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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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August 8, 2024
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The Hierarchy of Controls as a Risk Management Tool

A newly published white paper by AIHA reorients OEHS professionals' approach to the hierarchy of controls and illustrates effective application of the HoC to address workplace hazards. NIOSH's pyramid is just one version of a flexible concept.
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August 6, 2024
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Attend OEESC 2024, the Leading International Conference on Dermal Exposure

Since 2002, the Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals conference has brought together experts in occupational health, toxicology, risk assessment and communication, dermatology, product stewardship, consumer fields, and more.
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August 1, 2024
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Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Outlook

Another congressional appropriations season is upon us. The appropriations bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will enact budgetary changes on agencies and programs related to occupational and environmental health and safety.
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July 25, 2024
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Resources to Update Your Aerosol Acumen

Understanding aerosol physics, biology, instrumentation, and control strategies can make you a more effective industrial hygienist.
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July 18, 2024
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Tips and Tools for Improving Exposure Judgments

An OEHS professional's judgment is only as good as their experience with the work activities and practices associated with the risk. This is why the profession needs an exposure assessment system and tools to help them make judgments.
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July 11, 2024
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Ergonomics Is About More Than Assessments

You might be forgiven for mistakenly thinking that ergonomics is entirely about assessments. The truth is that while it's important to get assessments right, most real benefits of ergonomics come from everything that happens afterward.
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July 3, 2024
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Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health

On July 10, 2024, AIHA will deliver a webinar titled "Navigating Metrics for Workplace Safety and Health" that will show participants how to select and use metrics in successful occupational and environmental health and safety programs.
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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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  • Serial

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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