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SynergistNOW, a blog created and delivered by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, offers ideas, insights, and perspectives on important topics affecting industrial and occupational hygiene professionals, written by and for experienced IH/OHs, researchers, academics, and AIHA leaders.​​

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June 8, 2023
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Commit to C.A.R.E.: Helping Small Businesses Manage Airborne Transmitted Diseases

The resources available through Commit to C.A.R.E. were developed for general small businesses, healthcare facilities, and long-term care facilities.
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June 6, 2023
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The Monthly Weekly: Ventilation, Infection Control, and Emergencies

CDC, ASHRAE, and ASTM International are among the agencies and organizations addressing timely issues including ventilation and infectious disease prevention as well as responding to emergencies such as the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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June 1, 2023
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Training a Global Team with AIHA’s Basic Principles Course

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.
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May 30, 2023
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Three Thoughts on Mental Health in the Workplace

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.
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May 25, 2023
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

A New Name and a New Look for AIHA’s Annual Conference

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.
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May 18, 2023
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Engineered Stone, Silica, and the Precautionary Principle

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.
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May 16, 2023
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  • Essentials Series

“Nothing About Us Without Us”: OEHS in Adult Entertainment

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.
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May 11, 2023
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  • Serial

OSHA’s HazCom Standard and the GHS Seventh Edition

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.
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May 9, 2023
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OEHS From Farm to Table

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.
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May 4, 2023
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Workshop Explores Uses of IH Exposure Data for Occupational Risk Assessment

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.
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May 2, 2023
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  • Essentials Series

Integrating OEHS Into TV, Film, and Media Productions

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.
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April 27, 2023
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ARECC: Getting the Right Things Done Right Every Day

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.
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