SAFETY FOR VISUAL AND

OPTICAL TESTS

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NEED FOR SAFETY

POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF
HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT SOURCES AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
SOURCESIN THE WORKING AREAS
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO LIGHT, RADIATION OR
INSUFFICIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS
VISUAL ABILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED BY GLARE OR
REFLECTION; OR ACTUAL VISION MAY BE AFFECTED BY
MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

LASERS HAZARDS
USED IN SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENTS
LASER HAZARD CONTROLS ARE COMMON SENSE
PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EXERCISE THE
FOLLOWING:
1. RESTRICT PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING THE BEAM
PATH
2. LIMIT THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BEAMS FROM
OCCUPIED AREAS

INFRARED HAZARDS
THE INVISIBLE RADIATION BEYOND THE RED END OF
THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM
INFRARED RADIATION IS ABSORBED BY A NUMBER OF
SUBSTANCES AND THEIR MAIN BIOLOGICAL EFFECT IS
KNOWN AS HYPERTHERMIA
THE NORMAL RESPONSE TO INTENSIVE RADIATION IS
PAIN AND
THE NATURAL REACTION IS TO GET AWAY FROM THE
SOURCE, SO THAT BURNS DO NOT DEVELOP
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ULTRAVIOLET HAZARDS
INVISIBLE RADIATION BEYOND THE VIOLET END OF THE
VISIBLE SPECTRUM
THE PRINCIPAL HAZARDS IN THE USE OF INTENSE LIGHT
SOURCES ARE THE EYE AND THE SKIN INJURY FROM THE
UV RADIATION
THE EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT DOSE LEADS TO AFFECT
ADVERSELY HUMAN EYE & SKIN BIOLOGICALLY
IN CASE, THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
THE THICKNESS OF THE PROTECTIVE GLASS IS INCREASED.

ULTRAVIOLET HAZARDS
LONGER WAVELENGTH UV RADIATION CAN LEAD TO
FLUORESCENCE OF THE EYES, EYESTRAIN AND
HEADACHE
THESE CONDITIONS LEAD, IN TURN, TO LOW TASK
PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM THE FATIGUE
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED EFFORT
CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO UV RADIATION ACCELERATES
SKIN AGING AND POSSIBLY INCREASES THE RISK OF
DEVELOPING CERTAIN FORMS OF SKIN CANCER
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OTHER SAFETY HAZARDS

PHOTOSENSITIZERS
DAMAGE TO RETINA
THERMAL FACTOR
EYE PROTECTION FILTERS
BLUE HAZARDS

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
STANDARDS
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY (AWS)
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION (CGA)
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL (NSC)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
(NIOSH)
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR NORMAN (DIN)
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VISUAL AND OPTICAL TESTING

ENVIRONMENT
CLEANLINESS
TEXTURE AND REFLECTANCE
LIGHTING FOR VISUAL TESTS
LIGHT INTENSITIES
VISION IN THE TESTING ENVIRONMENT

THANK YOU

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