Group/location:

Security Group, Tamper Lab, SE09

Description of activity/workplace:

Identified hazards:

1. source of ionising UV radiation
2. very hot lamp
3. high-voltage power supply

Whom those hazards affect:

Reasonably foreseeable outcome:

1. eye or skin damage
2. burn or fire
3. electrocution

Safe working procedure:

The UV light source is not used at present, therefore this risk assessment is only a first draft.

• never look into light emitting end of the light guide
• never expose skin to UV light
• remove AC power cord before removing the cover
• use laser safety goggles that absorb emitted band (250-450 nm)
• ask people without safety goggles to leave SE09 during experiments
• device design prevents operation with opened arc lamp drawer
• wait for lamp to cool down before opening lamp drawer
• do not operate unattended over long periods of time

Assessment carried out by Markus Kuhn

Date: 2003-09-22