Synergist 2012 Table of Contents 

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May 2012 MAY 2012

Features
Arts and Crafts: An Industrial Hygiene Challenge
Hazards abound in many art studios. The challenge for industrial hygienists is to find out which chemicals from an endless catalog of possibilities their clients are working with.
By Monona Rossol

Experience the Future of OEHS
The Expo at AIHce 2012 offers opportunities to interact with companies that provide the latest OEHS products and services.
By Kay Bechtold

Delving into Mining Research
Innovative research at NIOSH offers hope that workers in one of the most dangerous industries will be better protected.
By Joel M. Haight

Risk Assessment’s New Era, Part 2
Promising advances in science and technology are changing the way risk assessments are conducted in occupational health settings.
By Pamela R. D. Williams, G. Scott Dotson and Andrew Maier

Columns and Departments
President's Message
Vision and Opportunity
By Elizabeth Pullen

Special Section
NIOSH Safe-in-Sound Awards
By Deanna K. Meinke and Thais C. Morata

Insight: Ethics
Margin of Safety
By Bruce Lippy

Insight: Training
The Globally Harmonized System: Training Your Work Force
By David M. Halton

April 2012 APRIL 2012

Features
Risk Assessment’s New Era
New risk analysis methods are allowing industrial hygienists to tackle ever more complex problems and make more informed decisions.
By G. Scott Dotson, Alan Rossner, Andrew Maier, and Fred W. Boelter

Everything Within Reach at AIHce
This June, Indianapolis, Ind., will host AIHce 2012, the premier OEHS conference and expo.
By Kay Bechtold

Total Noise Exposure
IHs must encourage workers to be conscious of noise in their environment and adapt safer behaviors.
By John C. Ratliff

Columns and Departments
Treasurer's Report
Maintaining Balance
By Harry Beaulieu

Board Perspective
Small Changes, Big Rewards
By Dianne Grote Adams

Insight: Risk Communication
Motivating Attention
By Peter M. Sandman

Insight: Risk Assessment
Closing the Exposure Gap
By Donna S. Heidel and Susan D. Ripple

March 2012 MARCH 2012

Features
Mind Your Make-up Air
Key considerations when dealing with local exhaust ventilation systems.
By Timothy M. Johnson

Reliable Radiation Results
Radiation instruments provide us with information to use as a basis for making decisions about safety. But are the instruments telling us the truth?
By Ray Johnson and Judson Kenoyer

Real-time Detection through the Years
The capabilities of real-time detection instruments have increased dramatically since the early 1900s.
By Phil Smith

Columns and Departments
President's Message
Responding to a Changing World
By Elizabeth Pullen

Insight: Risk Assessment
Not Your Grandmother's Exposure Limits
By Frank Mirer

February 2012 FEBRUARY 2012

Features
Let Your OHS Management System Do the Work
The revised ANSI/AIHA Z10 standard provides a systematic framework for continual improvements in health and safety management.
By Vic Toy

AIHce 2012 Technical Sessions
A sneak peek at the planned topics for AIHce 2012 in Indianapolis.

AIHA® Candidates’ Forum
Meet the candidates for AIHA’s Board of Directors.

Columns and Departments
Board Perspective
The Path Forward for AIHA and Local Sections
By David Roskelley

Insight: Respiratory Protection
Most Cited, and Most Necessary
By Jim Johnson

January 2012 January 2012

Features
Ready to Rescue?
Employers are responsible for establishing an emergency rescue team capable of minimizing harm to confined spaces entrants and rescuers.
By Mike Palmer

The Drowsy Driving Off Switch
A simple control in vehicles could potentially reduce the prevalence of drowsy driving and have a huge impact on the number of crashes and associated deaths.
By Dale Walsh

Lessons in Leadership
PCIH 2011 in Baltimore was the focal point of a week's activities emphasizing leadership.
By Ed Rutkowski

Columns and Departments
President's Message
Skills for Successful Volunteers
By Elizabeth Pullen

Board Perspective
Strengthening AIHA's Contribution to Consensus Standards
By Elizabeth Pullen and Charles Redinger

Washington Insider
Super Committee Super-fail
By Aaron Trippler

Staff Works
AIHA Is on the Move
By Mary Ellen Brennan