Laser Safety and Regulations Exam
Questions and Answers
The American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care says that laser
safety training shall be required for the following health care personnel (HCP): - Correct
Answers --Laser safety officer and deputy LSO
-Laser users
-Laser operators
-Technical support staff
-Nurses and allied health personnel
The offices "expert" on the care, maintenance, and safe operation of the lasers that are
being used in the facility is known as the? - Correct Answers -Laser safety officer (LSO)
Name the class of laser systems:
Any laser or laser system containing a laser that cannot emit laser radiation at levels
that are known to cause eye or skin injury during normal operation. - Correct Answers -
Class 1
Name the class of laser systems:
Considered incapable of producing hazardous exposure unless viewed with collecting
optics. - Correct Answers -Class 1M
The distance from where the laser if firing there is a potential for damage to the eye if
the emitted laser energy were to strike the eye.
-specific for each model of laser - Correct Answers -Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance
(NOHD)
The Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) is determined by the following
parameters for each laser: - Correct Answers -Wavelength
max power
beam divergence
The area within the NODH, unless the emitted laser energy is blocked by an obstruction
that the emitted laser energy cannot pass through, such as a wall. - Correct Answers -
Nominal Hazard Zone (NHZ)
Examples of Non-Beam Hazards: - Correct Answers -Fire hazards
Electrical hazards
Chemical hazards
Questions and Answers
The American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care says that laser
safety training shall be required for the following health care personnel (HCP): - Correct
Answers --Laser safety officer and deputy LSO
-Laser users
-Laser operators
-Technical support staff
-Nurses and allied health personnel
The offices "expert" on the care, maintenance, and safe operation of the lasers that are
being used in the facility is known as the? - Correct Answers -Laser safety officer (LSO)
Name the class of laser systems:
Any laser or laser system containing a laser that cannot emit laser radiation at levels
that are known to cause eye or skin injury during normal operation. - Correct Answers -
Class 1
Name the class of laser systems:
Considered incapable of producing hazardous exposure unless viewed with collecting
optics. - Correct Answers -Class 1M
The distance from where the laser if firing there is a potential for damage to the eye if
the emitted laser energy were to strike the eye.
-specific for each model of laser - Correct Answers -Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance
(NOHD)
The Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) is determined by the following
parameters for each laser: - Correct Answers -Wavelength
max power
beam divergence
The area within the NODH, unless the emitted laser energy is blocked by an obstruction
that the emitted laser energy cannot pass through, such as a wall. - Correct Answers -
Nominal Hazard Zone (NHZ)
Examples of Non-Beam Hazards: - Correct Answers -Fire hazards
Electrical hazards
Chemical hazards
