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Personal protective equipment (PPE): Lasers

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TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Personal protective equipment (PPE): Lasers

Understand:

The type and use of additional personal protective equipment to reduce risk from laser equipment

Refer to – Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Operations training specification

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2920
K Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents
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K 12 Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 13 How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents

Practical application

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Learning outcome

Personal protective equipment (PPE): Lasers

Demonstrate the ability to:

Use appropriate specialist personal protective equipment to reduce risk from laser equipment

Refer to – Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Operations training specification

Control measure
Consider isolating laser equipment
Hazard
X-ray machines