Sessions will be in the SLAC Kavli Auditorium
(Building 51, ground floor) unless noted in boldface italics.
Program is subject to change. Speaker information,
including titles and abstracts for their talks can be found
here.
Tuesday, sEPTEMBER 11, 2012 |
7:30 | Coffee &
Refreshments,
and Registration |
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Session 1: Session Chair: Mike Woods, SLAC |
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Time | Talk Title | Speaker | Institute |
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8:30 | Welcome to LSO Workshop (pdf) | Mike Woods | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
8:40 | Welcome to SLAC (pdf) | Paul Golan | Department of Energy - SLAC Site Office |
8:55 | The LCLS Free
Electron X-Ray Laser - Overview of Facility and its Science (pdf) |
Uwe Bergmann | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
9:40 | LCLS: User Operation
and Laser
Safety in its Experimental Halls (pdf) |
Alan Fry | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
10:10 | Coffee Break | ||
Session 2: Session Chair: Jamie King, LLNL |
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10:30 |
National Ignition Facility: High Energy Density Science, Ignition and Applications (pdf) |
Mike Dunne | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
11:00 | Attosecond Laser Systems and Applications (pdf) | Adrian Pfeiffer | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
11:30 | Fiber Lasers: Technology, Applications and associated Laser Safety (pdf) | Jay Dawson | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
12:00 | The Jefferson Lab FEL:
User Operation and Laser Safety in its User Labs (pdf) |
Steve Benson | Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory |
12:30 - 1:45 | Lunch | ||
Session 3: Session Chair: Ken Barat, LBNL |
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1:45 | Overview of the DOE's EFCOG
Laser Safety Subgroup - its Role and Work Activities (pdf) |
Barb O'Kane | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
2:10 | Laser Safety at AWE and the
Orion High Intensity Plasma Physics Research Facility (pdf) (paper) (AWE training videos) |
Thomas Bett and Graham White | Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), United Kingdom |
2:45 | Panel discussion - Alignment Training and On-the-Job Training (OJT) (pdf) | Panel members: Thomas Bett (AWE, UK), Joanna Casson (LANL), Peter King (CalTech), Ryan Coffee (SLAC) | |
3:30 | Group Photograph (jpg) | ||
3:40 | Coffee Break | ||
Session 4: Session Chair: Cliff Greenberg, Nikon |
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4:00 | Nanoparticle Hazards and Mitigation in Laser Manufacturing (pdf) | Dennis Ford | Abbott Vascular |
4:30 | Laser Safety Risks for Service Engineers (pdf) | Doug Kresse | Coherent, Inc. |
5:00 | Programmable Fail-to-Safe Control Systems (pdf) | Thomas Lieb | L*A*I International |
wEDNEsday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 |
8:00 | Coffee &
Refreshments,
and Registration |
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Session
5: Session Chair: LeAnne Amoroso, Stanford U. |
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Time | Talk Title | Speaker | Institute |
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8:30 | Laser Safety at a Research University (pdf) | R. DeWayne Holcomb | University of Texas |
9:00 | UV Laser Radiation: Skin Hazards and Skin Protection Controls (pdf) | Mike Woods | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
9:30 | Laser Pointer Characterization and Evaluation at NIST | Joshua Hadler | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
9:55 | Coffee Break | ||
Session
6: Session Chair: Dick Owen, JLAB |
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10:15 | Laser Safety for LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) (pdf) | Peter King | California Institute of Technology |
10:40 | Review of Recent Laser Incidents at DOE facilities (pdf) | Joanna Casson | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
11:10 | Panel Discussion - Embedded Lasers (pdf) | Panel members: Jamie King (LLNL), Tekla Staley (INL), Cliff Greenberg (Nikon) and Brent Nasca (Honeywell FM&T/KCP) | |
11:55 - 1:10 | Lunch | ||
Session
7: Session Chair: Barbara Sams, Laser Institute of America |
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1:10 | OSHA Inspections (pdf) | Jay Jamali | Enviro Safetech |
1:30 | ANSI Z136.1 - Status on Updates for next Revision, and Work by TSC-4 Committee on Control Measures and Training (pdf) | Bill Ertle | Rockwell Laser Industries |
2:00 | ANSI Z136.8 - Update on New Standard for Laser Safety in R&D (pdf) | Ken Barat | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
2:30 | Coffee Break | ||
2:45 Board Buses for Tour | |||
3:00 - 5:00 | Tour: Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Experimental Halls and Klystron Gallery | ||
5:00 - 7:00 | Social Event Reception and Vendor Exhibit (Patio-Lawn, adjacent to Cafeteria); this will also include displays of SLAC's laser alignment training course and NIST's laser pointer evaluation |
THURsday, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 |
8:00 | Coffee &
Refreshments |
Session
8: Session Chair: Matt Quinn, Fermilab |
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Time | Talk Title | Speaker | Institute |
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8:30 | Compilation of Lessons Learned Events at SLAC (pdf) | Mike Woods | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
9:00 | Accident Investigation -
Toxic Byproducts from Laser Ionizing SF6 |
Karen Kelley | University of Maryland |
9:30 | Hand Injury from Unexpected Laser Beam during Laser Servicing (pdf) | Tekla Staley | Idaho National Laboratory |
10:00 | Coffee Break | ||
Session
9: Session Chair: Joanna Casson, LANL |
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10:20 | Radiological Dose
Rates from Laser-Target Interactions at 1017 W/cm2 Irradiance (pdf) |
Johannes Bauer |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
10:50 | Key Laser Safety Practices for Supervisors and Managers (pdf) | Al Roth | Newport Corporation |
11:20 | Laser Reference Guides-Cradle to Grave (pdf) | Ken Barat | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Appreciation Plaque presented to Ken Barat (photo1, photo2) | |||
11:50 | LSO Workshop Closing Remarks | Barb O'Kane | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
12:00 | LSO Workshop adjourns | ||
LSO Workshop Evaluation Survey | |||
1:30 - 4:30 | Board of Laser
Safety exams for CLSO and CMLSO (Bldg 28 - Rm 141) |
BLS representative | Board of Laser Safety |
1:15 - 3:30 | Coffee Service available (Bldg 28 - Eldorado Room) | ||
1:30 - 5:00 | DOE EFCOG-LSSG meeting (Bldg 28 - El Dorado Room) | Barb O'Kane | |
5:00 | EFCOG meeting adjourns |