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The Laser Safety Training Program

Lasers are at work in almost every human endeavor, and in some areas they pose serious hazards if not handled properly or if special precautions are not taken. The principal laser safety standard, ANSI Z136.1 Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers (ANSI 1992) mandates training for all users of Class IIIb and Class IV lasers, and recommends training for all users of Class II and Class IIIa lasers. The ANSI requirements are echoed to a great degree by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Publication 8-1.7 (OSHA 1991).

The specific training requirements are a function of the type of laser user -- for example scientists, engineers, production workers -- as well as the environment in which the laser is used, such as the laboratory, manufacturing area, medical facility, retail establishment, or service environment.

Companies with many types of lasers in use in multiple environments often need to have several training programs in place, each unique to a specific type of laser or application. This can present an additional strain on a company's training personnel and on it's financial resources.

Interactive Media Communications, with the participation of leading experts from IBM and Rockwell Laser Industries, has developed The Laser Safety Training Program, designed to address ANSI and OSHA guidelines and provide the essential elements of a comprehensive laser safety training program.

Course Content:

The Laser Safety Training Program includes five individually-sold VHS videotapes that cover the following material:

Tape 1: Laser Safety and Laser Hazards (Item # 3608-1)

basic physics of lasers, laser types, applications, classification, labeling and certification;
physiology of the eyes and skin and damage caused by overexposure to laser radiation;

Tape 2: Low, Medium and High-Powered Lasers (Item # 3608-2)

characteristics and hazards associated with low and medium powered lasers and appropriate safety precautions;
characteristics of high powered lasers, nominal hazard zone, non-beam hazards, accidents, control measures and safe work practices;

Tape 3: High-Powered Lasers in Manufacturing (Item # 3608-3)

applications, hazards, and control measures for high-powered lasers in the manufacturing environment;

Tape 4: High-Powered Lasers in the Laboratory (Item # 3608-4)

applications, hazards, and control measures for high-powered lasers in the laboratory environment;

Tape 5: Servicing High-Powered Lasers and Optical Fiber Communications Systems (Item # 3608-5)

applications, hazards, and control measures for high-powered lasers in the service environment;
control measures and safe work practices for servicing optical fiber communication systems.

[*] Like the CD-ROM version, IMC's VHS videotape version of the Laser Safety Training Program contains the same engaging dramatizations of real-life scenarios with live action video and audio, high quality graphics and animation.

The accompanying Student Workbook (Item # 3051) contains practice questions and exercises to test the learner's understanding of the material presented throughout the course, as well as additional reference material.

The program is available as a complete set including all five tapes and the Student Workbook. (Item # 3608-A5)

This VHS videotape product is normally sold in NTSC format. Contact IMC for PAL format.

For more information, please contact:

Interactive Media Communications, Inc.
Email: imc@safetysite.com

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