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Synergist Blog

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.​​

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February 7, 2017
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan,
  • Washington Insider

The Call to Engage AIHA Members’ Best Thinking

As you may have read in my previous blogs, AIHA , BGC, and ACGIH have come together to form a new Brand Awareness Task Force that will craft compelling messages aimed at explaining the importance of the IH profession to audiences that “are not like o...
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February 1, 2017
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  • Washington Insider

Sailing the Legislative Seas

Perhaps it is no surprise that legislators like to, well, legislate! This, combined with recent elections often dominated by messaging that policymakers need to get to work, has resulted in a torrent of new bills offered at a pace that is enough to m...
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January 24, 2017
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

A Matter of Choice

Recently a group of us gathered in a meeting room at AIHA headquarters to make selections for an upcoming project. We had received a large number of applications, and in reading through the submissions I was struck by how each one was excellent in it...
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January 17, 2017
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH,
  • Serial,
  • Washington Insider

Talking about Science: Goodbye—and Good Riddance—to the Deficit Model

For years, a simple paradigm has dominated the field of science communication. This paradigm is called the “deficit model,” and while its name may be unfamiliar, many will recognize its underlying theory. According to the deficit model, inadequate in...
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January 5, 2017
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan,
  • Washington Insider

The Rubber Meets the Road

Happy New Year! As my tenure hits its 90-day mark, I am pleased to report that AIHA, in collaboration with A and ACGIH, has formed a new task force to address how we can better communicate to the many stakeholder groups we serve what it is IH/OH prof...
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December 27, 2016
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  • I Am IH,
  • Serial,
  • Washington Insider

The SynergistNOW’s Top 5 from 2016

What a year at AIHA—especially for our SynergistNOW blog. When we first launched in May, our aim was to bring interesting, relevant, and concise content to our readers. We hope we have succeeded, and so far the feedback we’ve received has been very e...
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December 13, 2016
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Washington Insider

Expert Advice

Adriaan de Groot was a 20th-century psychologist who studied the cognitive processes of world-class chess players. His research found that when these individuals look at chessboards, they recognize familiar game configurations and foresee the subsequ...
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December 7, 2016
  • Synergist Blog,
  • The Monthly Weekly,
  • Washington Insider

Milestones in Mining Health and Safety

Many in the U.S. paused yesterday, Dec. 6, to recognize those who work in the mining industry on National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress in 2009 to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. Dec. 6 was chosen to...
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November 30, 2016
  • Synergist Blog,
  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan,
  • Washington Insider

Another Look at Rebranding

It seems I ignited some well-received feedback from my first blog on the issue of industry rebranding. That’s fantastic to see, as it means at least a few folks out there are taking the time to read our blog. In response to the feedback, I’d like to ...
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November 22, 2016
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  • I Am IH,
  • Serial,
  • Washington Insider

Sketching the Future

This post is the fourth in a series about the IH Professional Pathway program. Read the previous posts, “Transforming Perceptions”, “Creating Character”, and “Finding Future-Forward Art.” Vision? Check. Direction? Check. Concept? Check. Artist? Check...
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November 16, 2016
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  • I Am IH,
  • Serial,
  • Washington Insider

The Process of an Emergency Response

In March 2005, an explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, killed 15 workers and injured 170. Kate Murray-Del Aguila, an industrial hygienist at BP, was assigned to work on the company’s response to the accident. Recalling the incident last...
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November 8, 2016
  • Synergist Blog,
  • I Am IH,
  • Serial,
  • Washington Insider

Don’t Fret, Field Practitioners: You Are Not Alone

In the hustle and bustle of today’s work environment, many times it feels absolutely impossible to get everything done at the level we want it done. To describe the work of field consultants as “multitasking” seems like an understatement. You meet wi...
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