NEAIHA Mission Statement

The New England American Industrial Hygiene Association (NEAIHA) serves its members in the following ways:

• Providing accurate and up to date information in the fields of Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Safety, Environmental affairs through meetings, seminars, and training sessions that will be of value to its members;

• Promoting the fields of Industrial Hygiene and occupational health and safety to the public and private sectors;

• Serving as a liaison between local membership and AIHA national.

We are always looking for new members and welcome you to join NEAIHA.  If you are currently a member, we encourage your feedback along with any ideas you may for presentations, speakers, or making us and even better organization.

NEAIHA Executive Committee Election Results

Results are in!  36 members voted electronically on Memberclicks to unanimously approve Mark Malchik as President Elect, Shannon Lozeau as Treasurer, Alexis Sablock as Director, and Gregory Hatch as Vendor Liaison. Please join the Executive Committee in welcoming its newest members and wishing them success in their efforts to improve and expand the services NEAIHA provides to its members.

In addition, the following departing members are recognized for their service to NEAIHA: Corey Briggs for his long service in the three Presidential roles and as Director, Richard Aichelmann as Treasurer, John Dembrowsky as Director, and Andre Weker as Vendor Liaison.

Plan ahead for next year’s conference!

2010 All-Day Conference and Vendor Exhibition - Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Four Points Sheraton
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA

NEAIHA-Greater Boston ASSE Joint Industrial Hygiene Technical Meeting

Thursday, January 28, 2010

NEAIHA held a joint evening meeting with the Greater Boston Chapter (GBC) of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) at The Best Western in Waltham, MA on January 28, 2010.  This year we had a record turnout of approximately 100 participants!  Two engaging speakers spoke about how to adequately respond to emergencies.  Marcella R. Thompson, PhD(c), MS, CSP, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN University of Rhode Island, presented responding to elemental mercury contamination, and Deputy Chief Gerry Mahoney, Cambridge Fire Department and Cambridge Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Chair, spoke about emergency response to laboratory facilities.

NEAIHA also recognized two departing members of the Executive Committee for their service to NEAIHA: Corey Briggs for his long service in the three Presidential roles and as Director and John Dembrowski as Director.

The meeting was graciously sponsored by Fire and Rescue Training, Inc.   

Marcella R. Thompson, PhD(c), MS, CSP, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN (pictured above) presented a case study and discussed recommendations on responding to mercury contamination. 

Andy Kalil, NEAIHA Past President, pictured above on the right with Deputy Chief Gerry Mahoney (left), who talked about experiences in the field responding to emergencies in laboratories. 

John Dembrowski is pictured above on the left with Andy Kalil, Past President, accepting an appreciation award.

Corey Briggs is pictured above on the left with Andy Kalil, Past President, accepting an appreciation award.

Emails and Other Communication

We are doing almost all of our communication electronically these days.  Please let us know if you are not receiving email correspondence of if your contact information changes.  Contact NEAIHA Secretary Bob Weker at rweker@gmail.com or rweker@post.harvard.edu with any changes.

2009 NEAIHA Dues 

NEAIHA local section dues for 2009 are due.  Since we are on a fiscal calendar similar to AIHA national we would appreciate you paying dues in a timely manner.  You can pay dues via Memberclicks or by check.  If you are unsure of your membership status contact NEAIHA Secretary Bob Weker at rweker@gmail.com or rweker@post.harvard.edu or at (617) 324-0043.

Free Government Sponsored ABIH Credited Courses on the Web

The AIHA Chicago Section has compiled a list of free online courses from FEMA that can be taken for CM points on the web.  See the list with course links at http://chicagoaiha.org/pubs/Information/Free_IH_courses_with_CM_points.doc

Also click here for a list of the more recent additional courses. Thanks go to Mary Corrigan for bringing this to the Executive Committee’s attention and the Chicago section for allowing us link to them.

AIHA List Serve

The AIHA list serve is good source of IH information and a way to keep abreast of issues confronting industrial hygienists around the country and world.

To subscribe to the AIHAIH-list, send a blank (subject line and message) e-mail message to: aihaih-list-subscribe@YahooGroups.com

Industrial Hygiene Video Educational Tool

Not sure if you have seen this film from AIHA but we thought we’d provide you with a link that can be used to educate employees, management, and the public in general on industrial hygiene. Please feel free to spread the word: mms://wm.dvlabs.com/batv/AIHA_StudentVideo.wmv.
 

NEAIHA Website Consultant/Vendor Listing

Are you a consultant or a vendor who would like to get some valuable exposure to the IH and OHS community in the New England region?  If so, please read the attached correspondence and get your company information posted on the Consultant/Vendor section of the NEAIHA website.

This correspondence also includes information if you would like to sponsor a NEAIHA meeting in 2010..

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