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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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March 12, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Strength in Numbers

AIHA has a long history of collaboration with allied organizations in pursuit of common goals. Recently, we’ve begun discussing potential partnerships with associations whose areas of focus converge with the work of AIHA’s technical committees.
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March 10, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Women in IH

An Equal World Is an Enabled World

March 8th was International Women’s Day. This year’s theme celebrated women’s achievements and encouraged us all to raise awareness of gender bias and take action to ensure a world of equality. The concept of gender bias stands out most for me.
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March 4, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Toolbox

Occupational Exposure Bands: A Reintroduction

Let me reintroduce a not-so-new tool to my fellow industrial hygienists: exposure banding. Occupational exposure banding is a heuristic for quickly assigning chemical substances to “bands” of exposure levels based on their associated health outcomes.
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March 3, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Dialogues,
  • AIHA University

Changes Ahead: Talking AIHce EXP 2020 With Bethany Chirico

We talked with Bethany Chirico, Managing Director for AIHA’s Global Meetings and Business Development, about the process that led to the new changes that AIHce EXP attendees can expect at the upcoming Atlanta conference. Here’s what she had to say.
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February 27, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

An Introduction to Total Worker Health

Have you ever heard members of your safety and health team talk about Total Worker Health (TWH)?
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February 25, 2020
  • Synergist Blog

Workplace Health and Safety at Nonprofits: Volunteers Needed

Shortly after I retired, I had time to help my favorite charity. I still saw the world through a professional safety and health lens, so I offered to help them improve workplace safety and health for their 900+ volunteers and 4 employees.
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February 20, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Proud to Be an IH: The Virtue of Perseverance

As a now-retired EHS professional, I look back at the more than 20 years I was a practicing occupational health professional in the chemical manufacturing industry, and I ponder my impact on the lives and health of the people in those facilities.
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February 18, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

NIOSH Addresses Use (and Misuse) of Sensors

NIOSH is working to ensure the proper use of sensors through an initiative called “Right Sensors Used Right,” which is intended to promote the competent development, adoption, and interpretation of real-time monitors and direct-reading methodologies.
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February 13, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Benefits of Understanding Safety Data Sheets for the Industrial Hygienist

As an industrial hygienist, have you considered the impact of the traceability of the safety data sheets (SDSs) you use to protect your workers? Is the author someone who has been recognized as an SDSRP, an expert in their field?
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February 11, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

A Deeper Bond

An organization like AIHA needs to figure out how to cut through the noise, not only to reach different audiences and attract new members but to deepen our bond with current members, volunteers, and stakeholders.
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February 6, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Combating the Coronavirus with Industrial Hygiene

Controlling the spread of a pandemic requires fast action. Enter, industrial hygiene.
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February 3, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • AIHA University

Occupational Exposure Banding: A New Virtual Conference from AIHA University

Exposure to chemicals remains a safety hazard for many workers in a variety of industries. Every day, American workers handle and transport thousands of chemicals—most of which lack an occupational exposure limit.
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