While the demand for bite-sized information remains high, what are your options for the main course? OEHS professionals studying to obtain a credential or to deepen their knowledge can benefit from longer-form, instructor-led online training.

In July, the AIHA Board of Directors approved our new strategic plan for 2022–2024. In this post, I’ll explain the process for creating the new plan and spotlight some of the high-level changes.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the public has had to grapple with a disheartening amount of misinformation and disinformation, contributing to vaccine hesitancy and prolonging the pandemic. What, if anything, can be done about it?

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone scrambled to get PPE into the hands of first responders and others on the frontlines. This huge increase in people wearing PPE cast new light on how they are selected and fit tested.

If you’re nearing retirement age, you don’t have to disappear from AIHA. The association offers emeritus membership as a way to live your post-retirement life with purpose and leave a legacy that continues to support the profession.

If you're the type of person who relishes researching technical OEHS issues, enjoys lively debates with their colleagues, and wants to help craft regulations and standards, let's talk about service on government advisory boards, panels, and councils.

AIHA members spread the word about COVID-19 resources by volunteering to speak at conferences, author articles, and reach out to allied associations. For example, treasurer-elect Nancy M. McClellan's article on ventilation is reproduced in this post.

Government agencies often open comment periods for stakeholders to provide feedback on proposed regulations, standards, projects, and draft documents and publications. Here, SynergistNOW highlights comment periods of interest to AIHA members.

If AIHA learned anything from 2020, it is that our online classrooms must be user-friendly and reliable to meet the needs of the busy industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety professionals we serve.

Whether you’d like to write an article for The Synergist yourself or just have an idea you want to share, the information in this post will help you understand what we’re looking for, what we have on tap, and how to share your thoughts with us.

The August 2021 Synergist, which is now being printed, is the latest of our annual special issues on laboratories. Today’s “From the Archives” post looks back at some of The Synergist’s recent lab-related articles. 

If you are wondering how to help people and regions affected by wildfires, AIHA is by your side with the Think and Act Fire Smart campaign. AIHA's efforts include all aspects of wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery.