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September 3, 2026
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Dismantling the “Delay Machine”

At many workplaces, industrial hygiene, safety, and environmental professionals work side by side. Too often, however, their physical proximity doesn’t result in meaningful collaboration.
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August 20, 2026
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What You’re Reading: Chemical Safety, Asbestos, and TSCA

In the last month, articles on fatalities at chemical plants, an OSHA letter of interpretation, and the Toxic Substances Control Act have drawn the attention of readers of Synergist publications.
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July 23, 2026
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What You’re Reading: Paper Mill Implosion, Respiratory Protection Requirements, Wildfire Monitoring, and Fit Testing

“What You’re Reading” returns to share the topics that captured our readers’ attention during the early part of summer. This installment reviews the most-viewed posts and articles from Synergist publications, and provides updates if available.
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July 2, 2026
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Celebrating 40 Years of ERPGs

AIHA’s Emergency Response Planning Guideline program, coupled with a new generation of digital tools and training, is reshaping how industry, responders, and communities prepare for low‑probability, high‑consequence events.
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June 18, 2026
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Who Should Be Performing Fit Tests?

While OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard spells out fit-test procedures in detail, there is no required training, no certification, and no formal competency standard for the individual administering the test. That gap has real consequences.
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May 7, 2026
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What You’re Reading: TSCA, Peracetic Acid, Odor Science, and Imposter Syndrome

In this latest installment of What You’re Reading, we revisit the implications of the Toxic Substances Control Act, a workplace evaluation of peracetic acid exposures, the challenges of nuisance odors, and the insidious effects of imposter syndrome.
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April 16, 2026
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Professional Associations Advance Worker Protection and Save Lives

Occupational and environmental health and safety is a broad field, and its effectiveness depends upon a complex system of collaboration and communication among industrial hygienists, nurses, physicians, engineers, and other professionals.
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April 9, 2026
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What You’re Reading: 3D Printing, Ethylene Oxide, GHS, and Networking

In March, readers were drawn to stories about NIOSH research on 3D printing, the causes of an explosion at a chemical plant, revisions to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, and the challenges of networking.
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March 19, 2026
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Readings in Psychosocial Hazards

On March 25, an AIHA University webinar will present a comprehensive introduction to psychosocial hazards for OEHS professionals. The resources listed in this post offer perspectives on psychosocial hazards and serve as background reading.
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March 5, 2026
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What You’re Reading: OSHA Inspectors, Fit Testing, Heat Stress Management, and Neuroscience

The topics that captured readers’ attention in February included a decrease in federal OSHA’s inspection workforce, fit testing for hearing protective devices, suggestions for acclimatizing workers to heat, and applying neuroscience to worker safety.
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February 5, 2026
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What You’re Reading: Welder’s Anthrax, "Brain Drain," and More

Welcome to the first installment of What You’re Reading, an occasional feature that reviews the stories that generated the most interest in the digital magazine, our two weekly newsletters, and the SynergistNOW blog over the previous month.
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January 15, 2026
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Most-Read OEHS News Stories of 2025

The past year was eventful for occupational and environmental health and safety news, with major outlets covering stories related to Los Angeles wildfire cleanup, NIOSH staffing cuts, an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in New York City, and more.
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