Chapter 12: Oversight Regulations and Reported AccidentsChapter 13: Visual Interference Hazards of Laser Light; Chapter 14: The Potential for Eye Injuries from Lasers Aimed at Pilots; Chapter 15: Outdoor Laser Safety; Chapter 16: Laser Light Show Accidents; Chapter 17: Fiber Optics in Telecommunications; Chapter 18: Accident Investigation; Chapter 19: Non-Beam Hazards; Chapter 20: Laser Safety Tools; Chapter 21: How Many Wrong Decisions Can One Rationalize Away?; Index
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Editor; Contributors; Introduction: Short and to the Point; Chapter 1: Why Accidents Happen; Chapter 2: Laser Safety Terms; Chapter 3: Safety Culture and Incident Investigation; Chapter 4: Accident Preparation; Chapter 5: Lessons Learned Examples; Chapter 6: The Near Miss; Chapter 7: Where Do I Find Laser Accident Information?; Chapter 8: R & D Accident Case; Chapter 9: A Laser Injury Event at the Idaho National Laboratory: Limitations of Skill-of-the-Craft; Chapter 10: Laser Eyewear; Chapter 11: Risk Assessment
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Understanding Laser Accidents provides a comprehensive reference addressing a wide a spectrum of laser accidents. The under-reporting and misreporting of laser accidents creates a blind spot for the laser management of institutions, laser users and laser safety officers. This book attempts to lift that veil. By giving details of why laser accidents occur, accident preparation, where to find laser accident information, elements of laser accident investigation, role of lessons learned and regulatory oversight of laser use. Chapters include a look at pilot illumination, fiber telecommunication, light show incidents and more as well as a detailed and honest review of three laser events that hold a mirror up to researchers and industrial laser users. Provides a comprehensive, single source devoted to laser accidents Covers elements of laser accident preparedness Provides detailed analysis of some laser accidents that share common threads across the research and industrial environment Contains information on where to find laser accident information Extensive information on the illumination of pilots Reviews laser regulatory oversight, non-beam hazards and laser safety tools