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Academy Update

The Academy of Industrial Hygiene represents certified industrial hygienists by promoting its members and the advancement of the IH profession. The Academy’s strategic objective is to advance industrial hygiene by defining and raising the competency of the professional practice of IH, building wide recognition of the need for and value of high quality IH practice, and building a sense of community among worldwide professional IHs. Anyone who engages in activities that strengthen the IH professional community is directly supporting the Academy’s Strategic Objectives.

Formerly a part of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), the Academy now resides within AIHA®. Most recently, the counselor positions within the Academy have been eliminated. The organization’s executive committee now has four officers (president, past president, president-elect and vice president) and includes, as invited members, the chairs of AIHA, ABIH and ACGIH®. The Academy’s current officers are Gayla McCluskey, president; Donna Doganiero, past president; Perry Logan, president-elect; and Zack Mansdorf, vice president. These officers will serve in their respective roles until the next Academy business meeting at the Professional Conference on Industrial Hygiene (PCIH), Nov. 8, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Academy has a number of projects and activities to promote our members and our profession, including three major activities for which the Academy has standing responsibility. These are the planning and execution of the annual PCIH; professional ethics and education for the three major professional Associations (AIHA, ACGIH and the Academy); and the accreditation of degree programs in industrial hygiene. In addition to

these recurring responsibilities, the Academy leads the Future Leaders Institute (FLI) initiative, the core competency and life cycle of professional practice effort, and the AIH/AIHA Value Strategy project; champions efforts at improving professional judgment in IH exposure assessments; and works with other organizations to promote a mentorship program. Finally, the Academy is participating in the AIHA task force with ASSE and Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) of the U.K. to develop a Center for Occupational Safety and Health Sustainability. This initiative, established by ASSE, is intended to:

• improve the reporting of safety and health performance metrics within the sustainability reporting framework

• educate the business community on the importance of safety and health as part of good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility/sustainability

• provide new insights into the measurement, management, and impact of safety and health sustainability

• become a recognized thought leader for safety and health in sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Professional Conference on Industrial
Hygiene (PCIH)

PCIH is one of the Academy’s most important activities. Last October, PCIH 2010: Big Ideas, Big Solutions was held in Fort Worth, Texas, in partnership with AIHA’s North Texas and Texas Hill Country Local Sections. Program Chair Gayla McCluskey and President Donna Doganiero organized a well attended and successful conference that included a mix of PDCs, breakfast and lunch discussions, networking breakfast and