Eye injuries are of primary concern. The effect to the eye depends on various factors, including pupil size, pigmentation, laser pulse duration and repetition, and wavelength. Pierre Gougelman had the ...

The Laser Safety program provides individuals using lasers information on laser hazards, laser-related policies and procedures and recommendations for the safe use of lasers. Much of the information ...

The class assigned to a laser is only part of the picture when deciding how it should be used safely, as Karl Schulmeister reports. In Europe, as well as many countries elsewhere, every product that ...

Laser work and similar operations create intense concentrations of heat, ultraviolet, infrared and reflected light radiation. A laser beam of sufficient power, can produce intensities greater than ...

A super strength laser has left a British Airways co-pilot with severe damage to his eye. He's been undergoing treatment on his retina since it happened during landing at Heathrow earlier this year.

This training will discuss the hazards that one may encounter when working with lasers in a laboratory setting, why any laser user must be trained and what organizations regulate laser use. Also ...

A super strength laser has left a British Airways co-pilot with severe damage to his eye. He's been undergoing treatment on his retina since it happened during landing at Heathrow earlier this year.