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WhenIthinkoffall,Ialwaysthinkoffreshlysharpened#2pencils,brandnewshoes,andnotebooksfullofcleanpaper.Whetheryouhavechildrenstartinganewschoolyearoryouhavedecidedtoembarkonanewadventureyourself,fallseemstobetheperfecttimetotakethatfreshlysharpened#2pencilandmakeyourmarkontheworld.IamhumbledasIstepintothe“new”shoestotakeontheroleasPresidentoftheGeorgiaLocalSectionofAIHA.IamgratefulforthedirectionandleadershipthatBarbEpstienhasprovidedme.ShedidsuchamarvelousjobasPresident;thesearecertainlylargeshoestofillindeed. IamalsoexcitedtohaveawonderfulExecutiveCommitteeandBoardofDirectorstocollaboratewiththisyear.WehaveworkedhardtoputtogetheradiversegroupofpresentationsforourFallmeeting.Dr.YuliaIossifova,whojoinedGLSin2009,willbepresentingherresearchontheriskofmycosisamongindividualswithsilicosis.I

highlyencourageyoutoreadherpublication“ConcurrentSilicosisandPulmonaryMycosisatDeath,”whichwaspublishedinthisFebruary’sEmergingInfectiousDiseases.Mr.WilliamCarvajal,whohasworkedacrosstheglobe,isbringinghisexpertiseincorporatesecuritytodiscusswhatworkplaceviolencepreventionandsecuritymeansforanindustrialhygienistinaglobaleconomy.Mr.ThomasDean,CSPwillhelpourmembershipdiversifytheirtrainingbyprovidingasafetypresentationonanOverviewofArcFlash/BlastInjuryPrevention,basedonafulldayclassofferedthroughaSusanHarwoodTargetedTraininggrant. WewillalsobepresentingaliveTeleWebhostedbyAIHAtitled,“CellPhonePantsandOtherHot

TopicsinNon-IonizingRadiation.”ThisTeleWebwillbeABIHapprovedfor0.42IHcertificationmaintenance(CM)points,hasbeenawarded0.25continuanceofcertification(COCs)pointsforCSPsandprovides0.25continuingeducationunits(CEUs).However,AIHArequiresthatafinalexambecompletedforallDistanceLearningCourses.Whatdoesthatmeanforyou?Checkoutpage6ofthisnewslettertofindouthowtoclaimyourCMpoints. Aspresident,Iwanttotaketimeouttolistentoourmembership.Iencourageyoualltotakepartinshapingthedirectionforfuturemeetingsbyprovidingfeedbackonwhattopics

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GLS President’s Column – October 2010

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QuarterlyNewsletterForelectronicversions,seetheGLSWebpage.

GeorgiaLocalSectionAmericanIndustrialHygieneAssociationNewsletterOctober2010 www.georgiaaiha.org

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Message from AIHA to Local Section and Volunteer Group Leaders Inthefallof2009,theAIHABoardofDirectorsbegantheprocessofdevelopinganewstrategicplanfortheassociationtocarryusthroughthenextfiveyears.Thateffortculminatedatthe2010BoardstrategicplanningmeetingheldthispastJuly.RepresentativesfromtheAcademyofIndustrialHygiene,theAmericanIndustrialHygieneFoundation,LocalSectionsandABIHwereincludedthroughouttheprocess,makingforacohesiveandinclusiveplanthatwillguideoureffortsinthecomingyears. TheAIHA2011-2015strategicplancanbefoundonourWebsiteat.Pleaseusethestrategicgoalsandassociatedprioritiesdefinedinthestrategicplantohelpguideyourvolunteergroupprioritiesandefforts. Inadditiontothenewstrategicplantherewereseveralotherimportantoutcomesfromthemeeting:1. Wedevelopedanewmission

statementthatisconciseandeasilyunderstood:“CreatingKnowledgetoProtectWorkerHealth.”WealsodevelopedanewvisionstatementthatIthinktrulyinspiresustoaction:“EliminationofWorkplaceIllnesses.”

2. WerevisedtheAIHACoreValuesasfollows:• Preventionofillnessesand

injuries• Advocacyand

developmentofscience-basedpolicyandpractice

• Respectforworkersandcommunities

• Supportforemployersandemployees

• Respectforourmembers Thefulldescriptionofeachoftherevisedvaluesisincludedinthestrategicplan. AsInotedinmyPresident’sMessageintheSeptemberissueofThe Synergist,oneofthemostimportantoutcomesofthemeetingwascomingtoconsensusthatindustrialhygieneisanexposureriskassessmentandmanagementdisciplineundertheumbrellaofpublichealth. Wehavealsotakenamajorstepinmovingforwardourstrategicprioritieswiththeformationoffourprojectteams:• CoreCompetencies–Ledby

GaylaMcCluskeyandPerryLoganfromtheAcademy

• MembershipandLocalSections–LedbyDanAnna,AIHASecretary-Elect

• International–LedbyAlanLeibowitzandCharlesRedinger,AIHABoardofDirectors

• Programs,Products,Services,andActivitiesReview–LedbyHarryBeaulieu,AIHATreasurer

Youwillbehearingmoreabouttheworkoftheseprojectteamsinthefuture. IlookforwardtobuildingontheenergyandmomentumwehavecreatedandtoworkingwithourLocalSectionsandVolunteerGroupstotranslatethisnewplanintoaction.

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• OSHANewsRelease:SecretaryofLaborHildaL.SolisannouncespartnershipwithUSDepartmentofTransportationtocombatdistracteddrivingbyworkers(9/21/2010)

• OSHADistractedDrivingWebPage

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Thankyoutothememberswhoareservingintheseimportantpositions.HereisyourcurrentExecutiveBoard:

President: Jenny Houlroydjenny.houlroyd@gtri.gatech.edu

404.407.8089President-Elect: Art Wickman, CIH

art.wickman@gtri.gatech.edu404.407.8088

Past President: Barb Epstien, CIHbarb@epstienenv.com

770.238.7160Secretary: Wes Barfield, CIH

Thomas.Barfield.ctr@robins.af.mil478.926.0558

Treasurer: Pat Brogan, CIHpbrogan@bellsouth.net

770-966-1634 1st Year Director: Kathryn T. Nichols, CIH

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2nd Year Director: David T. Matthews, CIHdavid.matthews@shawgrp.com

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Mark Your CalendarYouspokeandwelistened.Nextcalendaryear,thedayoftheweekthemeetingsareheldwillalternatetoavoidthe“alwaysonMonday”scheduleofthepastfewyears.Soputthesedatesonyourcalendar:• TuesdayJanuary25,2011(WinterMeeting)• WednesdayApril27,2011(SpringMeetingand

Vendor’sDay)• Thursday,July21,2011(SummerHalf-DayMeeting)• TuesdayOctober25,2011(FallMeeting)

ABIH CM PointsThe American Board of Industrial Hygiene has

awarded certification maintenance (CM) points for the Spring (26 April 2010) and Summer (26 July 2010) Georgia Local Section Meetings. The approval numbers and CM points are:

April 2010: 10-2085 for 0.42 CMJuly 2010: 10–3021 for 0.92 CM (0.67 IH Ethics, 0.25 IH)

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TheSafetyandHealthConsultationProgramatGeorgiaTechhasrecentlycompletedanumberoftrainingmaterialsintendedprimarilyforsmallconstructioncontractorswhosenativelanguageisSpanish.Inthisproject,theGeorgiaTechstaffwasassistedbyJuanCarlosRodriguez,abi-lingualOSHAOutreachTrainerwithover20yearsofexperienceinconstructionsafety,andby

WilliamCarvajal,aninterpreterlicensedbytheStateofGeorgia.ThetrainingfeaturesshortmovieclipsthathavebeenuploadedtotheGeorgiaConsultationProgram’snewYouTubechannel“OSHAInfoGATech.” Inadditiontothemovieclips,bi-lingualdocumentssuchasPowerPointsafetytrainingpresentations,modelsafetyprograms,andguidancematerials

willbepostedinthenearfutureforviewingordownloadingfromtheconsultationprogramWebsiteatwww.oshainfo.gatech.edu. FormoreinformationcontactArtWickman(art.wickman@gtri.gatech.edu).YoucanalsocheckusoutonFacebook.

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youwouldliketoseecovered.WewillbeprovidingasurveyduringourOctobermeeting,anditwillhelpustoplanmeetingsthatbestmeetyourneedsasanindustrialhygienist.Oneconsistentconcernthatwehaveheardisthatwhileitisusefultohavemeetingdatespublishedinadvance,Mondaysarebaddaysformeetings.Thisyear,therefore,theboardhasdecidedtorotateourmeetingdays.CheckoutthedatesforalloftheupcomingGLSAIHAmeetingsthroughOctober2011onpage4ofthisnewsletter.AllofthemeetingswillbeheldatheldattheGeorgiaTechResearchInstituteConferenceCenter,whichisgraciouslyprovidingthespacefreeofcharge. Here’stoahappyfallandawonderfulholidayseason. Bestregards, —Jenny Houlroyd President, GLS

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GLSboardmembersPatBroganandBarbEpstienparticipatedintheGeorgiaGeologicalSociety’sEnvironmentalGeology&HydrogeologyexpoonOctober9,heldoutdoorsatTellusScienceMuseuminCartersville.Theypreparedanddistributedafactsheetonexposurehazardsandotherhealth&safetyconcernsencounteredduringenvironmentaltesting

andremediationworkto130professionalgeologistsandgeologystudentsattendingtheevent.Theeventincludeddemonstrationsofvariousdrillingtechniquesfortestingandanalysisofsoilandgroundwatercontamination,fieldsamplingequipment,andsiteremediationtechnologies.

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Topic Presenter

AreWorkerswithPneumoconiosesatHigherRisktoDevelopFungalInfections?

YuliaIossifova,MD,PhDCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention

AGlobalPerspectivetoReducingWorkplaceViolence Mr.WilliamCarvajalRamirez,IndustrialSecurityConsultant/Translator

GeorgiaStateLegislativeReportandOtherCurrentUpdatesofInterestforGLS-AIHAMembers

JennyHoulroyd,GLSPresident

SafetySpotlight:AnOverviewofArcFlash/BlastInjuryPrevention

ThomasDean,CSP,GeorgiaTechResearchInstitute

CellPhonePantsandOtherHotTopicsinNon-IonizingRadiation

AIHATeleWeb**Please see important information below for information on CM points.

TheFallmeetingwillbeMonday,25October2010from9:00a.m.-4:30p.m.(check-inandregistrationat8:30a.m.)attheGeorgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center, 250 14th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318Parkingon-siteisfree.AdditionalinformationanddirectionsmaybefoundontheGLSWebsite(clickon“Events”).

**Important TeleWeb Certification Information ThisTeleWebwillbeABIHapprovedfor0.42IHcertificationmaintenance(CM)points,hasbeenawarded0.25continuanceofcertification(COCs)pointsandprovides0.25continuingeducationunits(CEUs). TheDistanceLearningProgramworkswithouraccreditingbodiestoinsurecompliancewithallpoliciesand(ANSI)standards.Pleasenotethefollowinginformationpertainingtoparticipationverificationandthecontinuingeducation.AIHArequiresafinalexambecompletedforallDistanceLearningCourses. A$35processingfeeisrequiredforexamprocessing,participationverification,recordretentionandeducationaltranscripts. Alleducationaltranscripts(certificatesofcompletion)willbeavailablefordownloadfromAIHA’sWebsite3-4weeksaftertheTeleWeb.AlltranscriptswillissueCM,CEUandCOCpoints.Materialssentafterthesedateswillnotbeaccepted.

• LiveTeleWeb—ExamsmustbepostmarkedwithinTWOMONTHSoftheTeleWeb.• ArchiveTeleWebDownloads—ExamsmustbepostmarkedwithinTWOMONTHofthedateofpurchase.• LocalSections—PleasecontactAIHA’sDistanceLearningProgramManagerCinthiaMinan(Cminan@aiha.org)fora

submissiondeadline. Finalexamswillbescoredasfollows:

• 70%>willreceivecoursecreditsawardingCMpoints,COCs,andCEUs.• 69%<willbenotifiedoftheirscoreandmadeawareoftheiroptionsdirectly.

Allow3-4weeksforprocessingandnotificationofcoursestatus.Examswillnotbereturned. Ifyou’vefurtherquestionsregardingthispleasefeelfreetocontactAIHA’sDistanceLearningProgramManager,CinthiaMinan(Cminan@aiha.org).

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