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Laser pointer usage tips ... / How to stay safe and out of jail / ion-checkmark-round
NEVER aim at aircraft
Why laser beams seem to end
Don't aim at head & eyes
Tips for star pointing
Tips for garden/holiday projectors
Tips for bird dispersal
Tips for using with animals
Safe outdoor laser shows
Emergency signaling lasers
Not best for presentations?
FAQs and media info ... // ion-information-circled
FAQ - General questions
FAQ for doubters
Fast facts for media
Aviation laser strikes info ... / Video, pilot tips, eyewear, stats / ion-android-plane
Laser/aircraft illumination statistics
Laser hazards to aviation
Basic principles of hazards
Laser hazard distances chart
Video summarizing laser hazards
Tips and training for pilots
Glare protection eyewear for pilots
More protective eyewear info
Windscreen protection for pilots
How to safely simulate a laser strike
FAA guidance for law enforcement
Info & studies from FAA etc. ...
Documents from SAE G10
2001 FAA laser pointer study
2003 FAA simulator study
2005 Laser event recorder testing
2006 FAA incident review
2008 FAA windscreen study
Searchlights compared to lasers
2010 FAA 5-year incident study
2010 FAA incident data
2013 FAA helicopter study
2015 Nanocomposite coating study
2016 ATSB pilot incapacitation study
2018 SAE laser mitigation recommendations
2019 laser eyewear study
Past FAA illumination statistics ...
2004-2014 historical data
2013 laser/aircraft incidents
Advice for FAA AC 70-1A
To find incident reports
Safe lasers being used outdoors
Consumer laser eye injury info / Injury severity & number of injuries / ion-eye
Laser use during protests /Potential harm to police etc./ ion-alert
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If you are harassed by lasers // ion-ios-medical
If you are hit by a laser beam / Injury diagnosis and treatment / ion-medkit
If your camera is hit by a beam // ion-ios-camera
How to report a laser incident // ion-chatbubble-working
How to reduce incidents ... / For users, sellers, pilots, regulators / ion-android-bulb
Our recommendations
For laser pointer users
For laser pointer sellers
For pros using lasers outdoors
For pilots
For airlines and FAA
For FDA/CDRH
Tax handheld lasers?
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News ... / Incidents, statistics and more
Aviation incident news
Non-aviation incident news
Statistics, Laws, All other news
Index to news stories (categories & tags)
What's new at the website
Jan 2011 NY Times article
Feb 2012 Mass. hockey game
Sentences for laser offenses / A list of persons fined or jailed / ion-sad-outline
Laser pointer laws ... / Plus proposed & suggested laws /ion-ios-world
International (non-U.S.) laws
U.S. laws
Laser pointer permits
Analysis, status of HR 386
A proposed U.S. laser law
If you are writing a laser law...
U.S. regulatory agencies
Rules for U.S. consumers
Rules for U.S. sellers
Rules for U.S. outdoor users
Is a laser flashlight a "laser" in California?
Corrections and advice for FAA AC 70-1
What if you break the rules?
Perspectives & Opinions ... / Informed advice / ion-quote
What should be done about laser pointers?
What are pointers good for?
Risks of lasers vs other products
Cost of lives lost in a laser accident
US CPSC laser pointer reports
Are laser toys a hazard?
More about laser toys ...
Google search for laser toy
AAO - Laser toy studies
AAO - Handheld blue laser toys
AAO - Laser toy eye injuries
FDA - Laser toy press release
Comments on 2013 FDA toy proposal
Laser toy updates
FDA authority over pointers
FAA authority over airspace
Tax handheld lasers?
Our recommendations
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Laser safety tech info ... / Calculations, classifications, data / ion-ios-calculator
Beam Diameter & Irradiance Calculator
Laser Hazard Distance Calculator
Laser hazard distance equations
Laser hazard distances chart
Laser Classes chart
1-page 'instant' LSO course
Laser safety studies ... // ion-pie-graph
2002: Understanding levels of vision loss
2006: Countering laser pointer threats to road safety
2010: How bright for green astronomy pointers?
2013: Blink, aversion and glare studies
2013: Laser pointer-caused eye injuries
2015: Update on new injuries since 2013
2017: Review of 111 injuries worldwide
2019: Canadian laser usage and injuries
2019: Hazards to children
Miscellaneous laser info ... / High power; projectors; weapons
June 2010 alert
Review: Wicked Spyder Arctic
Illegal pointers on Amazon
Laser pico projectors
Laser designator 'flashlights'
Laser gun sights
Laser weapons in general
Laser blinding weapons
Hobbyist laser hacks and projects
Laser dazzle and glare / A scientific definition / ion-ios-flower
Links / Articles, websites, courses / ion-link
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