Appendix 1	Non-covandent optical radiation
Appendix 2	Optical laser radiation

Publication of protection against risks by exposure to artificial optical radiation for offshore oil and gas activities, etc. 1)

In accordance with section 4 a, 17, 37, 43 a, 52, 55 (5) (a). 1, 72, paragraph. 1 and 73, in the off-shore security law, cf. Law Order no. 831 of 1. July 2015, determined according to the authority of the Act of Title 61 (1). 3 :

Scope of application

§ 1. The notice shall apply to offshore oil and gas activities as defined in section 3 (3) of the Offshore Safety Act. 1, no. 16, and where employees are exposed or may be exposed to artificial optical radiation.

Paragraph 2. The notice shall also apply to activities related to an installation or connected infrastructure, cf. the offshore security section, section 3, section. 1, no. 1 and 29, if the activities are subject to the application of Denmark's subdue, and these lead to safety and health risks.

Definitions

§ 2. For the purposes of this notice :

1) Optical radiation : Electromagnetic radiation with wavelength between 100 nm and 1 millimetres.

2) Ultraviolet radiation : Optical radiation with wavelength between 100 to 400 nm. The ultraviolet region is subdivided into UV-A (315 -400 nm), UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-C (100-280 nm).

3) Visible Radiation : Light, i.e. optical radiation with wavelength between 380-780 nm.

4) Infrared radiation : Optical radiation with wavelength 780 nm-1 mm The infrared area is subdivided into IR-A (780-1400 nm), IR-B (1400-3000 nm) and IR-C (3000 nm-1 mm).

5) Laser : a device that can produce or enhance optical radiation through controlled stimulated emissions.

6) Laser radiation : Optical radiation from a laser.

7) Non-coherent radiation : any other optical radiation than any laser radiation.

8) Threshold : Limit exposure to artificial optical radiation, which in no case must be exceeded.

9) Artifically optical radiation, all optical radiation that is not emitted from natural sources.

10) Irradiance (E) or power density : the effect of the declining radiation on a flat per surface. area unit, expressed in watt per square metre (W m-2).

11) Radiation sponination (H) : The integration of the irradiance over time expressed in joule per square metre (J m-2).

12) Radians (L) : irradiated power per year. space perpendicular unit per unit. the area unit, expressed in the watts per head ; square meters per square foot. steradian (W m-2 sr-1).

13) Level (Exposure) : the exposed exposure to artificial optical radiation as an employed person shall be exposed.

Exposure Limits

§ 3. This notice shall apply to the limit values for artificial optical radiation set out in Annex 1 concerning non-coherent optical radiation and Annex 2 on optical lasers.

General risk prevention

§ 4. The operator and the owner shall ensure that activities on installations and so forth are planned, organised and carried out in such a way as to eliminate the risks resulting from exposure to artificial optical radiation or reduced to a level as low as is so low ; reasonably practicable, in accordance with the general prevention principles set out in Annex 1 in the notice on the management of safety and health and so on for offshore oil and gas activities and so on, in this respect, account must be taken of the technological advances ; development and possibilities for minimizing artificial optical radiation.

Risk Assessment

§ 5. If it is estimated that the exposure of the employee as a result of artificial optical radiation, the risk assessment must be assessed, cf. the announcement of the management of safety and health and so on for offshore oil and gas activities, etc., shall also include an assessment of these risks.

Paragraph 2. In the preparation of the risk assessment on artificial optical radiation, attention should be paid particular to the following, when the risk is assessed :

1) The level of exposure, wavelengths and duration of the exposure.

2) The limit values set out in section 3.

3) Any effect of the safety and health nature of employees belonging to particularly sensitive risk groups.

4) The impact on the safety and health of workers as a result of interaction between artificial optical radiation and chemical substances which affect the sensitivity of the illuminating sensitivity.

5) Indirect effects such as blinding, explosion or fire.

6) The possibility of using alternative equipment designed to limit the level of exposure to artificial optical radiation.

7) Relevant information gathered in connection with the health check, including published, to the extent possible.

8) Exposure to artificial optical radiation from multiple sources.

9) Laser equipment with a classification defined in accordance with the IEC standard and artificial sources that may cause damage similar to those caused by lasers of grade 3B or 4 of any corresponding classification.

10) Information from the suppliers of optical sources and, consequently, associated equipment, which is in accordance with relevant EU directives.

Paragraph 3. To the extent necessary to clarify the risks, measurements or calculations must be carried out.

Paragraph 4. For estimation and calculation, the method used according to IEC's (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards for laser radiation and CIE's (International Commission on Illumination) and CEN's (European Committee for Standardization) must be : recommendations for unencoded radiation.

Paragraph 5. In the case of exposure, which is not covered by the standards referred to in paragraph 1. 4, must assess, measure and calculate shall be carried out in accordance with available scientifically justified guidelines. The assessment may take account of the data provided by the suppliers of equipment when the equipment is covered by the relevant EU directives.

§ 6. The operator and the owner shall ensure that medical examiners, medical clinics and health authorities responsible for medical examinations have access to risk assessments in accordance with section 5, where appropriate for the health inspection of the products ; employees, cf. Section 11 (1). 1-3.

Measures to avoid or limit risks

§ 7. If the evaluation pursuant to section 5 shows that there is a risk of exceeding the limit values, there must be planned and technical or organisational measures, or a combination thereof which aims to prevent overcoming the limit values, taking particular account of :

1) Alternative methods which reduce the risks associated with artificial optical radiation.

2) The choice of equipment that reduces the optical radiation, taking into account the activity that is to be performed.

3) Technical measures designed to reduce the emission of artificial optical radiation, including the use of blocking devices, foreclosure, or similar mechanisms for health protection.

4) Appropriate arrangements for the maintenance of equipment, jobs and other places where artificial optical radiation may occur.

5) The design and layout of jobs and elsewhere on the plant where artificial optical radiation can occur.

6) Limitation of the duration and level of exposure.

7) The availability of appropriate personal protective equipment.

8) The Supplier's instructions for the equipment.

§ 8. Places of the plant where there is a risk of exposure to artificial optical radiation which exceeds the limit values referred to in section 3, shall be marked with appropriate signs, cf. notice on the security source and other forms of signalling in relation to offshore oil and gas activities, etc. The sites concerned must be delimited, and the access to it shall be limited when technically feasible.

§ 9. The operator where there is a risk of exposure to artificial optical radiation shall not, under any circumstances, be exposed to an exposure exceeding the limit values referred to in Section 3.

Paragraph 2. However, where the limit values are exceeded regardless of the measures taken pursuant to sections 7 and 8 thereof, it shall immediately :

1) measures that bring the exposure below the limit values,

2) causes the reasons for the limit values to be exceeded, and

3) the organizational and technical precautions taken to ensure that the overrun is not repeated.

Instructions and training

§ 10. It must be ensured that the staff are taught and instruct in such a way as to ensure that the safety and health risks of the operation of the workers exposed to artificial optical radiation are brought down as much as it is reasonably practicable.

Paragraph 2. In particular, the following shall be taken into account in the training and instruction of the staff :

1) Measures taken in accordance with this notice to eliminate risks arising from artificial optical radiation or to reduce risks to a minimum.

2) The limit values and the risks associated with it.

3) The results of the risk assessments carried out, cf. § § 4 and 5.

4) Methods for the execution of activities that may minimise exposure to artificial optical radiation.

5) Proper use of personal protective equipment.

6) How signs of harmful effects of exposure are discovered and how they should be reported.

7) Under what conditions the employee is entitled to medical examinations.

Work Medical Surveys

§ 11. The employer shall ensure that workers who have been exposed to artificial optical radiation exceeding the limit values referred to in section 3 shall have access to a working medical study if :

1) the effect is of such a nature that an identifiable disease or deterioration of the health may be put in the context of the postponement,

2) it is likely that the disease or effect may arise under the special conditions under which the activities are carried out, and

3) they have effective techniques to detect indications of the disease or the impact.

Paragraph 2. The medical examination must be organised and carried out in order to prevent and combat working conditions of labour.

Paragraph 3. The investigation must be carried out by medical clinics or departments, including medical facilities, or by other similar experts.

Paragraph 4. Any expenses related to the work medical examination provided for in paragraph 1. 1 shall be borne by the employer. The employer shall ensure that the investigation can take place without the loss of income for the staff and as much as possible during working hours.

§ 12. The one subject to work medical examinations, cf. Section 11 (1). 3, transmit its results to the Board of Work in anonymized form, and shall inform the employee of the findings of the results. This shall be notified to the staff in writing on request. The results must not be left to the employer.

Paragraph 2. The business operator is aware of whether the results of the work medical study are giving rise to new measures, including updating of the risk assessment, ongoing health inspection for the staff or measures in connection with the planning and organisation of work.

Paragraph 3. The test results for an employee and records laying down for that purpose shall be kept for at least 40 years after the work of the employee's work has been discharged. The storage and possible disclosure of the material shall, by the way, be carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the Work for Employment. The guidelines may provide for a shorter retention time.

Paragraph 4. The staff shall have access to the material referred to in paragraph 1 as referred to in paragraph 1. 3.

Pensation

§ 13. The Commission may, where special conditions are available, dispensers from the notice, where it is considered reasonable and safe and suitably sound, as well as to the extent that it is compatible with Directive 2006 /25/EC of 5. April 2006 on the minimum safety and health requirements for the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19 Specific Directive pursuant to Article 16 (1). 1, in Directive 89 /391/EEC).

Punishment

§ 14. Unless higher penalties have been imposed on the off-shore security law or any other legislation, the penalty shall be penalized for the violation of section 4 10, section 11, paragraph 1. One, three, and four, and paragraph 12, paragraph 12. 1 and 3

Paragraph 2. For the infringement of the provisions of paragraph 1. 1 may be charged with an employer ' s liability in the framework of the section 71 of the Offshore Security Act, even if the infringement cannot be attribucible to the employer as deliberate or negligent. It is a condition of the liability that the infringement may be attributed to one or more to the company connected to the company or the company as such. Such executor liability shall not be subject to the conversion penalty.

Paragraph 3. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.

The entry into force, etc.

§ 15. The announcement will enter into force on the 19th. July, 2015.

Paragraph 2. Publication no. 392 of 19. April 2010 on the protection against risks of exposure to artificial optical radiation on offshore installations and so on are lifted.

§ 16. The standards referred to in section 5 (5). 2, no. 9, and section 5 (5). 4, if not known in law, but shall be made aware that the standards in question are in review at the Health Safety Board.

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Appendix 1

Non-covandent optical radiation

The biophysical pertinent exposure values for optical radiation can be determined using the following formulas. The formulae to be used depends on the radiation being transmitted by the source and the results should be compared with the corresponding exposure limit values (ELV) referred to in Table 1.1. There may be more than an exposure value and corresponding exponment limit relevant to a given source of optical radiation.

(a)-o) refers to the corresponding rows in Table 1.1.

In the case of this notice, the abovementioned formulae may be replaced by the following terms and the use of discreet values as provided for in the following tables :

Notes :

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Appendix 2

Optical laser radiation

The biophysical pertinent exposure values for optical radiation can be determined using the following formulas. What formulas to be used depend on the wavelength and duration of the radiation from the source, and the results are compared with the corresponding exposure limit values in the tables 2.2-2.4. There may be more than an exposure value and corresponding exposure limit for a given source of optical lasers.

Coefficients used for calculations in the 2.2-2.4 tables are specified in Table 2.5, and corrections for repeated exposure are in Table 2.6.

1) The announcement contains provisions that implement parts of Directive 2006 /25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5. April 2006 on the minimum safety and health requirements for the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19 Specific Directive pursuant to Article 16 (1). 1, in Directive 89 /391/EEC), (EU Official Journal of the European Official Journal (EU Official Journal) In 114, page 38), and parts of Directive 2013 /30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12. June 2013, on the safety of offshore oil and gas activities and amending Directive 2004 /35/EC, EU-Official 2013, nr. L178, page 66.