On the eve of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo, the president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association reveals her challenges, triumphs and what the future holds for the organization she’s helmed for the past year. Christine A.D. Lorenzo, CIH, is wrapping up her year of service as president of the American Industrial Hygiene
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Read more →There were 4,585 direct workplace fatalities in 2013, and annually more than 50,000 people die from long-term exposure to hazardous substances. Six hours into his 12-hour shift at a molding company in Michigan, Erik Deighton, 23, was crushed to death by a stamping machine. He was trying to clear an obstruction in the machine, when
Read more →On Workers’ Memorial Day, the British Safety Council has announced its support of the Breathe Freely campaign to be launched by the BOHS – the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection on Workers’ Memorial Day, a professional society representing qualified occupational hygienists in the UK. The British Safety Council is supporting an effort by BOHS,
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