Laser Safety Officer Course
Running concurrently with the 5th National Laser & Cosmetic Medicine Conference
Date: Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 September 2009
Venue: Sheraton-on-the-Park Hotel, Sydney
Registration Fees: Early Bird Before 31st July
- $650 ; Regular Fee After 31st July - $700
PRESENTER: Mr Trevor Wheatley
Trevor has active research in laser based quantum optics and optical quantum computing at UNSW@ADFA. He is a lecturer at UNSW@ADFA and is UNSW University Medal recipient. He has delivered laser safety training to Defence Personnel and Civilians in both Australia and New Zealand. He is a member of the Standards Australia Committee SF-019 which is responsible for documenting AS/NZS 2211 and he also represents Australia on the IEC TC 76 responsible for developing the international laser safety standards.
Course Description:
The course will provide a general understanding of the principles of generation and the characteristics of electromagnetic radiation. Emphasis will be placed on the differences between conventional and laser sources in their hazard potential to the eye and the requirements for appropriate standards and procedures. In particular the course will emphasise laser safety terminology, the role of the laser safety officer, an introduction to AS/NZS 2211.1:2004 and laser safety in the work place.
Topics covered include:
- Laser Safety in the Work Place and Role of the Laser Safety Officer Understanding Lasers
- Introduction to Hazard Potential of Lasers
- The Australian Standard AS/NZS 2211.1:2004
- Other Australian Lasers Standards
At the conclusion of the Laser Safety Course, a closed book examination is provided for those participants and/or their sponsors who would like some indication of their proficiency in the non-mathematical treatment of lasers and laser hazards. Thus a certificate from the University of New South Wales indicating attendance at the course or successfully completed if they pass the examination will be provided.
This course is aimed at general laser safety and the AS/NZS 2211.1:2004 safety of laser products, these topics will be covered on Saturday and Sunday morning. In addition to the formal material covered above Trevor intends to conduct an informal application to health care discussion and introduce the AS/NZS 4173:2004. The intent of this period is to cover specific health care related issues identified by the AS/NZS4173:2004 and questions raised by participants allowing them to take part in discussion related to their application.
This course will provide a more specific coverage of the AS/NZS
2211.1:2004 and general laser safety. This is probably best
reflected in the differences in content identified as follows:
Topics from Laser Concepts in Healthcare that will not be
formally covered but may be discussed: parameters &
dosimetry, instrumentation, tissue interaction from a medical
perspective, photochemistry, photoablation, electromagnetic
interactions, auditing & QA, documentation and credentialing.
Additional topics covered by this course: Legislation,
OHS, APRANS, current Standards development and implications,
hierarchy of hazard control, classification system, damage
mechanisms, basic laser operation and physics, beam properties
and definitions as defined by AS/NZS 2211.1:2004, general laser
safety practices, the AS/NZS 2211.1:2004, Maximum permissible
exposure (MPE), nominal ocular hazard distances (NOHD, NOHDe,
NOHA), Optical density (OD), accessible emission limits (AEL),
classification, reflections, extended source viewing, laser
safety glasses/goggles, laser facility configuration, duties
laser safety officers and general hazardous situations.
