Volume 8 - Issue 4

Message from the Director

It's hard to believe another year is almost over. There are so many things to share with you this issue; I will try not to inundate!

• CLSOs and CMLSOs with cycle terms ending December 31,2014, please start preparing your CM renewal worksheets today! If you are unsure of whether you have enough points to
  renew or how to count points in a particular category, please contact Daniela at dbenitez@lasersafety.org

• Attend these upcoming events (see Updates for details)
  • The International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC) 2015
  • Laser Safety Professionals Luncheon
  • ASC Z136 Annual Meeting and various ancillary meetings
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• ANSI Z136 standards now available electronically from the LIA! "Two of a Kind" sale kicks off the re–launch of electronic Z136 standards available from
  LIA. This is a buy one, get one at 50% sale (same standard – print and electronic formats), only available for a limited time. Follow the link in the banner ad below to
  order.
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• New study resource from Bowen EHS! Bowen EHS' inaugural Laser Safety Officer Review Course is
  now underway. This online review course, which fulfills the BLS LSO training course prerequisite, has also been approved for continuing education by the BLS and AAHP. In addition to the course, Bowen
  now offers free weekly CLSO study questions. These questions are written in the same multiple–choice format as found on the certification exam; solutions detail not only the "how to" but the
  "why". Sign up for a free membership to receive your study questions.
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• Check out Did You Know? for new OSHA reporting
  requirements effective January 1, 2015.
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• Join me in congratulating the following CLSOs and
  CMLSOs who have been certified 10+ years:

Thank you all for your continued support of the BLS. As always, if you have any
questions or concerns, please contact us at 407.985.3810 or email bls@lasersafety.org.

Happy Holidays!

Barbara Sams

Executive Director

Board of Laser Safety

Featured CLSO,
Karen Kelley

I love being the LSO, especially at a large research institution. It is exciting to be part of the cutting edge research that is conducted here. The biggest challenge of being the LSO is the
competing priorities for my time and efforts. Laser safety is one of many areas of responsibility. (more...)

Featured CMLSO, Damien Luviano

As a certified MLSO, I provide expertise to the Medical Center for the better protection of staff and patients. Becoming certified has allowed me to be the MLSO for our clinic and allowed for a
simpler process applying for a LASER certificate from our state. Being the MLSO for our own clinic, allows me to immediately integrate change to improve safety of our staff and patients. (more...)

Preparations are in full swing for the 2015 International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC)! If you have participated at ILSC in the past, you know this event as the
pre-eminent conference for laser safety professionals worldwide. If you have not attended before, join us in Albuquerque to experience firsthand all that ILSC has to offer.



New this year, the BLS will be hosting the Laser Safety Professionals Luncheon. Scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, BLS in conjunction with Laser Compliance^® will
provide lunch for all ILSC attendees followed by a Q&A forum on certification. Contact Barbara if you will be attending ILSC and would like to participate
on the panel.



Conference Registration now open! Register today to receive the Early Bird rate!



Stay at the conference hotel, Embassy Suites Albuquerque, to be in the center of activities surrounding the conference. You will
benefit from the ease of opportunities to conveniently network with your colleagues, fellow conference attendees and LIA/BLS staff with simple access to conference sessions and social functions as
well as Z136 and IEC TC 76 ancillary meetings.

 

Committee members – the annual meeting of ASC Z136 will be held on 22 March 2015 in conjunction with ILSC 2015, at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque. Scheduled to begin
at 9:00am, arrive early to pick up your conference materials. Lunch will be provided for meeting attendees as well as entrance to the ILSC Welcome Reception. RSVP is required for meal count
purposes.

Not a committee member? If you are interested in the activities of ASC Z136 or any of its subcommittees, we encourage you to come to the annual meeting as an observer.

Ancillary meetings – meeting room space is available daily (8:00am to 5:00pm) during the conference. To date, the following ancillary meetings have been
scheduled:



SSC–8, Research, Development & Testing

Start time: 8:00am, Tues, March 24, 2015

Contact: Ken Barat, lasersafetysolutions@gmail.com



SSC–4, Measurements

Start time: 8:00am, Tues, March 24, 2015

Contact: Jeff Pfoutz, Jeffrey.r.pfoutz.civ@mail.mil



IEC/TC 76, Working Group(s) TBD

Start time: 8:00am, Fri, March 27, 2015

Contacts: David Sliney, david.sliney@att.net; Karl Schulmeister, karl.schulmeister@seibersdorf-laboratories.at



If you would like to schedule meeting room space, please contact Barbara Sams at bsams@lia.org. Space is available on a first come, first serve basis.

OSHA Update: New Reporting Requirements Start January 1



Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employers will now be required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all
in-patient
hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours of finding out about the incident. (more...).



Did You Know? is offered to apprise the laser safety community of industry-related nuggets of information. Please share newsworthy information with your fellow CLSOs and CMLSOs by contacting
us at bls@lasersafety.org.