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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 12, 2018
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  • Serial

AIHA’s Proposed Bylaws Changes

A few days ago, AIHA published new documents on its website about proposed changes to the AIHA bylaws: a summary of the major changes and the text of the proposed additions and deletions (PDFs). Together, these documents thoroughly describe the natur...
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June 4, 2018
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  • Serial

Grow Your Career with AIHA’s New Certificate Program

Confession time. I am, and have always been, a little bit of a learning geek. My high school guidance counselor wrote in a recommendation letter for me that I had “a curiosity for learning like a kid in a candy store.” As a college student, I was inc...
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May 29, 2018
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  • I Am IH

Photo Essay Contest: A Trip to the ER

Editor’s note: AIHA’s IAMIH campaign encourages members to spread awareness about the industrial hygiene profession, share why they love what they do, and inspire others to enter the field. As part of the 2017 IAMIH Leadership Challenge, AIHA held a ...
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May 23, 2018
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Partnering to Generate Content

Editor’s note: this is the fifth post in a series on AIHA’s strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?,” “Tending Our Content,” “Maximizing Value for Members,” and “AIHA as Coalition-builder.” The 2016–...
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May 16, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Monthly Weekly

Coming "Shortly": EPA’s Finalized Rulemaking on Methylene Chloride

EPA announced on May 10 that it intends to send its finalized methylene chloride rulemaking to the Office of Management and Budget “shortly,” a development that’s nearly five years in the making. Methylene chloride is a volatile organic compound that...
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May 8, 2018
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  • The Toolbox

Cost-Effective and Convenient Exposure Assessment: Could It Be on a Path Toward Big Data?

Sponsored by Assay Technology Industrial hygienists responsible for workplaces that use chemicals typically do chemical risk assessments using combinations of three methods: monitoring (air sampling), modeling, and professional judgment. Professiona...
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May 1, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Photo Essay Contest: From Athlete to IH

Editor’s note: AIHA’s IAMIH campaign encourages members to spread awareness about the industrial hygiene profession, share why they love what they do, and inspire others to enter the field. As part of the 2017 IAMIH Leadership Challenge, AIHA held a ...
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April 27, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Honoring Workers’ Memorial Day

On Workers’ Memorial Day, April 28, we turn our eyes to the threat that lives among us; the threat that we have gotten used to; the threat that has nearly been forgotten. But on this day, we remember. On Workers’ Memorial Day we remember that each an...
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April 24, 2018
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  • Serial

Tools for a Successful Workplace Safety and Health Program

OSHA’s Safe Workplace + Sound Business Campaign encourages companies to incorporate safety and health programs into the workplace.
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April 16, 2018
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  • Serial

​Life is Better with Friends: The Power of Coalitions

Excitement lies in working on something you believe in. Yet, transformative change on any scale rarely occurs without the help of others. To succeed and grow, we must come together into communities. It’s no surprise then that year after year, one of ...
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April 11, 2018
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Respiratory Health for Our Future

Sponsored by OHD, LLLP OSHA’s standard for respiratory protection always ranks high on lists of the agency’s ten most frequently cited standards. For fiscal year 2017, respiratory protection ranks fourth. Why and how should respiratory protection iss...
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April 9, 2018
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  • Serial

Safety Is a Human Activity

Almost 50 years ago when OSHA was created, safety was a rules-based activity. OSHA set minimum standards and cited companies that didn’t meet them. Safety directors were hired to make sure that workplaces met those standards, and safety was determine...
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