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LASER DANGER SIGNS

The following Laser Danger Signs are courtesy of Dan Little from WorldLink Biomedical, and our own Technical Director.  They're free. Just print them out and edit them with your laser's specs, or hand write in the power or energy output.

ANSI 136.3 requires that Laser Signs be posted to all entry ways into the Laser Treatment Controlled Area (LTCA) which is usually the entire room where the procedure is done. The sign should have the laser name and/or wavelength listed along with the maximum power/energy output. See details on labeling in ANSI 136.3 . These are some generic signs you are welcome to copy and print to use for your facility. They are the new signs as specified in the 2005 standards. There are no specifications on the size of the sign - just the layout and wording, including colors. Print these out on regular 8 1/2 x 11 paper (landscape orientation) and laminate for your entryway laser signs.

The Laser name and wavelength is filled out for you for most of them. You'll need to open them in a picture editing program and add the maximum power output of your laser in that space, or wavelengths where needed. You can also just hand write them in - legibly and boldly.
All of the fields are editable so if you have a special laser or certain wavelength range just select and edit that information, or delete it and add your own. If you don't know the information for you laser, look at your operators manual, or the small FDA label on the back of the machine somewhere that has the emitted wavelength(s) and maximum output power (in watts) or energy (in joules). If it's a Continuous Wave Laser you'll list: OUTPUT POWER in watts, and if it's a pulsed laser you'll generally list OUTPUT ENERGY in joules.