The OSHA and LIA Alliance focuses on providing the organization's members and
others, including small businesses with information, guidance, and access to training resources
that will help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing
exposure to laser beam and non-beam hazards in industrial and medical workplaces. In addition, the
organizations will share information on laser regulations and standards, bioeffects lasers have on
the eyes and skin, laser control measures and laser safety program administration. The Alliance
goals include:
Training and Education
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of laser-related safety courses.
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention
of laser hazards in the workplace, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating
such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and LIA's Web sites) to employers and employees in medical, industrial, military, research &
development, and optical fiber communications industries.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or LIA's conferences, local meetings, or other laser safety
training events such as, LIA's International Laser Safety conference.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
LIA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by LIA and
through OSHA- or LIA-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or
any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on laser safety that are
addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 28, 2009: OSHA-NIOSH Seminar Series, Washington, DC.
- Through the OSHA and LIA Alliance, Gus Anibarro presented, "Laser Safety
Hazard Identification & Control: 13 Questions an OSHA Compliance Officer
Should Ask."
- May 5, 2009: Laser Safety in the Workplace Best Practices Seminar,
Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
- Through the OSHA and LIA Alliance, Gus Anibarro, Education Director, Laser
Institute of America, conducted the Laser Safety in the Workplace Best Practice
Seminar. The Seminar included information about what to look for and key
questions to ask when entering facilities that use lasers.
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Laser
Institute of America (LIA) and more than 55 other Alliance Program participants
supported 2009 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety
Engineers (ASSE), an Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of
Safety Engineering (CSSE), the Week focuses on the importance of preventing
injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The theme for 2009 NAOSH Week was
"Safety Means Always Coming Home."
- May 4, 2009: Gus Anibarro, Education Director, LIA, attended the NAOSH Week
Kick-off event at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC. Acting
Assistant Secretary Jordan Barab, USDOL-OSHA; Warren Brown, President, ASSE;
and Andrew Cooper, Secretary, CSSE; provided brief remarks. The Kick-off also
featured an Alliance Program participant panel with presentations from Alliance
Program participants American Heart Association, ASSE, Independent Electrical
Contractors, and National Safety Council focusing on workplace safety and
health issues.
- May 4, 2009: Gus Anibarro, Education Director, LIA, attended the OSHA-led
afternoon seminar. Barnett Lawrence, Compliance Assistance Coordinator, Office
of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA), Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs (DCSP), USDOL-OSHA presented "Navigating the OSHA Web Site." Amanda Edens, Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA;
Michael Walterschied, Area Director, Region III, Baltimore/Washington D.C. Area
Office, USDOL-OSHA; John Ferris, Director, Office of Emergency Management,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, USDOL-OSHA; and Doug
Goodell, then-Acting Deputy Director, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA participated on the
"OSHA Update" panel discussion. Elizabeth Way, Director, OOSA, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA
presented "OSHA Top 10 Violations and Compliance Assistance Resources."
- March 16-19, 2009: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
56th Annual Congress, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois.
- March 14-15, 2009: Through the OSHA and LIA Alliance and the OSHA and AORN
Alliance, LIA instructors, Kay Ball, RN, BSN, MSA, PhD, CNOR, FAAN, and Vangie
Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, Clinical Manager, Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth,
Georgia, conducted the Medical Laser Safety Training Course for 70 attendees.
- September 2006 through November 2008: Laser Safety in the Workplace Best
Practices Seminar. Through the OSHA and LIA Alliance, LIA representatives
conducted seven training seminars on what to look for and key questions to ask
when entering facilities that use lasers. [More...]
- October 20-26, 2008:
2008 Drug-Free Work Week. The Laser Institute of America and a number of
other Alliance Program participants supported the 2008 Drug-Free Work Week.
Sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Week
focused on educating employers, employees and the public about the importance
of being drug-free as an essential component of a safe and healthful workplace.
- October 6-7, 2008: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Multi-Specialty Conference, Hyatt Regency, St. Louis, Missouri. Through the
OSHA and LIA Alliance and the OSHA and AORN Alliance, LIA instructor, Vangie
Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, Clinical Manager, Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth,
Georgia, conducted the Medical Laser Safety Officer Course.
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Laser Institute of America and a number of other
Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored
annually by American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering,
the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Laser Safety Information Bulletin [PDF
- 2 MB]. Through the OSHA and Laser Institute of America (LIA) Alliance, LIA developed "Laser Safety Information Bulletin." The Bulletin focuses on the concerns and issues related to laser safety. (2006, September)
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
OSHA eTools
Additional Resources
* Alliance Implementation Team members serve on the editorial board.
+ Alliance Implementation Team members participated in the development of this resource.
Areas of Emphasis
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