Laser Safety Training

This training will discuss the hazards that one may encounter when working with lasers in a laboratory setting, why any laser user must be trained and what organizations regulate laser use. Also discussed:

• A description of the lasers, their components, characterizations, and modes of lasers used throughout the University at Buffalo
• The potential hazards associated with different classification of lasers and safety precautions that should be observed.
• The possible results of an exposure to either the human eye or human skin directly from a laser beam, as well as the possible hazards a laser can create in the lab.
• Appropriate safety equipment that should be using when working with lasers.

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Download the presentation called "Initial Laser Safety Training". At the end of the presentation, you will be directed to a page to complete a certification form. Call us at 829-3281 if you have problems with the presentation.