Frameworks
Technical Framework: Susceptible Worker Protection
FREE for AIHA Members
Susceptible worker protection is a subject area that impacts multiple facets of employment, medicine, and health protection, with the goal of providing appropriate care for all workers, including those most susceptible to occupational exposures.
This framework aims to establish the core components of professional competency in identifying, evaluating, and controlling occupational exposures to susceptible workers.
Technical Framework: Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Industrial Hygienist
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Today's industrial hygienists develop, apply, and continue to improve upon functions in various occupational settings.
This guide contains descriptions of how IHs can assist in the emergency preparedness and response process.
Competency Framework: Understanding and Applying ARECC to Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
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The core principles of ARECC foster a cycle of constant communication, rigorous prioritization, and continuous improvement by planning, doing, checking, and adjusting.
This framework provides a comprehensive process to anticipate and recognize hazards, evaluate exposures, and control and confirm protection from risks.
Competency Framework: SDS Label Authoring Registry
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This framework outlines the knowledge and skills a competent person should possess and demonstrate when authoring safety data sheets (SDS) and labels. Before sitting for the SDS and Label Authoring Registry’s Competency Assessment, the applicant should ensure that they are proficient in these knowledge areas.
Technical Framework: Guidance on Use of Direct-Reading Instruments
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The purpose of this body of knowledge is to establish a practical framework for the appropriate use of direct-reading instruments (DRIs), provide guidance on common challenges with their use, and identify references for the further development of competencies. This framework applies to all DRIs, including those used for any chemical, physical, and biological agents or conditions.
With this framework, AIHA hopes to improve the collective community of practice for the use of DRIs by individuals at all skill levels and reduce errors in DRI usage that contribute to avoidable illness, injury, and death among workers.
Did you know? AIHA Volunteer Groups frequently offer their expertise on position statements, whitepapers, and guidance documents on topics of interest within the OEHS field. Check out these recent additions!
- Cultural Heritage Emergency Preparedness and Response: Guidelines for the OEHS Professional
- Establishing a Process for the Setting of Real-Time Detection System Alarms
- Industrial Hygienists' Role and Responsibilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response