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Laser Safety
Online Training Certificate Course
29 CFR 1910 & 1926
From the highest rated and most trusted online training company - since 2008.
This online training course covers basic concepts, an explanation of the different types of lasers and their hazards, links to industry safety standards, and hazard control measures to follow when duties require you to operate a laser or to be present when a laser is in use in your workplace. It also presents case studies to emphasize the need for laser safety training in the workplace.
Lasers are a common tool used across many industries. They can be a precise and efficient way to perform a variety of tasks, but they can also be dangerous when used improperly. That is why so many industries require laser safety training.
This course is for:
Laser technicians in healthcare, manufacturing, research, technology, and many other industries are all subject to OSHA laser safety regulations. Ultimately, any professional who might reasonably be exposed to laser radiation in the course of doing their job ought to take a laser safety course on some periodic basis.
Case Study: In September 2004, an experienced laser experimenter at Argonne National Laboratory, a science and engineering research national laboratory operated by the University of Chicago Argonne LLC for the United States Department of Energy, raised his protective eyewear momentarily to rub his eye. At that moment, he experienced what looked to him like a bright flash, and afterward the vision in his left eye was cloudy. A subsequent examination revealed he had experienced a laser burn of the retina. A polarizer on his optical bench, which should have had its upward reflection blocked, had reflected the beam of a Ti sapphire laser into his eye.
Key Takeaways: In addition to the usual eyewear error, a second error was involved in this accident. A careful experimentalist blocks all stray reflections from his optical bench, especially those that leave the horizontal plane of the experiment. In this case at Argonne, it was an unblocked beam, angling up from the optical table, which caused the injury.
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Governing Regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires workers who operate lasers to obtain a laser safety certification under OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926. Also, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requires training under Z136.1. This laser safety online course meets these broad requirements.
What You'll Learn
Introduction to Laser Safety
- Key Terms
- Statistics
- Responsibilities for Laser Safety
- Regulations Related to Laser Safety
- Laser Safety Programs
- Training
Laser Hazards
- Laser Classifications
- Biological Effects
- Tissue Interactions
- Beam Hazards to the Eye
- Symptoms of Eye Exposure
- Beam Hazards to the Skin
- Reflection Hazards
- Non-Beam Hazards
- Electrical Hazard Potential
- Fire and Explosion Hazards
- Laser-Generated Airborne Contaminants
- Gases, Dyes, and Solvents
- Incident Response
Controls
- Environmental Factors
- Administrative Controls
- Procedural Controls
- Controlled Access
- Area Warning Signs and Equipment Labels
- Area Warning Signs and Equipment Labels Examples
- Equipment Modifications
- Engineering Control Measures
- Protective Housings
- Unenclosed Beam Path and Protective Barriers
- Engineering Control Measures - Interlocks
- Engineering Control Measures - Remote Interlocks
- Engineering Control Measures - Key Controls, Warning Systems, Beam Pathways
- Laser-Controlled Area
- Entryway Control Measures for Class 4 Lasers
- Maintenance
- Safety Audits
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Laser Protective Eyewear
- Protective Clothing
- Care and Inspections of LPE
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Our online courses will take at least 2 hours to complete, including the final exam, unless a different timeframe is specified in the course details. The learner may log on and off as needed. When they log back in, the course will return to where they left off.
Unless otherwise indicated in the course details, learners have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course. During this time, participants can log out and back in to return to where they left off in the course. The only exception is the final exam, which must be completed in a single sitting.
Learners who do not complete the course within 60 days will have their enrollment disabled and not be eligible for a refund. Please review our Terms & Conditions for details.
OSHA requires workers to undergo laser certification safety training whenever an employer has reason to believe that trained employees no longer have the necessary skills or understanding required. For instance, changes to the workplace, equipment, or personal protective equipment (PPE) may render previous training obsolete. Anytime such changes occur-or employees fail to demonstrate proficiency in wearing proper PPE-organizations should provide recurrent laser safety training. This online certification meets that need.
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