Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work
The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations come into force on 27th April 2010. They require all artificially produced sources of light to have been risk assessed. A documented Risk Assessment must be produced. The priority sources at the University of Liverpool for which Risk Assessments must be produced are UV lamps (transilluminators, hand-held fluorescence lamps, germicidal tubes, etc) and lasers.
The Radiation Protection Office will be available to give advice on the production of Risk Assessments. The Radiation Protection Office can also advise on suitable control measures and/or assist with UV measurements where necessary. However, it is the responsibility of the individual user to ensure that the Risk Assessments exist.
Templates for Laser and UV Risk Assessments are available for download on the Radiation Protection Office documentation page.
List of worked examples of some other Artificial Optical Hazards .
Those not shown with a link may be obtained by sending e-mail request to rad.pro@liv.ac.uk.
05 Bank_Ceiling_Fluorescent_Open
09 Outdoor_Floodlight_Fluorescent
13 Desk_Daylight_Tasklight
14 Photocopier
17 Interactive_Whiteboard
18 Ceiling_Recessed_Fluorescent
19 Indicator_LED
20 PDA
21 UVA_Blacklight
22 Streetlamp_Halide
D2 Laser_Show
D31 Medical Task Lighting
D32 Diagnostic_Lighting
D33 Therapeutic_Sources
D34 Specialist_Test_Sources
D6 Gas-Fired_Overhead_Heaters
D7 Materials_Processing_Laser
D8 Hot_Industries
D9 Flash_Photography
The Non-Binding Guide to the Artificial Optical Radiation Directive 2006/25/EC issued by the HSE is available from http://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/nonionising/aor-guide.pdf