The Standard Operating Procedure or SOP has been a stable of laser safety standards for many, many, many years and editions. I consider it a legacy item that is considered so ubiquitous that it has been carried over from publication to publication. The question I am asking is, does it apply equally to all laser use applications? As well as what is its real purpose, or better yet how is it really used.

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