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To improve operational outcomes, businesses commonly focused on what was not working in order to “fix” them and so improve organizational results. The Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Model was influenced by numerous research studies of positive outcomes in the fields of sports, medicine, and behavior science.

The word “well-being” has helped to define industrial hygiene from its earliest days to the present. What does it mean today?

The gap between awareness and action is not a training problem, but instead a culture problem. Culture problems always require a different set of tools than a refresher training course or a revised work procedure.

In studying worker behavior as they go about performing their tasks, one may realize that the worker’s attitude was manifested in how they performed their work.

AIHA is trying to help the OEHS community address a “looming” crisis. Among the organization’s 2026 Public Policy Priorities, the crisis concern is ranked third

A retired safety expert shares personal stories on how to remain active in the industry and have a meaningful life after full-time work.

Research has shown that human judgment and decision-making are distorted by biases inherent to cognitive, motivational, and perceptual processes. 

The new OSHA Cares initiative is largely irrelevant, and likely won’t have many takers. 

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act final rule includes an industrial hygienist because an IH’s observations and skills are rooted at the workplace. IHs are trained to use the hierarchy of controls to achieve reasonable accommodation for pregnant workers. 

If you ask a group of EHS professionals whether they are getting quality, actionable data from their observation programs and BBS initiatives, a significant number will say no. But why?