Synergist - March 2010

LEED rating system’s criteria; and address safety and health impacts on construction, maintenance and custodial staff in green buildings. Also, participants will better understand the impacts of sustainable design on building costs and occupant lifestyle.

For more information on the Green Building Working Group, visit www.aiha.org/insideaiha/volunteergroups/Pages/ GreenBuilding.aspx. For further details about AIHce 2010, including registration, visit www.aihce2010.org.

AFL-CIO President Trumka to Open AIHce General
Session

Richard L. Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, will be the opening General Session speaker for AIHce 2010 in Denver, Colo. In his first-ever AIHce appearance, Trumka will present “The Labor Movement: Building Health and Safety Protections on the Job,” on Tuesday, May 25, at 8 a.m.

The leader of the nation’s largest labor federation, Trumka is
a third-generation coal miner from Nemacolin, Penn. He has a
BS from Pennsylvania State University and a law degree from
Villanova University. He worked on the legal staff of the United
Mine Workers Association (UMWA) for four years, and eventu-
ally became UMWA president. In 1995, Trumka was elected
secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, the youngest person ever to
hold that office. He was elected AFL-CIO
president in September 2009.

AIHA® Launches Internet Radio Show

Join Melissa Hurley Alves and Craig Sorrell for the weekly broadcast of Safe and Sound, a new AIHA radio show that explores the latest news and trends in health and safety. Safe and Sound, which can be accessed from your computer, will feature an array of guests each week who discuss various topics in the OEHS field. The special guest for the inaugural show was

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colorado
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