Reducing risk factors in the workplace of the laser system operator
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2019
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Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija
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Laser processing of materials takes an increasing place in production processes. Improving the performance, improving the quality of processing is not a complete list of the positive aspects of the introduction of laser processing, but there are a number of points that need to be paid attention to during the operation of laser systems-these are issues related to safety. The following risk factors are specific to laser systems: firstly, the laser beam itself, effects on the organs of vision, direct thermal effects on the skin and tissues, secondly, harmful products resulting from the interaction of the laser beam and the material being processed. Aerosols, smoke and dust have different effects on the human body, especially on the respiratory system and the publication considers the risks associated with the release of harmful products during laser processing and the existing methods for reducing the concentration of harmful substances in the working area with specific examples.
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Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Pavels Narica, Inese Martinsone. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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Clean air, Laser processing, Nano particles, Safety, 2.7 Environmental engineering, 3.3 Health sciences, 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database, General Environmental Science
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Narica, P & Martinsone, I 2019, Reducing risk factors in the workplace of the laser system operator. in Vide.Tehnoloģija. Resursi:12. starptautiskās zinātniski praktiskās konferences materiāli : Environment. Technology. Resources: proceedings of the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference. vol. 3, Vide. Tehnologija. Resursi - Environment, Technology, Resources, Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija, Rēzekne, pp. 184-188, 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Environment. Technology. Resources", Rezekne, Latvia, 20/06/19. https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2019vol3.4153
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