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Call for Nominations for the Board of American Industrial Hygiene Foundation
Thinking about giving something back? The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) Board of Trustees may be just the opportunity you're looking for.
The Foundation funds scholarships to deserving students in industrial hygiene or a related field, thereby supporting the best and the brightest students, strengthening the quality of practitioners entering our evolving field, and enhancing the profession's image.
Foundation Board members must be willing to put in a few pro bono hours a month on various aspects of Foundation activities, foremost being the work to increase the assets of the Foundation and the opportunity to influence the profession's strategic growth.
Qualified individuals should be prominent in our profession, having exhibited leadership over the years; have management experience, both strategic and operational; be enthusiastic; be willing to devote time and energy to fundraising and working with volunteer organizations; and have a history of support for the Foundation. Trustees are ultimately selected by the Board and serve for a term of three years.
If you are interested in helping shape this important AIHA function and making a lasting contribution to the profession, please contact Curtis Hintz, AIHF president, at hintzcw@dow.com or (361) 553-2776 or Vicky Yobp, staff liaison, at vyobp@aiha.org or (703) 846-0769. You will be asked to provide the following information by August 13: Current employer, education, professional activities, a statement of interest indicating why you wish to serve on the Board, and contributions you can make as a volunteer. Alternatively, contact one of the Foundation Board Trustees for further information.
AIHce 2009 PDC Proposals Due August 15
Submissions are now being accepted for AIHce 2009 Call for Professional Development Courses held in Toronto, Canada, on May 30 -June 4, 2009. Make 2009 the year to present your discoveries, ideas, and solutions to colleagues who can benefit from your expertise and knowledge. Discover this world-class city, network with thousands of OEHS professionals from around the world, and discuss ideas and solutions to the issues of today's OEHS environment. Instructors may receive CM points for presenting their PDCs if approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Key dates:
August 15, 2008 - Deadline for submitting your proposal electronically (only) at www.aiha.org/aihce09/pdc. AIHA encourages you to submit your proposal early.
May 30 and 31, 2009 - Presentation dates at AIHce 2009
Contact Bruce Hermit at (703) 846-0752 or BHermit@aiha.org for more information about AIHce 2009 Call for PDCs.
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.
Value of the Profession Information Online
AIHA is introducing exciting new research findings, including an approach that enables industrial hygienists to demonstrate that, by protecting the health of workers and the community, they simultaneously safeguard an organization’s license to operate and provide competitive business advantage.
The findings and the new AIHA Strategy to Demonstrate the Value of Industrial Hygiene are available now and can be used by industrial hygienists to make the value proposition for IH in their own workplaces.
The research included case studies featuring AIHA members and member organizations that demonstrated that significant IH value contributions can result from improving business and engineering design processes, increasing efficiency, and reducing or eliminating worker exposures.