Mark Your Calendar! By Betsy Marone Laser Institute of America (LIA) will hold its biennial International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) from Mar. 20-23, 2017. At the Sheraton® Atlanta Airport, LIA will gather laser safety experts from around the globe to offer a thorough and comprehensive four-day conference for a variety of laser industry members. From […]
Author: Steven Glover
Steven Glover is a proud member of the LIA staff. When he is not at work he is actively involved in several charitable efforts.Learning from Laser Safety Incident in the Medical Setting
By Jodi Ploquin and Elizabeth Krivonosov In the words of Sidney Dekker, an expert in learning from adverse events, “the key to an investigation is not to point out where people went wrong, but to understand how their assessments and actions made sense inside that situation at the time.”1 As the laser safety officer, key […]
Science Fiction or Science Fact: Does Cyclops Have Laser Eyes?
Often portrayed as the team leader in Marvel Comics’ X-Men, Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops, is usually seen as the straight-laced, clean-cut, by-the-book type of hero. As a mutant, his ability or “power” is to shoot powerful optic beams. Cyclops struggles with controlling his power, due to a head injury as a child. In an effort […]
New OSHA regulations – going into effect August 10
New OSHA regulations, going into effect August 10, are sending a ripple of controversy throughout manufacturing, construction, and other hazardous industries. The new law requires that companies that operate in hazardous industries, with a staff of fewer than 250, file OSHA form 300A in the event of work-related injury or illness. Those with more employees will file […]
Building a Laser Harp
One part musical interface, another part lighting display, all sorts of awesome. The laser harp is a device that projects laser beams that, once blocked by a musician —or crafty engineer, produce sounds similar to that of a harp or lyre. A number of popular musicians have utilized the laser harp in their live performances, […]