Government Affairs News 

Below are links to the latest AIHA governement affairs news items including letters, comments, and related items.  All links are to a PDF.

• Comments on Hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (12)
• Letter to Wayne State University in support of the Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences Program (11)
• 2011-2012 AIHA Top Public Policy Issues
• Letter to New BP Chief Executive Robert Dudley
• Letter to David Michaels in response to the document "OSHA at Forty: New Challenges and New Directions"
• Letter to OSHA Supporting the Nomination of Roy Buchan and Loren Anderson to NACOSH (10)
• Letter to Senator Enzi in Support of the Voluntary Protection Program Act (10)
• AIHA Response to Questions for the Record from Senator Harkin at Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Safety at Mines and Other Dangerous Workplaces (10)
• AIHA Response to Questions for the Record from Senator Enzi at Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Safety at Mines and Other Dangerous Workplaces (10)
• AIHA Comments to Senate HELP Committee on Hearing to Discuss Safe Patient Handling and Lifting Standards (10)
• Letter to OSHA Supporting the Nomination of James R. Thornton for MACOSH (10)
• AIHA Position Statement on Restoring MSD Column to OSHA 300 Log (10)
• AIHA Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Regulation (10)
• AIHA Comments on Proposal to Modify the Hazard Communication Standard to Conform to the United Nations' GHS (10)
• AIHA "OSHA Listens" Public Meeting Comments (10)
• Comments on OSHA Proposed Rule on Combustible Dust (10)
• Comments on OSHA Proposed Rule on GHS (09) 
• Request for comments on OSHA Proposed Rule on GHS and its impact on TLVs and OSHA ANPR on Combustible Dust (09)
•  Jordan Barab Named Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA (09)
•  AIHA Calls on Congress to Support a GAO Study on NIOSH (09)
•  Letter to Obama Transition Team regarding Assistant Secretary of Labor qualifications (08)
•  AIHA Top Public Policy Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Issues
•  Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in support of the reappointment of Dr John Howard as Director of NIOSH (08)
•  Top public policy issues for AIHA in 2007-2008
•  Comments on OSHA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
•  Comments Submitted by AIHA to Senator Enzi on Senate Bill 2066
•  Letter to Senator Enzi in support of Edwin Foulke, Jr. for the position as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA
•  Letter of support for the appointment of Jim Thornton to MACOSH
•  NIOSH/AIHA Partnership
•  Letter to Representative Conyers about H.R. 1269, the “United States Toxic Mold Safety and Protection Act of 2005”, also known as the “Melina Bill." 
•  Comments and Suggestions on H.R. 1269 from AIHA
•  Letter to Representative Charlie Norwood in support of increased funding for NIOSH
•  OSHA FY2006 Budget Proposal
•  Letter of Support for John Caylor as Assistant Secretary of Labor for MSHA
•  Top Public Policy Issues for 2005–2006
•  AIHA Comments on Proposed Federal Railroad Administration Rule on Noise Levels in Locomotive Cabs
•  American Industrial Hygiene Association Comments on a Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers
• Up-to-date information from OSHA on ergonomics
• Latest Information on OSHA's Alliance Agreements, of which AIHA is one signatory
•  AIHA/OSHA Alliance Agreement