Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 14 - REGISTRATION OF NONIONIZING RADIATION SOURCES AND STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST NONIONIZING RADIATION › Section R9-7-1427 - Laser Caution Signs, Symbols, and Labels

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Except as otherwise authorized by the
				Department, a registrant shall use signs, symbols, and labels prescribed by
				this Section and the design and colors specified in ANSI Z136.1-2000, American
				National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers, 2000 edition, which is incorporated
				by reference, published by the Laser Institute of America, 13501 Ingenuity
				Drive, Suite 128, Orlando, FL 32826, and on file with the Department. This
				incorporation by reference contains no future editions or amendments.
B. A registrant shall ensure that the word
				"invisible" immediately precedes the word "radiation" on labels and signs
				required by this Section for lasers that only produce wavelengths of laser and
				collateral radiation that are outside of the range of 400 to 710
				nanometers.
C. A registrant shall
				ensure that the words "visible and invisible" immediately precede the word
				"radiation" on labels and signs required by this Section for lasers that
				produce wavelengths of laser and collateral radiation that are both within and
				outside the range of 400 to 710 nanometers.
D. A registrant shall position any label
				placed on lasers or signs posted in laser facilities so that the reader of the
				label or sign is not exposed to laser or collateral radiation that exceeds the
				applicable MPE or accessible emission limit while reading the label or
				sign.
E. A registrant shall use
				labels and signs that are clearly visible, legible, and permanently attached to
				the laser or facility.
F. A
				registrant shall ensure that a permanent and legible label is affixed to each
				laser, identifying the classification of the laser in accordance with
				21 CFR
				1040.10, April 1, 2004, which is incorporated
				by reference, published by the Office of Federal Register National Archives and
				Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408, and on file with the
				Department. This incorporation by reference contains no future editions or
				amendments.
G. For a Class 3 or
				Class 4 laser a registrant shall ensure that a permanent and legible label is
				affixed to each laser, specifying the maximum output of laser radiation, the
				pulse duration if applicable, and the laser medium or emitted
				wavelength.
H. For a Class 3 or
				Class 4 laser, used in the practice of medicine, a registrant shall ensure that
				a permanent and legible label is affixed to each laser providing one or more of
				the following warnings near each aperture that emits laser radiation or
				collateral radiation that exceeds the applicable MPE, as follows:
1. "AVOID EXPOSURE - Laser radiation is
				emitted from this aperture" if the radiation emitted through the aperture is
				laser radiation;
2. "AVOID EXPOSURE
				- Hazardous electromagnetic radiation is emitted from this aperture" if the
				radiation emitted through the aperture is collateral radiation; or
3. "AVOID EXPOSURE - Hazardous x-rays are
				emitted from this aperture" if the radiation emitted through the aperture is
				collateral x-ray radiation.