Industrial Hygiene


Innovation Explored as AIHce Kicks Off 2013 Conference

Thousands gather to kick off AIHce 2013 with a keynote session.

Silica and Benzene Named Among Emerging Dangers at AIHce

The two substances were discussed in a Monday session at the conference.

OSHA Update: Sequester Impacts, PELs RFP

Public health and IH summer interns aren’t being hired this year because the agency can’t pay them, Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said Tuesday.

By the Way, It's a Holiday

Victoria Day is celebrated as a Canadian holiday, and this year's observance is May 20.

Nano, Oil & Gas, Silica Top AIHce Topics This Year

Several educational sessions and expo products are aimed at the booming oil & gas market.

Nano Experts to Assist with 2013 NNI Strategic Plan

The 2013 NNI Stakeholder Workshop to be held June 11-12 in Washington, D.C., allows experts outside the federal government to share their insights.

3M Announces Four Scholarship Winners

The students selected as winners in the company's 27th annual Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship Program receive a $5,000 scholarship and attendance to the 2013 AIHce conference in Montreal, Canada.

Cleaning Company Fined for Worker's Death

OSHA fined an Illinois industrial cleaning company after a worker was killed falling from his ladder.



ACGIH Congratulates 2013 Award Winners

The recipient of the association's William Steiger Memorial Award is a familiar name: Dr. David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, the assistant U.S. secretary of labor for OSHA. He'll receive it May 19 during ACGIH's membership reception and annual meeting.

AIHce 2013 Brings the AIHA CareerAdvantage Development Fair to Montreal

This year’s CareerAdvantage development fair features sessions designed to help those in the occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) field advance their current careers and find and maintain positions in the industry.

AIHA Launching Improved Website

Members' feedback contributed to the navigation, search, and mobile-friendly access improvements that will be visible on May 6.

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Taking in AIHce 2013, in Person or Online

It's time to talk health and safety in Montreal at the 73rd AIHce event.

Put Your Fleet of Gas Detectors on Autopilot

Automated safety intelligence-gathering systems are helping industrial hygienists and safety managers work smarter while saving dollars to the company's bottom line.

Expect the Unexpected in Any Mold Remediation Project

Asbestos, lead paint, and an approaching hurricane are some of the challenges overcome during a remediation project at a Virginia military base.

Contractor Fatality Data Highlight Governments' Role

For the first time, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data for 2011 include data on fatal injuries involving contractors.

NIOSH Recommends Lower REL for Carbon Nanomaterials

The agency's new Current Intelligence Bulletin recommends that exposures to carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers be kept below the recommended exposure limit of 1 μg/m3 of respirable elemental carbon as an eight-hour TWA.

Honeywell Acquiring RAE Systems for $340 Million

"RAE Systems' geographic, manufacturing, and distribution footprint, especially in high-growth countries like China, will help to make our already strong gas detection portfolio an even greater global franchise in a very good industry," said Mark Levy, president and CEO of Honeywell Life Safety.

This pictogram represents chemicals that cause skin corrosion or burns, eye damage, or that are corrosive to metals.

5 Tips for Managing the Messy Transition to GHS

Safety professionals are finding that the more time they spend with the revised standard looking at training, the more questions they have about GHS adoption in general.

NIOSH Developing Free Mobile Pocket Guide

This will make the agency's most popular document a true pocket guide, one commenter observed. NIOSH officials want feedback from users to help them decide how to organize the content.

AIHA to Survey Members' Needs

The American Industrial Hygiene Association will conduct another member survey soon about members' needs and satisfaction.

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