Assessing the safety of entertainment lighting

John O'Hagan, Marina Khazova, Ron Bonner

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Abstract

The introduction of legislation in Europe covering worker exposure to optical radiation has presented challenges for the entertainment industry. This was highlighted following an injury to a member of staff working in front of a spotlight. Assessments were carried out on a range of lighting systems used in the entertainment industry to identify the key issues and to determine simple assessment methodologies. The conclusion was that the main risk was from exposure to Blue Light and ultraviolet radiation, although the latter was generally not required for most applications and should be filtered out. For a range of sources it was possible to calibrate a low-cost lux meter against the spectrum from a known source and use that to assess similar sources.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe World's Leading Conference on Laser Safety, ILSC 2011 - International Laser Safety Conference
PublisherLaser Institute of America
Pages219-224
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780912035574
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 International Laser Safety Conference, ILSC 2011 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 14 Mar 201117 Mar 2011

Publication series

NameThe World's Leading Conference on Laser Safety, ILSC 2011 - International Laser Safety Conference

Conference

Conference2011 International Laser Safety Conference, ILSC 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period14/03/1117/03/11

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