By Geoff Giordano New maximum permissible exposure limits (MPEs), new definitions and newly rewritten sections are among the main highlights of the just-revised parent standard for laser safety, the ANSI Z136.1-2014. Updated for the first time in the last seven years, the new American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers will be available through […]
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A Review of the ANSI Z136.8 and Why You Should Be Using It
By Ken Barat The researcher and Laser Safety Officer (LSO) in a research, commercial or academic setting, face many challenges and frustrations. One that they should not have to deal with is laser safety guidance that does not represent their work environment. To this end, a new ANSI standard has joined the Z136 laser safety […]
ILSC 2013: Experts Meet to Share Laser Safety Improvements
By Geoff Giordano The tight-knit laser safety community made an impressive showing at the Laser Institute of America’s biennial International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) by stepping up to help fellow attendees hampered by the federal budget sequester. Many participants, including four-time General Chair Ben Rockwell, had to pay their own way, use vacation or personal […]
Fast, New Way to Train Your Staff in Laser Safety with LIA’s New Laser Safety Awareness Course Online
ORLANDO, FL, November 28, 2012 — So you are a newly appointed Laser Safety Officer (LSO) with a staff to train. Now you have decisions to make. Do I train my staff myself? Should I have someone else train them? How do I coordinate their work schedules with training so everyone can make it? Do […]
Discount on Laser Safety Officer Training!
If you use the web promo LSORDWEB you will receive $100 dollars off of your course. You can read more details of the course here and of course you can register at LIA.ORG.