Every day people work with lasers in manufacturing, operations and maintenance, research and development and entertainment industries. We analyze, we calculate, we detail everything about the beam-the wavelength, the direction it travels, the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), the power output. But, what else is in your laser system? How many other non-beam hazards or functions do we recognize, analyze, evaluate and control?

The beam is the most recognized hazard of laser activities; however, it’s only a fraction of the many other hazards or functions that laser users, maintenance personnel and researchers may encounter during laser setup, operation, maintenance and service.

This paper explores non-beam aspects of laser systems-some routine, some not so routine.

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