Safety


Promoting, protecting and enhancing industrial hygienists and other occupational, health, safety, and environmental professionals in their efforts to improve the health and well being of workers, the community and the environment is what AIHA is all about.  With that mission, AIHA is a recognized world leader in this field, and believes in the right of workers and the community to a healthy and safe environment, and in the prevention of occupational disease and injury.

AIHA is the essential connection for OEHS professionals with numerous educational opportunities, pamphlets, guidelines, and other publications to provide information and guidance on safety related issues.

 
Education 

• Explore safety education opportunities available at AIHce, the premier conference for OEHS professionals.
• Search for safety-related sessions and professional development courses at the Professional Conference on Industrial Hygiene.
• Look for safety-related meetings, courses, and conferences (including non-AIHA events) through our AIHA Activities Calendar and meetings listing.
• Learn more about safety through abstracts from past AIHce sessions (abstracts from 1996–2003 are Members Only content). Audiotapes of selected sessions are also available.

Knowledge 

• Look for AIHA products related to safety by searching the AIHA Marketplace.
• AIHA Member Discount! Search more than 220,000 OHS-related abstracts for information on safety.
• Search for articles on safety in The Synergist’s back issue indexes. 
• Get quick tips on Gloves  and  New Chemicals .
• One-page Tip Sheets for OEHS Professionals to Use for At-a-Glance Information on Specific Hazards. 
   

Experts 

• Look for consultants that specialize in safety through the AIHA Consultants Listing.
• Visit the Safety Committee home page. 

Consumers 

• Read the full text of AIHA’s There’s No Place Like Home … For Workplace Safety brochure. 

Outside Links 

• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
• American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
• The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
• The Industrial Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• The National Safety Council (NSC)
• The National Safety Council’s Online Library
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)