Industrial Training Course benefits laser safety officers.December 23, 2011 -
Offering opportunity to connect with field experts, LIA 2-day on-site Industrial Laser Safety Officer (ILSO) course provides resource for learning hazard prevention. Attendees get overview of safety regulations, bioeffects of lasers, proper control measures, and effective program administration. In addition to CD with LSO forms, registration includes LIA Laser Safety Guide, relevant ANSI Z136 Standard, and LIA Guide to Selection of Laser Eyewear.
LIA's Industrial Laser Safety Officer Training- Puts Your Laser Safety Program on the Right Course! |
Laser Institute of America (LIA)
13501 Ingenuity Drive, Suite 128
Orlando, FL, 32826
USA
Press release date: December 20, 2011
(Orlando, FL) - With lasers making unprecedented inroads into the manufacturing processes of various industries, the Laser Institute of America's two-day on-site laser safety officer courses are a big hit as a unique resource for learning hazard prevention.
LIA held its most recent on-site Industrial Laser Safety Officer (ILSO) course Dec. 13-14 at IPG Photonics in Novi, MI, with attendees learning the duties of laser safety officers (LSOs). Laser-based cutting, welding, drilling and marking applications are being adopted with greater frequency and manufacturers are scrambling to appoint and educate LSOs to ensure the safety of their personnel.
Among LIA's broad repertoire of renowned laser safety resources, the on-site LSO course hosted by IPG provides a vital opportunity to connect with experts in the field. The December session - the fourth the LIA corporate member has hosted this year - was so popular that LIA Education Director Gus Anibarro had to turn away some prospective attendees.
Hosting the ILSO course at locations closer to industry hubs - for example, the automotive industry of the Midwest - is invaluable to firms that can't send employees to LIA headquarters in Orlando, notes Mike Klos, IPG's general manager of Midwest operations. "We provide the room, and at the end we give a demo with the high-powered laser in the back lab here. We say, 'Hey, I know you don't understand the 1 micron wavelength - it's a little bit different, but we do have LSO training and highly recommend it if it's not mandatory for your company."
The highly focused course emphasizes the basics, says instructor Tim Hitchcock, "To help (attendees) understand the hazards of industrial laser use and how to establish a laser safety program to control these hazards." The on-site model "helps the host provide a necessary service to their customers and allows the customers to focus on the essentials of laser safety for their particular work environment."
Attendees get an overview of safety regulations, the bioeffects of lasers, proper control measures, and effective program administration. The registration fee ($550 non-members, $500 members) includes a CD packed with useful LSO forms. Also included with the course are LIA's Laser Safety Guide, relevant ANSI Z136 Standard, LIA's Guide to the Selection of Laser Eyewear and more.
The on-site ILSO sessions are tailored to fit the needs of safety professionals, engineers, laser operators, technicians and other professionals assigned LSO duties without being required to perform hazard analysis calculations. The Dec. 13-14 workshop included attendees from Pratt & Whitney, Eagle Technologies, American Axle Manufacturing and the Automatic Feed Company.
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