{"302111":{"#nid":"302111","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Laser Pointer Safety Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAre you 100% sure your laser pointer is operating at the safer low power required by the Food \u0026amp; Drug Administration (FDA)? According to the FDA, many laser pointers emit at higher powers than allowed and are illegally sold to consumers. An informal test conducted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ors.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEHS Office of Radiological Safety\u003C\/a\u003E showed the power of three laser pointers purchased from the internet were all much higher than the allowable FDA limit and actually operated at Class 3B power levels. Class 3B and Class 4 lasers are higher powered lasers that pose a very serious eye hazard potential. These laser classes fall under the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ors.gatech.edu\/laser\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Laser Safety Program\u003C\/a\u003E and have several safety requirements for their operation to prevent hazardous exposures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a public safety service to Georgia Tech, the Laser Safety Committee and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEnvironmental Health and Safety\u003C\/a\u003E are offering a laser pointer safety workshop that will test the operating power of your laser pointer. This test will take just a few minutes to evaluate the emitted laser power and the warning labels and provide a determination on whether or not your laser pointer is FDA compliant.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you are unable to stop by the workshop on this date, please contact the Laser Safety Officer, Gary Spichiger, to schedule a test.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs a public safety service to Georgia Tech, the Laser Safety Committee and Environmental Health and Safety are offering a laser pointer safety workshop that will test the operating power of your laser pointer. This test will take just a few minutes to evaluate the emitted laser power and the warning labels and provide a determination on whether or not your laser pointer is FDA compliant.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ensure your device is operating at the safer low power required by the Food \u0026 Drug Administration"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2014-06-09 10:03:06","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:22:28","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-06-26T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-06-26T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-06-26T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-06-26 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-06-26 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-06-26 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gary.spichiger@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGary M. Spichiger \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnvironmental Health \u0026amp; Safety \u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-8847\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}