The Naval Sea Systems Command, as the Department of the Navy (DoN) Technical Lead Agent for laser safety, has established the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division as the Lead Navy Technical Laboratory (LNTL) for laser safety. Part of this responsibility includes the laser hazard evaluation of systems used on DoN installations or by DoN personnel. Furthermore, measures are recommended to eliminate exposure of personnel to hazardous optical radiation from these devices.
The LNTL was requested to evaluate a tactical capabilities suite which incorporated six laser systems. The system utilizes four laser rangefinders, a laser pointer and a laser dazzler.
Topics
Lasers
REFERENCES
1.
American National Standards Institute Inc.
, American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
, ANSI Z136.1-2000.2.
OPNAVINST 5100.27A / MCO 5104.1B, Navy Laser Hazard Control Program, September 2002.
3.
Gorschboth
, M.F.
, Aldrich
, R.C.
, and Zimmerman
, S. A.
, NSWCDD/TR-06/63, Laser Theory for Navy and Marine Corps Laser Hazard Evaluations
, May 2006.4.
Lyon
, Terry L.
, Hazard Analysis Technique for Multiple Wavelength Lasers
.
This content is only available via PDF.
© 2007 Laser Institute of America.
2007
Laser Institute of America
Topics
Lasers
You do not currently have access to this content.