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Members Get Five Free OEHS Library Central Downloads
AIHA members receive five free PDF downloads each year from OEHS Library Central—AIHA’s new online library. This new online resource allows you to browse AIHA books, guidelines, standards, white papers, conference proceedings, articles from the JOEH and the Synergist, and links to 150 scientific journals.
Using OEHS Central, you can gather resources as specific as one chapter from a book or one article from a serial. You can access these specific and varied publications to create your own unique reference library, tailored to your specific needs. To see more of what the online library has to offer, visit www.OEHSLibrary.org.
Laboratory Accreditation Course Offers ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Insights
AIHA’s laboratory accreditation course will be held in conjunction with AIHce08 in Minneapolis. This two-day course (taught by Ronald H. Peters, CIH, AIHA’s chief site assessor) is designed for those who are considering accreditation under AIHA’s Laboratory Quality Assurance Programs.
Participants will receive an overview of AIHA programs and the laboratory accreditation process. Quality system requirements and documentation, including changes resulting from ISO/IEC 17025:2005, are covered.
Information presented in the course is designed to:
- Reduce the time required to complete the accreditation application
- Avoid delays resulting from application deficiencies
The course will be held on June 1-2 in Minneapolis. Registration for this course is on-site in Minneapolis, but you do not need to register for AIHce to attend the course. For more information, contact Margie Breida, LQAP operations manager or (703) 846-0713.
Board Election Results Are In
The results of the 2008 AIHA Board of Directors election are now in. The following members are AIHA’s newly elected officers:
- Vice president: Michael T. Brandt, DrPH, CIH, PMP
- Secretary-elect: Cynthia A. Ostrowski, CIH
- Board of Directors: Cindy A. Coe, CIH
- Board of Directors: Barbara J. Dawson, CIH
- Board of Directors: Steven E. Lacey, PhD, CIH, CSP
The new board members will be inducted into office at AIHA’s annual business meeting on Thursday, June 5, during the annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in Minneapolis. This meeting will also mark the beginning of the terms of Lindsay E. Booher, CIH, CSP, as president; Cathy L. Cole, CIH, CSP, as president-elect; Donald J. Hart, PhD, CIH, as past president; and Allan K. Fleeger, CIH, CSP, as treasurer. Elizabeth L. Pullen, CIH, will continue her term as secretary.
AIHA’s remaining board members for 2008–2009 include: Daniel H. Anna, CIH, CSP; Ellen P. Clas, MS, CIH, CSP; Kevin G. Gara, CIH; Christopher D. Jones, MS, CIH; Zandra M. Walton, CIH; and Shelley R. Wheeling-Park, MPH, CHMM, CSP, CIH.
More information about the election is available in the press release section of the AIHA website.
New Academy Affiliate Member Category Approved
AIHA members approved the creation of a Academy Affiliate classification of membership in the Academy of Industrial Hygiene.
The membership of the Academy was previously made up of all AIHA members who were certified industrial hygienists. The new bylaws change allows all with ABIH certification to join the Academy as Academy Affiliate members. These individuals will also be recognized as Diplomates of the Academy. More information about the new membership category, including an application, is available on the Acedemy pages of the AIHA website.