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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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Dialogues: Q&As with IH leaders.

Serial: Installments on important issues in IH.

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Women in IH: Perspectives from the WIH community.

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August 1, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Outlook

Another congressional appropriations season is upon us. The appropriations bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will enact budgetary changes on agencies and programs related to occupational and environmental health and safety.
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July 25, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Toolbox

Resources to Update Your Aerosol Acumen

Understanding aerosol physics, biology, instrumentation, and control strategies can make you a more effective industrial hygienist.
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July 18, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Tips and Tools for Improving Exposure Judgments

An OEHS professional's judgment is only as good as their experience with the work activities and practices associated with the risk. This is why the profession needs an exposure assessment system and tools to help them make judgments.
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July 11, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Ergonomics Is About More Than Assessments

You might be forgiven for mistakenly thinking that ergonomics is entirely about assessments. The truth is that while it's important to get assessments right, most real benefits of ergonomics come from everything that happens afterward.
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July 3, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health

On July 10, 2024, AIHA will deliver a webinar titled "Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health" that will show participants how to select and use metrics in successful occupational and environmental health and safety programs.
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June 27, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

An AIHA Staff Initiative to Foster Inclusivity

Efforts to promote inclusivity align with AIHA's mission to protect all workers and their communities from occupational and environmental hazards, regardless of background or identity.
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June 20, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

A Family Tradition of Industrial Hygiene

"I grew up thinking hazard communication was my second language," said Chandra Deeds Gioiello, CIH. For Gioiello, industrial hygiene was the family business, but she didn't always intend to follow in her parents' footsteps.
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June 13, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Overcoming the Challenges of HEPA Filtration in Commercial Buildings: Enhancing CNC Respirator Fit Testing

High-efficiency particulate air filtration systems can make condensation nuclei counting fit testing using ambient aerosols difficult, since HEPA filters are designed to remove 99.97 percent of particles in the air that are 0.3 microns or greater.
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June 6, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Helping Business Leaders Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

In April, AIHA CEO Larry Sloan was invited to join the newly formed National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, founded to help employers assess threats to human health and business posed by climate change.
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May 30, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Introducing AIHA’s Military and Uniformed Services Support Committee

Results from AIHA's 2023 membership survey indicated that the members of the government and military comprise our second-highest membership industry group, which led us to ask, "How can we better serve the military community?"
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May 16, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Five Trends in OEHS

The consulting firm Foresight Alliance found trends affecting occupational and environmental health and safety in six areas: information flows, evolving science, workforce shifts, 21st-century health, politics and society, and IH in an AI world.
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May 9, 2024
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Next Step for Improving Mental Health through the Workplace: Eliminating Stigma

Modest progress on mental health in the workplace is at risk if we don't eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues. If people are too ashamed or afraid to talk about their mental health, they won't get the help they need.
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