By: Michael Woods SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has developed a Laser Alignment Practical Training Course as one of its core laser safety classes. The course is taught to small groups of up to three students and takes 1-3 hours to complete. This practical course is not a substitute for site-specific On-the-Job […]
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Developing a Laser Safety Culture
By: Ken Barat Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley California While we have come a long way with laser technology, laser safety has lagged in one important area. Still today the most common laser incident is an individual (usually student) performing some type of beam manipulation and not wearing proper protective eyewear and being struck by […]