Medical and scientific organizations have a lot going on behind the scenes. Not only do you have to protect your patients’ data according to more and more stringent standards, you need to keep your employees safe and make sure your business is sustainable. All of these are constant background requirements even before you and your…
Radiation safety glasses keep your eyes safer. Even limited exposure to radiation from x-ray machines, fluoroscopes, and some orthopedic surgery tools can lead to cataracts and vision problems. But it’s not enough to just have a couple of pairs available in your lab or hospital for the most dangerous tasks. Make sure all of your…
Laser safety starts with knowledge. Without it, blindness can happen in the blink of an eye. Lasers span distances at the speed of light, which, according to physics, is the fastest speed possible. There will be no warning before a laser beam does its damage. One instant, you are fine, and the next, you aren’t….
If you ever want to find out what can happen to the inside of your eyes if you fail to wear laser safety glasses when they are required during the use of a laser, you will find a variety of information during your search. You can do one simple search and you will find pages…
Some eye injuries occur swiftly and catastrophically such as when a high-speed cutting wheel explodes and punctures an unprotected eye with a flying fragment. Most sensible people understand the need for eye protection from these kinds of dangers. On the other hand, slow acting eye hazards, such as those causing cataracts, require years and possibly…
When it comes to working around hazardous materials and hazardous materials, you will need to make sure you have the proper equipment in order for you to remain safe. As a worker, it is important for you to protect your head and your face at all times, and this should be one of your main…
Because of their unique properties, lasers enjoy many industrial applications. For example, they can cut and drill materials without the need of a cutting or drilling tool. This eliminates the problems of tool wear and replacement as well as excessive noise. They’re effective at machining difficult materials such as ceramics and very hard metals. Laser…
Given it’s the most vulnerable part of the body, it’s not surprising that the eye is often injured in laser accidents. Because it’s an optical organ, it’s particularly susceptible to lasers in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. Laser beams of this type readily travel through the cornea and lens, and reach the light sensing cells…
X-rays are highly energetic electromagnetic radiation that are well outside the range of visual perception. Because of their high energy, they are capable of forming ions by knocking electrons off atoms. For this reason they are classified as ionizing radiation. This ionizing of atoms can break down the molecules of living tissue and cause adverse…
A laser generates a beam of light of a single wavelength where the light waves move in the same direction and are exactly in phase (their peaks and valleys are perfectly aligned). This makes the beam intense and highly directional. These optical properties make lasers useful for many commercial and consumer applications. But they also…