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FOCUS ON FRACKING
DEBATE CONTINUES OVER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS
The subject of fracking is a moving target with national, state, and local governments addressing environmental and public health and safety, and the oil and gas industry promoting its technological improvements and best practices for well integrity and environmental protection.
BY MICHELLE F. GILLIE
FROM HARDHATS TO HAIR COVERS
IEQ INVESTIGATIONS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Industrial hygienists face unique challenges when they conduct IEQ investigations in healthcare facilities, including a wide range of affected populations and a variety of possible sources for IEQ problems.
BY DAVID BRINKERHOFF AND MICHELLE ROSALES
THE NEW AGE OF LEGIONELLA
AIHA PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON ASSESSING WATER SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS
The lack of public awareness and understanding of Legionnaires’ disease has contributed to the current situation, where most politicians, policy makers, and bureaucrats know practically nothing about the disease.
BY J. DAVID KRAUSE, WILLIAM KERBEL, BRIAN G. SHELTON, AND JOHN P. SPRINGSTON
FROM THE ARCHIVES
IH, CONSTRUCTION, AND THE HOLE IN THE GROUND
WHAT CONSTITUTES AN APPROPRIATE MODEL FOR A CONFINED SPACES IN CONSTRUCTION STANDARD?
This article from the February 2011 issue anticipates the publication of OSHA's Final Rule on Confined Spaces in Construction.
BY EDWARD J. WILLWERTH
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MICHELLE F. GILLIE, FEATURE AUTHOR
Michelle F. Gillie, CIH, CPEA, FAIHA, is a member of the AIHA
Environmental Issues Committee.
DAVID BRINKERHOFF, FEATURE AUTHORDavid Brinkerhoff, CIH, is director of the Forensic Analytical
Consulting Services, Inc. Sacramento regional office.
J. DAVID KRAUSE, FEATURE AUTHORJ. David Krause, CIH, MSPH, PhD, is a toxicologist and industrial hygienist
with Geosyntec Consultants in Tallahassee, Fla.
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