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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
5d 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
5d 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
5d 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
5d 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
2w 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
2w 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
AIHA
2w ago
The incidents occurred at the Honeywell facility in Geismar on Jan. 23, 2023, and at a Dow facility in Plaquemine on July 14, 2023 ..read more
AIHA
2w ago
A health advisory issued last week by CDC urges poultry and livestock farmers and workers, veterinary staff, responders, and others to wear appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce the risk of infection from A(H5N1) virus ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
On April 1, EPA issued a warning that the herbicide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or by the trade name Dacthal, presents “significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies ..read more
AIHA
3w ago
EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that requests information on lead exposures associated with the use of wheel weights, which are used to correct the weight distribution in motor vehicle wheels ..read more