FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Release No. SPR-08-529-01   

Adrienne Ford, AIHA Consultants Listing
(703) 846-0763, aford@aiha.org

Melissa Hurley, AIHA Communications
(703) 846-0740, mhurley@aiha.org

AIHA Releases Its Newest Edition of the 2008 Consultants Listing
 
Updated listing of experts for occupational and environmental health and safety issues

FAIRFAX, VA (May 29, 2008) — The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) today announced the release of its special American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) 2008 edition of the Consultants Listing. Consumers and media professionals can search for industrial hygienists and other occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) experts by state and specialty.

“AIHA strives to make available the industry’s most qualified industrial hygienists and other OEHS professionals and provide accurate and prompt services to those who need an industrial hygienist,” said AIHA President Donald J. Hart, PhD, CIH. “The Consultants Listing offers this information organized by state and expertise to make it easy for anyone to find exactly what he or she is looking for.”

This updated list provides government agencies, consumers, business owners, and AIHA members with access to more than 700 consultants and 400 companies. The list is available online and, on request, also can be provided in a printed, bound version.

Consultants included in the list specialize in areas such as contamination evaluations, airborne particles, biosafety and bioterrorism, asbestos/lead, biological monitoring, ergonomics, indoor air quality, toxicology, expert witness/law, environmental issues, mold, emergency management/disaster planning, risk assessment, and many others.

AIHA members, various government agencies, attendees of several safety and health conferences, members of the media, and a variety of insurance companies, lawyers, and museums will receive copies of the AIHce 2008 edition of the Consultants Listing. This edition boasts the highest circulation of the year, as it is distributed to all attendees of AIHce, and an expanded list of other organizations.

The online version of AIHA’s Consultants Listing is continuously updated, so companies and individuals can be included in the list at any time. For more information, please visit www.consultantslisting.org, or contact Adrienne Ford at (703) 846-0763 or aford@aiha.org.

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Founded in 1939, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is the premier association of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. AIHA’s 10,600 members play a crucial role on the front line of worker health and safety every day. Members represent a cross section of industry, private business, labor, government, and academia. For more information, visit www.aiha.org.