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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.

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Dialogues: Q&As with IH leaders.

Serial: Installments on important issues in IH.

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Essentials Series: Installments from AIHA'sEssentials ebook series.

June 1, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Training a Global Team with AIHA’s Basic Principles Course

Amazon's Learn and Be Curious principle led the company's workplace health and safety team to AIHA's Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene Course in 2022. This 10-hour virtual course provides a foundational understanding of OEHS topics.
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May 30, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Three Thoughts on Mental Health in the Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to mental health in the workplace. Many people, including employers, have been reluctant to discuss mental health in the workplace, but there's reason to believe change is happening now.
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May 25, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

A New Name and a New Look for AIHA’s Annual Conference

At AIHce EXP 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona, AIHA announced that the association is changing the name of its annual conference. Here, CEO Larry Sloan explains AIHA's rationale and process for making this decision.
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May 18, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Engineered Stone, Silica, and the Precautionary Principle

According to industrial hygienist Jenny Houlroyd, the introduction of engineered stone countertop manufacturing has correlated with significantly increased occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica—as well as higher rates of silicosis.
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May 16, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

“Nothing About Us Without Us”: OEHS in Adult Entertainment

Workers employed in strip clubs—including entertainers colloquially referred to as strippers or dancers—have the right to safe, healthy workplaces. But implementing OEHS programs in strip clubs is complicated by stigma and other factors.
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May 11, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

OSHA’s HazCom Standard and the GHS Seventh Edition

This year, OSHA is updating the Hazard Communication Standard for employers and chemical industry stakeholders to align it with the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
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May 9, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

OEHS From Farm to Table

The agricultural processing business is in dire need of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. If we pay more attention to this glaring blind spot, we can create more sustainable, higher-quality farms for the future.
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May 4, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Workshop Explores Uses of IH Exposure Data for Occupational Risk Assessment

To evaluate and manage risks posed by existing chemicals in commerce, EPA has requested occupational exposure data from affected industries. But the available IH data sometimes does not address the range of exposures or processes of interest to EPA.
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May 2, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

Integrating OEHS Into TV, Film, and Media Productions

Workers within the TV, film, and media (TFM) industry, also referred to as the entertainment industry, have historically received little attention from the OEHS profession, although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased OEHS support.
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April 27, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

ARECC: Getting the Right Things Done Right Every Day

As OEHS professionals, the five principles of our ARECC decision-making framework provide an evidence-based, risk-informed process to anticipate and recognize hazards, evaluate exposures, implement control measures, and confirm protection from risks.
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April 25, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

How the Product Stewardship Society Career Center Can Help You

The Product Stewardship Society's online Career Center can help OEHS professionals navigate the processes of improving their product stewardship skills, hiring product stewards, or entering the product stewardship field themselves.
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April 20, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program

Many workers employed in the museum and cultural heritage industry are not familiar with occupational health and safety practices. OSHA on-site consultants made contact and built trust with employees of museum and cultural heritage sites.
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