Table of Contents by Issue
January
President’s Message
Learn Something New Every Day
By Barbara Dawson
State Talk
Legislative Action at the State Level
By Aaron Trippler
AIHA@75
Mr. Industrial Hygiene
By Ed Rutkowski
Insight: Ethics
Duty and Consequence: The Ethics of Admitting Mistakes
By Jan K. Wachter
Insight: For Students
Choose Your Own Adventure: Preparing for Graduation and Beyond
By Samantha Connell
Surviving Sequestration
How Are Federal Budget Cuts Affecting IH?
By Kay Bechtold
Judgment Day
How Accurate Are Industrial Hygienists’ Qualitative Exposure Assessments?
By Susan Arnold and Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Real Value
Suggestions for Establishing a “Safety Culture”
By Lorraine Sedlak
February
President’s Message
Learn Something New Every Day
By Barbara Dawson
State Talk
Legislative Action at the State Level
By Aaron Trippler
AIHA@75
Mr. Industrial Hygiene
By Ed Rutkowski
Insight: Ethics
Duty and Consequence:
The Ethics of Admitting Mistakes
By Jan K. Wachter
Insight: For Students
Choose Your Own Adventure: Preparing for Graduation and Beyond
By Samantha Connell
Surviving Sequestration
How Are Federal Budget Cuts Affecting IH?
By Kay Bechtold
Judgment Day
How Accurate Are Industrial Hygienists’ Qualitative Exposure Assessments?
By Susan Arnold and Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Real Value
Suggestions for Establishing a “Safety Culture”
By Lorraine Sedlak
March
President’s Message
The Benefits of Prevention
By Barbara Dawson
Washington Insider
2014: Off and Running
By Aaron Trippler
AIHA@75
A Laboratory’s Rich Legacy
By Ed Rutkowski
Synergist Q&A
The Future of OELs
Insight: Professional Growth
Culture Jumpers
By Ying Zhen
The Hierarchy of OELs
A New Organizing Principle for Occupational Risk Assessment
By Chris Laszcz-Davis, Andrew Maier, and Jimmy Perkins
New Chapter for OHS Management Systems
ISO Begins Work on a New Global OHS Management System Standard
By Thea Dunmire
Other People’s Crisis
Communicating with Bystanders
By Peter M. Sandman
April
President’s Message
Strategies for Leadership
By Barbara Dawson
State Talk
Do States Recognize the CIH?
By Aaron Trippler
AIHA@75
The Ventilation Guru
By Ed Rutkowski
Synergist Q&A
OSHA’s Proposed Rule for Silica
Insight: management systems
Risk vs. Risks
By Thea Dunmire
Toward Better Buildings
Resources for Managing IAQ during Construction
By Donald Weekes, Wane A. Baker, and Jack Springston
Science and Celebration
San Antonio to Host 75th AIHce
By Kay Bechtold
More than LEED
New Green Building Certification Systems Offer a Range of Sustainability Benchmarks
By Catherine Bobenhausen
May
President’s Message
Progress in Protecting Worker Health
By Barbara Dawson
Viewpoint
The Power of Professional Judgment
By Gary W. Carter
AIHA@75
A Standard Like No Other
By Ed Rutkowski
Insight: Professional Growth
African Roots
By Yvonne Luiza
Insight: Risk Communication
Tell People What’s Going On
By Peter M. Sandman
Special Section
AIHce 2014 Exhibitor List
The Economics of risk
Strategies for Finding the Optimal Risk Level
By Frank Hearl, Rene Pana-Cryan, and Cristina McLaughlin
Setting the Standard
AIHA Members Bring IH Perspective to the Standards Development Process
By Nancy West
The Banding Marches On
NIOSH Proposes a New Process for Occupational Exposure Banding
By Lauralynn Taylor McKernan and Melissa Seaton
June/July
Letter to the Editor
The Need for a New OEL Infrastructure
By John Elias
Special Section
Conflict and Compromise
By Ed Rutkowski
Synergist Q&A
Whole Air Sampling
Insight: Risk Assessment
Deracination and the Action Level
By Frank Mirer
When a Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down
IH Challenges of the World’s Largest Decommissioning Project
By Gregg W. Tulley
The EHS Crossover
Three Examples of IH’s Value to Environmental Projects
By Enrique Medina, Rex A. Hunter, and Georgi Popov
Rhythms of History
AIHce 2014 Speakers Consider Past and Future of Occupational Health and Safety
By Ed Rutkowski and Nicole Racadag
By the Numbers
Ending Black Lung
August
President’s Message
Progress and Partnership
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
AIHA@75
A Quality Program
By Ed Rutkowski
Insight: Management Systems
Drafting a Modern OHS Management System Standard
By Thea Dunmire
Insight: Ethics
Defining Moments
By Bruce Lippy
Quality, Confidence, Growth: The Legacy of AIHA Laboratory Accreditation
AIHA-LAP, LLC Commemorates 40 Years and Looks Forward to More
By Cheryl O. Morton
Safety Test
What’s Behind the Rash of Accidents in Academic Laboratories?
By Kay Bechtold
Labs and Silica
AIHA-LAP Supports Osha’s Proposed Silica Standard
By Bill Walsh
By the Numbers
Soccer and Safety
September
From the Editor
The Synergist Is Going Mobile
By Ed Rutkowski
President’s Message
Effective Engagement
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Insight: Professional Growth
Lessons in Leadership
By Cathy A. Hovde
Stress Tests
Trends in OEHS Academic Programs
By John Zey
From Student Life to “Real Life”
Tips on Transitioning into the Professional Realm
By Samantha Connell
Prescriptive Process-Based Exposure Limits
How DNELs and DMELs Differ from Conventional OELs
By David O’Malley and Robert Roy
By the Numbers
Anthrax Mishandled at CDC
October
President’s Message
Bringing IH to a New Generation
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
State Talk
A Tale of Two Bills
By Aaron Trippler
Synergist Q&A
Detector Tubes
Insight: ethics
It’s Legal, But Is It Ethical?
By Nick Rice
Unknown Risks
Nanomaterials in Construction
By Gavin H. West, Bruce Lippy, Daniel Marsick, and Michael R. Cooper
Silicosis: Far from Vanquished
The Persistence of a Preventable Disease
By Mary O’Reilly
Everyday Noise
Suggestions for Protecting Our Hearing in a Noisy Society
By John C. Ratliff
By the Numbers
The 2014 Ebola Outbreak
November
President’s Message
AIHA’s China Delegation
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Leadership Perspective
Six Priorities for IH Content Development
By Barry Graffeo
Letters
Lab Safety and Whole Air Sampling: Readers Respond
Insight: Management Systems
Selecting Management System Metrics
By Thea Dunmire
Coming Soon: New Respirator Classifications
Will the ISO Respirator Standards Do Away with Assigned Protection Factors?
By Craig Colton
Hazards in Focus
IHs Prepare for Wave of New Safety Data Sheets, Labels under GHS
By Kay Bechtold
The Myth of the Magic List
It Takes Work to Develop Meaningful EHS Objectives
By David Downs
By the Numbers
Workers Under the Influence
December
President’s Message
Ebola: A New Threat
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Washington Insider
Outlook for OSHA Rules
By Aaron Trippler
Insight: For Young Professionals
Whose Team Am I On?
By Samantha Connell
Insight: Green Building
Sustainable, but Not Spartan
By Roland C. Jones
More Apps for the EHS Professional
The Latest Features (and Security Concerns) for Your Smart Device
By Mark Rollins
The DIY Database
Suggestions for Developing Your Own Database Application
By Diana L. Larson, Ryan G. Kamerzell, and James D. Branum
Politics and Partisans
Can Occupational Health Science Overcome the Limits of Public Policy?
By Kay Bechtold, Nicole Racadag, and Ed Rutkowski
By the Numbers
Vaping and Health
Special September Supplement
Foreword
Legacy of Achievement: Reflections from AIHA’s past president.
By Barbara J. Dawson
Forecast
The Future of Industrial Hygiene: NIOSH leaders look ahead.
By John Howard, D. Gayle DeBord, and Mark Hoover
Timeline
Milestones in AIHA History
Appreciation
Alice Hamilton: Crusader and Scientist
An interview with Hamilton biographer Barbara Sicherman.
Trivia
Seventy-five Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about AIHA
Photo Essay
Honoring the World of Work
By Earl Dotter
Feature: Toward Better Benchmarks
Can industrial hygienists overcome the challenges associated with occupational exposure limits?
By Ed Rutkowski
Profiles: Return on Investment
How American Industrial Hygiene Foundation scholarships helped shape today’s professionals.
By Kay Bechtold
Reflections: A Passion for Protecting Worker Health
AIHA volunteers share what industrial hygiene means to them.
Afterword: A Future Filled with Promise
What’s on the Horizon for AIHA?
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo