Readers of The Synergist monthly magazine receive in-depth news and information about the occupational and environmental health and safety fields and the industrial hygiene profession:
- Industry trends and news
- Government and regulatory activities
- Key issues facing the profession
- Technical information
- News on Association events and activities
- Association news
NOVEMBER 2024
Space reservations: Sept. 13; art due: Sept. 20
Protecting against simple asphyxiants. Best practices for lab and R&D environments.
OEHS professionals with disabilities.
Introducing the Structured Deterministic Model. The SDM is a free Excel-based tool that incorporates algorithms for assessing occupational exposure and health risk.
DECEMBER 2024
Space reservations: Oct. 11; art due: Oct. 18
Incident preparedness. How service in the U.S. Coast Guard helped prepare an OEHS professional for a career in emergency response.
Control banding and exposure assessment.
Starting a product stewardship program from scratch. Written by an OEHS professional who was shifted into a product stewardship role, this article will explain how to build a robust PS program.
JANUARY 2025
HIPAA and OEHS. Many OEHS professionals are confused by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. As our author explains, it's simpler than it seems.
A new tool for SARS-CoV-2 risk assessment. A discussion of the World Health Organization's Airborne Risk Indoor Assessment (ARIA) tool.
Sensors and data privacy. Direct-reading instruments have raised difficult questions about exposure monitoring data collection and management. Practitioners and organizations must determine where this kind of data fits into governance protocols.
FEBRUARY 2025
Collaboration between industrial hygiene and infection prevention. An IH and an IP share examples of how they work together to protect workers, patients, and visitors at a large healthcare facility.
PPE risk hazard assessment. A step-by-step explanation of how to determine the proper personal protective equipment for your workforce--and how to communicate your decisions to employees.
Long COVID.
MARCH 2025
PPE for women: vendor selection and implementation. A follow-up to our popular March 2023 article "Don't Just Shrink It and Pink It," which explored common challenges women face related to personal protective equipment.
OEHS in data centers. In certain parts of the U.S., these massive facilities are springing up everywhere. What health and safety challenges do they present?
APRIL 2025
The hazards of impulse noise.
Professional driving safety. Truckers often face unreasonable schedules, poor communication between the office and field, and a lack of adequate time home to access healthcare. These conditions can contribute to medical episodes, mental health concerns, and excessive tiredness. This article will focus on the importance of physical and mental wellness among these workers.
Ethics, environmental sustainability, and PPE.
MAY 2025
Bonus distribution: AIHA Connect
An introduction to ultrafine particles. Generated in processes as varied as diesel engines, welding, 3D printing, tire wear and brake emissions from highway traffic, and wildfires, UFPs are of concern due to their extremely small size.
Update on exoskeletons. Have new developments made these workplace aids more protective?
IH statistics.
JUNE/JULY 2025 - Special issue on Control Banding
Topics coming soon!
AUGUST 2024 - The Labs Issue
Bonus distribution: AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs participants
Topics coming soon!
Special section: Looking back on AIHA Connect 2025.
SEPTEMBER 2025
Respiratory protection for the public and workers without respiratory protection programs. Members of a committee convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, write a new article stemming from the consensus study report "Frameworks for Protecting Workers and the Public from Inhalation Hazards."
How to prepare for the CIH exam. A Certified Industrial Hygienist describes reasons for pursuing the CIH, what to expect in the exam, the "mental marathon" of studying and preparing, and tips for taking the exam.
Toxic substance awareness in the workplace - trucking. Truckers can be exposed to toxic substances while transporting hazardous cargo, and they are often not provided with proper personal protective equipment. They are at increased risk of skin diseases, such as dermatitis caused by exposure to chemicals, as well as chronic health effects caused by the inhalation of exhaust fumes and exposure to dust. What are the best measures to protect this group of workers?
OCTOBER 2025
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NOVEMBER 2025
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DECEMBER 2025
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