Get your Laser Safety Certificate completed in one day, live and interactive with Adjunct Associate Professor Elissa O'Keefe

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The perfect Laser Safety Certificate regardless of where you work, or plan to work. Meets AS/NZS and international standards.

Interactive, informative, and engaging. Learn efficiently and get your skills and career up and going in no time.

This is the perfect Refresher course if a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) course hasn't been done since March 2018 when the new AS/NZS Standard 4173 was released.

Who is it for?

Doctors, nurses, any staff who are in contact with lasers in the cosmetic industry for hair removal, tattoo removal and skin conditions. Anyone who is wanting to start a career in the area or who needs laser safety training.

Mode of delivery

Zoom webinar. If you're new to these here's how to join in, it's very easy! You will be able to automatically download your certificate after you successfully complete the online quiz afterward.

Investment of time

9.30am-3pm (AEST). Breaks at 11-11.15am and 1-1.30pm. Assessment is an online two-hour, open-book quiz done afterward. A workbook is provided to assist note-taking.

This course will help you meet the minimum national certification requirements in all Australian states and territories when using a laser.

Enrol now for just $229

By the end of this course you will:

Have an understanding of the safety precautions required when using lasers in clinical practice
Be able to identify potential risks and identify resources to develop safety plans for the use of lasers and IPL in a clinical setting
Know how to classify, explain and select appropriate lasers and IPL for a variety of clinical presentations
Be able to explain the scientific underpinning of how and why lasers and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) operate
Identify the tissue interactions when using lasers and IPL and identify and interpret the legal considerations for the use of laser and IPL technologies

NOTE: Please note that some countries/provinces/states/territories have specific requirements for using a laser. More on the Australian rules HERE.

Important cancellation notice: If you are unable to attend and advise us within 24 hours we will move you to another timeslot. Non-attendance for any reason without 24 hours or more notice will result in forfeiting your fees and re-enrolment at additional cost. This is because places are limited and valuable.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Content

Operational characteristics of lasers

Generation of the laser beam and propagation of light
Characteristics of lasers and the laser beam and IPL
Properties of different types of lasers
Optical pathways
Delivery systems and applicators
Laser controls, e.g. power/pulse/time settings, emergency control and delivery systems.

Laser hazards

Laser-tissue interactions
Particular hazards of delivery systems
Ocular and skin hazards
Patient-specific hazards
Reflected beam hazards
Laser plume hazards
Fire, explosion, electrical and environmental hazards.

Principles and procedures for safe laser use

Standards, regulations and guidelines
Laser classification and hazard analysis
Audit of laser facilities
Laser controls in health care facilities
Examples of safe practice and programs
Equipment inspection (quality assurance) protocols
Investigation and management of laser accidents/incidents
Eye protection and protective eyewear
Potential for fire and explosion and protection against flammability hazards
Management of airborne contaminants (laser plume)
Electrical safety
Laser controlled areas—designation, warning signs, entry controls, control of access to the laser
Hazards of particular procedures
Role and responsibilities of an LSO.

Enrol now for just $229

Flexible payment

We don’t want anything to get in the way of you achieving your dreams and supercharging your career. That’s why we offer Openpay. In three simple steps, get started.

1. Choose Openpay at enrolment and follow the steps to sign up.
2. Pay your first instalment today, spread the rest over weekly or fortnightly instalments. We will have you enrolled straight away.
3. Your remaining payments will be taken automatically from your chosen card.

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Accreditation

Meets AU/NZS Standards

This is a Laser Safety Certificate and a Laser Safety Officer Certificate too.

CPD Points

This course is accepted for licensing purposes by Queensland Government Radiation Health, Government of Western Australia Radiological Council; Health Protection, and the Tasmanian Government Radiation Protection Unit.

Build your career and be highly employable

This is the fundamental certification required to use a laser, operate a laser, or be a Laser Safety Officer anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.

It can be used as the laser safety education evidence for a license application to Queensland Radiation Health(ED256), Government of Western Australia Radiological Council and the Tasmanian Government Radiation Protection Unit.

What happens once I enrol?

An email confirming your enrolment will be sent immediately and then you will be sent your Zoom login details in a second, separate email. If this second email doesn't show up, please check your spam folder. The day before, you will be sent your workbook and login details for your end of course quiz. If you do not receive an email with your log in details please check that the email hasn't been blocked by your firewall.

Any questions? Call us on 1300 001 808 or Contact Us.

Get your Laser Safety Certificate completed in one day, live and interactive with Adjunct Associate Professor Elissa O'Keefe

Ask questions and get involved...

The perfect Laser Safety Certificate regardless of where you work, or plan to work. Meets AS/NZS and international standards.

Interactive, informative, and engaging. Learn efficiently and get your skills and career up and going in no time.

This is the perfect Refresher course if a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) course hasn't been done since March 2018 when the new AS/NZS Standard 4173 was released.

Who is it for?

Mode of delivery

Investment of time

This course will help you meet the minimum national certification requirements in all Australian states and territories when using a laser.

Enrol now for just $229

By the end of this course you will:

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Content

Operational characteristics of lasers

Laser hazards

Principles and procedures for safe laser use

Enrol now for just $229

Flexible payment

Accreditation

CPD Points

Build your career and be highly employable

This is the fundamental certification required to use a laser, operate a laser, or be a Laser Safety Officer anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.

What happens once I enrol?

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