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Table of Contents by Issue

January

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President’s Message
Making Connections
By Dina M. Siegel


Ethics

Truth to Power
By Alan Leibowitz


Improving Monitoring Practices

Toward the Systematic Adoption of Real-Time Particulate Monitors in Occupational Hygiene
By Emanuele Cauda, Eelco Kuijpers, Maaike le Feber, and Anjoeka Pronk


Filling the Gaps

Survey Clarifies Needs for Improvement in Exposure Assessment
An Interview with John Mulhausen and Michele Twilley by Ed Rutkowski


Déjà Vu

Why Are OSHA’s Top Ten Citations Almost Always the Same?
By Matthew Parker and Bryan Seal


By the Numbers

Chemical Emissions from Hair Care Products

February

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President’s Message
Volunteering at AIHA
By Dina M. Siegel


Letters

From Our Readers: Advice, Reflections, and Praise

Special Section

AIHA Candidates’ Forum

Treating the Whole Worker

A Case Study in Occupational Mental Health Services
By Jeffrey W. Bradbury, Kaitlin Aubin, Kristin Beckett, and Marisa Burton


Looking Beyond the Barrier

Water Intrusion and the Research Environment
By Derek A. Newcomer, Rachel Johnston, Sivarchana Mareedu-Boada, Nicky Rose, and Nathan Seward


The Cannabis Industry: A Medical Perspective

Standing Up for Health and Safety
By Uma Dhanabalan


By the Numbers

Suicide Rates Across Industries

March

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President’s Message
The Power of Partnerships
By Dina M. Siegel


Professional Development

ABET Proposes New Criteria for Industrial Hygiene Academic Programs
By Alice L. Greife


In Memoriam

Henry B. “Hank” Lick, 1943–2024
By Barbara Dawson and Robert Lieckfield Jr.

Revisiting the Sandman Outrage Model

How to Consider Differences in Risk Perception
By George Gruetzmacher


The Data on DEI

Numbers Reveal the Workplace Experiences of Women and Minority Groups
By Christina Roll


Into the Field

What to Include in Your IH Field Sampling Kit
By Bryan Seal


By the Numbers

State-Level Wildfire Smoke Rules


April

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President’s Message
Inside the AIHA Board
By Dina M. Siegel


Ethics

Responses to “Truth to Power”

Sustainability

Sustainability at AIHA Connect 2024
By Beattie McNeal, Lydia Feng, Mary O'Reilly, Mandie Kramer, and Laura Allen


Special Section

AIHA Connect 2024 Preview

From Fire Season to Fire Year

Protecting Wildland Firefighters in an Extreme Environment
By Tim Reinhardt, Kathleen Navarro DuBose, and Joseph Domitrovich


Developing the Silica Control Tool

A Model for Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures at Construction Work Sites
By Melanie Gorman Ng, Hugh W. Davies, Jérôme Lavoué, and Kimberly O'Connell


Injury Management

Exploring the Complexities of OSHA Recordkeeping and Workers’ Compensation
By Lorraine Sedlak and John D. Surma


By the Numbers

Blastomycosis in Vermont


May

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Special Section
AIHA Connect 2024 Exhibitor List

President's Message

A Stellar Year
By Dina M. Siegel


The Hazards of Critical Minerals

Assessing Occupational Health Risks in the Rare Earth Element Mining Industry
By Courtney Gendron


Beyond the Walls of the Museum

Safely Returning Cultural Heritage to Native American Communities
By Holly Cusack-McVeigh and Brandy Howard


They Call It Safety and Health for a Reason

The Many Collaborations of AIHA and ASSP
By Matthew Parker


By the Numbers

Asbestos Waste Management

June/July

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Sustainability

Connecting OEHS and Sustainability
By Beattie McNeal, Lydia Feng, Mary O'Reilly, Mandie Kramer, and Laura Allen


Laboratories

How to Check for Quality Lab Reports
By Derek Popp


Ethics

AI in Academia: How Will It Change OEHS Practice?
By Rob Agnew, Mark Katchen, and Alan Leibowitz


The Promise of Portability

Modernizing the AIHA Exposure Monitoring Data Structure
By Spencer Pizzani and Taylor Shockey


Introducing the AIHA Heat Stress Mobile App

New Tool Facilitates Management of Heat Hazards
By Ed Rutkowski


Taking On Climate Change

OEHS Professionals Address New and Familiar Hazards of a Warming World
By Sadie Daffer and Doug Fallon


By the Numbers

Climate Change at Work

August

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President's Message
Supporting Your Mission
By Nicole Greeson


Laboratories

Why Proficiency Testing Matters
By David Clawson and Angela Oler


Letters

EPA's Chrysotile Ban
By Lawrence P. Halprin


In Memoriam

Donald R. McFee, 1929–2024
By Robert Lieckfield Jr. and Barbara Dawson


Special Section

Snapshots from AIHA Connect
By Kay Bechtold, Abby Roberts, and Ed Rutkowski


Fifty Years of Excellence in Accredited Testing

AIHA LAP Celebrates a Major Milestone
By Cheryl Morton


The BaseLINE Approach

How and Why to Assess a New Laboratory Prior to Occupancy
By Derek A. Newcomer, Roy Deitchman, Aaron J. Buchanan, Elieser Moreira, and Scott Robbins


Wrong By Design

Ten Critical Points in Laboratory Exhaust Ventilation Design and Installation
By Mahdi Fahim


By the Numbers

Burden of Asbestos Exposure in the U.S.

September

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President's Message

AI's Implications
By Nicole Greeson


Special Section

OEESC and PSX 2024

Recovery from Technostress

How to Prevent Psychosocial Hazards That Extend Beyond the Workplace
By Jennifer Ragsdale


Leveraging External Training Resources

These Programs Can Assist with Limitations, Challenges
By Aurora B. Le, Janelle Rios, Scott J. Patlovich, Robert (Bob) J. Emery, Rachel Brown, Matthew Hughes, and Shawn Gibbs


The New TLV for Endotoxins

What It Means for Exposure Assessment
By John P. Springston and Cheryl L. Marcham


By the Numbers

Methylene Chloride Exposure Limits

October

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President's Message
Measuring Our Progress
By Nicole Greeson


Risk

One Is the Loneliest Number
By John Mulhausen


Public Policy

The End of Chevron Deference
By Mark Ames


A Picture Says Thousands of Words

Harnessing Dermal Exposure Data from Images through Hybrid Deep Learning for Enhanced Safety Assessment
By Hua Qian, Manisha Kotha, Tuan Tran, Jennifer Shin, and Haining Zheng


Protecting Stone Workers

Reducing Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica during Stone Countertop Fabrication
By Chaolong Qi, Drew Thompson, and Ursula "Asha" Brogan


From Silence to Safety

Ensuring Safe Spaces for Non-Retaliation Reporting
By Anne Thom


By the Numbers

Jury Verdict on Stone Fabrication Lawsuit

November

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President's Message
Where We're Going: AIHA's New Strategic Plan
By Nicole Greeson


Viewpoint

Ten Compelling Uses for FTIR in Industrial Hygiene
By Spencer Pizzani


Managing Asphyxiation Hazards from Cryogenic Gases

Issues to Consider for Safety, Monitoring, and Ventilation
By Scott Myers


Systematic Assessments

Improving Professional Judgment with the Structured Deterministic Model 2.0
By Susan Arnold, Puleng Moshele, Mark Stenzel, and Daniel Drolet


OEHS and Disability

Building a More Accessible and Accommodating Profession
By Abby Roberts


By the Numbers

Health Risks of Long Work Hours

December

Check back later for articles in the December 2024 issue.