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Table of Contents by Issue
January
President’s Message
Standards of Care: Competence Plus Performance
By John Mulhausen
Ethics
The Heart of OEHS
By Alan Leibowitz
Putting on a Clinic
Design and Operate a Successful Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Program in the Workplace
By Adriana E. Golding, Derek A. Newcomer, and Judy L. Chan
Understanding Emergency Service Capabilities
Why Your Safety Plan Must Go Beyond Calling 911
By Mike Bewley
Accelerating Toward New Hazards
Protecting Workers During the Transition to Electric Vehicles
By Ryan Campbell
By the Numbers
Heat-Related Injuries and Illnesses
February
President’s Message
Occupational Exposure Banding: No More Excuses
By John Mulhausen
Standards
New Standards for Sample Preparation
By Kenn White and Mike Brisson
Technology
Transformative Workplace Technologies
By Bradley King
Special Section
AIHA Candidates’ Forum
Finding Good Science
How to Critically Appraise Scientific Literature
By Carina Doyle, Mark R. Stenzel, Nancy E. Johnson, and Joanna Greig
Ventilation and Sustainable Laboratories
How Industrial Hygienists Can Influence Laboratories' Effects on Environment and Climate
By Brian Schmidt and Andrea Guytingco
The Challenge for Industrial Hygiene 4.0
A NIOSH Perspective on Direct-Reading Methodologies and Real-Time Monitoring in Occupational Environments
By Emanuele Cauda, John Snawder, Andrea Spinazzè, Andrea Cattaneo, John Howard, and Domenico Cavallo
By the Numbers
Waste Anesthetic Gases
March
President’s Message
Acknowledging and Addressing Our Blind Spots
By John Mulhausen
In Memoriam
James C. Rock, 1943–2021
By Tony Havics
Women in IH
The Origin of International Women’s Day
By Joy Jacobsen
Controls
Common Properties of Air
By D. Jeff Burton
Risk
Risk Discourse: Framing the Problem
By Mary O’Reilly
Chasing a Changing Chemical Market
Challenges in Researching and Managing Exposure to PFAS
By Miriam Calkins
Respiratory Protection Training for Non-Experts
Steps Toward Accessible Respiratory Protection Programs Outside the Industrial Workplace
By C.R. (Gus) Manning and Tim Paz
Government Relations Roundup
An Update on AIHA Activities
By Mark Ames
By the Numbers
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards
April
President’s Message
New Tools for Exposure Judgments
By John Mulhausen
Ethics
Ethics and ESG Ratings
By Mark Katchen
Special Section
AIHce EXP 2022 Preview
Engineering Controls for Respirable Crystalline Silica Hazards
Investigations by NIOSH’s Engineering and Physical Hazards Branch
By Barbara M. Alexander, Alan Echt, Chaolong Qi, Duane Hammond, and Alberto Garcia
Revealing Exposures
Health and Safety Concerns in Strip Clubs
By Eva M. Glosson
Worker Well-Being in the Great Resignation
A Story of Risks, Ills, and Cultures
By Deborah Imel Nelson
By the Numbers
Airborne Transmissible Biological Agents
May
(Members-Only PDF)
Special Section
AIHce EXP Exhibitor List
President’s Message
A Culture Change for OEHS
By John Mulhausen
Letters
Beyond Compliance
Careers and Professional Development
The Business Case for EHS
By Georgi Popov, Tsvetan Popov, and Rayna Brown
Harnessing the Hidden Power of Empathy
Effective Leadership and Greater Compassion for OEHS Professionals
By Tim Paz and Amy McCae
Rightsizing an EHS Workforce
How Many Professionals Are Needed in Your Organization?
By Samantha Connell, Todd Hogue, and Laurence Pearlman
Banding Together
Making the Case for Occupational Exposure Bands
By T.J. Lentz and Melissa Edmondson
By the Numbers
Tuberculosis in the United States
June/July
(Members-Only PDF)
Controls
The New Laboratory Ventilation Standard
By D. Jeff Burton
Exposure Assessment
Exposure Modeling: The Next Generation
By Mike Jayjock and Neil C. Hawkins
Women in IH
Continuing the Conversation: OEHS for Women
By Joy Jacobsen
Keeping Pace with the AI Revolution
Considerations for OHS Professionals
By Jay A. Vietas
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
IHs Are Needed Now More Than Ever
By Aurora Le and Shawn Gibbs
Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses
How to Reduce Heat Burden from PPE and Other Factors
By Jeff L. Behar and Paul E. Allen
By the Numbers
Heat Hazards and Enforcement
August
President’s Message
Progress on Heat Hazards
By Donna S. Heidel
Ethics
Responses to “Ethics and ESG Ratings”
Professional Growth
Technical Frameworks: Resources on Core OEHS Knowledge
By Spencer Pizzani and Steven D. Jahn
Professional Growth
Toward a Sustainable EHS Academy
By Roger Lewis
Special Section
AIHce Strikes a Chord
By Ed Rutkowski and Kay Bechtold
Sponsored by Kentek Corp.
Laser Safety Basics for Laboratories
By Rich Greene
Sponsored by Nanozen
What More Can We Do to Protect Our Workers from Silica Exposure?
By Winnie Chu
Analysis of Wildfire and Structure Fire Combustion Residues
Microscopy Methods and Other Considerations
By Daniel M. Baxter, Russ Crutcher, Brad Kovar, and Larry Wayne
Teaching Laboratory Safety
Empowering Students, Educators, and Researchers to Do Safe Science
By Ashley Augspurger, Amanda Hyett-Ringgenberg, and Rachael Perriello
Measuring Airborne Particulates
The Science of Developing a New Proficiency Testing Program
By Angela Oler
By the Numbers
Silica Overexposures Among Stone Workers
September
President’s Message
Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By Donna S. Heidel
Special Section
Product Stewardship News
Ethics
Empowerment or Obstinace?
By Nancy Orr
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Emerging from the Pandemic with Data-Driven Decisions
By Taner Eryilmaz
Millennials as Emerging Leaders
Younger Generations Are Key to the Future of IH and OEHS
By Samantha Connell and Felicity Furey
How Things Get Done
What OEHS Professionals Need to Know About Organizational Structure
By Celia A. Booth
Controlling Formaldehyde Exposure
A Case Study in an Academic Gross Anatomy Lab
By Matt Lundquist
By the Numbers
Blood Lead Levels: Medical Removal and Return to Work
October
President’s Message
An Update on Standards of Care
By Donna S. Heidel
Technology
New Virtual and Augmented Realities for OEHS Professionals
By Bradley King and Michael Groh
Viewpoint
Improving Post-COVID Working Conditions in Global Garment Factories
By Garrett D. Brown
How to Mitigate Conveyor Noise
Practical Design and Maintenance Solutions
By Dennis P. Driscoll
Deciphering Fatigue Risk Management Systems
A Holistic Approach to Mitigating Work-Related Fatigue
By Madeline Sprajcer, Imelda Wong, and Drew Dawson
A Dashboard for COVID-19 Risk
The Story of the COVID-19 Exposure Assessment Tool
By Ed Rutkowski
By the Numbers
Risk of Asthma for Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Workers
November
President’s Message
What We’ve Accomplished through CDC Grants
By Donna S. Heidel
Letters
DEI, Wildfire Analysis: Readers React
Sponsored by SKC Inc.
Are Ototoxicants the Missing Link Between Noise and Chemical Overexposures?
By Lucinette Alvarado
Five Common Difficulties in Real-Time Detection System Implementation
Connectivity, Data Interpretation, and Other Issues
By Spencer Pizzani and Marina Jabsky
Slash Careers
How to Protect Workers With Multiple Jobs
By Celia A. Booth
Preserving History, Protecting Safety
An Interprofessional Approach to Controlling Hazards in Museums
By Abby Roberts
By the Numbers
Asbestos and Cancer Burden
December
President’s Message
Grand Challenges for OEHS
By Donna S. Heidel
Risk Management
Potential Collaborations for Mitigating Risks in TWH and ESG
By Maeve Crowne, Douglas McNeil, and Nancy E. Wilk
Viewpoint
How “Professional” Is Professional Judgment?
By Katherine Martin, Margretta Murphy, and Seuri Taruru
Correctional Institutions and Human Health Risk
The Long-Term Benefits of Performing a Facility Health Risk Assessment
By Alexis Jennings and Alex LeBeau
Reconstructing a Modeling Tool
Industrial Hygienists’ Journey to Improving Company Control Banding
By Brian Schmidt and Nathalie Argentin
Waste Not
Workers at the Heart of the Circular Economy
By Mary O'Reilly, Aubrey Arain, and Erica Dombrowski
By the Numbers
Asbestos in the European Union