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SynergistNOW

SynergistNOW, a blog created and delivered by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, offers ideas, insights, and perspectives on important topics affecting industrial and occupational hygiene professionals, written by and for experienced IH/OHs, researchers, academics, and AIHA leaders.​​


The opinions, claims, conclusions, and positions expressed on this blog are those of the author or person quoted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors, AIHA®, The Synergist®, or SynergistNOW.

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Touchstone... by Larry Sloan: Perspectives from AIHA's CEO.

The Membership Experience: The ins and outs of AIHA membership.

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Dialogues: Q&As with IH leaders.

Serial: Installments on important issues in IH.

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Women in IH: Perspectives from the WIH community.

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Essentials Series: Installments from AIHA'sEssentials ebook series.

July 20, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Toolbox

DIY Steps to Reduce Noise

Protecting employee hearing and reducing noise improves comfort, verbal communication, and overall health. This post shares examples and tips from the author's experience as an industrial hygienist for a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
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July 18, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Workshop Examines Opportunities for the Use of Exposure Modeling in Occupational Risk Assessment

The third webinar in the Many Paths – One Goal series brought together industrial hygienists, exposure modelers, data scientists, and risk assessors to discuss availability, selection practices, and strategies for optimizing use of modeling tools.
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July 13, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

An Untapped Source of Future OEHS Professionals

Technician-level OEHS practitioners often have valuable on-the-job experience. AIHA should provide entry-level training targeting a cross-section of relevant occupations so they can become better skilled at hazard analysis and exposure assessment.
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July 11, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Join AIHA's State Team Program for a Brighter Future

Every day, state lawmakers make decisions that impact your work. AIHA tries to cover as much state legislation and regulation as possible, but we need members to raise their voices in state legislatures on the issues affecting them the most.
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July 6, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

AIHce EXP 2023: The First Timers' Experience

Attending a professional conference can be overwhelming, especially as a student, early career professional, or first timer. In this post, three OEHS professionals share their experience with how AIHce EXP 2023 welcomed first-time attendees this May.
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June 27, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Three Thoughts on STEM

Fredi Lajvardi sat down with host Bob Krell for a live episode of AIHA’s Healthier Workplaces Show on May 24. Joining them were Nancy Orr and Sharon Shindel, AIHA members who are involved with Safety for Nonprofits, or S4NP.
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June 22, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Applying the Design Thinking Process to Product Stewardship

Product stewards don't typically think of themselves as designers, but they may benefit from the process of design thinking—a methodology that can be used to develop effective, user-centered solutions to a range of problems.
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June 20, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

New Guidance for 3D Printing at Colleges and Universities

Recently, the Chemical Insights Research Institute partnered with the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association to produce updated guidance for the safe use of 3D printing at colleges and universities around the country.
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June 15, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Three Thoughts on Technology and OEHS

Poppy Crum's opening keynote at AIHce EXP 2023 in Phoenix was a tonic for those who are skeptical about digital technology and worried about artificial intelligence. But what stands out the most from her presentation is the imminence of change.
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June 13, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Rise to the Challenge: Inspiring the Next Generation with the I Am IH Leadership Challenge

AIHA is here to support OEHS professionals who want to inspire the next generation. In the 2023 I Am IH Leadership Challenge, AIHA is challenging OEHS professionals to meet with as many students, teachers, and other members of the public as possible.
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June 8, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Commit to C.A.R.E.: Helping Small Businesses Manage Airborne Transmitted Diseases

The resources available through Commit to C.A.R.E. were developed for general small businesses, healthcare facilities, and long-term care facilities.
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June 6, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Monthly Weekly

The Monthly Weekly: Ventilation, Infection Control, and Emergencies

CDC, ASHRAE, and ASTM International are among the agencies and organizations addressing timely issues including ventilation and infectious disease prevention as well as responding to emergencies such as the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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