To best serve the occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) community, it’s important that we understand the current issues and emerging trends impacting the profession. Throughout the year, AIHA works with Volunteer Committees to publish a variety of thought leadership and content, also known as Bodies of Work, to spread awareness on topics that are strategic for the development of the OEHS field.
Facts Sheets present data in a format that emphasizes key points concisely, usually using bullet points, headings, or tables. Fact sheets often contain technical data, lists, statistics, educational material, or how-to advice. On occasion, they may summarize a longer document. Fact sheets can also be presented visually as infographics.
Guidance Documents suggest best practices and provide non-binding advice that follows a prescribed procedure or process. Guidance documents should be viewed only as recommendations unless specific regulatory requirements are cited.
Position Statements are short statements that reflect the association's stand on a particular viewpoint or issue related to occupational and environmental health and safety. A position statement may be included in the executive summary of a white paper.
White Papers are persuasive, in-depth reports or essays that include executive summaries, are supported by scientific research, and are written to educate the target audience on an issue or explain and promote a particular methodology. White papers are meant to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision.
Fact Sheets
- Chemotherapy Hood Decommissioning for Disposal or Recycling
- Consumer Aerosol Monitors
- Engineered Nanomaterials in the Workplace
- Facts About Mold - A Consumer Focus
- Facts About Mold - An AIHA Perspective for IEQ Investigators Physicians and Engineers
- Fall Protection - Calculating Clearances when Using the New ANSI Z359-13 Lanyards
- Nanomaterial Stewardship
- Nanomaterial Product Stewardship - National Security Implications of Export/Import Activities
- Nanoparticle Sampling and Analysis
- Personal Protective Equipment for Engineered Nanoparticles
- Prevention of Workplace Violence
- Reporting Specifications for Electronic Real Time Gas and Vapor Detection Equipment
Guidance Documents
- Assessment and Remediation of Corrosive Drywall
- Best Practice Guide for Leading Health Metrics in Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- Community Lead Exposure of Children in Developing and Emerging Economies
- FAQs About Spore Trap Air Sampling for Mold Direct Examination
- Focus Four for Health: An Initiative to Address Four Major Construction Health Hazards
- Government Relations Procedures
- Health and Safety Issues in Natural Disasters
- How to Improve the Safety Climate on Your Construction Site
- OHS Performance Criteria In Contracting and Procurement
- Prevention through Design - Eliminating Confined Spaces and Minimizing Hazard
Postition Statements
White Papers
- Application and Limitations of Functional Capacity Evaluations in Managing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Risks-Hazards
- Corrosive Drywall
- Electronic Cigarettes in the Indoor Environment
- Exoskeletons
- Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Fields
- Hiring Recent EHS Generalist Graduates
- Home Health Care Aides: Occupational Health and Safety Challenges and Opportunities
- Mold and Dampness in the Built Environment
- Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation
- Occupational Safety and Health Guide for Surface Disinfection Practices using Germicidal Ultraviolet Radiation
- PCBs in the Built Environment
- Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
- Prevention of Workplace Violence
- Recommended Skills and Capabilities for Silica Competent Persons
- The Facts About Ergonomics - Dispelling Myths
- The Value of IAQ
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Criteria for New Construction
- Workers' Rights
In February of 2020, the World Health Organization’s director-general declared a public health emergency of international concern over the ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The documents on the Back to Work Safely website offer specific, easy-to-follow, science-based recommendations for limiting the transmission of the coronavirus while operating a wide variety of businesses.
These guidelines were developed for those smaller businesses that don't have readily available occupational health and safety resources. We encourage employers, employees, and customers to carefully read and implement as many of the recommendations contained in the guidance document provided for your industry as possible.