Welcome to the American Industrial Hygiene Association website. AIHA is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.
Please click on the links below for recent news from AIHA.
Nominate an AIHA Fellow
The AIHA Awards Committee is requesting nominations for the 2009 Fellow Awards. The Fellow designation has been established to recognize members who have been Full members in good standing for a minimum of 15 years and have made recognized contributions to industrial hygiene or related disciplines, either through research, leadership, publications, education, or service to AIHA. The number of Fellows is limited to no more than five percent of the membership.
Each committee, local section, special interest group, and other formal AIHA entity may nominate, each year, a maximum of two individuals for the Fellow Award. At large nominations will also be accepted with the exception that individuals may not self-nominate.
The deadline for submissions for 2009 is December 31, 2008. Nomination forms were sent to all local section presidents and presidents-elect, chairs and vice chairs of committees and special interest groups, and other formal AIHA entities. All nominations will be evaluated by the Awards Committee and recommendations made to the AIHA Board of Directors for approval.
More information on the Fellow Award and the nomination form are on available on the AIHA awards webpage.
Your Help Is Needed in Professions Survey
Your participation is needed in the 2008 Pulse of the Professions Survey. The survey will capture the opinions that you and other IH and OEHS professionals have on the current state of your careers within your organizations. It will also surface the developing trends and issues you are facing and help AIHA understand how to better meet your needs.
The survey is sponsored by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Tulane University Center for Applied Environmental Public Health and the Center for Environmental Innovation.
Results of the survey will be published on the Pulse website.
Call for Nominations for the AIHA Board of Directors
The Board of Directors plays a critical role at AIHA. The Board is the “face” of the Association. It establishes the direction and goals of the Association and monitors progress toward reaching those goals on behalf of the membership.
Who would you like to see leading AIHA?
During the first quarter of 2009, the annual on-line election will be held to fill AIHA Board of Directors positions to be vacated in June 2009. Open positions will be for vice president, treasurer-elect, and three directors.
Board nominations must be submitted by November 1, 2008. Electronic nomination forms can be mailed, faxed (703-207-7366) or emailed to nominations@aiha.org. Board nominations forms are available here.
AAB Election Opens October 10
The Laboratory Quality Assurance Program Analytical Accreditation Board election opens at noon on Friday, October 10. AIHA accredited laboratories will have the opportunity to select the volunteer leaders who will work to chart the direction and course of LQAP. There are two open positions to be filled beginning in January 2009.
The ballot will be sent by e-mail on Friday, October 10 and will close at COB on October 31, 2008. If you are the primary contact of an AIHA accredited laboratory in good standing and you don’t receive an e-ballot by COB on Friday, October 10, please contact Margie Breida at mbreida@aiha.org or (703) 846-0713.
AIHA Blog Offers Forum for OEHS Professionals
Do you have a topic you wish to discuss or an insight you wish to share? The AIHA blog provides a forum for you to discuss non-technical IH and OEHS topics including (but not limited to) the future of profession, innovative ideas, issues facing the profession today, ethics, social concerns and the association in general. As part of the effort, the blog features several distinct voices from various parts of the OEHS community.
The new blog already highlights ethical issues, career development, useful products, and kudos to AIHA members. Some bloggers are asking for your help and comments on these issues.
If you are interested in participating in the blog, you can comment on any of the posts or contact Caron Mason at cmason@aiha.org to learn more on how to become an AIHA blogger.
AIHA Co-Sponsors D.R.E.A.M. Workshop
NIOSH is holding the Direct Reading Exposure Assessment Methods (D.R.E.A.M.) Workshop in Washington, D.C., November 13-14, at the Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport. AIHA is a co-sponsor of this event.
The workshop will gather stakeholder input from academia, labor, management, developers, government agencies, and manufacturers on the research needs in the area of direct reading methods for assessing occupational exposures. It is open to the public and will be attended by invited experts, invited stakeholders, and other interested registrants. The workshop will discuss the critical research needs of direct reading methods. Only 230 participants may attend the workshop.
Information on how you can attend is available online.