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Table of Contents by Issue
January
President’s Message
Why AIHA Is Your Primary Resource
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Insight: Risk Communication
Warning, or False Alarm?
By Peter M. Sandman
Insight: Ergonomics
Is Stretching the New “Back Belt”?
By Scott Schneider and Mary O’Reilly
Hazardous Drugs: The Silent Stalker of Healthcare Workers?
Training, Education Are Key to Preventing Exposures
By Mark A. Lucas and Thomas H. Connor
Making Decisions with Uncertain Data
Practical Examples of Monte Carlo Simulations
By Thomas W. Armstrong
Few Easy Answers
Case Studies in IH Ethics
By D. Jeff Burton
By the Numbers
Legionnaires’ Disease in Portugal
February
Letters
Ethics and the Law
President’s Message
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Special Section
AIHce 2015 Technical Sessions
Special Section
AIHA® Candidates’ Forum
Insight: Safety
Assessing Risk with NFPA 70E
An Interview with Paul Zoubek by Kay Bechtold
The Changing Worlds of Work and Health
Adapting Industrial Hygiene for the 21st Century
By Paul J. Middendorf, John Piacentino, and Rene Pana-Cryan
Nanomaterials: The Next Wave
Nanotechnology and the 21st-century Workplace
By Jennifer Dimitri, Michele N. Shepard, Paul J. Webb, and John Baker
Synergist® Forum
Two Views on the New ISO Respirator Standards
By Larry Janssen and Craig Colton
By the Numbers
EPA Risk Assessment for Libby Amphibole Asbestos
March
In Memoriam
Edward J. Baier, 1929–2014
President’s Message
A Purposeful Approach to Content
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Washington Insider
What to Watch in 2015
By Aaron Trippler
Insight: Management Systems
When Things Go Wrong
By Thea Dunmire
Turning Numbers into Knowledge
Sensors for Safety, Health, Well-being, and Productivity
By Mark D. Hoover and D. Gayle DeBord
This Is How We Do It
Building Bodies of Knowledge in Industrial Hygiene
By Ed Rutkowski
Hidden Hazards
Protecting Wastewater Treatment Workers from Endotoxins and Hepatitis A
By Bradley A. Prill
By the Numbers
Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
April
President’s Message
What’s New at AIHce
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Leadership Perspective
The Buzz about Stewardship
By Allan K. Fleeger
Special Section
Salt Lake Sneak Peek
By Kay Bechtold
Insight: Risk Assessment
ABC’s and Asbestos Risk Assessment
By Frank Mirer
How Low Is Low?
Blood-lead Levels and Lead Poisoning in Emerging Economies
By Andrey Korchevskiy, James Rasmuson, and Eric Rasmuson
A Day at the Range
Controlling Impulsive Noise in a Tactical Training Environment
By Steve Stamper and Julie Wilson
Shifting the Conversation
Opportunities and Challenges in Exposure and Risk Science
By Steven Jahn and Fred Boelter
By the Numbers
Silica and Countertop Workers
May
Special Section
AIHce 2015 Exhibitors
President’s Message
A Passion for Protecting Worker Health
By Christine A.D. Lorenzo
Insight: Risk Assessment
The Little Engine That Could
By Frank Mirer
The Ethical Mentor
Using Others’ Wisdom to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
By Michael D. Larrañaga
An Interview with Minister Yang
Occupational Health and Safety in China
The Next Position
Advice for Improving Office Ergonomics
By Stephanie Lynch
By the Numbers
Tobacco Use among Workers
June/July
In Memoriam
Steven P. Levine, PhD, CIH
Letters
Blood-lead Levels in Emerging Economies
Insight: Management Systems
Evaluating OHS Performance
By Thea Dunmire
Focus on Fracking
Debate Continues Over Environmental Health Effects
By Michelle F. Gillie
From Hardhats to Hair Covers
IEQ Investigations in Healthcare Facilities
By David Brinkerhoff and Michelle Rosales
The New Age of Legionella
AIHA Publishes Guidance on Assessing Water Systems in Buildings
By J. David Krause, William Kerbel, Brian G. Shelton, and John P. Springston
By the Numbers
Chemical Exposures to Oil and Gas Workers
August
President’s Message
Closer to Our Goal
By Daniel H. Anna
Washington Insider
Washington at Work
By Aaron Trippler
Insight: Risk Assessment
Getting Particular
By Frank Mirer
A New Landscape
AIHce 2015 Speakers Grapple with the Changing Nature of Work
By Kay Bechtold and Ed Rutkowski
Clear and Credible
How AIHA-LAP Advertising Policies Help Labs—And Their Customers
By Cheryl O. Morton
Stamp of Approval
Government Regulators Rely on Accredited Testing, ILAC MRA
By Cheryl O. Morton
By the Numbers
Hazards in the Recycling Industry
September
President’s Message
A Broader Commitment to Standards
By Daniel H. Anna
Special Section
Trends and Transformations
By Ed Rutkowski
Insight: Risk Communication
Characterizing Risk
By Fred Boelter and Charles Redinger
The IH Route Planner
Navigating a New Career
By Kay Bechtold
Embracing Engineering
Knowledge of Engineering Controls Can Lead to Creative Solutions
By Bill Mele, Rob Strode, Daniel Hall, Cassidy Strode, and Andrey Korchevskiy
What’s New in Z88.2
An Introduction to ANSI/ASSE Z88.2-2015, Practices for Respiratory Protection
By Richard W. Metzler, James S. Johnson, David L. Spelce, and Timothy R. Rehak
By the Numbers
Chronic Beryllium Disease
October
Letters
Outreach and the Future of IH
President’s Message
The Process behind the Plan
By Daniel H. Anna
Leadership Perspective
Bringing Work Safety and Health to Schools
By Steven Lacey, Rebecca Guerin, and Andrea Okun
Insight: Risk Assessment
Fifty Shades of Gray
By Frank Mirer
Placement Makes the Poison
Infection Control Lessons from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
By Val Garner, Roxy Grossnickle, Derek Newcomer, and Fred Bolton
Above and Beyond the Minimums
An Overview of NFPA’s New Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work
By Nancy Pearce
Strategic Safety Communication: The GAAMM Model
How to Inform People about Serious Risks
By Peter M. Sandman
By the Numbers
Work and Breast Cancer
November
President’s Message
The First Glimpse of AIHA’s Strategic Direction
By Daniel H. Anna
Special Section
An AIHA Farewell
Insight: Management Systems
Making Sense of “Risks and Opportunities”
By Thea Dunmire
Ill Wind
Climate Change and Industrial Hygiene
By Max Kiefer and Joanna Watson
Formaldehyde in Flooring
Testing and Sampling Guidance for IH Practitioners
By Catherine Bobenhausen
Measuring Violence
New Guidance for Protecting Healthcare Workers
By Corey Bender, Jaime Murphy Dawson, and Lisa Pompeii
By the Numbers
Methylene Chloride Fatalities
December
President’s Message
Practical Guidance: The AIHA Career Stages Project
By Daniel H. Anna
Special Section
An AIHA Farewell
Insight: Ethics
Code vs. Code
By David Roskelley
Point-Source PPE
A Strategy for Controlling Noise Exposures in Agriculture
By Chandran Achutan
Responsible Management
Nanotechnology and HSE Management Systems
By Michele Shepard, Paul Webb, John Baker, and Amanda Archer
First Line of Respiratory Protection
Z88.2 and the Effective Respirator Program
By David L. Spelce, Richard W. Metzler, James S. Johnson, and Timothy R. Rehak
By the Numbers
Ionizing Radiation and Solid Cancers