On behalf of AIHA, I’d like to express my deepest gratitude for your continued support and membership. Without your commitment to the association, we wouldn’t be able to provide all the tools, resources, and benefits that you are accustomed to receiving. To maintain this high standard of service and to help offset inflation’s impact on our operations, the AIHA Board did pass a motion earlier in the year to increase membership dues for three of our membership classes—full, early career professional, and emeritus—effective January 2023.

We’ve made every effort to keep the dues increase as low as possible, with full membership increasing only $17 for 2023—that’s less than $1.50 extra per month. The emeritus and early career professional memberships will be increasing by only $9 for the year, a monthly increase of just 75 cents. If you are experiencing economic hardship and are unable to renew your membership, please email us to let us know how we can help. Please note that student and international affiliate rates will remain unchanged. AIHA is committed to delivering the highest value while saving where we can by cutting overhead and other internal expenses. In fact, we will be moving our headquarters to a smaller and more affordable office space in the coming month. You expect quality benefits and resources that deliver value for cost, and AIHA will never compromise on that.

Over the past year, AIHA has offered various new programs, which include:

• new volunteer groups such as the Thermal Stress Working Group, Dermal and Surface Sampling Working Group, and PR(IH)DE Special Interest Group
• updated versions of IH apps and tools such as IHMOD 2.0, the Dermal Risk Assessment Model (DRAM) tool, and IHSTAT Bayes for Bayesian modeling
• a new free online course, “Making Accurate Exposure Risk Decisions,” that promotes the use of statistical tools and prepares practitioners to complete the AIHA Exposure Decision Analysis Registry exam
• multiple new initiatives aimed at strengthening our practice, such as Standards of Care, State of the Art vs. State of the Practice, and Improving Exposure Judgment
• a free mini-subscription to Annals of Work Exposures and Health (PDF)

Looking ahead, your sustained membership will enable us to work on exciting projects such as:

• new resources on our Apps and eTools Resource Center
• a new 2023 Salary and Compensation Study designed to provide our members with detailed information on industry compensation practices, including salaries, bonuses, and benefits
• new and updated publications with continued member-only discounts for purchases made on the AIHA Marketplace
• Healthier Workplaces Show, a new podcast that raises awareness of OEHS issues
• expansion of the AIHA microgrants program that funds occupational hygiene research and training projects in emerging economies, thanks in part to Amazon’s generous sponsorship

I strongly encourage you to make the most of your membership by getting involved with one or more of our 60-plus volunteer and technical committees. There are also opportunities to give back and join our mentoring community.

Do you have a question or knowledge to share? I encourage you to give back by engaging on the Catalyst online community platform. It’s a great opportunity to connect and network with other OEHS professionals.

Also, I’m not sure if you know, but in addition to receiving the monthly subscriptions to The Synergist and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, you also have access to the digital archives of those publications.

I would also like to let you know about two new membership classifications AIHA will be offering for 2023:

• The organizational group membership bundles more than five individual memberships into one low-cost price starting at $835 compared to the 2022 rate of $999. Employers are no longer limited to only three individual memberships covered.
• The military membership will be offered to U.S. active-duty personnel at 50 percent off the regular membership rate.

In closing, thank you for your commitment to AIHA and helping to advance the profession through your membership and volunteerism.