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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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June 27, 2024
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An AIHA Staff Initiative to Foster Inclusivity

Efforts to promote inclusivity align with AIHA's mission to protect all workers and their communities from occupational and environmental hazards, regardless of background or identity.
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June 20, 2024
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A Family Tradition of Industrial Hygiene

"I grew up thinking hazard communication was my second language," said Chandra Deeds Gioiello, CIH. For Gioiello, industrial hygiene was the family business, but she didn't always intend to follow in her parents' footsteps.
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June 13, 2024
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Overcoming the Challenges of HEPA Filtration in Commercial Buildings: Enhancing CNC Respirator Fit Testing

High-efficiency particulate air filtration systems can make condensation nuclei counting fit testing using ambient aerosols difficult, since HEPA filters are designed to remove 99.97 percent of particles in the air that are 0.3 microns or greater.
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June 6, 2024
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Helping Business Leaders Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

In April, AIHA CEO Larry Sloan was invited to join the newly formed National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, founded to help employers assess threats to human health and business posed by climate change.
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May 30, 2024
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Introducing AIHA’s Military and Uniformed Services Support Committee

Results from AIHA's 2023 membership survey indicated that the members of the government and military comprise our second-highest membership industry group, which led us to ask, "How can we better serve the military community?"
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May 16, 2024
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Five Trends in OEHS

The consulting firm Foresight Alliance found trends affecting occupational and environmental health and safety in six areas: information flows, evolving science, workforce shifts, 21st-century health, politics and society, and IH in an AI world.
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May 9, 2024
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The Next Step for Improving Mental Health through the Workplace: Eliminating Stigma

Modest progress on mental health in the workplace is at risk if we don't eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues. If people are too ashamed or afraid to talk about their mental health, they won't get the help they need.
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May 2, 2024
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Worker's Memorial Day 2024

When a worker is killed on the job, it isn't just the families who grieve. Their communities grieve, too. Every fallen worker is a son, a daughter, a father, a mother, a neighbor, a friend, or a part of a larger community.
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April 25, 2024
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Industrial Hygienists Should Join Efforts to Establish Recovery-Ready Workplaces

The answer to the growing problem of substance use disorder is the adoption of recovery-ready workplace policies to create safe and healthy work environments for workers who have substance use disorders or are in recovery.
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April 23, 2024
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Health and Safety Challenges in Correctional Facilities

Populations that work in correctional facilities have unique health and safety needs. An OEHS professional may encounter hazards and exposures that are unfamiliar to them or combine in unfamiliar ways if they find work in this environment.
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April 18, 2024
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Navigating the New Frontier: MSHA's 2024 Silica Rule and Its Impact on Analytical Laboratories

Industrial hygienists are on the brink of a significant regulatory shift. MSHA's new silica rule will lower the permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air over an 8-hour time-weighted average.
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April 11, 2024
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  • Essentials Series

Controls for Workplace Violence

Incidents of violence in the workplace are becoming more frequent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2021 found that fatal workplace injuries had increased by 8.9 percent since the previous year.
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