- Elements of Laser Safety - http://gary.myers.net/elements.htm
Mainly discusses how the human body, especially the eye, can be affected by various freqencies of laser radiation.
- Rockwell Laser Industries - http://www.rli.com/
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.
- Lasers in Health Care - http://www.ccohs.com/oshanswers/phys_agents/lasers.html
Questions and answers on the use of lasers in health care.
- Laser Safety And The Eye - http://www.derm.ubc.ca/laser/eyesafety.html
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.
- Laser Pointer Information Sheet - http://www.nrpb.org/press/information_sheets/laser_pointers.htm
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.
- Laser Pointer Safety - http://www.laserinstitute.org/publications/safety_bulletin/laser_pointer/
Bulletin prepared by the Laser Institute of America.
- Laser Safety Information Bulletin - http://www.laserinstitute.org/publications/safety_bulletin/laser_safety_info/
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.
- Laser Safety Manual - http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/programs/laser/laser_manual.html
University of Pennsylvania laser safety manual.
- Laser Pointers - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/products/laser.html
Overview of the dangers of the device and information on its safe use.
- No To The Laserpointer - http://home.hccnet.nl/maurits.groenenberg/laserpointer.htm
Some laserpointers are more powerful than labeled. Especially dangerous are class 3B laserpointers. Provides background information and many links related to laserpointer safety.
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