Problem-Based Learning Boosts Laser Safety Training
Adding real experience to classroom education prepares laser users and safety officers for real-life situations. Laser safety training for users of Class 3B and Class 4 laser users has been required since 1973, when the first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) laser standard, Z136.1, Safe Use of Lasers, was published. That and subsequent laser standards outlined the topics to be covered, but the only change to the training requirement since that time has been with the recent ANSI
Photonics Spectra, April 2014