http://www.laserist.org/certificatio...-companies.htm
Have a read of it guys. Personally, I do not agree. Awards ? Minimum level of technical complexity in the shows we run ? Bah. I'm sure we wouldn't have ea problem meeting most of the items on that list... but I think its the wrong path for ILDA to take, and will see ILDA LOSE members.
Edwin Dolby's posting to the ILDA list raises a great point which i will repost here:
"I think this initiative is heading ILDA in totally the wrong direction.
This approach seems to be driven by emotion rather that rational though.
The route problem as I see it is people/companies feel that lesser
people/companies or even rouge laserists are effecting the perception of
all laser companies (I think we all mainly agree on this point). I have
heard many times that anybody can be an ILDA member if the pay their dues
etc. This became apparent with the Russian laser incident. People with no
education effected all of us. This is the problem.
The solution to this problem of being lumped in with every other laserist
and rouge is not accreditation.
Simply no government, police, or more importantly media organization will
care.
Clients don’t care. No one cares. All we will hear about the next incident
is “some guy with a laser….eye damage….” Will our answer be “well he is a
member but not accredited”
So it really does not help.
This exclusionary approach to safety and standards of practice etc will
not help ILDA members because it does not reach rouges or non-ILDA
members. These are the people we must reach as they cause the most
problems for the rest of us.
We have to stop the next incident not just try to separate ourselves from
the next incident (or these people).
We cannot separate ourselves from these people, so let’s change them. It’s
to our advantage and theirs. (Mutual Advantage)
I think we should look at this more like educators.
We need to be as inclusionary as possible so we have a chance to effect
change in the people and companies’ practices that make us vulnerable.
We could make an ILDA safety course online WBT (Web Based Training).
Every ILDA member must go through the course and take the exam (online)
afterwards.
I used to manage a Web Base Learning company, this is not hard and worth
the investment.
If new ILDA issues come up we simply add it in to the training course.
Beside your ILDA logo you would get an “S” for completing the safety course.
Perhaps if you own a safety power meter you get a “+”
So you could build up enhancements to your status (or perhaps they would
he mandatory).
We could produce standards of business practice, and projector wiring
courses too.
Inclusionary approaches are the only way!
Let’s stop this accreditation talk right now as I have just demonstrated
it provides no advantage (in fact DIS-advantages) to ILDA members or
laserists and there are better solutions to meet our collective ends.
Best Regards, (and all due respect to Patrick for many reasons!)
Edwin Dolby
Edwin Dolby
Laser Productions Ltd
T: (403) 692-0292
F: (403) 366-5595
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Blackberry PIN 30073960
info@laserproductions.ca
www.laserproductions.ca"