Synergist - June/July 2011

Community AIHA NEWS ; FOUNDATION NEWS ACADEMY NEWS ; LOCAL SECTIONS NEWS Farewell to Retiring Board Members AIHA® thanks retiring board members Cathy Cole, CIH, CSP, and Cindy Coe, CIH, for their years of service on the AIHA Board of Directors. Their hard work and dedication to the association has helped further AIHA’s mission of promoting healthy and safe environments by advancing the science, principles, practice, and value of industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety. Thank you for your commitment to AIHA!

Aug. 1: Early Registration Deadline for Singapore Confer-
ence and Exhibition

The inaugural AIHA Asia Pacific OH + EHS Conference and Exhibition will be held in Singapore Oct. 11–13 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Organized by AIHA®, the three-day event will comprise a conference, an exhibition and pre-conference Professional Development Courses (PDCs). Register by the early registration date, Aug. 1, to enjoy maximum savings.

For questions regarding registration, contact the Asia Pacific Conference Secretariat at AIHA2011@mci-group.com. For additional information, visit www.aihaap.org.

Synergist Drawings Winners

Jennifer Stone, CIH, head of the Industrial Hygiene Department at Naval Hospital in Richlands, N.C., and Deana Schepp, an industrial hygienist at INEOS Nitriles in League City, Texas, were chosen from the Synergist fax-back card and the Synergist survey found in the AIHA® E-ssential Connection e-newsletter for the first quarter of 2011. Both are the lucky recipients of $200 American Express gift cards.

You’ve got to play to win! Respond to the Synergist e-survey or submit the fax-back card found on page 45 for your chance to win.

People

James R. Thornton, CIH, CSP, was reappointed as a representative of AIHA® to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH).

Bill Beadie, CIH, joined Maul Foster & Alongi Inc. as a principal industrial hygienist.

AIHA® Opens Center for Safety and Health in Sustainability AIHA announced in June the opening of the Center for Safety and Health in Sustainability (CSHS), which will define how safety and health professionals contribute to the long-term sustainability of organizations. CSHS is a collaborative effort among AIHA, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and the U.K.-based Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

AIHA®, CCOH to Coordinate Educational Efforts On June 2, AIHA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Council of Occupational Hygiene/Conseil Canadien d’Hy-giene du Travail (CCOH). The organizations agreed to coordinate efforts to improve worker health and safety, generate joint activities that enhance and highlight the role of occupational hygienists and other OEHS professionals, advance IH practice, and foster joint educational programming, including professional development activities. For more information about CCOH, visit www.ccoh.ca/ccoh.htm.

Gulf Coast AIHA® Supports Student Competition

Members of the Gulf Coast Local Section and student chapter participated as judges for the 52nd Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Houston, Texas. The ISEF is a global competition for students in grades 9–12. Read more at www.aiha.org/News-Pubs/Synergist/Community/ Pages/GulfCoastLocalSectionSupportsScienceEngineering Fair.aspx.

Look for Academy Newsletter in Digital Synergist The Synergist is proud to provide the latest issue of the quarterly Academy of Industrial Hygiene Update ( formerly The Diplomate) in the digital version of this issue. Members will receive the digital Synergist via e-mail by mid-July.

The Academy represents certified industrial hygienists and promotes the advancement of the industrial hygiene profession. The Academy newsletter has information about its latest initiatives, including the upcoming PCIH in Baltimore; development of core competencies for industrial hygienists; a proposal to streamline the accreditation process for university programs in industrial hygiene; and much more.