The laser safety program at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has produced a document, “Guidance for SLAC System Laser Safety Officers (SLSOs).” SLSO is the SLAC designation for a laser system supervisor with responsibility for laser operations and laser safety in a specific laser lab. The 27-page guidance document covers a wide range of topics to ensure safe and efficient laser operations. Topics include:

  • roles and responsibilities, including lab management and matrixed supervision;

  • laser laboratory design and construction, and hazard control hierarchy;

  • engineered safety interlock system requirements: including design reviews, documentation and certifications;

  • laser operations, including: procedures, safety documentation, online tools, configuration control, operation modes, eyewear requirements, and safety inspections;

  • training of laser personnel;

  • service subcontractor visits; and

  • SLAC requirements that impact laser operations, including: project review, work planning and control, conduct of engineering, and electrical safety.

The guidance document was produced by SLAC’s Deputy LSO with assistance from the LSO, a Laser Safety Committee member, a laser system supervisor SLSO, and a laser operations engineer. The report was released in August 2014. It is used together with SLAC’s “Laser Supervisor Safety” training course to provide resources and training to support and augment policy requirements in the “Laser Safety” chapter of SLAC’s ES&H (Environment, Safety and Health) Manual.

Topics
Lasers
1.
SLAC ES&H Manual. Chapter 10 is Laser Safety.
2.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Laser Reference Guides. These include a Laser Lab Design Guide, a Laser Operations Reference Guide and a Laser Disposal Guide.
3.
SLAC’s Laser Alignment Practical Training Course,
M.
Woods
 and
S.
Edstrom
, SLAC-PUB-14345,
2011
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