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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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Serial: Installments on important issues in IH.

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April 28, 2020

Commentary: COVID-19 Transmission Messages Should Hinge on Science

Many experts in public health have, for very good reason, voiced frustration at the lack of science-based information they read regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 23, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Too Many Pesticides, Not Enough Methods

Dr. Eugene Kennedy of NIOSH tasked DataChem Laboratories, Inc., to come up with a universal air sampler for as many pesticides as possible, so that IHs didn’t have to take a ”bucket” of different samplers into the field whenever they went on a job.
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April 21, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Membership Experience

Five Ways to Stay Productive During a Pandemic

Within the span of a few weeks, we have had to drastically adapt our lives and routines to the COVID-19 crisis. As your daily life has been forced online, AIHA strives to provide you with resources and tools to do your job while socially distancing.
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April 16, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

The Essential Industrial Hygienist

To diminish the spread of COVID-19, the federal government and states across the nation have issued guidance and executive orders limiting which businesses may continue operating, and which workers may continue working during the pandemic, by defini...
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April 14, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Facing and Embracing Change

In the April issue of The Synergist, AIHA President Kathy Murphy reflected on changes in the industry and in our organization in her president’s message, "What's Happening in Our Industry." Here, I would like to weigh in on Kathy’s message.
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April 9, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Importance of Cooperation in Workplace Sound Reduction

The perfect design must consult the plant manager, plant engineer, industrial hygienist, area product supervisor, and maintenance personnel. Sales, structural, and engineering teams, and representatives from my company, met with the client’s team.
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April 7, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

IHs Discuss Protecting Workers with Implanted Medical Devices

In an AIHce EXP 2019 session dedicated to protecting workers with implanted medical devices, industrial hygienists dispelled myths, discussed case studies, and made recommendations to keep workers with implants safe and on the job.
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April 2, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

What Does the Safe-in-Sound Award Mean to You? An AIHA Member Interviews the Winners

“[It’s] the hearing conservation award,” said Michael Santucci, audiologist, president of Sensaphonics, and 2009 winner of NIOSH’s inaugural Safe-in-Sound award, “and to be a recipient of that is just—I was floating! I’m very excited to have it.”
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March 31, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Members Making a Difference: Laurence Svirchev, CIH

AIHA members have used their expertise and knowledge to mobilize and collaborate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Take Laurence Svirchev, CIH, AIHA member since 2003, and AIHA ambassador to China.
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March 26, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Benefits of OHSMS Audits Start with Competent Auditors

The importance of an effective occupational health and safety management system cannot be overstated; in order to identify and address potential hazards in the workplace, employers and managers need competent auditors.
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March 19, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The ABC's of Flame-Resistant PPE

Building a PPE program that meets all safety requirements and your personal needs is not easy. But even the best PPE program in the world is ineffective without the proper implementation and training.
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March 17, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Money, Power, Congress, and the Presidency

To better understand how power, money, and influence flow in Washington, let’s explore a side of policymaking that receives little coverage in the media but has tremendous impacts on the lives of everyone associated with the U.S. government.
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