The Client:

The Board of Laser Safety (BLS) was incorporated in September 2002 as a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Laser Institute of America (LIA), a California nonprofit corporation.

The mission of the BLS is to provide a means for improvement in the practice of laser safety by providing opportunities for the education, assessment, and recognition of laser safety professionals.

The BLS achieves this purpose by: (1) offering examinations to individuals who have met the qualifications of education and experience; (2) acknowledging individuals who have passed the examination by issuing a certificate and allowing them to use the title of "Certified Laser Safety Officer" and the CLSO acronym after their name; (3) requiring each CLSO to maintain their certification by obtaining certification maintenance points in laser safety; and (4) maintaining and publishing a roster of CLSO's for public knowledge.

All applications for CLSO submitted to the BLS are reviewed without consideration of age, sex, religion, race, disability or national origin. BLS reserves the right to revise, update, and amend its applications, examinations, policies, and other material related to the certification program at any time.

The Examination:

This practice test includes 35 multiple-choice questions that are representative of the questions on the Certified Laser Safety Officer Examination. The content areas of the practice test are comparable to those of the actual examination, though the questions on the practice test will never appear on a future examination. Immediately after you take the practice test, you will receive your test score and diagnostic information detailing your areas of strength and weakness. You then will have an opportunity to review each question, along with the answer you gave and the correct answer. For best results, you are advised to concentrate your study efforts on the content areas where you demonstrated weakness rather than to focus on specific questions that gave you trouble. Remember, these questions will never be on the actual examination.