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LIA, OSHA Renew Laser Safety Alliance

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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed its alliance with the Laser Institute of America (LIA) to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial, research and medical workplaces. During the two-year agreement, the organizations will develop fact sheets with questions that should be asked at facilities that use lasers, and will conduct laser safety seminars for OSHA field staff. They will also share information on laser regulations and standards, effects lasers have on the eyes and skin, laser control measures and laser safety...Read full article

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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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