AIHA: Healthier Workplaces | A Healthier World
DECEMBER 2020
IH Data Standardization
Past Lessons, Present Challenges, Future Directions
CONTENTS
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DATA STANDARDIZATION
PAST LESSONS, PRESENT CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 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.
BY TAYLOR M. SHOCKEY, MATTHEW M. DAHM, STEVEN J. WURZELBACHER, AND JOHN BAKER
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HOW TO MAKE ONLINE INFORMATION DISABILITY-FRIENDLY
THE BASICS OF SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees have only online access to job-related information, meetings, and training. Employees with disabilities will need to be accommodated to this new form of work organization and training. Therefore, private companies with sales, information, or training services on the web should consider compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.  
BY SUSAN MARIE VIET, BONNIE RATHBUN, AND BRANDI KISSELL
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A VENTILATION CHECKLIST
HELPING CONTROL AIRBORNE DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN NON-HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Traditional HVAC systems, when used in conjunction with other methods like surface cleaning, social distancing, and face coverings, can help manage airborne disease transmission in offices, schools, and other indoor work locations where people are present. The recommendations in this article represent the best we can do to reduce airborne concentrations of disease vector particles.  
  
BY D. JEFF BURTON
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CONTRIBUTORS
TAYLOR M. SHOCKEY, FEATURE AUTHOR
Taylor M. Shockey, PhD, MPH, is an associate service fellow at CDC/NIOSH in Cincinnati, Ohio.
SUSAN MARIE VIET, FEATURE AUTHOR
Susan Marie Viet, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, is the current chair of AIHA’s Communication and Training Methods Committee.
 
D. JEFF BURTON, FEATURE AUTHOR
D. Jeff Burton, MS, PE, FAIHA, (former CIH and CSP, VS), is an industrial hygiene engineer with broad experience in ventilation used for emission and exposure control.
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