Related Professional/Technical Organizations and Societies

The following organizations are BLS-approved organizations that an LSO may be a member of to gain certification maintenance points:

• Laser Institute of America - LIA
  
  
• Academy of Laser Dentistry - ALD
  
  
• American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA
  
  
• American Iron and Steel Institute - AISI
  
  
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - ASLMS
  
  
• American Society of Safety Engineers - ASSE
  
  
• American Veterinary Medical Association - AVMA
  
  
• American Welding Society - AWS
  
  
• Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses - AORN
  
  
• Health Physics Society - HPS
  
  
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. - IEEE
  

• International Imaging Industry Association - I3A
  

• International Laser Display Association - ILDA
  
  
• Optical Society of America - OSA
  
  
• The International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE