ILSC 2013: Experience the World’s Leading Laser Safety Conference

By Geoff Giordano For four days in March, the Laser Institute of America’s International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) in Orlando will be abuzz with a stellar educational program featuring recognized laser safety experts from around the world. With scientific sessions tailored specifically to everyone from Laser Safety Officers (LSOs) to medical technicians to laser physicists, […]

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ILSC 2013 to Present Cutting-Edge Content for the Laser Safety Community

With new ANSI Z136 laser safety standards recently published or on the horizon, the session chairs of the LIA’s biennial International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) are busy shaping next year’s cutting-edge educational program. Under the oversight of four-time Chair Dr. Ben Rockwell, ILSC 2013 will build on the success of the 2011 Technical and Medical […]

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Remote Viewing

By: Ken Barat Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley California An underused tool in the Laser Safety toolbox is the use of remote viewing. By remote viewing I mean being able to observe beam placement and interaction from a location other than bending over the optical table. Industrial applications are familiar and has long used machine […]

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