as being qualif= ied to use Class 3b and Class 4 lasers at UTMB.