Industrial Hygiene
Celebrating NAOSH Week May 6-12
With a theme this year of "Safety, What Every Business Needs," the 2012 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week kicked off May 6 for a week of events stressing the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home and in the community...
AIHA Announces Board of Directors Election Results and Distinguished Fellows
New leadership at the American Industrial Hygiene Association will focus on promoting, protecting and enhancing the practice of industrial hygiene....
AIHA Urges Government to Maintain NIOSH Funding in 2013 Federal Budget
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has submitted official comments regarding the FY 2013 federal budget to the House Committee on Appropriations – Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Specifically, AIHA is concerned about a proposed budget decrease for the NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) sector of the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)....
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Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
OSHA sets enforceable permissible exposure limits (PELs) to protect workers against the health effects of exposure to hazardous substances. PELs are regulatory limits on the amount or concentration of a substance in the air. They may also contain a skin designation. OSHA PELs are based on an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) exposure.
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