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CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HAZARDS
Our First Line of Defense
Despite the resilience of our skin, industrial hygienists should not overlook it as a route of exposure for occupational disease. If we do, we may not adequately recognize, evaluate, and control potential risks. Skin exposure should be integral to our hazard assessment and management system for workplace chemicals.
REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
Emerging Issues in Cannabis and Workers’ Compensation
Many states allow cannabis consumption for medicinal purposes, and the use of cannabis for treatment of work-related health conditions and coverage under workers’ compensation insurance are emerging occupational health and safety issues.
IH PROFESSION
Behind the Scenes
To better understand the role of industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety in the entertainment industry, The Synergist spoke with several professionals who protect cast and crew members.
ETHICS
AI in OEHS: Ethics of the Future
As occupational and environmental health and safety professionals begin to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in developing and managing their programs, some ethical elements should be considered.
COMMUNITY
September Is Worker Health and Safety Month
AIHA is leading an effort to encourage local, state, and federal government entities to recognize September as Worker Health and Safety Month. Each week in September, AIHA will emphasize different themes related to workplace health and safety.
BY THE NUMBERS
Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Incident in a Shipboard Confined Space
In June 2022, two technicians entered a cargo tank on board a Danish tanker that had recently held soybean oil. The workers were overcome by hydrogen sulfide and later passed away.
SPECIAL SECTION
PSX 2023: The Hub of Product Stewardship
PSX 2023, to be held Oct. 17–19 in Boston, Massachusetts, will focus on the topics that are most significant to product stewards and on strategies that will help them improve their practice. In this issue, The Synergist previews a few of the planned sessions.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HAZARDS
Dermal Sensitizers: What Does Our Immune System Already Know?
From the November 2019 issue: Skin sensitization is one of the most frequently encountered hazards in the workplace, yet one of the most perplexing to predict and prevent. Why is it so difficult to predict if an individual will react with a skin sensitization, and how can sensitization be prevented?
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Not All Gloves Are Created Equal: Guidelines and Tools for Selecting and Using Chemical-Resistant Products
From the December 2018 issue: The selection and use of chemical-resistant gloves is a little more complicated than selecting other forms of protective clothing. Not all glove products will perform the same, and general chemical resistance guides do not always represent those differences.
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REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
The Marijuana Dilemma: Drugs in a Drug-Free Workplace
From the June/July 2020 issue: Marijuana is legal for medical use in 33 states and the District of Columbia, but the federal status of cannabis hasn’t changed. Companies subject to the Drug-Free Workplace Act must prohibit the use of controlled substances in the workplace. How can employers reconcile the legality of cannabis in many states with the need to comply with drug-free workplace policies?
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