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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Don’t Just “Shrink It and Pink It”
Challenges arise when personal protective equipment solutions are not available for certain groups or when the PPE offered do not adequately account for the physical attributes of the individuals expected to wear it. OEHS professionals can help by considering key questions when identifying, selecting, and offering PPE solutions for employees.
REAL-TIME DETECTION SYSTEMS
Cause for Alarm
The increased usage of real-time detection systems has introduced many OEHS professionals to the difficulties of RTDS implementation. One of these difficulties is aligning alarms triggered by detected conditions with specific actions by all consumers or stakeholders of the data.
IH PROFESSION
Support Systems
March 8 is International Women’s Day. The 2023 theme is “Embrace Equity,” which the IWD website defines as “creating a fair and equal world.” To explore ideas of equity, five women in various stages of their careers as OEHS professionals reflect on their experiences and allies to date.
COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING
Introduction to Microlearning
Microlearning works on a just-in-time basis and fits into hectic schedules. It also reduces cognitive load, which OEHS training can cause. In addition, it forces a focus on the most important aspects and reduces learning to a single practical topic.
VIEWPOINT
A Career Without Borders
The foundation for most practicing industrial hygienists is a STEM education followed by either graduate work, on-the-job learning, or both. Contrary to the apparent trend in university industrial hygiene curricula, IHs' career paths are not limited to or defined by a narrow scope of practice.
BY THE NUMBERS
Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2021
In December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released results from its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. The release characterized workplace fatalities that occurred in 2021 according to worker demographics, types of fatal events or exposures, and occupation.
COMMUNITY
New Statistical Tool "Supercharges" Traditional IH Data Interpretation
Industrial hygiene statistics have recently evolved into a new era thanks to Bayesian statistics, which allow practitioners to obtain answers that are more direct and easier to communicate. A new statistical tool, IHSTAT_Bayes, is now available.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
IH PROFESSION
In Hamilton's Footsteps: The Experiences of Women in Industrial Hygiene
From the May 2018 issue: Since Alice Hamilton’s time, many women have discovered a passion for preventing occupational illnesses. Who are the women working to ensure that today’s workplaces are healthy and safe? The Synergist spoke with several of them to illustrate the range of experiences and perspectives of female industrial hygienists.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Selecting Protective Clothing for Mixtures: Permeation, Degradation, and Other Complexities
From the November 2021 issue: Chemical protective clothing (CPC) is heavily relied upon in many facilities for protection against dermal hazards. But not all CPC is equally protective against all chemicals, and selecting the appropriate garment or glove is even more complicated when the substance of interest is a mixture of multiple chemicals.
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REAL-TIME DETECTION SYSTEMS
Five Common Difficulties in Real-Time Detection System Implementation
From the November 2022 issue: Real-time detection systems may include complex combinations of sensors, instruments, software, and processes. When used for occupational and environmental health and safety, they hold tremendous potential to improve exposure decision analytics. However, as the complexity of RTDS implementation increases, so does the potential for encountering significant difficulty.
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