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AIHA is the association for scientists and professionals committed to preserving and ensuring occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) in the workplace and community. Founded in 1939, we support our members with our expertise, networks, comprehensive education programs, and other products and services that help them maintain the highest professional and competency standards.
AIHA
1w ago
A new rule finalized on April 23 by EPA will codify changes to the agency’s process for conducting chemical risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA ..read more
AIHA
1w ago
A new health hazard evaluation (HHE) report published by NIOSH outlines respirable hazards found in a dental clinic and lists controls the clinic may implement to protect workers ..read more
AIHA
1w ago
NIOSH recently released an updated version of its MultiVapor application to resolve errors that users were experiencing due to a missing file ..read more
AIHA
1w ago
The report recommends moving away from terms such as “aerosols” and droplets” in favor of an umbrella term, “infectious respiratory particles” or IRPs, to describe particles of all sizes that contain viral pathogens ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
ILO estimates that more than 2.4 billion workers per year, representing 70 percent of the global workforce of 3.4 billion people, are exposed to excessive heat during their work ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
NIOSH has released its report of a health hazard evaluation (HHE) conducted at a logistics agency in Georgia in response to employees’ concerns about ergonomics and musculoskeletal injuries ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
The uses considered in the draft risk assessment could result in inhalation, dermal, or oral exposures to formaldehyde for members of the public, workers, and bystanders ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
A new standardized model for quantifying the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors, including in residential, public, and healthcare settings, is described in a new document published by the World Health Organization ..read more
AIHA
1M ago
The notices have to do with certain NIOSH respirator approvals and a stoppage of sale of unapproved units of a NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator ..read more
AIHA
1M ago
NIOSH has invited the public to provide information on the assessment and control of hazards related to wildland fire smoke among outdoor workers ..read more