Laser safety : practical knowledge and solutions / edited by Ken Barat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barat, Ken, editor.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 22.

IOP series in coherent sources, quantum fundamentals, and applications.

IOP ebooks. 2022 collection.

[IOP release $release]

IOP series in coherent sources, quantum fundamentals, and applications

IOP ebooks. [2022 collection]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lasers--Safety measures.

Lasers.

Laboratories--Safety measures.

Laboratories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Biography/History:

Ken Barat is the former Laser Safety Officer for Lawrence Berkeley Nat Lab and the National Ignition Facility Directorate. Presently, he is providing laser safety consulting under the title of Laser Safety Solutions.

Summary:

Laser safety is undoubtedly incredibly important when running any optical lab. This book is a detailed guide to laser safety methods and is highly useful for people who regularly work with lasers and similar technologies.

Contents:

part I. The basics of laser safety. 1. Why are laser accidents still happening? / Ken Barat

2. Classification: a means of hazard communication / Ken Barat

3. Biological effects: something you should know about / Ken Barat

4. Laser safety terms: the language LSOs speak / Ken Barat

5. Risk assessment for lasers / Randy Paura

6. Laser protective eyewear, looking sharp in the laser lab / Ken Barat

7. Regulations, you mean there are rules? / Ken Barat

part II. Training related. 8. Safety culture and laser program management / Karen Kelley

9. Performance-based learning in laser safety training / Ken Barat

10. Training, breaking through to users / Ken Barat

11. Mentoring, do what I say and follow my lead / Ken Barat

12. Can everyone understand your work? Considering visual disabilities when designing graphics and presentation / Lisa Manglass

13. Managing laser safety across multiple sites / Vince Staub

part III. Not the usual topics, going outside the space-time continuum. 14. Ergonomics in a laser lab, you must be joking / Ken Barat

15. Laser safety tools: making your life better for less / Ken Barat

16. Evaluation and design of laser barriers / Tom MacMullin

17. US and European test methodology for laser protective eyewear / Michael D. Thomas

18. Elements and considerations in designing and or selecting a room interlock system / Patrick Bong

19. Considerations when specifying laser eyewear for ultrafast applications / Michael D. Thomas

20. Paperwork considerations (not documented, not done) / Ken Barat

21. Explaining engineering control measures found in standards / Ken Barat

22. Illuminated sign, a closer look / Ken Barat

23. Dye laser, hazards and good practice for safe use / Ken Barat

24. Laser disposal, end of life cycle thoughts, hospice for your laser / Ken Barat

part IV. Problems and solutions, are you dealing with these? 25. How are you dealing with these topics? / Ken Barat.

Notes:

"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 9, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750355049

9780750355032

OCLC:

1354330380

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.