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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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October 5, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Helping Reluctant Workers Protect Their Hearing

Sponsored by OHD, LLLP Ear protection isn’t the most stylish or fashionable thing to wear, and it can certainly impede your ability to have a conversation. Many people see and read the signs around industrial areas that highlight the importance of we...
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September 27, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Membership Experience

Membership That’s Valuable

What motivates us to want to be a part of something bigger and develop ourselves as individuals and professionals? For many industrial hygienists, the value they derive from their AIHA membership stems from their shared goal of protecting the safety ...
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September 20, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

#IAmIH: Suzanne Wilde, Stantec

Editor’s note: The “I Am IH” series of blog posts stems from AIHA’s #IAmIH project, which seeks to highlight the people behind the industrial hygiene profession. This is the first of several #IAmIH posts that will feature Q&As with registered occ...
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September 19, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

AIHA's Hamilton Club: An Elite Group of Partners

Last year AIHA introduced the Hamilton Club, a program that recognizes an exclusive group of industry partners. Through their financial generosity, these sponsors are engaging with AIHA at the highest levels, supporting our newly approved mission—e...
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September 18, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Guardians in the Storm

The world is alive. Everywhere you look, creation and destruction continue in an endless, turbulent cycle. Caught in the middle of this are people: their homes, workplaces, and refuges of leisure damaged or destroyed, exposing them and their loved on...
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September 10, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

New OSHA Proposal to Watch: Injury and Illness e-Reporting

Sponsored by Lion Technology Inc.On July 30, 2018, OSHA proposed a rule to rescind a major injury and illness reporting requirement added for employers in 2016. The 2016 Final Rule required annual electronic submission of injury and illness data reco...
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September 5, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Push and Pull of Workplace Ergonomics

Editor’s note: This post is the first in a series based on selected educational sessions held at AIHce EXP 2018. At a session entitled “The Snook and Ciriello Tables for Manual Material Handling Analysis” at AIHce EXP 2018 in Philadelphia, Certified...
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August 28, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Contributing to the Success of Industrial Hygienists

I recently had the opportunity to lead a team that revised the AIHA publication Core Competencies for the Practice of Industrial/Occupational Hygiene. The goal of the Core Competencies publication is to outline the essential knowledge, skills, and ab...
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August 20, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Supporting Careers in Industrial Hygiene

Editor’s note: this is the sixth and final post in a series on AIHA’s 2016-2018 strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?,” “Tending Our Content,” “Maximizing Value for Members,” “AIHA as Coalition-bui...
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August 14, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

#IAmIH: The Impact of Your Donations

The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) was created to advance the profession by awarding scholarships to fund education and professional development for promising students in industrial hygiene and related disciplines. Over 680 students ha...
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August 9, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Beyond Determining Compliance: How Can Workers' Compensation Insurers' Exposure Data Be Improved and Used?

Editor’s note: This blog post was originally published on the NIOSH Science Blog.The workers’ compensation system can be used for more than processing work-related illness or injury insurance claims. The data collected through this system provide val...
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August 7, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Real-world Problems with Mask Fit-Testing

Sponsored by OHD, LLLP Work is dangerous, and industrial hygienists know that danger is not a finite resource—it has to be stamped out wherever it’s found. When workers are protected and respirators fit correctly, your workers live longer, healthier ...
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