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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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July 2, 2026
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Celebrating 40 Years of ERPGs

AIHA’s Emergency Response Planning Guideline program, coupled with a new generation of digital tools and training, is reshaping how industry, responders, and communities prepare for low‑probability, high‑consequence events.
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June 25, 2026
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A Decade of Progress and Achievement

As AIHA members are aware, AIHA CEO Larry Sloan has made the difficult decision to step down after ten years of service. During AIHA Connect in New Orleans a few weeks ago, the AIHA Fellows Special Interest Group invited Sloan to share a few remarks.
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June 18, 2026
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Who Should Be Performing Fit Tests?

While OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard spells out fit-test procedures in detail, there is no required training, no certification, and no formal competency standard for the individual administering the test. That gap has real consequences.
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June 11, 2026
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Keeping Up with SDS and Label Requirements

Attaining a solid understanding of safety data sheets and product labelling requirements is complicated by the near-constant stream of regulatory changes.
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May 28, 2026
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  • Touchstone ... by Larry Sloan

Meeting the Moment

The previous posts in CEO Larry Sloan's series on AIHA’s strategic plan have covered the pursuit of knowledge, advancing the OEHS profession, and member and volunteer engagement. This month's post focuses on the final topic: impact and awareness.
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May 21, 2026
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Waking Up to the Risks of Pilot Fatigue

OSHA’s worker fatigue webpage states that working 12 hours per day is associated with a 37 percent increased risk of injury. In aviation, sleep-deprived pilots may experience memory problems and have decreased ability to think and react quickly.
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May 14, 2026
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Safe Travels: OEHS in Transit

According to Doug Fallon, MSPH, CIH, CSP, and Trenell Boggans, MSPH, CIH, CSP, many occupational and environmental health and safety professionals are unfamiliar with the work undertaken by public transit workers and the hazards they encounter.
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May 7, 2026
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What You’re Reading: TSCA, Peracetic Acid, Odor Science, and Imposter Syndrome

In this latest installment of What You’re Reading, we revisit the implications of the Toxic Substances Control Act, a workplace evaluation of peracetic acid exposures, the challenges of nuisance odors, and the insidious effects of imposter syndrome.
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April 30, 2026
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  • AIHA University

Legionnaires’ Disease: An Escalating Risk

CDC surveillance data shows that cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been increasing since the early 2000s. “If there was a better prevention mentality, that could be changed,” said Brian Shelton, MPH.
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April 16, 2026
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Professional Associations Advance Worker Protection and Save Lives

Occupational and environmental health and safety is a broad field, and its effectiveness depends upon a complex system of collaboration and communication among industrial hygienists, nurses, physicians, engineers, and other professionals.
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April 9, 2026
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What You’re Reading: 3D Printing, Ethylene Oxide, GHS, and Networking

In March, readers were drawn to stories about NIOSH research on 3D printing, the causes of an explosion at a chemical plant, revisions to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, and the challenges of networking.
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April 2, 2026
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Do you doubt your skills, abilities, or accomplishments? Do you work in a role you’re objectively qualified to fill, yet still feel like a fraud? If so, you may have imposter syndrome, also known as imposter phenomenon.
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