Synergist - October 2009

AIHA Community

Two Reasons to Update Your E-mail Address with AIHA® With AIHA’s recent conversion to a new association management system and adoption of an online-only renewal notifications process, members are asked to update their e-mail address with AIHA. If AIHA does not have your current e-mail address on file, please visit www.aiha.org to update your member profile or contact Member Services at (703) 849- 8888 or infonet@aiha.org.

New Procedure for AIHA Website Login

In late September, AIHA converted to a new association management system (AMS). One of the changes brought about by this conversion is that members have a new user ID and password for accessing portions of the AIHA website.

To access restricted content, members must enter their e-mail address in the “user ID” field on www.aiha.org and their AIHA member number in the “password” field.

Membership Renewal Notifications to Be Online Only

As part of its effort to adopt greener, more efficient processes, AIHA® has changed to an online-only membership renewal notifications process. The change takes effect in October 2009 with the first 2010 renewal notification e-mail.

Eliminating paper membership renewal notifications is expected to increase efficiencies and save time for AIHA office staff. And without the expense of sending paper dues invoices through the mail, the new process will also be more cost-effective.

To avoid delays in receiving renewal notifications, members should make sure that their e-mail address is updated in AIHA membership records. Members can update their e-mail address through the AIHA Member Center at www.aiha.org or by contacting AIHA Member Services at (703) 849-8888 or infonet@aiha.org.

Membership dues payments, participating local section
dues payments, special interest groups payments and AIHF
donations may be made quickly and securely through AIHA’s
website. Members may also choose to pay by check or money
order by mailing payments to:
AIHA
P.O. Box 1519
Merrifield, VA 22116-9990

AIHA® Mourns the Loss of Senator Kennedy, Tireless
Advocate for Worker Safety and Health

Upon hearing of the death of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, who passed away August 25, AIHA offered its condolences to the Kennedy family and commented that occupational health and safety has lost a strong supporter who will be hard to replace. AIHA President Cathy L. Cole, CIH, CSP, said that throughout the years Senator Kennedy has been a friend to both AIHA and the profession of industrial hygiene.

Cole stated, “Senator Kennedy put worker health and safety
above politics. He worked tirelessly to deliver the necessary
laws to help achieve our mutual goal: to provide workers and
communities a healthy and safe environment and prevent
occupational disease and injury.”
Cole cited one example of Senator Kennedy’s most recent
efforts to improve worker health and safety—his introduction
of Senate Bill 1580, which would increase penalties for employers
who were not diligent enough in protecting their workers—as
well as his goal of seeing that every employee in the United
States was afforded coverage under the OSH Act.

“It will be difficult to replace someone with Senator
Kennedy’s passion for worker health and safety,” Cole continued.
“AIHA, employers, and employees should all work to take
worker health and safety more seriously. With Senator
Kennedy’s efforts, we made great strides over the years. He
will be sorely missed.”
For further information, please contact Aaron Trippler at
(703) 846-0730 or atrippler@aiha.org.

Rediscover the Value of Membership

At AIHA®, we believe that our members are afforded the very best information, advocacy, education and networking opportunities, and we know that’s important to busy industrial hygienists and other OEHS professionals. We understand your priorities, which is why we’re asking you to rediscover the value of your affiliation with AIHA by renewing your membership today.