CCAT hosts Laser Safety Officer Training
September 21, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Elizabeth Gounaris 860.282.4227 egounaris@ccat.us
EAST HARTFORD, CT - Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) will be hosting a Laser Safety Officer Training program at the CCAT Innovation Center located in East Hartford, which is being presented by the LaserVision Academy, on November 16-18, 2010. This training program was developed for individuals using or working with lasers in manufacturing, research, or educational settings and has been assigned the role of Laser Safety Officer (LSO).
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will be able to develop a laser safety program, and understand laser terminology, hazard evaluation, and control measures. Furthermore, attendees will learn the laser laws, regulations and requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
The LSO course is $795.00 per attendee, which includes a complete set of LSO course notes, a copy of the ANSI 'Safe Use of Lasers' standard, a LaserVision Basic Safety Guide, laser safety program, resource forms and documentation, a certificate of completion, and a complementary LaserVision Laser Safety Eyewear of your choice. For more information and registration, please visit http://www.academy.lasersafety.com/academyu/academyU-registration.cfm
For more information about the program please contact Elizabeth Gounaris, Laser Applications Engineer and Laser Safety Officer at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology's Laser Applications Laboratory at 860-282-4227 or egounaris@ccat.us, or Rich Greene, LaserVision Academy Director at 651-357-1823 or r.greene@lasersafety.com.
ABOUT CCAT
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) helps private and public entities to apply innovative tools and practices to increase efficiencies, improve workforce development and boost competitiveness. CCAT functions as a unique economic development organization that combines expertise in cutting-edge technology with specialized centers of excellence in manufacturing, education, training, energy, and entrepreneurialism. Throughout these efforts, we promote partnership between industry, academia, and government to create a new collaborative framework for addressing 21st-century economic challenges.
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