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Eyes, severe irritation 24-48 hours (severe cases of welding eyes, with short-term loss of vision)
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Skin, severe redness like light to medium sunburn.
In case of severe exceedance 10
Risk of:
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Eyes, permanent damage, impaired vision
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Skin, Severe sunburn; 2nd degree combustion.
5.3.2 Repeated daily dose overruns:
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Eyes, permanent damage, impaired vision
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Skin, development of various types of skin cancer (presumed, not detected)
In the situation in question, it has been included in the assessment that this is a production area with the use
of full clothing in the work area.
5.4 Environment:
5.4.1 Staff:
The UVC-
lamps are
installed in a professional work environment where instructions are part of everyday life
and where unauthorized personnel should not have access to turn on the UVC light.
5.4.2 Installation:
The UVC lamps are installed in closed rooms, with door switches on the access road.
The control box that is to be used for starting UVC systems is fitted with a switch with the option of using a
padlock and thus secured against unintentional use.
5.4.3. Access to area:
Access to UV lamps must be via access doors. Personnel must be instructed in the function and procedure
of the UVC system.
All work in rooms, in addition to normal operation, requires that the on button is locked before work
begins.
5.5 Safety:
The following safety systems may be installed in connection with UVC systems:
5.5.1 Active safety:
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Door switches on access ways
5.5.2 Passive safety:
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Sign’s warning of the use of "Non-Coherent Optical Radiation" (in this case UVC LIGHT)
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In and around the room.
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Instructions for personnel using the system
5.5.3 Disposal
• Before dismantling the installation, a plan for disassembly must be prepared.
• The plan must include a risk assessment for the work as well as for disposal of installation
and the spare parts.
• Plan and risk assessment must be prepared in accordance with current rules at the time of dismantling.
Scrapping
