Reference information: Karl Schulmeister

Karl Schulmeister, PhD, is at your disposal as a consultant on laser product safety and specifically on application of limits to complex sources, risk analysis, and injury thresholds. Dr. Schulmeister is an internationally acknowledged expert in laser- and lamp safety-standardisation and in safety-relevant effects of exposure of both the eye and the skin. He is co-author of the reference book “Laser Safety“ as well as author of more than 100 publications (most of which can be found in the download section).

Since 1996 he has been Secretary of the IEC TC76 WG1 (responsible for IEC 60825-1) and since 2002 Associate Division Director of Division 6 ”Photobiology“ of the CIE (responsible for CIE S009/IEC 62471). Since 2002, Karl Schulmeister has been a member of the bioeffect experts committee ICNIRP, which is responsible for the development of exposure limits for lasers and optical radiation.