Illinois Administrative Code
Title 32 - ENERGY
Part 315 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LASER RADIATION
Section 315.140 - Additional Requirements for Entertainment Laser Light Show
Universal Citation: 32 IL Admin Code ยง 315.140
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The operator shall notify the Agency in writing or facsimile, at least 10 working days in advance of the proposed laser light show, and shall include the following information:
1) Name, address and telephone
number of:
A) Laser registrant;
B) Laser safety officer;
C) Individual in charge of the laser light
show;
2) The location,
time and date of the show;
3)
Documentation that a variance has been obtained in accordance with
21 CFR
1040.11;
4) For outdoor performances, a copy of the
notification to the Federal Aviation Administration;
5) Manufacturer, class, wavelength and output
power of the laser systems to be used; and
6) Sketches showing the location of the laser
systems, operators, performers, laser beam paths, viewing screens, walls,
mirror balls and other reflective or diffusive surfaces that may be struck by
the laser beam.
b) The operator shall also supply additional information as may be required by the Agency for the evaluation of the safety of the proposed laser light show.
c) Requirements for Safe Operations
1) Laser radiation emissions
outside the spectral range of 400 to 700 nanometers shall not exceed the limits
of a Class 1 laser.
2) Levels of
laser radiation where the audience is located, and where operators, performers
and employees are located if the laser radiation is intended to be viewed by
them, shall not exceed the limits of a Class 1 laser.
3) Operators, performers and employees shall
be able to perform their functions without being exposed to laser radiation
exceeding the limits of a Class 2 laser when the laser radiation is not
intended to be viewed by them.
4)
Areas where levels of laser radiation exceed the limits of a Class 2 laser
shall be identified by posting of warning signs and through use of barriers or
guards to prevent individuals from entering these areas.
5) Scanning lasers shall not, as a result of
scan failure or any other failure causing a change in either angular velocity
or amplitude, permit audience exposure to laser radiation in excess of the
limits of a Class 1 laser.
6) Where
a mirror ball is used with a scanning laser, the conditions of subsections
(c)(1) and (c)(2) shall be met with the mirror ball stationary or during any
failure mode resulting in a change in rotational speed of the mirror
ball.
7) Laser light shows shall
be, at all times, under the direct and personal supervision of the laser
operator, except:
A) In cases in which the
maximum laser output power level is less than 5 milliwatts (all spectral
lines);
B) When the laser beam path
is located at least 6 meters above any surface upon which an individual in the
audience is permitted to stand; or
C) When the laser beam path is located at
least 2.5 meters in lateral separation from any position where an individual in
the audience is permitted during the performance.
8) Laser radiation levels shall not exceed
the limits of a Class 2 laser at any point less than 3 meters above any surface
upon which any individual in the audience is permitted to stand, and 2.5 meters
in lateral separation from any position where an individual in the audience is
permitted, unless physical barriers are present that prevent human access to
these levels.
9) All safety devices
and procedures necessary to comply with this Part shall be functionally tested
and evaluated after setup and prior to the laser light show to ensure
compliance.
10) The laser system,
when not in use, shall be secured against unauthorized operation or
tampering.
11) Laser alignment
procedures shall be performed with the laser output power reduced to the lowest
practicable level, and protective eyewear shall be worn where necessary to
prevent exposure to laser radiation levels exceeding the MPE. Unless
specifically authorized by the laser safety officer, only individuals required
to perform the alignment shall be present during these procedures.
12) The operator shall ensure that no laser
light show is conducted except as specifically authorized in a variance issued
in accordance with
21 CFR
1040.11 and applicable requirements of this
Part.
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