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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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April 30, 2026
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Legionnaires’ Disease: An Escalating Risk

CDC surveillance data shows that cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been increasing since the early 2000s. “If there was a better prevention mentality, that could be changed,” said Brian Shelton, MPH.
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April 16, 2026
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Professional Associations Advance Worker Protection and Save Lives

Occupational and environmental health and safety is a broad field, and its effectiveness depends upon a complex system of collaboration and communication among industrial hygienists, nurses, physicians, engineers, and other professionals.
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April 9, 2026
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What You’re Reading: 3D Printing, Ethylene Oxide, GHS, and Networking

In March, readers were drawn to stories about NIOSH research on 3D printing, the causes of an explosion at a chemical plant, revisions to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, and the challenges of networking.
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April 2, 2026
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Do you doubt your skills, abilities, or accomplishments? Do you work in a role you’re objectively qualified to fill, yet still feel like a fraud? If so, you may have imposter syndrome, also known as imposter phenomenon.
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March 26, 2026
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Nurturing Our Community

Our tour of AIHA’s strategic plan has previously covered efforts related to the pursuit of knowledge and advancing the OEHS profession. In this month’s installment, we move into the realm of member and volunteer engagement.
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March 19, 2026
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Readings in Psychosocial Hazards

On March 25, an AIHA University webinar will present a comprehensive introduction to psychosocial hazards for OEHS professionals. The resources listed in this post offer perspectives on psychosocial hazards and serve as background reading.
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March 12, 2026
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Everyday Networking

If you’re an occupational and environmental health and safety professional, you know data, sampling, and hazards. But you may not be as enthusiastic about networking—making intentional connections with others in OEHS and related fields.
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March 5, 2026
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  • Serial

What You’re Reading: OSHA Inspectors, Fit Testing, Heat Stress Management, and Neuroscience

The topics that captured readers’ attention in February included a decrease in federal OSHA’s inspection workforce, fit testing for hearing protective devices, suggestions for acclimatizing workers to heat, and applying neuroscience to worker safety.
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February 26, 2026
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Preparing for Possible Futures

In his closing keynote at AIHA Connect 2026, Tom Koulopoulos will give attendees a glimpse at possible futures of work. “This keynote isn’t about predicting a single future—it’s about preparing for multiple plausible ones,” he wrote to AIHA staff.
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February 19, 2026
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Promoting Excellence in OEHS

Nearly 90 years ago, AIHA was founded, in part, to promote improvements in the practice of industrial hygiene. Today, efforts to improve practice fall under the “Advancing the Profession” domain of our strategic plan.
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February 12, 2026
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Designing Brain-Friendly Workplaces

To keep workers safe, OEHS professionals must understand habit, attention, stress, fatigue, social pressure, and cognitive shortcuts. At AIHA Connect 2026, David Eagleman, PhD, will cover the safety implications of the brain’s unconscious processes.
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February 5, 2026
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What You’re Reading: Welder’s Anthrax, "Brain Drain," and More

Welcome to the first installment of What You’re Reading, an occasional feature that reviews the stories that generated the most interest in the digital magazine, our two weekly newsletters, and the SynergistNOW blog over the previous month.
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