Certificate of competence level 2 according to O-NISRA (V-NISSG)

The certificate of competence level 2 for events with laser radiation enables the performance of a laser show without and with audience irradiation in Switzerland.

Since 12/2020 laser safety is newly regulated in Switzerland.

The training for the certificate of competence level 2 is a four-day course plus examination.

Regulation of the certificate of competence level 2 in the O-NISRA (V-NISSG):

The O-NISRA specifies the requirements resulting from the NISRA (NISSG) and regulates responsibilities in a new way. For operators of show laser systems in particular, there are new regulations which are structured as follows:

O-NISRA Art. 13 Event with laser radiation in the public area

1.) Any person who conducts an event with laser radiation in the public area at which laser equipment of Class 1M, 2M, 3R, 3B or 4 is operated must employ a person in accordance with paragraph 2 letter a for this purpose.

2.) The person operating the laser equipment must:

a. hold a certificate of competence level 2 in accordance with Article 16 paragraph 1 letter b;

b. comply with the specifications according to Annex 3 Number 1.2;

c. notify the FOPH of the information in accordance with Annex 3 sections 2.1 and 2.3 via the FOPH's notification portal no later than 14 days before the start of the event.

3.) A person with a certificate of competence level 2 may use a person with a certificate of competence level 1 instructed by him/her to monitor an event with laser radiation in the audience area.

New regulation by the O-NISRA as a replacement of the SLV

The O-NISRA replaces the SLV since December 2020. A central innovation here is that the notification of laser shows will no longer take place at cantonal level (or even at communal level, as handled in some cantons), but at federal level directly to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) via a central notification portal.

The training certificate of competence level 2:

Target of the training

Acquisition of the protected, federally recognised certificate of competence for events with laser radiation, without and with public irradiation. According to O-NISRA

Admission requirements
No special requirements have to be met. Minimum age for participation: 18 years.

Training content

Legal basis
- Legal decrees and O-NISRA
- Requirements O-NISRA for events with laser radiation in the audience
- Notification and notification portal O-NISRA
- Product safety and labour law
- Rights and duties according to O-NISRA
- Laser classes
Laser technology and safety
- Limits & MPE
- Risks & protective measures
- Optimum laser system
Health effects
- Eye and skin damage
- Glare, distraction
- Danger to third parties
Theoretical and practical basics
- Setting up and commissioning show lasers
- Programming a laser show
Safety assessment
- MPE
- Measurement technology

Examination for the certificate of competence level 2 according to O-NISRA

In order to be able to take the examination for the certificate of competence level 2, attendance of this course is a prerequisite. The theory exam takes place after the training, the practical exam on the day of the exam.