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ACGIH® announces 2020 election results

October 8, 2019

ACGIH® is pleased to announce new members for its 2020 Board of Directors and its 2020 Nominating Committee. ACGIH®’s membership elected three (3) members to serve as Directors on the Board of Directors.

ACGIH® presents fall webinars for the occupational safety and health professional

October 8, 2019

ACGIH® will present the Notations: How Are They Assigned and How Should They Be Used in Industrial Hygiene Practice? webinar on November 19, 2019. This webinar will focus on the Notations recommended by the Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances (TLV®-CS) Committee.

OSHA approves new respirator fit testing protocols

October 2, 2019

OSHA last week issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in appendix A of the Respiratory Protection Standard. These protocols are: 1. The modified ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counter (CNC) quantitative fit testing protocol for full-facepiece and half-mask elastomeric respirators; and 2. The modified ambient aerosol CNC quantitative fit testing protocol for filtering facepiece respirators.

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For Your Health & Wellness: Do cell phones pose a health hazard?

October 2, 2019

The weight of scientific evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems. Cell phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (RF). Over the past 15 years, scientists have conducted hundreds of studies looking at the biological effects of the radiofrequency energy emitted by cell phones.

Essentials: ACGIH® TLVs® and BEIs® booklet

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Know where your knowledge gaps are

Essentials: ACGIH® TLVs® and BEIs® booklet

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

October 1, 2019

TLVs® and BEIs® are often recognized as “safe levels” for worker exposures to chemical substances and physical agents. Proper application of TLVs® and BEIs® are essential to today’s practice of industrial hygiene.

Layers of Protection: Designing your gas detection defenses

Angela Sauceda

October 1, 2019

You’ve decided your facility would benefit from the installation and implementation of a gas detection system. This is a big step in protecting your workers and your facility. Now comes the fun part, selecting the right technology to meet the needs of your application.

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Are you a data scientist?

OHS pros are evolving

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

September 12, 2019

Glassdoor ranked the position “Safety Manager” among the “50 Best Jobs in America for 2019.”1 The #1 Best Job in America for the past four years, according to Glassdoor, is “Data Scientist.

AIHA unveils new website

September 3, 2019

The American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) website has undergone a major redesign that includes a new online University and Consumer Center Makes the organization says will make IH/OEHS resources more accessible than ever. The online address remains the same: www.AIHA.org. The new website adds content resources for industrial hygiene and occupational health professionals, government agencies, researchers and students interested in worker health and safety, and the general public.

Lawsuit: Contractor putting Hanford workers at risk of chemical vapor exposure

August 13, 2019

The job of the industrial hygiene technicians at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, is a matter of life and death. They run around with radiation counters and air samplers, tracking radiation and toxic chemicals that can harm the site’s workers, especially those dealing with dangerous underground tanks full of nuclear wastes in the center of the reservation.

How safe is your dust collection?

6 questions to evaluate safety, risk of deflagration & compliance

Brian Richardson

August 1, 2019

Operations that produce dust as a byproduct of their processes rely on an industrial dust collection system to provide clean air to the workplace. However, the dust collection system itself could be a source of danger if it isn’t properly equipped and maintained.