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November 2009
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BLS News & Review |
Volume 3, Number 4
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In This Issue BLS Links
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Virginia Arnold |
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R. Douglas Coleman |
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Scott Easter |
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Cheryl Levie |
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William Nickell, M.D. |
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Stephanie Pallares |
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Loura Petsche |
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Theodore Walden |
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Amanda Clifton | Harton Regional Medical Center |
Go to the BLS website to view complete listings of CLSOs and CMLSOs.
Special LIA Membership Rate for CLSOs and CMLSOs
The Laser Institute of America would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on obtaining your certification and invite you to become a member of the LIA. Membership in a laser safety related professional or technical organization or society earns valuable certification maintenance (CM) points, with a maximum of 3 CM points total for the term (1 CM point given per year of membership).
Start earning your certification maintenance (CM) points today at the special LIA membership rate for CLSOs and CMLSOs — 3 years for $235!
Maintaining certification is an important and vital part of becoming a CLSO or CMLSO. As the industry and technology changes, so must the knowledge of a CLSO and CMLSO. One way to keep abreast of the current technology is by utilizing these LIA membership benefits, among others:
- Complimentary subscription to the peer reviewed Journal of Laser Applications® including free access to all articles online (an excellent publication forum for your technical work as well)
- Complimentary subscription to LIA Today
- Discounts on registration for LIA conferences, such as the International Laser Safety Conference
Sign up now to take advantage of this special membership offer, only available to CLSOs and CMLSOs. Complete and return the provided LIA membership application today.
For a complete listing of CM Points categories, go to www.lasersafety.org and choose certification maintenance or refer to your Certification Maintenance Manual.
The 2010 annual meeting of ASC Z136 will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, Calif. We have been able to secure rooms at the government per diem rate of $132/single for all attendees. A personal online group page for making reservations has been created for our group by the hotel; please follow this link to register:
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/JOSE-DT-LIA-20100307/index.jhtml.
Ancillary Meetings
The following meetings have been scheduled in conjunction with the annual meeting:
Day/Date | Time | Committee | Contact Person |
Wed., Mar 10 | 8a — 5p | SSC-6 Outdoor Lasers | Robert Aldrich |
8a — noon | SSC-9 Manufacturing | Tom Lieb | |
Thurs., Mar 11 | 8a — 5p | SSC-1 Safe Use of Lasers | Ben Rockwell |
8a — noon | TSC-1 Bioeffects | Bruce Stuck | |
1p — 3p | SSC-8 R&D and Testing | Ken Barat | |
3p — 5p | ADCOM (closed meeting) | Barbara Sams | |
Sat., Mar 13 | 8a — noon | TSC-7 Analysis & Applications | Wes Marshall |
Committee Dinner
As in previous years, committee members and observers are invited to join us on Thursday evening for dinner. For meal planning purposes, please email Barbara Sams at bsams@lasersafety.org to let us know you are coming.
The ASC Z136 annual meeting is open to the public. If you have any questions regarding the meeting (e.g., would like a meeting agenda or plan to attend as an observer), or if you are interested in attending an ancillary committee meeting, please contact Barbara.
IEC TC 76 Meetings in 2009 and 2010
Contributed by Jerry Dennis, LIA Fellow
Technical Committee 76 on Optical Radiation Safety and Laser Equipment of the International Electrotechnical Commission met during the week of September 28 in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden. Among several issues covered was the need for increased liaison between TC 76 and other technical committees that write standards for electrical and electronic products that incorporate lasers or non-coherent sources of optical radiation. Because lasers are now incorporated into so many diverse products, the need for communicating to other committees the philosophy of TC 76 in addressing the hazards of lasers and other sources is becoming of even greater importance. These other committees and their products include:
- TC 34A Lamps and lamp systems
- TC 61 Home appliances including toys, sunlamps and infrared heaters
- TC 62 Electrical medical equipment
- TC 66 Laboratory and measuring equipment
- TC 86 Fiber optics communication equipment
- TC 100 Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
- TC 108 Audio/video, information technology and communication technology
Issues that TC 76 is now addressing include a new standard for intense pulsed lights being used in medical and aesthetic applications, updating of the standard for fiber-optic communications systems, labeling graphics and simplification, simplified criteria for laser hazard classification, and refinement of the standards for high power lasers in machine tools.
TC 76 has been invited to meet again at the General Meeting of the IEC in October 2010 in Seattle, Washington. Technical Committees 34, 61, 62, 86, 100 and 108 have also been invited to meet during the General Meeting, providing unusual and outstanding opportunities to strengthen liaisons with committees having related responsibilities. TC 76 chairman Jerry Dennis, Secretary Bill Ertle of Rockwell Laser Industries, and all of TC 76 are most grateful to the agencies and organizations in the United States who have most generously contributed to the support of TC 76 to make the invitation to Seattle 2010 now a reality.
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We know that's Bob Sarason, but where has he taken our ANSI Z136.1 now? I'll tell you this much, it's not UC Davis.
The first person who can tell us where “My Traveling ANSI” and Bob are in the photo above will receive a BLS polo shirt. The next four will receive runner-up gifts. Get your guess in today! We need the town and state please. Have you taken your ANSI someplace interesting and/or unusual? Send in your photo of “My Traveling ANSI” to share with friends and colleagues to BLS@lasersafety.org. |