Mission
To expand awareness and promote the importance of IH/OEHS education globally, AIHA offers digital versions of a series of PDF publications and e-learning courses at discounted pricing. Among the specially discounted products are the AIHA White Book, the Noise Manual, the Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene e-course, and many more. Use discount code DEVNAT to take advantage of this offer. Please note that the publications and e-Learning courses are in English only.
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Goals and Objectives
- Build OEHS capacity in areas of the world where it is lacking.
- Serve as a resource for organizations, groups, and individuals outside the United States requesting assistance from AIHA on organizational, professional, or technical matters.
- Support groups and individuals who provide industrial hygiene training, resource material, and equipment in areas where they are needed.
- Increase international awareness of industrial hygiene and the importance of preventing occupational disease.
- Promote public awareness of occupational health and the OEHS profession.
- Promote awareness of OEHS among institutions and agencies that provide related services in developing countries, e.g. NGOs, government and public health agencies, educational institutions, labor unions, and employer organizations.
- Enhance co-operation among international occupational hygiene organizations and build an understanding of international issues.
- Encourage cooperation among international occupational hygiene organizations and support the development of professional industrial hygiene associations in developing countries.
- Encourage discussion and knowledge exchange among occupational health professionals on topics relating to preserving occupational health and safety worldwide.
- Support application of OEHS expertise to identify and control occupational health hazards worldwide.
- Support efforts by OEHS to offer their expertise and services in countries where it is needed.
- Support and advocate for policies, standards, and initiatives to prevent exposure to occupational hazards in all countries.
Articles
Inter-Governmental Occupational Safety and Health Organizations and Regulating Bodies
- World Health Organization
- International Labor Organization (ILO)
- International Standards Organization
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Non-Government Professional Organizations
- International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)
- Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB)
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
- International Network of Safety and Health Professional Organizations (INSHPO)
- European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organizations (ENSHPO)
- International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP)
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
Ambassadors
Argentina: Armando Chamorro, CIH
Bolivia: Kyle Naylor, CIH, CSP, AEMT
China: Laurence Svirchev, CIH
Colombia: Luis Guillermo Araque Munoz
Ethiopia: Hailemichael Mulugeta Workneh
France: Thomas P. Fuller, ScD, CIH, CSP, MSPH, MBA
Ghana: Steve Gyan
India: Maharshi Mehta, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
Israel: Mark A. Katchen, CIH, FAIHA
Mozambique: Custodio Muianga
Nepal: William S. (Bill) Carter, CIH, PhD
Pakistan: Muhammad Akram, PhD, CHMM
South Africa: Peter John-Jacobs
Switzerland: Samantha Connell, CIH
Vietnam: Tuan Nguyen, CIH, CSP, ARM
- Ambassador Application Form
- Ambassador Activity Report Form
- Model Memorandum of Understanding Between AIHA and a Foreign Allied Organization
Past Committee Chairs
John Henshaw | 1/1/1996 | 1/1/1997 | |
James Platner | 1/1/1997 | 1/1/1998 | |
Nick Yin | 1/1/1998 | 1/1/1999 | |
Hank Muranko | 1/1/1999 | 1/1/2000 | |
Keith Tait | 1/1/2000 | 12/31/2000 | |
Keith Tait | 1/1/2001 | 12/31/2001 | |
Paul Olson | 6/1/1994 | 12/31/1999 | |
Paul Olson | 1/31/2000 | 12/31/2000 | |
Arlene Golembiewski | 1/1/2001 | 12/31/2001 | |
Arlene Golembiewski | 1/1/2002 | 12/31/2002 | |
Andrew Cutz, | 1/1/2002 | 12/31/2002 | |
Andrew Cutz | 1/1/2003 | 5/12/2003 | |
Roy Buchan | 1/1/2003 | 5/12/2003 | |
Stephen Reynolds | 5/12/2003 | 12/31/2004 | |
Stephen Reynolds | 1/1/2005 | 12/31/2005 | |
Stephen Chiusano | 1/1/2005 | 12/31/2005 | |
Stephen Chiusano | 1/1/2006 | 12/31/2006 | |
Wen Chen Liu | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2007 | |
Brian Daly | 1/1/2006 | 12/31/2006 | |
Brian Daly | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2007 | |
Mark Katchen | 1/1/2008 | 6/30/2009 | |
Marcos Da Silva | 6/1/2009 | 6/1/2010 | |
Marcos Da Silva | 6/1/2010 | 6/1/2011 | |
Douglas Dowis | 6/1/2011 | 7/1/2012 | |
Marianne Levitsky | 6/22/2012 | 6/4/2013 | |
Richard Hirsh | 7/2/2014 | 6/4/2015 | |
Muhammad Akram | 6/4/2015 | 6/3/2016 | |
Margaret Wan | 6/5/2016 | 6/4/2017 | |
Kul Garg | 6/5/2017 | 6/4/2018 | |
Tom Fuller | 5/25/2018 | 5/25/2019 | |
Ben Padher | 5/25/2019 | 5/25/2020 | |
Lydia Renton | 5/25/2020 | 5/25/2021 | |
Steven Verpaele | 5/25/2021 | 5/25/2022 |