LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2012: Grand Gathering with Professional Buyers

LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2012 successfully closed on March 22, 2012 at Shanghai New International Expo Center, China. The figures confirm its leading position in the Asian laser and photonics market: 475 exhibitors from 19 countries and districts exhibited at the tradeshow, an increase of 31.6 percent compared with 2011. The number of professional visitors again exceeded expectation and reached 34,326, a 19 percent growth over last year. PHOTONICS CONGRESS CHINA and other accompanying conferences focusing on industry information and scientific research were well accredited by the audiences. Continue reading

Ensure Your Facility’s Safety

LIA Provides all of Your Laser Safety Training and Resources

The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has been delivering quality, trusted laser safety training for over 40 years. Training is an integral tool for the safe use of lasers and laser equipment used in manufacturing, medicine and research today. As secretariat of the ANSI Z136 series of laser safety standards, the foundation of laser safety programs nationwide, the LIA has assisted laser users in developing and implementing safety programs worldwide.

The LIA is committed to keeping the workplace safe from hazards associated with lasers. Therefore, LIA offers a complete line of laser safety training courses for personnel in research, industrial and medical laser facilities and trains more laser safety officers (LSOs) than any other organization in the world. All of LIA’s courses are based on the ANSI Z136 standards.

LIA’s classroom-based courses include: Industrial Laser Safety Officer, Medical Laser Safety Officer, Laser Safety Officer and Laser Safety with Hazard Analysis. For dates and locations of courses offered, visit our website at www.lia.org/education/calendar. Continue reading