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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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January 7, 2021
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  • The Membership Experience

Membership Resolutions for 2021

Here are some ways AIHA members (including organizational members) can make this year more prosperous and productive.
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December 22, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Verifying Engineering Controls: The Critical Role of Emerging Technology

The pandemic has exposed a critical gap in the toolbox of industrial hygienists and mechanical engineers—a science-based, data-driven diagnostic solution for verifying engineering controls in real-world indoor environments.
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December 17, 2020
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

The Next Level of IH/OEHS Research

As advocates for the IH/OEHS profession, AIHA means to advance IH/OEHS knowledge and application by defining a research-to-practice agenda, which will be managed by the new Defining the Science Advisory Group.
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December 15, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Growth, Transformation, Accomplishment: AIHA’s Year in Government Relations

The beginning of 2020 now feels like a peaceful memory, but even before the pandemic, occupational and environmental health and safety public policymaking was a constant process of building, transformation, and growth.
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December 10, 2020
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  • The Membership Experience

Proud to Be an IH: The Joys and Challenges of Being a Consultant

In college, my dream was to work in huge manufacturing units producing complicated chemicals. But then I took a post-diploma course in industrial safety, which had a transcript on industrial hygiene. I’ve been fascinated by IH ever since.
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December 8, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Decision-Making in Managing Risks: Navigating the Prickly and the Paradoxical

Industrial hygienists must find a method to evaluate and prioritize risks at their organizations before recommending health or safety interventions. Navigating risk is not always clear, so IHs benefit from learning frameworks for decision-making.
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December 3, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Membership Experience

Reach Your IH and OEHS Career Goals with AIHA Membership

As you reflect on the end of 2020, you may ask yourself whether you’ve met your professional development goals. If you conclude that you want to do more in the new year, AIHA offers many opportunities to contribute to the industrial hygiene field.
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December 1, 2020
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  • AIHA University

AIHA University's Year in Review

2020 brought AIHA staff, members, and allied partners closer together, reinforcing the role of virtual education in training industrial hygiene professionals. Here, AIHA's Education and Technical Initiative Department shares its 2020 highlights.
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November 19, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

BioErgo Surveillance: New Approaches for Total Worker Health

In the past two decades, the abilities, reach, and accessibility of biometric and bioergonomic sensors have greatly expanded. Industrial hygienists have only recently begun to mobilize these resources to protect and promote worker health.
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November 17, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

The Untold Story of the 2020 Elections

Recent election news has focused most on the parties that gained, lost, or maintained power, but there's a deeper story to be told: that the party in power matters less than the person in power. In other words, people and relationships matter.
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November 12, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Role of the NextGen IH in TWH, TWE, and TEH

As work patterns and environments change, the lines drawn between the workplace, home, and community blur. The frameworks Total Worker Health, Total Worker Exposure, and Total Exposure Health help IHs protect worker health amid a changing workplace.
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November 10, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Realigning Strategies to Better Serve Members in the Pandemic

While many professional associations have struggled, the COVID-19 pandemic thrust AIHA into the national spotlight. AIHA has turned the challenges into an opportunity to connect with and motivate its members.
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