April 7, 2016 Topic: Annual IH Student Night

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1 2016 OFFICERS Past President: OPEN President: OPEN President-Elect: OPEN Treasurer: Kent Candee, CIH Secretary: OPEN Membership: Cindy Baldwin, CIH Brian Graettinger Newsletter: Cindy Baldwin, CIH IOWA - ILLINOIS LOCAL SECTION -Your Professional Resource in the Iowa-Illinois Region- BOARD MEMBERS Joe Vallone, CIH Ken Hergenrader OPEN Quad City Engineering & Science Council Representative: Mary Daniels Volume 24, Number 2 March 2016 April 7, 2016 Topic: Annual IH Student Night Institute of Rural and Environmental Health University of Iowa Oakdale Campus Coralville, Iowa (Directions and maps are located on the final page of this newsletter.) 5 PM: Welcome and pizza Program updates, general introductions 5:40 PM: Tours and Demonstrations Local AIHA members will break into four groups and rotate through each lab area: Tom s lab (Laura, Theresa, Kate, Changjie; Sinan and Jae if available) Renee s lab (Taryn, Christie, Abby, Jessica, Emily) Matt s lab (Samantha, Aron, Sarah, Corey) O Shaughnessy s lab (Aimee, Craig) 7:00: Regroup General feedback, discussions, photos Meal Cost: $10.00 (no charge for students) INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Annual IH Student Night... 2 IA/IL AIHA Webpage... 2 Membership Renewal Due Now... 2 Local Section Added Membership Value... 2 Webinar Library... 3 Blogs... 4 Biologicals... 4 Continuing Education... 5 Emergency Response/Preparedness... 5 Indoor Environmental Quality... 5 Journals... 6 Nanotechnology... 6 NIOSH... 7 OSHA... 7 Editor s Note... 7 Advertisers... 8 Directions to the APRIL 7, 2016 Meeting... 9 Register at by Wednesday, April 6,

2 Annual IH Student Night This event is coordinated by the UI IH students and hosts the local AIHA section s members. The goals are to share information on graduate student projects and to provide students with an opportunity to network with local professionals. In previous student night events, students have given formal (short) PowerPoint presentations on their research projects. This year, the students will lead tours of the labs, with updates on projects with props nearby. The students will lead approximately 15-minute discussions in each location. IA/IL AIHA Webpage Check the IA/IL AIHA Local Section webpage ( for the latest information and news. Schedule of Local Section Meetings and other Events¾Mark Your Calendar April 7 April April May IA/IL Section meeting Iowa-Illinois Safety Council Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety Region VII VPPPA IREH, University of Iowa, Coralville. Annual IH Student Night Contact Cindy Baldwin at cabaldwin@terracon.com for more information. 63 rd Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo Conference brochure and agenda at The Hotel at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids. 18th Annual Occupational Health Symposium Region VII VPPPA Conference For more information, go to May AIHce 2015 Baltimore, Maryland October AIHA Fall Conference For more information, go to San Antonio, Texas For more information, go to Membership Renewal Due Now It is time to renew your IA/IL AIHA membership. We have increased the dues to $25/year to help defray the cost of the elearning Subscription. For those members who do not renew their membership through National, 2016 annual dues for IA/IL Section membership are due now and can be sent to Kent Candee using the renewal form on our website - under How can I join the IOWA-ILLINOIS Local Section? When you click on the link, it will open an AIHA member center window. Just close that to go to the Word form.). Local Section Added Membership Value The local section will again participate in Local Section elearning Subscription for Your local section membership dues are being used to finance this exclusive offer from AIHA. Our local section will be automatically registered for each of AIHA's Webinar virtual seminars and have access to their archives. This means that you will be able to come to the designated site for viewing the Webinar at no additional cost to you, a savings of $65 per Webinar. IA/IL LS members will automatically have access to recorded events. The elearning Subscription includes the following: 2

3 2016 Live Webinar Series Automatic registration to webinars Includes the option for live participation or recorded playback access to all 2016 webinars for on-demand viewing Earn at least 10 contact hours 2016 Virtual Fall Conference Live video streaming Multi-track session broadcast Opportunities to submit questions for presenters and interact with other virtual participants via chat Access to session recordings Earn at least 11.5 contact hours Waived* fees for each individual Processing fees required for individuals seeking certification maintenance are waived for subscribers, where applicable (applies only to individuals included on the subscribing Site Roster) *applies only to individuals included on the subscribing Site Roster; includes IA/IL LS members The Local Section may: Host each live event in two locations with an unlimited number of participants Host a meeting to show each recorded event with an unlimited number of participants Share links to the recorded event with Local Section members so they can watch individually Each Online Community will have: Power Point slides from the presenters Handout material from the presenters Administrative material from AIHA A web link to the AIHA website for a full description of the event Web links to the online exam and evaluation A web link to the recording of the event Discussion threads from the live event Oh, by the way, you must be a local section member to take advantage of the free service. Non-members will be charged $65.00 per Webinar. So, if you have not paid your 2016 dues, now is the time! Webinar Library The IA/IL Local Section has purchased some past webinars on CD. We may use the recordings for meetings, but they are also available for IA/IL members to check out at no charge. Kent Candee at EMC has graciously offered to maintain the library and manage the loans. The currently available webinars are the following: Secrets to Success: Preparing for the CIH Exam Particle Size-Selective Sampling - What You Need To Know About Human Health Impacts Cell Phones, Microwaves, Pacemakers and More Nonionizing Radiation Myths and Realities Mold: Exploring Sampling, Analysis and Data Interpretation ACGIH Webinar Part 1. TLV s and Adjustments due to Workplace Conditions ACGIH Webinar Part 2. TLV s and Adjustments due to Worker Conditions Professional Ethics, Doing what is Right in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene Examining Professional Ethics and Industrial Hygiene Contact Kent Candee at Kent.A.Candee@EMCIns.com or (515) to check out a CD. 3

4 Blogs 2020 Science ( Andrew Maynard s blog discusses nanotechnology, other emerging technologies, and the relationships between science, technology, and society. Aetiology ( Dr. Tara C. Smith; discussing causes, origins, evolution, and implications of disease and other phenomena. ASSE Safety Issues blog ( latest online source for SH&E news and information. Germination - Written by Maryn McKenna Maryn McKenna is a journalist for national magazines and the author of Superbug and Beating Back the Devil. She finds emerging diseases strangely exciting. HearForever Blog. HearForever ( is an ongoing campaign by Howard Leight to build awareness about the risks, dangers, and consequences of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Human Health Risk Assessment to Chemicals (Mike Jayjock) An educational blog designed to introduce and facilitate industrial hygienists' involvement in quantitative risk assessment - especially exposure assessment and the specific area of exposure modeling. microbenet The microbiology of the Built Environment network. NIOSH Science Blog OH-world ( a blog about exposure science, occupational hygiene and the work that John Cherrie carries out at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, UK. His particular interest is in chemical exposures in the workplace and the environment. OHSAS Expert, Developing, Implementing, & Maintaining Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems. The Peter Sandman Risk Communication Website. Public Health Matters, CDC The Pump Handle, a water cooler for the public health crowd Risk Bites - A YouTube channel dedicated to making the science behind human health risks understandable and interesting. Safety Awakenings NOTE: The January 21, 2014 post is an excellent list of toxicology references and databases - Taylor d Ergonomics Your Health Your Environment - A blog to increase public knowledge about environmental health by sharing our concerns and our work as well as information you can use in your daily life. Send the link to your favorite EHS blog to cabaldwin@terracon.com. Biologicals A new YouTube Video from Science Friday featuring the BioBE Center at the University of Oregon Your Very Special Bacterial Cloud. 4

5 Continuing Education Stay up to date! SKC On Demand Webinars, presented by SKC industrial hygienist Debbie Dietrich, contain valuable information on impactful issues in occupational and environmental health and safety. Some webinars may be eligible for ABIH CM points. Indoor Air Quality in Schools Master Class Webinar Series. The School Health and Indoor Environments Leadership Development (SHIELD) Network has launched the IAQ Master Class Professional Training Webinar Series, which is comprised of ten 1-hour technical, core competency web-based trainings designed to build the capacity of school district staff across the country to start, improve, or sustain an IAQ management program. Gain recognition for your knowledge acquisition and commitment to action through certificates of completion for each training. Complete all 10 hours, and you will be acknowledged with a certificate that recognizes your efforts toward IAQ Mastery as a member of the 2015 SHIELD Network IAQ Master Class (CEUs pending). Emergency Response/Preparedness Dealing with Disasters, Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH). Every community is vulnerable to disaster, and every disaster presents a unique set of health hazards. Fortunately, it is possible to reduce disaster risk and improve the resilience of our communities. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, hear about the types of health risks associated with disasters and how disaster research helps to reduce the health-related impacts of disasters. In Part 2, learn what NIEHS is doing to improve researchers ability to collect data, track recovery, and inform future disaster preparation and response as part of a national disaster risk reduction effort. Read more and listen to the podcasts at: Industrial Hygiene AIHA has begun publishing technical documents that represent the body of knowledge that a competent and skillful practitioner should possess. The documents are available free on AIHA s website at and currently consist of the following: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Respiratory Protection Direct Reading Instruments More BoK documents are in development. Indoor Environmental Quality Workshop on the Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop on February 10-11, 2016 to discuss the state of the science on the health effects of indoor exposure to particulate matter. This workshop featured presentations and discussions regarding the ailments that are most affected by particular matter and the attributes of the exposures that are of greatest concern, exposure modifiers, vulnerable populations, exposure assessment, risk management, and gaps in the science. Go to ParticulateMatter/2016-FEB-10.aspx to find the workshop session speaker presentations and links to webcast videos. For more information on the speakers and planning committee, the biosketches of both are also located on that page under "Other Meeting Resources - Attachments." 5

6 Journals American Journal of Industrial Medicine American Journal of Public Health Annals of Occupational Hygiene Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health ASHRAE Journal EHS Journal, Practical Solutions for Environmental, Health, and Safety Professionals Environmental Health Perspectives See the Table of Contents for the current issue of EHP online at Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is pleased to announce the launch of its iphone app, which gives readers of the peer-reviewed journal access to research and news as soon as it is published online. This new format is another step in EHP's efforts to make high-quality science easier to access and available to more people than ever before. The app is available free through itunes. Indoor Air. The journal of The International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), an international scientific organization whose purpose is to support the creation of healthy, productive, and comfortable indoor environments. NOTE: Special Issue: Keynote: Indoor Air 2014, February Online open access articles at Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) is published to enhance the knowledge and practice of occupational and environmental hygiene and safety. Available primarily online, JOEH is a joint, peerreviewed publication of AIHA and ACGIH. Noise & Health Noise and Health is the only international journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health. An inter-disciplinary journal for all professions concerned with auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise. It aims to provide a forum for presentation of novel research material on a broad range of topics associated with noise pollution, its control, and its detrimental effects on hearing and health. It will cover issues from basic experimental science through clinical evaluation and management, technical aspects of noise reduction systems and solutions to environmental issues relating to social and public health policy. Full text access is free in HTML pages; however, the journal allows PDF and EPub access only to paid subscribers. Nanotechnology Best Practices Guidance for Nanomaterial Risk Management in the Workplace. Today s nanotechnologies can substantially improve the properties of a wide range of products in all sectors of activity, from the manufacture of materials with ground-breaking performance to medical diagnostics and treatment yet they raise major technological, economic, ethical, social and environmental questions. Some of the spinoffs we can expect include the emergence of new markets, job creation, improvements in quality of life and contributions to protection of the environment. The impact of nanotechnologies is already being felt in sectors as diverse as agroprocessing, cosmetics, construction, healthcare and the aerospace industry. These new developments, which could mean exposure of a growing number of workers to these infinitesimally small particles, are of particular concern to workers in industry and staff in research laboratories. It is estimated that in 2015 about 10% of manufacturing jobs worldwide will be associated with nanotechnologies, and more than 2,000 commercial products will contain nanomaterials. Download the report at 6

7 NIOSH Occupational Exposure Limits State of the Science. Open access online articles published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene [JOEH, December 2015] focusing on the underlying principles for developing and interpreting OELs. Access articles at OSHA The silica standards were published in the Federal Register on March 25, See OSHA s silica webpage at Editor s Note Items included in the newsletter are ones that catch my attention in which I think the membership might be interested. I m also happy to include news items or suggestions you send me, so please feel free to forward things to me for inclusion in the next newsletter. Cindy 7

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9 Directions to the APRIL 7, 2016 Meeting Directions and Map to Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA: Take Exit 240 off I-80 and go north on Coral Ridge Avenue/Highway 965. Turn right on Oakdale Blvd. Take first right (Crosspark Rd). IREH is the building on the right. 9