Table 4. 6 Correction for repetitive exposure

Each of the following three general rules should be applied to all repetitive exposures as occur from repetitively pulsed or scanning laser systems:
  1. 1.
    The exposure from any single pulse in a train of pulses shall not exceed the exposure limit value for a single pulse of that pulse duration.
  2. 2.
    The exposure from any group of pulses (or sub-group of pulses in a train) delivered in time t shall not exceed the exposure limit value for time t.
  3. 3.
    The exposure from any single pulse within a group of pulses shall not exceed the single-pulse exposure limit value multiplied by a cumulativethermal correction factor Cp=N-0.25, where N is the number of pulses. This rule applies only to exposure limits to protect against thermal injury, where all pulses delivered in less than Tmin are treated as a single pulse.
    ParameterValid spectral range (nm)Value
    Tmin315 < λ ≤ 400Tmin = 10-9 s (= 1 ns)
    400 < λ ≤ 1050Tmin = 18 - 10-6 s (= 18 μs)
    1050 < λ ≤ 1400Tmin = 50 - 10-6 s (= 50 μs)
    1400 < λ ≤ 1500Tmin = 10-3 s (= 1 ms)
    1500 < λ ≤ 1800Tmin = 10 s
    1800 < λ ≤ 2600Tmin = 10-3 s (= 1 ms)
    2600 < λ ≤ 106Tmin = 10-7 s (= 100 ns)