April 4, 2025
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Education Connection 2025 April

Featured Blog Post

Reaching Out to Workers and Community Members

By: Abby Roberts

Knowing how to control occupational and environmental health and safety hazards is only half the battle. For those controls to be effective, people must use them. But successful adoption of controls isn’t entirely within the power of the OEHS professional—the people these controls are intended to protect get a say as well.

Featured Education in Indoor Air Quality

Exposure to indoor air pollutants or lack of fresh air can cause short and long-term health effects. Improved indoor air quality has also been shown to result in higher productivity, better cognitive performance, reduced absenteeism, less reported job stress, and increased job satisfaction.

Featured eLearning

Certificate Program: Fundamentals of Occupational Exposure Assessment

Prove your competency in assessing workplace exposures and hazards. AIHA’s Certificate Program: Fundamentals of Occupational Exposure Assessment is for OEHS Technicians, early career professionals, or experienced professionals looking for a refresher on best practices during an occupational exposure assessment.


SDS & Label Authoring Course

Gain proficiency in Safety Data Sheet (SDS) & Label Authoring with AIHA University’s updated self-study course. So much new content has been added, you can now earn 16 contact hours and test your knowledge with interactive quizzes!


Expand your knowledge with Welding: A Case Study in Occupational Hygiene

This self-study course has been updated with fresh content, self-study materials, and knowledge checks for a comprehensive experience. Gain proficiency and earn 9 contact hours when you sign up today!

Use of Direct Reading Instruments Certificate Program
Earn 4 Contact Hours
Member Price: $300 | Non-Member Price: $350

This introductory-level certificate program is perfect for anyone who uses DRIs to monitor work environments for worker health and safety.

Earn Up to 24 Contact Hours with an eLearning Subscription

An AIHA University eLearning Subscription is perfect for individuals and organizations looking for cost-effective training on the latest OEHS topics. You can earn up 24 contact hours with flexible access to select AIHA education webinars and AIHA Connect OnDemand recordings.

Train your entire team for the cost of one subscription, with pricing conveniently tailored to your group size. Or spend less than $21 per contact hour when you subscribe as an individual!

Featured Publications

Bookstore Sale: AIHA Connect 2025

The AIHA University Bookstore is gearing up for its first big sale of the year! To kick off Connect 2025, AIHA is offering deep discounts on new releases and featured publications. . Customers receive 20% off select items, and student members get 25% off these products. Keep an eye out for more details when this sale launches in May!

Coming Soon

Looking forward to new publications or updates to your favorite resources this year? You’re in luck! AIHA University is planning to release two publications this Spring, just in time for the AIHA University Bookstore Sale!

1. Chemical Protective Clothing, 3rd edition

This updated book provides a comprehensive overview of the considerations necessary for the implementation of a successful protective clothing and equipment program. The content is organized into three areas: Background, Fundamentals, and Theory; Manufacture, Design, and Testing; and Considerations for Proper Selection and Comprehensive Program Development. In addition, a new chapter on Flame-Retardant Chemical Protective Clothing has been added to highlight the emerging issues and advancements in this crucial field of protective clothing. Throughout the book, the discussion focuses primarily on the prevention or reduction of chemical exposures, but often, the information can be applied more broadly to reduce exposures to biological and physical hazards.

2. AIHA® Technical Guide for Wildfire Impact Assessments for the OEHS Professional, 2nd edition

This publication presents the current understanding of wildfire combustion processes and the chemical transformations that generate particulates, organic compounds, and metal residues. The scope of this updated Technical Guide is on homes, buildings, and structures that were outside of the burn zone, survived a wildfire or a wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire, and can be restored and reoccupied. The primary purpose of the Technical Guide is to help occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals and other investigators design and conduct wildfire impact assessments for exposure evaluations, forensic origin and cause investigations, or both.

Upcoming AIHA University Webinars

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Featured Frameworks

Strategic Framework: Enterprise Risk Management—An Overview

Member FREE | Non-Member $19.95

This newly updated Strategic Technical Framework provides OEHS professionals with a comprehensive overview of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) concepts and processes. Developed collaboratively by AIHA® and selected members, this framework assists professionals in understanding how ERM relates to organizational objectives, including risk acceptance and opportunities. The 2023 update, led by Georgi Popov, Bruce Lyon, and Tsvetan Popov, reflects the latest advancements in ERM practices, enhancing clarity and relevance for OEHS professionals. This essential resource articulates core definitions, concepts, methodologies, and communication strategies crucial for effectively integrating ERM principles into professional practice.

AIHA Volunteer Groups' Bodies of Work

Aerosolized Transmissible Diseases

This comprehensive document provides evidence-based strategies to mitigate the spread of airborne infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza, and more. Learn about the hierarchy of controls, ventilation improvements, PPE effectiveness, and layered approaches to safeguard workers and public health. Stay ahead of future pandemics with actionable insights from industry experts.


Recommended Skills and Capabilities for Silica Competent Persons

This white paper outlines the essential skills and capabilities needed for competent persons to effectively manage silica exposure risks in construction. Learn about OSHA compliance, hazard identification, engineering controls, respiratory protection, and best practices to protect workers from silica-related health hazards.

Ideal for employers, safety professionals, and training providers, this document serves as a roadmap for developing effective silica safety programs.



Sign up to Receive Future Resources!

AIHA volunteer project teams are continuously working on new content to enlighten OEHS professionals. Please see the list of new and updated works coming soon and sign up to receive notification, or free PDFs if applicable, once they are completed.

Volunteer Opportunities

Call for PDC Monitors at AIHA CONNECT

As a monitor, you will be responsible for attendee sign-in, course announcements, and assisting the instructor as needed. In return for your assistance, AIHA CONNECT will waive your PDC registration fee. Assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.


Seeking Judges for Student Posters “Best in Show”

Volunteers are needed to judge student posters for Best in Show awards. Judges will review digital student poster files online April 24-May 8 to select first place (gold), second place (silver), and third place (bronze). Student winners will each receive a certificate and gift card. Winners will be determined prior to AIHA CONNECT; no later than May 9. Award winners will be featured in an issue of The Synergist after the conference.

You may find the scoring rubric used for judging posters here.

This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the profession. If you would like to serve as a judge for the Best in Show awards, email Diana Kane no later than April 16.

Register Early and SAVE on 2025 AIHA University Road Course Training (Online & In-person)!

Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Course (32 Contact Hours)

June 2-6 | In-person, Westerville, OH
32 Contact Hours

Immerse your staff in IH principles and practices with Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, a four-day training course offering sampling and workshop sessions, hands-on lab experiences, demo sessions, and problem-solving exercises.

Join us to gain hands-on experience from industry experts. Hurry, space is filling up fast!

    Exposure and Chemical Monitoring - Beyond IH Fundamentals (24 Contact Hours)

    October 20-22 | In-person, Westerville, OH

    Are you looking for interactive IH training to meet your professional development goals? Gain hands-on experience in conducting qualitative exposure assessments and learn effective communication techniques for explaining results to employees and management.

    Join us to gain hands-on experience from industry experts.

      Live Virtual PDCs

      Like to learn from a live instructor, but want the convenience of online? Try out a live virtual PDC!

      AIHA University will be hosting four fully live virtual PDCs in conjunction with AIHA Connect 2025. Unlike our usual virtual PDC offerings, access is provided via our conference app, and session recordings, if presenter permission is granted, are available to attendees through the end of 2025.

      AIHA University Virtual PDCs

      Live Virtual PDCs are interactive online small group sessions with a live instructor hosted in zoom meeting. Live online PDCs take place in the AIHA Online Classroom.