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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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March 3, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHce EXP

Adapting to a Hotter, Smokier Environment in the Pacific Northwest

With hotter summers and more active wildfire seasons, industrial hygienists Mona Shum and Michael Cooper say that residents in the Pacific Northwest are exposed to rising levels of wildfire smoke, which CDC notes may cause a range of health effects.
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February 28, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

How COVID-19 Has Changed Perceptions of OEHS

In a presentation given at AIHce EXP 2022, Dean Frieders described how consulting firm Work Health Solutions helped clients build strong, effective occupational health programs after the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world in 2020.
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February 23, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Importance of Full Disclosure on Professional Liability Insurance Applications

Keeping up with today’s intricate risk environment can be a monumental task for occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. One recent court case illustrates the importance of full disclosure on insurance policy applications.
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February 21, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Membership Experience

Take Advantage of New Member Benefits

This year, AIHA is introducing three new, important benefits that all members will want to utilize to the fullest: the Perks Marketplace, BadgeCert, and discounts for new member categories.
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February 16, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Indoor Air Quality, School Buildings, Industrial Hygiene, and … ChatGPT?

This blog includes text generated by ChatGPT, the groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology by OpenAI, a research lab based in San Francisco. Chat GPT's streamlined interface lets users enter prompts and watch as text appears in real time.
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February 14, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Top Trends in OEHS

AIHA strives to stay on top of the constantly shifting OEHS environment so we can help our members respond quickly to challenges and opportunities.
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February 9, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

Communicating Risk Through Storytelling

Stories are powerful tools for communicating and contextualizing information, making sense or creating meaning, and building trust and relationships. Jonathan Klane aims to teach OEHS professionals to use stories to communicate about safety and risk.
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February 7, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHce EXP

The Effects of Climate Change on OEHS—And How OEHS Professionals Can Prepare

Many OEHS professionals feel that climate change falls outside their purview. But even the most traditional industrial hygiene concerns will likely become more severe and affect more people as climate change progresses.
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January 31, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Updates to AIHA’s Content Priorities

Developing professional and educational content that supports the needs of the practicing industrial hygienist is a critical responsibility of AIHA. The Content Portfolio Advisory Group has identified priority areas for content development.
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January 26, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHce EXP

Communicating Risk With Empathy

OEHS professionals’ role of identifying and managing hazards gives them a structure for communicating risk, but they often approach it through a regulatory lens. Here, Mike Larrañaga and Perry Logan discuss communicating risk with empathy.
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January 24, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Intersection of Toxicology and Industrial Hygiene 

To advance the integration of exposure, toxicological and epidemiological principles, and research approaches, the Society of Toxicology has endorsed six scientific sessions for the upcoming 2023 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo.
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January 19, 2023
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Essentials Series

Influencing Health and Safety Solutions

If you’re an OEHS professional with ideas to improve health and safety, you know that your ideas are technically sound and backed up by science. But persuading everyone else to adopt your ideas might feel like you’re trying to sell them something.
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