Cannabis production is an industry where control banding guides risk assessment and management. Small and medium-sized cannabis producers typically lack access to occupational hygienists and have no data from which to estimate OELs.

This summer, AIHA conducted a membership survey for the first time since 2020. One of the many surveys we distribute, the membership survey provides insights into all aspects of our operations and yields practical information AIHA can use to improve.

Twenty years ago, Kathy Varol joined the Peace Corps as a recent college graduate. She deployed to Morocco to work in small business development. Her experiences convinced her of the power of business to create systemic change.

One of the biggest challenges facing workers around the world is a lack of information related to occupational health and safety. Episode 21 of AIHA's Healthier Workplaces Show focused on ways AIHA volunteers are making vital resources available.

Lead and asbestos are among the topics of the most-viewed news articles from The Synergist Weekly over the past month.  Other familiar hazards like silica and hydrogen chloride have also been a focus of agencies and organizations.

With the increasing prevalence of natural and human-caused disasters, the need for qualified occupational and environmental health and safety experts has never been greater. But many college students aren't even aware of this rewarding profession.

Every student, teacher, and school employee deserves to learn and work in a safe and healthy environment. Yet many schools face significant health and safety challenges. A new bill in Congress seeks to help improve this situation.

By making informed decisions about training, EHS leaders can drive higher rates of compliance, improve staff engagement, and lower the risk of accidents and injuries. Selecting the right training provider is a critical first step.

Safety data sheets provide critical information on chemical properties, hazards, routes of exposure, safe transport, storage, handling, and use. Creating useful SDSs requires specialized knowledge, yet training on SDS is relatively uncommon.

Whether you're in the field or engaging in policy or governance-level activities, you are expected to understand the basics of the IH and OHS metrics that feed into the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) decision-making process.

More than 85,000 chemicals are listed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Substances Control Inventory, or TSCA Inventory. Many chemicals of concern are ubiquitous in the United States, including in environments where people live and work.

At AIHce EXP 2023, Jason Kunz joined host Bob Krell for a live recording of the Healthier Workplaces Show, during which they discussed advice from professional luminaries to younger OEHS leaders. This post shares highlights from their discussion.