"When the employer or laser user is not able, without assistance, to properly determine the necessary safety arrangements and protective measures for eliminating or minimising the risks to health arising from the use of laser equipment, then the advice of a Competent Person..."
"The Competent Person need not be an employee of the organisation concerned, but may instead be an external adviser. The advice and assistance of a Competent Person is often only necessary temporarily, for example when first establishing appropriate protective control measures or when evaluating the risk prior to significant changes to procedures or equipment"
(extract of the technical report IEC TR 60825-14, Section 3.2)
Some of the responsibilities and functions of the laser security specialist:
Our laser security experts are prepared to help your organization with what it needs to implement its laser safety plan and for its maintenance.
