Ken Barat is the present chair of ANSI Z136.8 and the principal of Laser Safety Solutions, where he provides laser safety consulting. He is the former laser safety officer for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National Ignition Facility. Barat is the author of several texts and articles on laser safety, including Laser Safety in R&D Labs (SPIE Press), Laser Safety Tools & Training (CRC Press, first and second editions), and Laser Safety Management (CRC Press). Barat’s objective is to advance laser safety in easy and economical ways, with a singular mission: to keep people safe.