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Synergist Blog

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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September 5, 2024
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Future Directions for AIHA’s Content Priorities: Results from a Recent Environmental Scan

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.
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September 4, 2024
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Why Present at AIHA Connect?

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.
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August 29, 2024
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The End of Chevron Deference: What It Means for OEHS

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.
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August 22, 2024
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Planning for a Confined Space Rescue

Although the hazards of confined spaces are well understood, hundreds of workers continue to be killed or injured every year in confined space accidents.
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August 15, 2024
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Calling All Beta Testers

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.
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August 8, 2024
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The Hierarchy of Controls as a Risk Management Tool

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.
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August 6, 2024
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Attend OEESC 2024, the Leading International Conference on Dermal Exposure

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.
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August 1, 2024
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Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Outlook

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.
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July 25, 2024
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Resources to Update Your Aerosol Acumen

Understanding aerosol physics, biology, instrumentation, and control strategies can make you a more effective industrial hygienist.
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July 18, 2024
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Tips and Tools for Improving Exposure Judgments

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.
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July 11, 2024
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Ergonomics Is About More Than Assessments

You might be forgiven for mistakenly thinking that ergonomics is entirely about assessments. The truth is that while it's important to get assessments right, most real benefits of ergonomics come from everything that happens afterward.
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July 3, 2024
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Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health

On July 10, 2024, AIHA will deliver a webinar titled "Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health" that will show participants how to select and use metrics in successful occupational and environmental health and safety programs.
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