Hazard analysis is the process of evaluating and identifying potential hazards associated with a system, process, or activity. The goal of hazard analysis is to understand and control risks before they materialize into serious issues.

Are you thinking of presenting at AIHA Connect but wondering whether the benefits outweigh the stress? Aurora Le, PhD, MPH, CIH, CSP, CPH, praised conferences as opportunities to share research while connecting with other professionals.

AIHA's content priorities are concepts or themes that impact the relevance and value of AIHA's content. The Content Portfolio Advisory Group commissioned a scan that identified 76 trends related to the future of OEHS clustered in six broad areas.

Are you thinking of submitting a proposal to present at a professional conference for the first time? AIHA Connect presenter Rustin Reed, PhD, CIH, CSP, offers tips for submitting session proposals and presenting sessions at conferences.

Chevron deference was a somewhat obscure practice in which federal courts generally deferred to government agencies, relying on their expertise to interpret vaguely-worded laws. However, a Supreme Court decision in June overturned Chevron deference.

Although the hazards of confined spaces are well understood, hundreds of workers continue to be killed or injured every year in confined space accidents.

Few AIHA projects have generated as much excitement as the Heat Stress Mobile App, which calculates the user's adjusted WBGT index and recommends measures for mitigating or preventing heat stress. A beta version of the app was released in June.

A newly published white paper by AIHA reorients OEHS professionals' approach to the hierarchy of controls and illustrates effective application of the HoC to address workplace hazards. NIOSH's pyramid is just one version of a flexible concept.

Since 2002, the Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals conference has brought together experts in occupational health, toxicology, risk assessment and communication, dermatology, product stewardship, consumer fields, and more.

Another congressional appropriations season is upon us. The appropriations bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will enact budgetary changes on agencies and programs related to occupational and environmental health and safety.

Understanding aerosol physics, biology, instrumentation, and control strategies can make you a more effective industrial hygienist.

An OEHS professional's judgment is only as good as their experience with the work activities and practices associated with the risk. This is why the profession needs an exposure assessment system and tools to help them make judgments.