Synergist - September 2010

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List of EHS Leaders Includes Four AIHA® Members

Education Updates

New eLearning Opportunity

AIHA’s top-selling CIH prep course, Elemental Industrial Hygiene (EIH), has been converted into a robust Webcourse. OEHS professionals, seasoned and new IHs, and CIH examinees alike can benefit from this highly recommended course. The on-demand, self-paced online format allows unlimited access to an exclusive online community, presentations, supplemental resources, and learning tools for 24 months. During this time participants learn at their own pace to maximize their knowledge of fundamental topic areas, leverage tools and skill sets, and identify key topics covered by the CIH exam.

To register, visit www.aiha.org/webcourse. For more information, contact Cinthia Minan, AIHA’s distance learning program manager, at cminan@aiha.org.

AIHA® Presents Course in Mandarin

AIHA and the Phylmar Group, in partnership with GE, offered Measurements of Hazardous Substances (MOHS), at the GE China Technology Center in Shanghai, China, June 28–July 2. Part of a series of internationally developed and peer-reviewed training modules, the course provided techniques for assessing exposures and gauging risks to 25 students. All lectures and demonstrations were taught in Mandarin by course instructors Mark Katchen, Ellen Liu and Victor Liu. Corporate sponsors included SKC, ESIS and NBC Universal.

MOHS instructors and students at the GE China Technology Center.

AIHce 2010 PDC Instructors Donate $10,395 to AIHF

Each year, some of the pre-conference instructors donate their earned honorarium to
the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF). This year, 35 instructors donated
Since 1982, AIHF has distributed more than $1,139,000 to 423
students at 46 different schools and universities. These scholarships
have enabled talented students to complete their education and
have encouraged the most promising scholars to enter or remain in
the industrial hygiene profession.

For more information about AIHF, visit www.aiha.org/foundations/AIHFoundation/ Pages/ default.aspx.

Correction

The June/July Synergist incorrectly reported that Joel Cohen, CIH, was nominated to the health position on the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB). AIHA® member Henry McDermott, CIH, CSP, was nominated for the position. McDermott was appointed to the OSHSB in June. The Synergist regrets the error.

Dates and Deadlines

Sept. 28–Oct. 2: International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) 8th International Congress in Rome, Italy Oct. 9–10: PCIH 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 1: Deadline for nominations for AIHA® leadership positions

Synergist® Receives 2010 APEX Award of
Excellence

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For the second consecutive year, The Synergist was honored with an APEX Award of Excellence in the “Magazines and Journals —Print Over 32 Pages” category. The award recognized the January 2010 issue, which featured articles on infection control and the challenges faced by OEHS professionals.

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The APEX awards are sponsored by Communications Concepts, Inc., of Springfield, Va., publisher of Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, a bimonthly newsletter covering business writing, editing and publishing.

People

Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, CIH, was ap-
pointed chairman of the U.S. Chemical
Safety Board (CSB). Moure-Eraso was
nominated by Presi-
dent Obama on March
22 and confirmed by
the U.S. Senate on
June 23. The CSB is an
independent federal
agency that investi-
gates industrial chemi-
cal accidents. Prior to
his appointment, Moure-Eraso served as
chair of the Department of Work Environ-
ment for the School of Health and Envi-
ronment at the University of
Massachusetts, Lowell.

Henry (Hank) McDermott, CIH, CSP, was appointed to the health position on the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) in June. The OSHSB is a seven-member organization that sets standards within the Cal/OSHA agency. Members are appointed by the governor of California. For more information on OSHSB, visit www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/oshsb.html.