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1.Laser Pens Have Safety-minded Seeing Red
Summarizes some worries about laser pointers.
URL:http://cnn.com/TECH/science/9811/30/laser.pens/index.html
2.Laser Precautions and Safety
Technical document with information about laser safety and the risks of various classes of lasers by Berkeley Labs.
URL:http://ehssun.lbl.gov/ehsdiv/pub3000/CH16.html
3.Elements of Laser Safety
Mainly discusses how the human body, especially the eye, can be affected by various freqencies of laser radiation.
URL:http://gary.myers.net/elements.htm
4.Laser Accidents
Summaries of reported laser accidents in the United States and their causes from 1964 to 1992. They indicate that the majority of injuries involve the eye and occur during alignment procedures, or because the protective eyewear was either inappropriate or not used.
URL:http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/lasermanual/documents/section11.html
5.Laser Hazards
Eye and skin hazards from laser light.
URL:http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/lasermanual/documents/section6.html
6.Non-Beam Laser Hazards
Various electrical, radiation, fire, explosion and chemical hazards.
URL:http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/lasermanual/documents/section7.html
7.Laser Safety Manual
Nicely illustrated manual from the University of Waterloo.
URL:http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/lasermanual/documents/tblcont.html
8.Lasers in Health Care
Questions and answers on the use of lasers in health care.
URL:http://www.ccohs.com/oshanswers/phys_agents/lasers.html
9.Laser Safety And The Eye
The unprotected human eye is extremely sensitive to laser radiation and can be permanently damaged from direct or reflected beams. The site of ocular damage for any given laser depends upon its output wavelength.
URL:http://www.derm.ubc.ca/laser/eyesafety.html
10.Laser Safety Manual
University of Pennsylvania laser safety manual.
URL:http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/laser/laser_manual.html
11.Laser Safety Information
Summary of laser safety information.
URL:http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/rss/laser/lasersafety.htm
12.Misuse of Laser Pointers
The power of light emitted by these battery-operated lasers used to be less than one milliwatt (Class 2 lasers). But now the power has increased to between 1 and 5 mW (Class 3a laser) to obtain a brighter beam. Unfortunately, it also makes the laser more dangerous to the eye.
URL:http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ehp/ehd/catalogue/general/iyh/laser.htm
13.Laser Safety Manual
Complete manual from University of Alabama-Birmingham.
URL:http://www.healthsafe.uab.edu/pages/radiationsafety/lazersafetymanual.html
14.Laser Pointer Safety
Bulletin prepared by the Laser Institute of America.
URL:http://www.laserinstitute.org/publications/safety_bulletin/laser_pointer/
15.Laser Safety Information Bulletin
Prepared by the Laser Institute of America's Laser Safety Committee to educate new laser users on the concerns and issues related to laser safety.
URL:http://www.laserinstitute.org/publications/safety_bulletin/laser_safety_info/
16.Laser Pointer Information Sheet
The misuse of laser pointers (sometimes referred to as laser pens) reported in the press has generated public concern over the safety of these devices. The following provides basic information on the properties of laser radiation, the different laser classes and summarises NRPB's position on the issue of the safety of laser pointers.
URL:http://www.nrpb.org/press/information_sheets/laser_pointers.htm
17.Laser Pointer Advisory
Summary of laser pointer operation, issues, recent newsworthy events, and safety recommendations.
URL:http://www.princeton.edu/~ehs/laserpointer.html
18.Hazard Alert for Pen-Like and Other Laser Pointers
Summary of concerns and warnings.
URL:http://www.redstone.army.mil/safety/rad/jtf/0595_1.html
19.Rockwell Laser Industries
Laser safety consulting, training and a full line of safety products including eyewear, barriers, signs, hazard analysis software and instructional materials. Site includes much safety related information.
URL:http://www.rli.com/
20.Safety Recommendations of Laser Pointers
The use of laser diode pointers and their safety.
URL:http://www.rli.com/pointer.html
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