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Revisiting the Sandman Outrage Model
Have you ever had a conversation with a worker who didn’t want to wear their personal protective equipment? How about someone who was panicking due to an odor in the workplace, even after you demonstrated extremely low levels of exposure? The disconnect between your perspective and the worker’s can be viewed through the framework of risk perception.
FEATURE
The Data on DEI
Although significant progress has been made in diversity, equity, and inclusion, there is still a long way to go before these won’t be goals to be met but achievements to celebrate. In addition to the gap in demographic representation, there is another gap between the average salaries and wages paid to employees of different genders, races, and ethnicities.
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Into the Field
Being prepared to collect data is vital. The better prepared an IH is, the more thorough an evaluation they can make. A more thorough evaluation yields a better assessment so the workers they protect will go home to their loved ones each day healthier and happier.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABET Proposes New Criteria for Industrial Hygiene Academic Programs
The proposed changes to the industrial hygiene program criteria were informed by the current CIH exam blueprint, AIHA's Principles of Good Practice initiative, and research on EHS programs. Review the proposed changes and submit comments via the ABET website.
BY THE NUMBERS
State-Level Wildfire Smoke Rules
In January, new permanent rules requiring employers to protect workers from wildfire smoke went into effect in Washington, which joins California and Oregon as the only states that regulate occupational exposure to wildfire smoke. The states’ rules primarily address exposures to PM2.5.
IN MEMORIAM
Henry B. “Hank” Lick, 1943–2024
Henry B. “Hank” Lick, who served as AIHA president in 2001, passed away on Jan. 18, 2024, at the age of 80. Dave Hands, CIH, FAIHA, who worked with Hank for many years, fondly remembered that Hank had a passion for industrial hygiene and always put employee health first.
COMMUNITY
AIHA Comments on Proposed Revisions to EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule
In January, AIHA submitted comments to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan regarding the agency’s proposed improvements to its lead and copper rule, which would require nearly all water systems in the U.S. to replace lead service lines within 10 years.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
FEATURE
Fending Off Outrage
From the April 2018 issue: During times when there’s very little hazard, there’s an opportunity for some kind of risk communication—pre-precaution advocacy, pre-outrage management, or pre-crisis communication. This article describes the basics of risk communication when hazard is low.
FEATURE
DEI Through Ergonomics
From the June/July 2023 issue: While most corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts focus on demographic diversity, successful workplaces must be prepared to deal with diversity in terms of physical ability and disability. Applying ergonomics principles makes the completion of tasks more achievable for a larger percentage of the population and supports diversity and inclusion in terms of size, physical strength, mobility, and sensory ability across the workforce.
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Industrial Hygiene Data Standardization
From the December 2020 issue: Which data should industrial hygienists collect? While this decision is often left to the discretion of individual IHs, standardizing IH data would create the opportunity for data aggregation, which can help identify exposure patterns or trends that may lead to improvements in occupational safety and health.
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