2018 Synergist Archives

January

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President’s Message
Updating AIHA’s Bylaws
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Risky Business
Stripped Down
By Frank Mirer

Insight: Ethics
The IH Who Knew Too Much
By Jeff Throckmorton and D. Jeff Burton

From “Just in Time” to “Just Next Door”
21st Century Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities for Industrial Hygienists
By Charles Geraci and Laura Hodson

How to Buy Safer, Quieter Tools
A Process Management Approach to Reducing Noise and Hand-arm Vibration while Improving Productivity
and Quality
By Edward Zechmann, Mark Geiger, and Bryan Beamer

Integrating IH into Healthcare
Key Concerns for a Rapidly Growing Field
By Roberta Smith

By the Numbers
Noise in Airplane Cabins

February

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President’s Message
Expanding Our Role in Sustainability
By Deborah Imel Nelson and Alan Leibowitz

In Memoriam
John Ambrose Pendergrass Jr.

Special Section
AIHA Candidates’ Forum

Insight: Professional Growth
Dive Right In
By Samantha Connell

The Symbiotic Workplace
A Strategy to Achieve the Promise of Exoskeletons
By Albert W. Moore II and Divya Srinivasan

A Close Look at Portland Cement
Respirable Crystalline Silica and Other Hazards of a Familiar Substance
By Veronica Stanley

Solving the Right Problems
A Simple Model to Take Your Organization Beyond Compliance
By Matt Adams

By the Numbers
Flavoring Chemical Exposures at a Vape Shop

March

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President’s Message
Electing the AIHA Board
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Letters
Opioids Revisited

In Memoriam
Howard Kusnetz
By Bob Lieckfield

Insight: Engineering
Getting Ventilation Right
By D. Jeff Burton

Predictive Purposes
Will Big Data Change Industrial Hygiene?
By Ed Rutkowski

Decision Time
Exposure Models for Emergency Response
By Dyron Hamlin

Powder Handling in Production
Reducing the Hazards of Bulk Powders in the Agrochemical Industry
By Samantha Connell and Brian Schmidt

By the Numbers
Frequent Exertion and Standing at Work

April

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President’s Message
Total Worker Health for All?
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Letters
An Even Closer Look at Portland Cement

Risky Business
The DC Circuit Court Addresses Silica
By Frank Mirer

AIHce EXP 2018 Preview
Shaping the Future of IH
By Kay Bechtold

Insight: Ethics
Responses to “The IH Who Knew Too Much”

No Boundaries
IH’s Role in Preventing the Transmission of Highly Hazardous Communicable Diseases
By Aurora Le and Shawn Gibbs

Continuity of Protection
Considerations for Decontaminating Personal Protective Equipment
By Fred Bolton

Fending Off Outrage
Why Do Risk Communication When Nobody’s Endangered and Nobody’s Upset (Yet)?
By Peter M. Sandman

By the Numbers
Black Lung’s Resurgence

May

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Special Section
Keeping Pace at AIHce
By Cynthia A. Ostrowski

Special Section
AIHce EXP 2018 Exhibitors

President’s Message
The AIHA Partnership
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Insight: Risk Assessment
Transform Your Risk Culture
By Charles Redinger

In Hamilton’s Footsteps
The Experiences of Women in Industrial Hygiene
By Kay Bechtold

A Power Mission in Puerto Rico
Bringing Aid and Electricity after Hurricane Maria
By Monica Netherly

The “Bandits” Speak
NIOSH Considers Feedback from Users of its Proposed Occupational Exposure Banding Process
By Lauralynn Taylor McKernan and T.J. Lentz

By the Numbers
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis among Dental Professionals

June/July

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Leadership Perspective
Safety Is a Human Activity
By Scott Schneider

Special Section
Speakers Address Emerging Issues at AIHce EXP 2018
By Kay Bechtold and Ed Rutkowski

Insight: Professional Growth
Protecting Certification
By Benjamin Jelin

The Long Road to ISO 45001
Key Elements of the First Global Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Standard
By Vic Toy

Dual Hazard Protection
Selecting Protective Garments for Both Chemical Resistance and Flame Resistance
By Curtis Hintz and Mark Tartaglia

Six Ways to Approximate Airflow
Simple Techniques for Assessing Airflow in Occupied Spaces
By D. Jeff Burton

By the Numbers
New Exposure Limits Proposed for the European Union

August

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President’s Message
What You Might Have Missed at AIHce
By Cynthia A. Ostrowski

Special Section
IOHA 2018 Conference Preview
By Ed Rutkowski

Insight: Exposure Assessment
Support for Banding
By Steven Jahn

New Requirements for Labs
Laboratories and Accreditation Bodies Tackle Revised ISO Standards
By Cheryl Morton and Geneva Bowman

Quality Data
Laboratory Accreditation, Proficiency Testing, and Registries Explained
By Kay Bechtold

Flexible and User Friendly
Applying the ANSI Z9.5 Standard on Laboratory Ventilation
By D. Jeff Burton

By the Numbers
First Responders to the World Trade Center

September

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President’s Message
This Is Our Journey
By Cynthia A. Ostrowski

Viewpoint
Closing the Gap between Curricula and Practice
By Bob Lieckfield, Jr.

Special Section
Synergist Series Focuses on International Issues
By Kay Bechtold

Insight: RISK Assessment
Beyond Risk Assessment
By G. Scott Dotson

Ending Modern Slavery
A New Role for Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
By Thomas P. Fuller

“Preventionists” on the Rise
Industrial Hygiene in Central America and Panama
By Eduardo Shaw

Think Global, Act Local
Global and Site Hygienists Collaborate to Protect Workers Worldwide
A Discussion with Samantha Connell and Brian Schmidt Edited by Kay Bechtold

By the Numbers
New York City’s Steam Pipes

October

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President’s Message
Updated Bylaws Approved
By Cynthia A. Ostrowski

Insight: Professional Growth
How to Support the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation at Tax Time
By Tim Walsh

Potential for Prediction
Using Mathematical Models to Guide Risk Management for Infectious Diseases in the Occupational Setting
By Melissa Seaton and Gurumurthy Ramachandran

Advice for Active Sampling
How to Determine the Sampled Air Volume
By Kenn White, Martin Harper, and Neil Knutsen

Labeling and Informed Consent
Risk Communication Lessons from the Genetically Modified Foods Controversy
By Peter M. Sandman

By the Numbers
Lead Exposure Limits