DES PLAINES, IL, March 13, 2012 – The Laser Institute of America (LIA), in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance partner and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) invites communities, businesses and individuals to support North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week this May 6-12 in an effort to […]
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A Must Have For All Medical Laser Personnel! Introducing LIA’s New CMLSOs’ Best Practices Book
ORLANDO, FL., February 14, 2012 — Medical personnel in charge of the safe use of lasers for therapeutic procedures have a valuable new tool to help prevent harm to patients and health care professionals. The Laser Institute of America has assembled the expert knowledge of leading certified medical laser safety officers in a new book, “CMLSOs’ Best Practices […]
Meet LIA’S 2012 President and Board of Directors
Reinhart Poprawe, LIA’s 2012 president, has worked in the laser industry and its related organizations for over 30 years. He received an M.A. in physics from California State University in Fresno in 1977. After completion of his Ph.D. in physics (Darmstadt, 1984) he joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen, Germany where […]
Revised ANSI Z136.3 Improves User and Patient Safety
By: Geoff Giordano With more therapeutic procedures moving into private medical offices and homes, the standard regulating the safe use of lasers in health care has undergone a much-needed update to ensure users, as well as patients, are protected. The revised “ANSI Z136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care” publication defines the parameters […]
LIA’s Industrial Laser Safety Officer Training- Puts Your Laser Safety Program on the Right Course!
ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 20, 2011 — With lasers making unprecedented inroads into the manufacturing processes of various industries, the Laser Institute of America’s two-day on-site laser safety officer courses are a big hit as a unique resource for learning hazard prevention. LIA held its most recent on-site Industrial Laser Safety Officer (ILSO) course Dec. 13-14 […]