TITLE 32: ENERGY CHAPTER II: ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SUBCHAPTER b: RADIATION PROTECTION PART 315 STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LASER RADIATION The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. Section 315.10 Purpose Section 315.20 Scope Section 315.30 Incorporations by Reference Section 315.40 Definitions Section 315.50 Exemptions Section 315.60 Registration Section 315.70 Amendments and Changes in Status Section 315.80 Registration Requirements for Out-of-State Laser Facilities Section 315.90 Laser Safety Officer Qualifications, Duties and Responsibilities Section 315.100 General Operator Requirements Section 315.110 Additional Requirements for Infrared Laser Systems Section 315.120 Additional Requirements for Optical Fiber Communications Systems Section 315.130 Additional Requirements for Medical Laser Applications Section 315.140 Additional Requirements for Entertainment Laser Light Show Section 315.150 Caution Signs, Labels and Postings Section 315.160 Notifications and Reports Section 315.170 Records/Information Section 315.180 Inspections and Investigations Section 315.APPENDIX A Sample Standard Operating Procedures Section 315.ILLUSTRATION A Sample Warning Sign for Class 3b Laser Facilities Section 315.ILLUSTRATION B Sample Warning Sign for Class 4 Laser Facilities Section 315.TABLE A MPE for Ocular Exposure (Intrabeam Viewing) Section 315.TABLE B MPE for Skin Exposure Section 315.TABLE C Parameters and Correction Factors Section 315.TABLE D Limiting Apertures for Hazards Evaluation and AEL Determination Section 315.TABLE E Measurement Apertures for Classification

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Laser System Act of 1997 [420 ILCS 56].

SOURCE: Adopted at 25 Ill. Reg. 6920, effective May 17, 2001; recodified from the Department of Nuclear Safety to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency at 27 Ill. Reg. 13641. Note: In this Part, unless the context clearly states otherwise, superscript numbers or letters are denoted by parentheses, subscripts are denoted by brackets, +sMu@sLambda is used in place of the Greek symbol Lambda, and Alpha is used in place of the greek symbol Alpha.