MIL-HDBK-828 Revision C:2017

FOREWORD
1. SCOPE
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
3. DEFINITIONS
4. GENERAL LASER INFORMATION
5. LASER TARGET AND LASER TARGET AREA
    CONSIDERATIONS
6. GENERAL RANGE LASER SAFETY
7. RANGE LASER OPERATIONS
8. CONTROL MEASURES
9. DANGER ZONES
10. LASER RANGE CERTIFICATION
11. INSTITUTIONAL LASER RANGE AUTHORITY
    ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
12. INSTITUTIONAL LASER RANGE AUTHORITY
    ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
13. UNIT LASER RANGE AUTHORITY ROLES
    AND RESPONSIBILITIES
14. NOTES
APPENDIX A - LASER SAFETY SOP
APPENDIX B - LASER RANGE CERTIFICATION
             CHECKLISTS
APPENDIX C - EQUATIONS FOR LASER HAZARD
             EVALUATION

Specifies to all ranges where systems-certified laser systems are employed or where laser systems are being evaluated. Addresses the roles of several levels of authority including institutional, installation, and unit, and subsequent laser positions within the services.

This handbook applies to all ranges where systems-certified laser systems are employed or where laser systems are being evaluated. This handbook addresses the roles of several levels of authority including institutional, installation, and unit, and subsequent laser positions within the services. While these functions may be combined in some services, the range of expertise and capability extends from unit application throughout the highest certifying authority. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.