Updated for the first time in the last seven years, the new American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers will be available through the Laser Institute of America, secretariat of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Z136, which develops the laser safety standards. The ANSI Z136.1 standard guides the safe use of lasers and laser […]
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ANSI Z136.3 Improves User and Patient Safety in Health Care
With more therapeutic procedures moving into private medical offices and homes, the standard regulating the safe use of lasers in health care ensures that users, as well as patients, are protected. The ANSI Z136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care publication defines the parameters of proper laser use outside the tightly regulated hospital environment and includes […]
Newly Revised ANSI Z136.1: A Vital Standard for Laser Safety Success
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 […]
Sid Charschan Remembered
Sid Charschan, a former president of the LIA and a recipient of the prestigious Wilkening and Schawlow Awards, passed away on Feb. 22, 2013. An early supporter of the LIA, Sidney was the first secretary of the Z136 and later served, for many years, as the chairman of that committee. He was a pioneer in […]