LIA releases ANSI standard for laser protective equipment.
Press Release Summary:
Released by LIA, ANSI Z136.7 standard provides reasonable and adequate guidance on test methods, protocols, specifications, report format, and labeling for devices used for eye protection from lasers and laser systems that operate at wavelengths between 180 nm and 1 mm. Test procedures ensure that eyewear, windows, and barriers maintain specified level of protection throughout useful life of product. Six appendices guide reader through material characterizations for filter/material types.
Original Press Release:
LIA Releases New ANSI Standard for Laser Protective Equipment
(Orlando, FL, February 20, 2008) -Laser Institute of America (LIA) is pleased to announce the release of the new American National Standard for Testing and Labeling of Laser Protective Equipment (ANSI Z136.7).
This standard provides reasonable and adequate guidance on the test methods, protocols, specifications, report format, and labeling for devices used for eye protection from lasers and laser systems that operate at wavelengths between 180 nm and 1 mm.
Such protective devices include laser eye protective devices or instrument filters, laser window filters, and laser area protective barriers, screens or beam blocking curtains. Depending on the protective device, laser type, temporal mode of operation and wavelength(s), different test methods may be required.
The test procedures provided in this document ensure that eyewear, windows, and barriers maintain their specified level of protection throughout the useful life of the product.
Six informative appendices are included to guide the reader through material characterizations for the different filter/material types. The standard addresses not only absorptive filter materials, but new reflective coatings (e.g., dielectric stacks, holograms) and hybrid filters.
The ANSI Z136.7 (Publication #115) can be ordered online through LIA's website by visiting www.laserinstitute.org/store/ANSI/115 or by telephone at 407.380.1553. The cost is $125 for members and $145 for non-members.
Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the international society for laser applications and safety serving the industrial, educational, medical, research and government communities throughout the world since 1968. LIA is the secretariat and publisher of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136 series of laser safety standards. For more information, visit www.laserinstitute.org.
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