They do if you are handling the bare
bulb. With Xenon projectors, unlike Xenon follow spots, you are handling a lamp module with the
bulb fully enclosed. As long as the lamp is cool, the manufacturers require no
PPE when changing the module. However, if you are a trained and experienced operator, Christie and
Barco have options for the end user to replace the Xenon
bulb in the lamp module which does require extreme care and
PPE. The average user will not be doing this. As far as I know, I am the only one in my company currently doing this and we have several qualified projectionists (who attended the training class I arranged with the manufacturer).
