Re: Laser Eye Medical Exams

[Ian Fraser <igfraser@mc1adm.uwaterloo.ca>]

At Univ of Waterloo in Canada we do these tests pre employment only.
Test are simple and are administered by Occ. health nurse.


At 02:07 AM 11/06/98 -0500, you wrote:
>For those individuals who also function as the Laser Safety Officer.
>What type of medical exam is required at your facility as a baseline for
>laser users ?
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>I am aware of the requirements specified in ANSI Z-136.1-1993 6.1, that
>3B and 4 class users shall have medical surveillance.  6.3.2 states that
>laser personnel shall have the following exams:
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>1. Ocular history reviewed
>2. visual acuity
>3. Amsler Grid
>4. Color Vision.
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>Do your personnel have all of these exams?  If not what is your concern
>that you may have a liability issue by not having all personnel who use
>lasers have a baseline exam with at least the 4 items above ?   Do you
>require a termination exam when personnel leave employment ?
>
>Thank you,
>
>
>steve hand
>university of maryland
>hand@wam.umd.edu
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Thanks in advance.

Ian Fraser
Safety Office     
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON
Canada, N2L 3G1
Phone (519) 888-4567 Ext 6268
Fax (519) 746-5023
Mailto:igfraser@uwaterloo.ca
http://www.safetyoffice.uwaterloo.ca