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Apply for the Exam

To apply, simply purchase your application fee below, and submit your completed application with supporting documentation via email. Reference questionnaires should be emailed to BLS directly from the reference. If your application is approved, an invoice for the exam fee will be emailed to you with additional instructions. 

Submitting Application Materials

Please download our most up-to-date application forms from this website. Note that we now utilize electronic invoicing and do not collect payment information on these forms. Applications and references may be emailed directly to bls@lasersafety.org, mailed to our office, or faxed.

The application fee is a non-refundable administrative charge and must be paid before your application will be reviewed. If approved to sit for the exam, an electronic invoice for the exam fee will be emailed to you. 

Application Fee & Forms

CLSO Application Fee
The full name of the applicant.
The email address for the applicant.
The contact phone number for the applicant.
CMLSO Application Fee
The full name of the applicant.
The email address for the applicant.
The contact phone number for the applicant.
CLSO Application Forms

The current CLSO exam is based on the 2014 edition of the Z136.1 - Safe Use of Lasers. 

CMLSO Application Forms

The current CMLSO exam is based on the 2011 edition of the Z136.3 - Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care.