AIHA presents Safe & Sound

Episode 120: Retired NFL Players

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Episode 120: Retired NFL Players: Dr. Sherry Baron from NIOSH joins the show to discuss the findings on the NIOSH study that retired NFL players live longer. The Fact Sheet can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pgms/worknotify/pdfs/NFL_Notification_01.pdf

Episode 119 Employee Health & Fitness Month

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Safe & Sound Episode 119: Employee Health & Fitness Month: Phil Haberstro joins the show to talk about Global Employee Health and Fitness Month. He shares some tips that employers can do to have a healthy and fit workplace, and lets us know what employees can do to stay healthy and fit while at work.

Episode 118: AIHce 2012

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Episode 118: AIHce 2012: We talk about AIHCE 2012, what to expect, what events are going on, and talk to Dr. Rick Fulwiler who has been to 49 AIHce's. He enlightens us with his personal experiences at the conference and lets us know exactly why he keeps coming back.

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:36:00 +0000

Episode 117: NAOSH Week: Diane Hurns tells us about North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, how you can get involved, and reminds us that Occupational Health and Safety should be celebrated all year.

Episode 116 Safe Kids Week

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:59:00 +0000

Episode 116: Safe Kids: Dr. Angela Mickalide, the Director of Research at Safe Kids USA (http://www.safekids.org) tells us about National Safe Kids week, and lets us know what you can do to help keep kids safe.

Episode 115 Tornado Safety

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Episode 115 Tornado Safety: Greg Carbin the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Storm Prediction center tells us the science behind tornados, debunks some myths, and tells us how to be safe when a tornado strikes.

Episode 114 Government Affairs Update

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Episode 114: Aaron Trippler, Director of Government Affairs at AIHA give us an update about some happenings on Capitol Hill, and lets us know what the signing of the GHS means for AIHA

Episode 113 IHSTAT

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Safe & Sound Episode 113: IHSTAT Perry Logan from the AIHA Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee talks about the multi-language IH STAT tool and the other free tools the committee has created.

Episode 112 National Public Health Week

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:43:00 +0000

Episode 112: National Public Health Week Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, talks about National Public Health Week, defines public health, and reminds us to get up and get started today so you will have a tomorrow.

Episode 111: Poison Prevention

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:40:00 +0000

Episode 111: Poison Prevention: Rose Ann Soloway from the National Capital Poison Center tells us about poison prevention week and lets us know how you can prevent poisonings in the home and in the workplace

Episode 110: GHS

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:08:00 +0000

Episode 110: GHS Denese Deeds, CIH teaches us about what the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is, and lets us know when we should expect it to become a standard

Episode 109 Eye Safety

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:58:00 +0000

Episode 109: Eye Safety: Jeff Todd, COO of Prevent Blindness America discusses the importance of eye safety, Eye Safety Awareness month, and tells us about the peer-based safety program Eye2Eye.

Episode 108: Silica Rule

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Episode 108: Silica Rule: Steve Fess, CIH, CSP the chair of the AIHA Construction Committee talks about the proposed silica rule, its history, and where it currently stands as to becoming a finalized rule

Episode 107 OHS By the Numbers

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:18:00 +0000

Episode 107 OHS By the Numbers: David Kudlinski talks about his Synergist article in the January edition: OHS By the Numbers, and discusses how you can quantify the need for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals in the workplace

Episode 106 Heart Health

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0000

Safe & Sound Episode 106: Heart Health: Dr. Malissa Wood from the American Heart Association talks about heart health, how your business can become a fit friendly business for your employees, and discusses the Go Red for Women initiative.

Episode 105: Working Long Hours

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:29:00 +0000

Episde 105: Working Long Hours: Marianna Virtanen from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, Finland talks about her study: "Overtime Work as a Predictor of Major Depressive Episode: A 5-Year Follow-Up of the Whitehall II Study" and talks to us about what to look out for before a major depressive episode occurs.

Episode 103: Airport Scanners

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Episode 103 Airport Scanners: Brandon Macsata, the Executive Director of the Association of Airline Passenger Rights, talks about the health concerns and the controversies of airport security backscatter machines, and lets us know that there are alternatives to airport security that do not put TSA employees nor passengers at a health risk.

Episode 102 Radon Action Month

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:09:00 +0000

Episode 102: Radon: Lou Witt, Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Indoor Environments Division, joins the show to tell us about Radon Action Month and lets us know the health hazards of radon, and what you can do to take action to test and mitigate radon today.

Episode 101: Winter Weather

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:18:00 +0000

Episode 101: Winter Weather: David Tucek from the National Weather Service joins the show to tell us how to prepare for winter weather, gives us tips on which supplies you should have when severe winter weather arrives, and lets us know the differences between winter storm outlook, advisory, watch and warning

Episode 100: Holiday Safety

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Episode 100: Holiday Safety: Officer Wright from the Fairfax County Police Department joins the show to tell us how you can keep your house burglar free if you travel over the holidays, and reminds us to always be aware of your surroundings to thwart would-be thieves while you shop

Episode 99: AAA Travel Tips

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:40:00 +0000

Episode 99: AAA Travel: John Townsend from AAA Mid-Atlantic discusses how to be safe as you are out on the road during the holiday season. He lets us know what you should keep in your car at all times, and tells us 3 major “don’ts” when you are behind the wheel.

Episode 98: NFPA: Christmas Decoration Fire Hazards

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:55:00 +0000

Episode 98: NFPA: Christmas Decoration Fire Hazards: Judy Comoletti from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) joins the show to inform us exactly how much care should stockings be hung by chimney, where candles should and can be placed, and the fire hazards of a dried out Christmas tree during the holiday season.

Episode 97: FEMA

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:35:00 +0000

Episode 97: FEMA: Darryl Madden, the Director of the FEMA Ready Campaign, talks about preparedness for disasters, lets us know how you can make an emergency plan, and encourages you to resolve to be ready

Episode 96: Black Friday

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Episode 96: Black Friday: Robert Kulick from OSHA talks about how retailers are ensuring the safety of the employees and the consumers during the shopping season, and lets us how the retailers have to prepare for crowd management safety measures during events like Black Friday.

Episode 95: Government Affairs Update

safeandsound@aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:20:00 +0000

Episode 95: Government Affairs Update: Aaron Trippler, AIHA Director of Government Affairs, joins the show to give us an update as to what is happening on Capitol Hill for occupational health and safety issues