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Vanderbilt Laser Safety Program
Laser Policies
- Physician Guidelines for Using Lasers
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- Safe Use within the Clinical Setting
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Some policies have been updated and approved but have not yet posted as current on the VUMC Policies site.
*For Specific inquiries, call the Laser Safety Office.
*For Specific inquiries, call the Laser Safety Office.
Laser Safety at Vanderbilt
The purpose of the Laser Safety Program is to ensure the safe use of lasers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). To achieve this goal, VUMC has adopted the American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers, ANSI Z136.3-2005 which is recognized as a minimum standard for laser safety.
Accidents are preventable. Identifying risks BEFORE they manifest themselves into accidents is the key to implementing any safety program. Education, training, proactive safety rounding, and the use of safety audit tools will reinforce a culture of safety. This program reviews basic laser concepts along with the roles and responsibilities of the laser safety officer (LSO), the department of laser safety, the laser liaison and laser assistants.
The program also includes the development of standard operating procedures for laser installations and laser safety training for persons working with these systems. The collective efforts of all stakeholders will help accomplish the goal of a safer working environment for the use of lasers.
Scope
The program also includes the development of standard operating procedures for laser installations and laser safety training for persons working with these systems. The collective efforts of all stakeholders will help accomplish the goal of a safer working environment for the use of lasers.
Scope
This program applies to the ownership, use, and operation of lasers 3b and 4 which are used in operating rooms, clinics, and research at VUMC. Safety guidelines referenced in this program are from the “Guide for the Safe Use of Lasers” (ANSI Z136.1 – 2005), published by the American National Standards Institute.
For information about the VUMC Laser Safety program contact
Val Moralde, BSN, RN, MANA, CMLSO, CNOT
Program Manager, Laser Safety
moeseval.e.moralde@Vanderbilt.Edu
WK: (615) 343 - 7750
CELL: (615) 480 - 7031
Click here to print a copy of the Laser Safety Manual
Laser Safety Forms
Audit- Vsurvey
Equipment Inventory
Laser Log
Laser Registration Laser Tech Skills Validation
Laser Utilization Quarterly Report
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Safety Posters
Laser Wavelength Warning Signs
