1. The Industrial Hygienist's Role in Green Chemistry and Chemical Reform

Keynote speaker Michael P. Wilson, Ph.D., told attendees at the May 17 AIHce opening session that while they might be unsure how green chemistry relates to their profession, it is nonetheless “immediately applicable to the practice of industrial hygiene” by encouraging safer engineering, design and chemistry.

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2. AMD Industries Faces $1.2 Million in OSHA Fines for Asbestos Exposure

Cicero, Ill.-based AMD Industries Inc. faces more than $1.2 million in proposed OSHA fines after allegedly exposing unprotected and untrained workers to asbestos.

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3. Researcher: States Must Be Empowered to Address Emerging Nanotechnology Issues

Ephraim Massawe, Ph.D., told EHS Today that state agencies and programs must be empowered with better information and resources to address emerging nanotechnology issues and to protect workers, the public and the environment from possible nanomaterial exposures and hazards.

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4. Sound Off About Safety in the National Safety Survey

How would you rate the importance of employee safety and health in the everyday operations of your business? What challenge would you most like to see OSHA address in the coming year? What do you think about OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program rule? Make your voice heard on these issues and more by participating in EHS Today’s annual National Safety Survey.

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5. Managing Nanotechnology Risk with Limited Data

A roundtable discussion at AIHce in Portland, Oregon, on May 18 focused on the challenges industrial hygienists and safety professionals face in assessing the risks of nanomaterials with limited data.

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6. Report Slams Massey Energy for Its Role in Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion

An independent investigative panel has released a report calling the fatal Upper Big Branch Mine explosion a “predictable result for a company that ignored basic safety standards and put too much faith in its own mythology.”

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7. Fulwiler, Brown, Others Honored by AIHA for Outstanding Contributions to Inudstrial Hygiene

EHS Today contributors Richard Fulwiler and Garrett Brown were among those honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association at the opening session of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo in Portland, Ore.

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