420 ILCS 56/16

(420 ILCS 56/16)

Sec. 16. Laser safety officers.

(a) Each laser installation shall use a laser safety officer.

(b) The Agency shall adopt rules specifying minimum training and experience requirements for laser safety officers. The requirements shall be specific to the evaluation and control of laser hazards for different types of laser systems and the purpose for which a laser system is used.

(c) If a laser safety officer encounters noncompliance with this Act or rules adopted under this Act in the course of performing duties as a laser safety officer, then the laser safety officer shall report that noncompliance to the Agency as soon as practical to protect public health and safety.

(d) No person may act as a laser safety officer or advertise or use any title implying qualification as a laser safety officer unless the person meets the training and experience requirements of this Act and the training and experience requirements established by the Agency under subsection (b).

(Source: P.A. 103-277, eff. 7-28-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)