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Operator procedure

Here is the operator procedure, which is described in detail below.

The operator procedure

Step	Do	Check
1	Say 'Air is on'	The green light is on
2	Say 'I am wearing my goggles'	You have your goggles on
3	Say 'You are wearing your goggles'	You assistant has his/her goggles on
4	Say 'Those behind us are wearing their goggles'	All those behind you (if any) have goggles on
5	Say '3, 2, 1'	Nobody says 'stop'
6	Press start	Nobody says 'stop'
7	Say 'Laser is on'	Laser is on, hand is on laser casing
8	Say 'All is well'	No fire
9	Say 'Laser is off'	Laser is off

Step 1: Check air flow

The goal of this step is to check if the air flow is on.

Go?	Check	Image
Yes	Air flow is on
No	Air flow is off

Step 2: Check goggles of yourself

The goal of this step is to check if you yourself have your goggles on

Go?	Check
Yes	You have your goggles on
No	You do not have your goggles on

Step 3: Check goggles of the other

The goal of this step is to check if the other has his/her goggles on

Go?	Check
Yes	Other person has his/her goggles on
No	Other person does not have his/her goggles on

Step 4: Check behind

The goal of this step is to check if all people behind you have their goggles on

Go?	Check
Yes	No people behind you
Yes	All people behind you wear goggles
No	Not all people behind you wear goggles

Step 5: Countdown

The goal of this step is to allow the procedure to stop.

If somebody says 'stop', you stop.

Step 6: Press start

In LightBurn, press 'Start' to start the laser.

Step 7: Say 'Laser is on' and put hand on casing

Say 'Laser is on' and put your hand on the casing as long as the laser is on.

Use your other hand to move the mouse cursor to 'Stop'.

Step 8: Say 'All is well'

Repeatedly say 'All is well' when all is well.

If a fire starts or someone says 'Stop', click on stop. Laser is safe after stop

Step 9: Say 'Laser is off'

Say 'Laser is off'. You can remove your hand from the casing

As a graph

flowchart TD
   start[Start]
   check_air[1.Air is on]
   check_my_glasses[2.My glasses are on]
   check_your_glasses[3.Your glasses are on]
   check_behind_glasses[4.Behind us have glasses on]
   countdown[5.Three, two, one]
   press_start[6.Press start]
   laser_is_on[7.Laser is on]
   all_is_well[8.All is wll]
   laser_is_off[9.Laser is off]

   start --> check_air
   check_air --> check_my_glasses
   check_my_glasses --> check_your_glasses
   check_your_glasses --> check_behind_glasses
   check_behind_glasses --> countdown
   countdown --> press_start
   press_start --> laser_is_on
   laser_is_on --> all_is_well
   all_is_well --> laser_is_off