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SynergistNOW

SynergistNOW, a blog created and delivered by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, offers ideas, insights, and perspectives on important topics affecting industrial and occupational hygiene professionals, written by and for experienced IH/OHs, researchers, academics, and AIHA leaders.​​


The opinions, claims, conclusions, and positions expressed on this blog are those of the author or person quoted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors, AIHA®, The Synergist®, or SynergistNOW.

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Touchstone... by Larry Sloan: Perspectives from AIHA's CEO.

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Dialogues: Q&As with IH leaders.

Serial: Installments on important issues in IH.

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Women in IH: Perspectives from the WIH community.

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May 14, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Frequently Asked Questions About Controlling Dangerous Dusts

Here are some frequently asked questions about controlling dangerous dusts in order to maintain a safe work environment.
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May 12, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

The Silver Lining of a Fully Virtual AIHce EXP

This year, AIHce EXP will be fully virtual, but this doesn’t mean that it will be a limited experience compared to prior years!
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May 6, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Art as Public Health Communication During COVID-19

Public health practitioners are constantly challenged to reach members of our community where they are, rather than where we want them to be.
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May 5, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH

Proud to Be an IH: Be a Part of Something Bigger

Why did I become an IH? To help people on a broader scale and to be a part of something bigger than myself. My role as a CIH is not just to assist in workplace safety programs, but also to consider how individual health and hygiene can be impacted.
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April 30, 2020

Everyday IH: Environmental Health and Safety During a Family Move

A few months ago, my brother received a phone call notifying him that a two-bedroom assisted-living apartment near his Minneapolis home had become available for our aging parents.
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April 28, 2020

Commentary: COVID-19 Transmission Messages Should Hinge on Science

Many experts in public health have, for very good reason, voiced frustration at the lack of science-based information they read regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 23, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

Too Many Pesticides, Not Enough Methods

Dr. Eugene Kennedy of NIOSH tasked DataChem Laboratories, Inc., to come up with a universal air sampler for as many pesticides as possible, so that IHs didn’t have to take a ”bucket” of different samplers into the field whenever they went on a job.
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April 21, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Membership Experience

Five Ways to Stay Productive During a Pandemic

Within the span of a few weeks, we have had to drastically adapt our lives and routines to the COVID-19 crisis. As your daily life has been forced online, AIHA strives to provide you with resources and tools to do your job while socially distancing.
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April 16, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

The Essential Industrial Hygienist

To diminish the spread of COVID-19, the federal government and states across the nation have issued guidance and executive orders limiting which businesses may continue operating, and which workers may continue working during the pandemic, by defini...
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April 14, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Facing and Embracing Change

In the April issue of The Synergist, AIHA President Kathy Murphy reflected on changes in the industry and in our organization in her president’s message, "What's Happening in Our Industry." Here, I would like to weigh in on Kathy’s message.
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April 9, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

The Importance of Cooperation in Workplace Sound Reduction

The perfect design must consult the plant manager, plant engineer, industrial hygienist, area product supervisor, and maintenance personnel. Sales, structural, and engineering teams, and representatives from my company, met with the client’s team.
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April 7, 2020
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Serial

IHs Discuss Protecting Workers with Implanted Medical Devices

In an AIHce EXP 2019 session dedicated to protecting workers with implanted medical devices, industrial hygienists dispelled myths, discussed case studies, and made recommendations to keep workers with implants safe and on the job.
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