Lasers
Lasers Links
- Laser Safety Manual Complete manual from University of Alabama-Birmingham.
- Safety Recommendations of Laser Pointers The use of laser diode pointers and their safety.
- Elements of Laser Safety Mainly discusses how the human body, especially the eye, can be affected by various freqencies of laser radiation.
- Laser Safety Information Summary of laser safety information.
- Laser Pointer Safety Bulletin prepared by the Laser Institute of America.
- Non-Beam Laser Hazards Various electrical, radiation, fire, explosion and chemical hazards.
- Lasers in Health Care Questions and answers on the use of lasers in health care.
- Misuse of Laser Pointers The power of light emitted by these battery-operated lasers used to be less than one milliwatt (Class 2 lasers). But now the power has increased to between 1 and 5 mW (Class 3a laser) to obtain a brighter beam. Unfortunately, it also makes the laser more dangerous to the eye.
- Laser Safety Information Bulletin Prepared by the Laser Institute of America's Laser Safety Committee to educate new laser users on the concerns and issues related to laser safety.
- Laser Precautions and Safety Technical document with information about laser safety and the risks of various classes of lasers by Berkeley Labs.
- Laser Safety Fact Sheet Information from the University of Kentucky.
- Laser Hazards Eye and skin hazards from laser light.
- University of Edinburgh Laser Pen Policy Some quite powerful laser products have been on sale cheaply as toys or key rings. These devices are often wrongly labelled or have no safety guidance at all. They can cause damage to the eyes if the viewer stares into the beam for several seconds.
- Rockwell Laser Industries Laser safety consulting, training and a full line of safety products including eyewear, barriers, signs, hazard analysis software and instructional materials. Site includes much safety related information.
- Laser Safety Manual University of Pennsylvania laser safety manual.
- Laser Pointer Advisory Summary of laser pointer operation, issues, recent newsworthy events, and safety recommendations.
- Laser Accidents Summaries of reported laser accidents in the United States and their causes from 1964 to 1992. They indicate that the majority of injuries involve the eye and occur during alignment procedures, or because the protective eyewear was either inappropriate or not used.
- Hazard Alert for Pen-Like and Other Laser Pointers Summary of concerns and warnings.
- Laser Pointer Information Sheet The misuse of laser pointers (sometimes referred to as laser pens) reported in the press has generated public concern over the safety of these devices. The following provides basic information on the properties of laser radiation, the different laser classes and summarises NRPB's position on the issue of the safety of laser pointers.
- Laser Safety And The Eye The unprotected human eye is extremely sensitive to laser radiation and can be permanently damaged from direct or reflected beams. The site of ocular damage for any given laser depends upon its output wavelength.
- Laser Pens Have Safety-minded Seeing Red Summarizes some worries about laser pointers.
- Laser Safety Manual Nicely illustrated manual from the University of Waterloo.
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