Amazon's Learn and Be Curious principle led the company's workplace health and safety team to AIHA's Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene Course in 2022. This 10-hour virtual course provides a foundational understanding of OEHS topics.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to mental health in the workplace. Many people, including employers, have been reluctant to discuss mental health in the workplace, but there's reason to believe change is happening now.

At AIHce EXP 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona, AIHA announced that the association is changing the name of its annual conference. Here, CEO Larry Sloan explains AIHA's rationale and process for making this decision.

According to industrial hygienist Jenny Houlroyd, the introduction of engineered stone countertop manufacturing has correlated with significantly increased occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica—as well as higher rates of silicosis.

Workers employed in strip clubs—including entertainers colloquially referred to as strippers or dancers—have the right to safe, healthy workplaces. But implementing OEHS programs in strip clubs is complicated by stigma and other factors.

This year, OSHA is updating the Hazard Communication Standard for employers and chemical industry stakeholders to align it with the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

The agricultural processing business is in dire need of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. If we pay more attention to this glaring blind spot, we can create more sustainable, higher-quality farms for the future.

To evaluate and manage risks posed by existing chemicals in commerce, EPA has requested occupational exposure data from affected industries. But the available IH data sometimes does not address the range of exposures or processes of interest to EPA.

Workers within the TV, film, and media (TFM) industry, also referred to as the entertainment industry, have historically received little attention from the OEHS profession, although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased OEHS support.

As OEHS professionals, the five principles of our ARECC decision-making framework provide an evidence-based, risk-informed process to anticipate and recognize hazards, evaluate exposures, implement control measures, and confirm protection from risks.

The Product Stewardship Society's online Career Center can help OEHS professionals navigate the processes of improving their product stewardship skills, hiring product stewards, or entering the product stewardship field themselves.

Many workers employed in the museum and cultural heritage industry are not familiar with occupational health and safety practices. OSHA on-site consultants made contact and built trust with employees of museum and cultural heritage sites.