#INTE2614937AFrance Updates Fire and Panic Safety Rules for Laser Devices in Public Venues
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This order updates France’s safety rules for laser machines used in establishments open to the public, such as event venues, theaters, clubs, exhibition halls, and similar spaces. It rewrites the technical chapter on lasers, adding clearer sections on definitions, device characteristics, installation and use, organizer responsibilities, and outdoor laser use. The practical impact is on venue operators, event organizers, and suppliers using laser effects. They will need to check that laser devices are installed and operated in ways that reduce risks to audiences, staff, nearby pedestrians, drivers, residents, and workers outside the venue, especially from eye exposure, glare, burns, and indirect accident risks.
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Key Changes
- Replaces the technical chapter on laser-effect machines used in establishments open to the public.
- Adds clearer rules covering laser definitions, device characteristics, installation, use, and organizer safety measures.
- Introduces specific additional provisions for outdoor laser use to reduce risks beyond the venue.
Obligations
What this law requires
Ensure laser-effect machines used in establishments open to the public comply with the updated technical safety chapter covering laser device characteristics, installation, use, organizer measures, and outdoor laser use.
Install and operate laser devices in a manner that prevents and limits risks arising from illumination, especially eye exposure, as well as fire and burn risks.
Apply the specific organizer safety measures required by the revised technical chapter when laser-effect machines are used during events in establishments receiving the public.
For outdoor laser use, apply the additional safety provisions intended to protect persons outside the venue, including nearby pedestrians, drivers, residents, and workers, from hazardous illumination or glare.