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Mental Health in the Workplace

WebAbout 63 percent of respondents to a Mental Health America survey conducted between 2015 and 2017 reported that workplace stress significantly affected their mental and …

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AIHA, CSHS Publish Guidance on Leading Health Metrics

WebThe new CSHS guide defines a leading health metric as “a measurable, meaningful, actionable, evidence-based indicator that can be used to monitor, predict, influence or …

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Reusable Respirators for Healthcare Use

WebReusable healthcare elastomeric respirator (RHER) computational fluid dynamic analysis.The graphics show the airflow path of the exhaled breath on a horizontal plane …

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The Art of Health and Safety

WebThe concept of health and safety hazards in museums is one that makes sense when you think about it, though: museums house works built with materials and techniques long …

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Managing Reproductive and Developmental Hazards

WebInstitutions must protect laboratory staff from the plethora of known and unknown reproductive hazards in the work environment. A reproductive and …

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Occupational Health Disparities

WebOccupational health disparities are also known as occupational health inequities, which NIOSH defines as “avoidable differences in work-related disease incidence, mental …

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Comparing Codes of Ethics

WebLast November, the American Public Health Association updated its code of ethics. This code is of interest to occupational health and safety professionals because …

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Changing the World, One Course at a Time

WebIn 2014, an article in Annals of Global Health stated that global occupational health and safety must be an international priority. The reasons are compelling: economic …

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Heath and Safety in Museums and Art Galleries

WebConservators play an integral part in developing pest management programs for the collection. In conjunction with the environmental health and safety (EHS) professional …

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The Synergist May 2019

WebThe Synergist 's mission is to provide AIHA members with news and information about the occupational and environmental health and safety fields and the industrial hygiene …

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Introducing Health Product Declarations

WebThe Health Product Declaration (HPD) Open Standard is a leading tool for reporting and disclosing the contents of building products and associated health information. Akin to, …

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Principles of Emergency Management Planning

WebFigure 1 below depicts the six-step process for developing emergency management plans. Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning Team. This step formalizes a whole -of …

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Explaining Acceptable Risk

WebRECOGNIZED RISK EXPERT A familiar face in the world of risk, Boelter, an AIHA Fellow, has been recognized for his contributions to the profession on numerous occasions. He …

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More Lessons from Early Warnings

WebI n 2002, the European Environment Agency published an extensive series of case studies in support of the precautionary principle under the rubric “Late Lessons from Early …

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Preventing Violence Against Home Healthcare Workers

WebWORK ENVIRONMENT Home healthcare workers, including personal care aides, home health aides, nursing assistants, and other care assistants, help clients with bathing, …

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The Journey to "Be Well"

WebA critical component of a holistic journey to well-being is the recognition that safety is the foundation of the TWH approach. The effects of workplace psychosocial stress on health …

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Lab’s Fume Hoods

WebThe two main types of laboratory fume hood are constant air volume (CAV) hoods and variable air volume (VAV) hoods. CAV hoods exhaust a continuous volume of air. Face …

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Industrial Hygiene Data Standardization

WebThe collection of industrial hygiene air, surface, and noise data is a critical task at the center of the IH profession. Industrial hygienists usually collect occupational exposure …

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Revisiting Respirators for O2 Deficiency

WebThe O2 concentration in atmospheric air is 20.95 percent, from sea level to the highest mountain peak. However, since atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude, …

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CONTENTS AUGUST 2015

WebThe August 2015 issue of AIHA's magazine, The Synergist, for industrial hygienists and occupational health and safety professionals.

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The Synergist June/July 2019

WebThe Synergist's mission is to provide AIHA members with news and information about the occupational and environmental health and safety fields and the industrial hygiene …

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