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Laser safety : practical knowledge and solutions
Title
Laser safety : practical knowledge and solutions / edited by Ken Barat.
ISBN
9780750355049
9780750355032
9780750355001
9780750355018
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (some color).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Biographical / Historical Note
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.
Variant and related titles
IOP ebooks.
Other formats
Also available in print.
Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 19, 2023
Series
[IOP release $release]
IOP series in coherent sources, quantum fundamentals, and applications
IOP ebooks. [2022 collection]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
Students, researchers, engineers, physicists.
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.
Subjects
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Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
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