Cody Youshock didn't grow up knowing he wanted to go into industrial hygiene. But narrowly avoiding a serious injury while working as a part-time forklift operator gave him greater appreciation for health and safety.

Keeping up with today’s intricate risk environment can be a monumental task for occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. One recent court case illustrates the importance of full disclosure on insurance policy applications.

To advance the integration of exposure, toxicological and epidemiological principles, and research approaches, the Society of Toxicology has endorsed six scientific sessions for the upcoming 2023 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo.

In a recent series of papers, researchers explore the respiratory health consequences of exposures across the span of the coffee industry.

In September, AIHA launched a podcast series, the "Healthier Workplaces Show," dedicated to highlighting the efforts of industry professionals who protect workers and their communities from occupational health and safety and environmental hazards.

Inspired by the broad scope and visionary goals of the Grand Challenges launched in 2012 by the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, AIHA launched its own initiative last year to identify Grand Challenge projects.

The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene has attained a 2021 “impact factor” of 3.359, according to JOEH publisher Taylor & Francis. The new impact factor is JOEH’s highest ranking since it began publishing in 2004.

Embracing our differences enables OEHS professionals to manage occupational hazards for diverse workforces. Therefore, the AIHA Board of Directors has unanimously voted to support the formation of the LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group, PR(IH)DE.

The articles mentioned in this post, from the September 2022 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, are now available to AIHA members on the website of JOEH publisher Taylor & Francis.

Control banding simplifies exposure controls and offers a pragmatic approach to assessing risks and recommending controls, particularly when occupational exposure limits for aggregate welding fumes or measurement methods are unavailable.

One of the problems that have confounded emergency preparedness professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic is the speed with which misinformation and disinformation flourishes.

A fruitful collaboration with the Joint Industrial Hygiene Ethics Education Committee helps The Synergist publish articles that present hypothetical case studies of ethical quandaries to prepare readers for how to approach ethical conflicts at work.