By Geoff Giordano With plenty of summer left to enjoy, it is appropriate to remind revelers to be aware when attending outdoor laser demonstrations or using handheld laser pointers. More and more handheld laser pointers are being sold to consumers and tourists — especially online — and they often exceed the output power listed on the […]
Laser Safety
Report of 11 laser strikes on jetliners over N.J. illustrates continued threat posed by misuse of green laser pointers
By Geoff Giordano As word came in from the Federal Aviation Administration that 11 jetliner crews reported being struck by green laser pointers over New Jersey — five of them near Newark Liberty International Airport — I was instantly reminded of some solutions to such potentially devastating acts that were discussed at our International Laser Safety Conference […]
DOE Special Operations Report on Laser Safety in Retrospect
By Jamie J. King Due to a rash of serious laser accidents from 2001 to 2005, including six eye injuries, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a Special Operations Report (SOR) in February of 2005. A root cause analysis revealed that there were four primary causes for the accidents. They were: inadequate training, inadequate Laser […]
LIA Spreads the Word on Laser Safety in Dallas
By Andrew Morrison As LIA’s sales and client representative, I travel to a lot of conferences to connect with our partners and learn about new companies. My latest trip took me to Dallas for the Safety 2015 conference by the American Society of Safety Engineers. Almost all the interest at our booth regarded our laser […]
LIA Showcases Potential Solutions to Laser Strikes on Aircraft
By Geoff Giordano Despite significant criminal penalties, laser pointer strikes on aircraft continue to endanger flight crews, passengers and other citizens. Experts spotlighted the persistent problem by sharing potential solutions at the Laser Institute of America’s International Laser Safety Conference. With nearly 4,000 laser strikes of aircraft reported annually in the U.S. since 2011, according […]