2017 Synergist Archives

January

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President’s Message
New Developments with NIOSH
By Steven Lacey

Risky Business
Manganese and Boundary Work
By Frank Mirer

Insight: Ethics
From Principles to Practice, Part 2
By Rob Agnew, Mark Katchen, and Joseph Ali

Patterns of Exposure
The Power and Utility of Mathematical Models
By Chris Keil

A Deaf Spot for Industrial Hygiene
The Problem of Impulse Noise
By Corey Bender

A Good Night’s Sleep
Workplace Fatigue and the 24/7 Society
By Sheree Gibson

By the Numbers
Effectiveness of Body Armor in Law Enforcement

February

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President’s Message
Big Data and Sensor Technology: AIHA’s Role
By Steven Lacey

Special Section
AIHce Session Tracks

Special Section
AIHA Candidates’ Forum

Insight: Controls
Using Triggers to Avoid IAQ Problems
By D. Jeff Burton

The Tech Tide
From Air Monitors to Apps, the Public’s Use of Technology Challenges IHs Inside and Outside the Workplace
By Ed Rutkowski

Nanobiomonitoring and Surveillance
Opportunities to Confirm the Protection of Nanomaterial Workers
By Martin D. Barrie, John Baker, Mark D. Hoover, and Charles L. Geraci

Not Just Another Competent Person
The Role of the Competent Person in OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction
By Veronica Stanley

By the Numbers
OSHA’s New Rule for Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

March

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President’s Message
A Strategy for International Engagement
By Steven Lacey

Letters
Naming the Profession

Insight: Safety
Not All Vision Devices Are “20/20”
By John A. Stewart

The Last Line of Defense
Selecting the Right Laboratory Coat
By Derek A. Newcomer, Julianne L. Baron, and David Martinson

“Brand Ambassadors” in Reputational Crises
Using Employees as External Communicators in Risk Controversies
By Peter M. Sandman

Revisiting Respirators for Oxygen-deficient Atmospheres
A Comparison of OSHA and Z88.2 Approaches to Respiratory Protection
By David l. Spelce, Richard W. Metzler, James S. Johnson, Timothy R. Rehak, and Roy T. McKay

By the Numbers
EU’s Proposed Exposure Limits for Trichloroethylene

April

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President’s Message
The #IAMIH Leadership Challenge
By Steven Lacey

ViewPoint
What the Oscars Reminded Us about Risk Management
By Kathleen Hiteshew

Risky Business
What’s Science Got to Do with It?
By Frank Mirer

Special Section
Discover the AIHce EXPerience
By Kay Bechtold

Insight: Professional Growth
Unstable Funding
By James D. McGlothlin

Easy Modeling
Forecasting Occupational Exposures Using
“Well Mixed Room” Models
By Paul Hewett

Source Reduction
Practical Issues in Minimizing Welding Fume Exposures
By Michael J. Keane

A Widespread Concern
Identifying and Assessing PCBs in the Built Environment
By Bart Ashley

By the Numbers
Which Workers Get the Least Amount of Sleep?

May

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Special Section
AIHce EXP 2017 Exhibitors

President’s Message
Make an Impact
By Steven Lacey

Insight: Professional Growth
Unstable Funding, Part 2
By James D. McGlothlin

Risks in Combination
Addressing Cumulative Risk in the Occupational Environment
By Andrew Maier, Pamela R.D. Williams, and G. Scott Dotson

Growing Pains
Personal Protective Equipment for Workers in the Emerging Cannabis Industry
By James Lieberman, Rob Brown, and Robert N. Phalen

Ups and Downs
The Benefits and Challenges of Sit-Stand Workstations
By Marjorie Werrell and Cathy White

By the Numbers
A “Budget Blueprint” for the Federal Government

June/July

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Letters
An IH at the March for Science

Insight: Ethics
The Ethical Scale
By Hamid Arabzadeh

Threats and Opportunities
Taking Stock of OEHS Issues in the Trump Administration
An Interview with Mark Ames by Ed Rutkowski

A Matter of Time
PPE Service and Shelf Life
By Fredric Newell Bolton

Purchasing the Best Instrument
How to Use the AIHA Standardized Equipment Specification Sheet
By Patrick Owens

By the Numbers
CSB’s Business Case for Chemical Safety

August

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President’s Message
Our Work Continues
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Letters
Revisiting a Proposed Ban on Lead in Products

Leadership Perspective
The Growth of Unique Scopes
By Geneva Bowman

Special Section
The Search for Knowledge at AIHce EXP 2017
By Kay Bechtold and Ed Rutkowski

Insight: Laboratories
A Look Ahead for the Laboratory Community
By Cheryl O. Morton

Beryllium Laboratory Analysis
Will Regulations Drive the Science?
By Seuri Taruru

Molecular Methods
Increasing Use of PCR and qPCR Spurs New Accreditation from AIHA-LAP
By Ed Rutkowski

Support for Sampling
Laboratories, Field IHs Work Together to Overcome Sampling Challenges
A Discussion with Cindy Ostrowski and Bill Walsh Edited by Kay Bechtold

By the Numbers
Controlling Anesthesia Exposures in Dentistry

September

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President’s Message
Dr. Alice Hamilton: An IH Luminary
By Deborah Imel Nelson

Special Section
AIHA’s Fall Conference on Leadership and Management Returns
By Ed Rutkowski

Insight: Product Stewardship
Nanomaterial Stewardship
By Renae Goldman

Window to the Hot Cell
The Challenges of Repairing a Specialized Nuclear Containment
By Kimberly Morgan

Could It Happen Here?
Talking about Somebody Else’s Accident
By Peter M. Sandman

Downstream Modeling
Considerations for Exposure Assessment of Consumer Products
By Thomas W. Armstrong

By the Numbers
California Outdoor Workers at Risk for Valley Fever

October

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President’s Message
A Meeting with the Secretary of Labor
By Deborah Imel Nelson and Mark Ames

Risky Business
Ironing Out Welding Carcinogenicity?
By Frank Mirer

Insight: Ethics
Case Studies on the Fiduciary Responsibility of an Ethical Consultant
By Jeff Throckmorton

Export Compliance: A New Role for IH
Where Product Stewardship Meets Global Commerce and National Security
By C.R. Knezevich

The “Generally” Harmonized System
Preparing SDSs, Labels for Use Around the World
By Kay Bechtold

Mobile Ventilation
Using PHEAF Devices during Indoor Renovation and Environmental Remediation
By Derek A. Newcomer and Peter LaPuma

By the Numbers
Looking Back at Hanford’s “Atomic Man”