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By what logic do you equate "Laser Safety Officer" with "government official"?

by raldi 12y ago

tedunangst 12y ago
The government employs a great many safety officers. I doubt many people know all of them. A "reasonable person" may conclude, upon presentation of a "Laser Safety Officer" ID, that you are there on official business. Depends on context. It's not illegal merely to carry such an ID. It's probably not illegal to give one to a Secret Service agent, either, unless you're trying to deceive them, but that's likely skirting close to the edge.
- zevyoura 12y ago
  >The government employs a great many safety officers. So do private businesses.
  - dalke 12y ago
    The Laser Safety Officer for Rockwell Laser Industries - https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.aspx https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.... - is an example of a LSO in private industry. "Certified Laser Safety Officer" from the Board of Laser Safety ("It should be emphasized that a certificate awarded by the BLS does not constitute a license to practice, nor does it guarantee that a CLSO meets any federal, state or other requirements related to the practice of laser safety.") - http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf . In other words, a 'Certified Laser Safety Officer' is not a government-specific designation. Turns out, there's even a Wikipedia reference to LSO, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_officer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_offic... . "In many jurisdictions, organizations that operate lasers are required to appoint a laser safety officer (LSO)." with a link to a University of Chicago page at http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml which says "only Class 3b and Class 4 lasers are to be registered with the Laser Safety Officer." (U. Chicago is another non-government organization with a LSO.)

By what logic do you equate "Laser Safety Officer" with "government official"?

by raldi 12y ago

By what logic do you equate "Laser Safety Officer" with "government official"?

The government employs a great many safety officers. I doubt many people know all of them. A "reasonable person" may conclude, upon presentation of a "Laser Safety Officer" ID, that you are there on official business. Depends on context. It's not illegal merely to carry such an ID. It's probably not illegal to give one to a Secret Service agent, either, unless you're trying to deceive them, but that's likely skirting close to the edge.

zevyoura 12y ago
>The government employs a great many safety officers. So do private businesses.
- dalke 12y ago
  The Laser Safety Officer for Rockwell Laser Industries - https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.aspx https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.... - is an example of a LSO in private industry. "Certified Laser Safety Officer" from the Board of Laser Safety ("It should be emphasized that a certificate awarded by the BLS does not constitute a license to practice, nor does it guarantee that a CLSO meets any federal, state or other requirements related to the practice of laser safety.") - http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf . In other words, a 'Certified Laser Safety Officer' is not a government-specific designation. Turns out, there's even a Wikipedia reference to LSO, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_officer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_offic... . "In many jurisdictions, organizations that operate lasers are required to appoint a laser safety officer (LSO)." with a link to a University of Chicago page at http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml which says "only Class 3b and Class 4 lasers are to be registered with the Laser Safety Officer." (U. Chicago is another non-government organization with a LSO.)