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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 of are a function both of the type of laser user -- for example
scientists, engineers, production workers -- as well as of 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.
Moxie Media, with
the participation of leading experts from IBM and Rockwell Laser Industries,
distributes The Laser Safety Training Program, designed to address
ANSI and OSHA guidelines and provide the essential elements of a comprehensive
laser safety training program.
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Tape
1: Laser Safety and Laser Hazards
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;
24
minutes
Price: $350 |
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2: Low, Medium and High-Powered Lasers
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;
24
minutes
Price: $350 |
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3: High-Powered
Lasers in Manufacturing
applications,
hazards, and control measures for high-powered lasers in the
manufacturing environment;
8
minutes
Price: $195 |
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4: High-Powered Lasers in the
Laboratory
applications,
hazards, and control measures for high-powered lasers in the
laboratory environment;
10
minutes
Price: $250 |
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5: Servicing High-Powered Lasers and Optical
Fiber Communications Systems
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.
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minutes Price: $350 |
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Like the CD-ROM and interactive videodisc
versions, Moxie Media '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 contains
practice questions and exercises to test the learner's understanding of
the material presented throughout the course, as well as additional reference
material.
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