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Hazard, risk assessment and safety management in workstations with lasers – theoretical and practical studies

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Ciecińska, Barbara1; Oleksiak, Beata2; Furtak, Julia3
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2737
2022-12-31
Hazard identification and occupational risk assessment, defined as the probability of occurrence of unfavorable work-related events, is one of the areas of activity for employers in relation to current legislation and standards. Using occupational risk assessment it is possible to design and use workstations properly, respecting workers’ health. This article presents an issue related to the use of workstations with laser equipment, which describes the nature of work of lasers and the specific impact of the laser beam on the material. The subject of the analysis is the workstations with a CO2 laser for cutting polymers and a workstation with a fiber laser for marking and engraving. For the above-mentioned workstations, using a designed checklist, the features of lasers are verified, hazards are identified, and occupational risk is estimated using the risk graph method. The estimated risk at selected workplaces with lasers clearly indicated that special attention should be paid not only to the device, and the negative impact of their laser beam on the human body, but also on the treated materials. The article also draws attention to protective measures, which should be applied at laser workstations to ensure the safety of employees.
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Title

Hazard, risk assessment and safety management in workstations with lasers – theoretical and practical studies

Pages

Figures

3

Tables

8

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

72 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 72 / 2022

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2022-12-31

Recieved

2022-08-11

Accepted

2022-09-22

Funding

No data

Keywords

laser effect, dust and fumes, human hazard, risk assessment, safety

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2737

Language

English

Authors

Ciecińska, Barbara1; Oleksiak, Beata2; Furtak, Julia3

Affiliation

1 Rzeszow University of Technology 12 Powstańców Warszawy Ave., 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland, barbara.ciecinska@prz.edu.pl
2 Silesian University of Technology 2A Akademicka St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland, beata.oleksiak@polsl.pl
3 Rzeszow University of Technology 12 Powstańców Warszawy Ave., 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland, barbara.ciecinska@prz.edu.pl

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