AIHA's Education and Technical Initiatives Department provides OEHS educational resources through on-site education, e-learning, publications, and technical initiatives. 2022 was a year of transition for the ETI department.

New research, regulations, and enforcement initiatives highlight the range of workplaces with which IH/OEHS professionals must contend to protect the health and safety of all workers. This post summarizes recent updates related to several industries.

AIHA members' dedication and professionalism have made a tremendous impact on what the association has been able to achieve this past year. This post highlights some of the new services that AIHA offered to its membership in 2022.

Although AIHA no longer directly manages the development or revision of technical standards, AIHA's Guideline Foundation and Standards Advisory Panel still advance standards that reflect occupational and environmental health and safety.

Earlier this year, AIHA started offering a free course on using statistics for more accurate risk decision-making. Recently, Ina Xhani discussed the course and what the audience will gain from it with instructors Jérôme Lavoué and John Mulhausen.

You might wonder, “What are AIHA’s public policy priorities used for?” They guide our work with policymakers, the media, stakeholders, and the general public and provide us with more strategic focus, which helps us get more things done faster.

In September, AIHA launched a podcast series, the "Healthier Workplaces Show," dedicated to highlighting the efforts of industry professionals who protect workers and their communities from occupational health and safety and environmental hazards.

Reports, recommendations, and other resources published by U.S. federal agencies reflect recent efforts related to viruses and the workplace. Here, SynergistNOW provides an overview of agency updates on the topic of viruses and infectious diseases.

AIHA is now offering organizational group membership as a cost-effective way of bundling multiple individual AIHA memberships into one organizational membership.

Inspired by the broad scope and visionary goals of the Grand Challenges launched in 2012 by the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, AIHA launched its own initiative last year to identify Grand Challenge projects.

CDC grants allowed AIHA to establish the Commit to C.A.R.E. website, which helps the general public to understand COVID-19 science and encourages businesses to pledge to protect the health and well-being of their employees, clients, and customers.

We associate loud noise levels with industries like construction, but we may be less aware of hearing loss in the sporting industry. Noise levels in some football stadiums can reach up to 100 decibels, and it may only take one game to cause damage.