Registration is OPEN for our April 22, 2025 event on Tick Prevention / Lyme Disease. This is a two part event featuring Bill Moore of PA Lyme Resource Network and Eric Jones, DNP, CRNP, CME of WorkWell Physicians. This event will be held at the offices of AM Health & Safety -- Space is limited to 25! Details on the meeting announcement page. |
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Wow, it’s been a busy year so far, and the Pittsburgh AIHA is excited to welcome a long list of new members! Thank you to the following individuals for joining:
Both Slippery Rock University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania have their own AIHA student local sections. Kudos to these dedicated students and their local section advisors for their efforts in advancing the industrial hygiene profession!
![]() A big thanks to National AIHA President, Nicole M.H Greeson, MS, CIH, who spoke at the annual Pittsburgh AIHA President's Luncheon held at LeMont Restaurant on Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh. We enjoyed a fantastic turnout of members and guests on a beautiful, sunny day—perfect for taking in the stunning city view! Special appreciation goes to our event sponsors, U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc. and AM Health & Safety, for their support. Nicole's talk was a two-part presentation:
Thank you to the following attendees for participating this year!
![]() Following the recent Local Section Election, we would like to congratulate the following Pittsburgh AIHA members who will begin their term of office this summer! President-Elect: Zane Frund, PhD, MPH, CIH, MBA Director: MaryAnn Hoff, MS, MPM, CIH Secretary: Dane Mitcheson, CIH, CSP, CHST Thank you to current Committee members, Barry Momyer who will end his term as President, to be replaced by current President-elect Darrick Bertig, who will serve as President through July 2026. Carol Delfino (Secretary) and Rona Smeak (Director) will end their terms July 2025. Frank Pokrywka remains as Secretary, and Morgan Ryan remains as Director, each through July 2026. A big thank you to all who participate and volunteer for the Pittsburgh AIHA! The Winter newsletter is posted with a variety of news and information for your reading pleasure! Please take a few minutes to look. There's even an IH Challenge by Frank Pokrywka with a prize for the winner!
The Central PA Safety Association, Central PA Chapter of the ASSP, and Keystone Local Section of the AIHA will hold their annual Central PA Safety Conference April 2-3, 2025. Visit www.centralpasafety.org/2020-pdc for more information.
The Executive Committee of the Pittsburgh AIHA held the winter local section business meeting at Smokey Bones in Robinson PA on December 12, 2024.
The meeting minutes are now posted and can be found HERE: https://www.pittsburghaiha.org/uploads/2/6/7/0/26700671/business_meeting_minutes_2024-12-12.pdf ![]() Our local section depends on its members to volunteer for positions on the executive committee. Serving on the committee is a great way to become more involved in the local section, and you can claim certification maintenance (CM) credit toward your CIH. We are currently asking for nominations for next year’s committee (serving July 2025 - June 2027):
NOTE: The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) allows you to claim certification maintenance (CM) credit annually for local section office: local section President – 1 point; local section Officer or Director – 0.5 points. If you would like to volunteer for elections or nominate someone, please email the Executive Committee at [email protected]. A short biography and statement of intent along with a photo are needed for any election candidates and due by February 28, 2025. ![]() With a variety of scholarships available (Pittsburgh AIHA Scholarship is just one!), students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs that lead to a career in industrial hygiene can find varying levels of awards and assistance to further their educational opportunities. See the details HERE: https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships PITTSBURGH AIHA SCHOLARSHIP INFO: https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships/pittsburgh-local-section-scholarship APPLICATION / ELIGIBILITY: https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships/aih-foundation-scholarships-application-eligibility
![]() New this year for members --- The Pittsburgh Local Section has signed up for the Full E-learning package this year. The Package delivers up to 24 contact hours of education to members throughout the year. Registration includes live participation and recording access to 2025 National AIHA University webinar series and brings the best of AIHA Connect OnDemand. Don’t miss out on the latest occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) information, trends, technology, and best practices! An eLearning Subscription guarantees automatic registration to all of the eLearning offerings throughout 2025. The subscription allows our membership to attend each of the live sessions along with session recordings. Last year there were 25 e-learning sessions. Recordings of the best sessions from AIHA University's live event offerings covering a wide range of topics and interest areas are provided in the online classroom to view at your convenience (for group registrations, everyone on our roster will also have access). You must be a Pittsburgh AIHA member (active membership / dues paid) to take advantage of this benefit. Your 2025 membership payment is due now -- see the sidebar at the right for more information. ![]() NOW COLLECTING - Membership dues for 2025 are due December 31, 2025. If you are a National AIHA member, remember to check the box for Pittsburgh Local Section to include your LS annual dues of $35 for your Pittsburgh AIHA membership. All NON-National AIHA members should pay dues directly to the Pittsburgh AIHA. See the highlighted sidebar link on this homepage to process payment through PayPal -- Note you do not need a PayPal account to pay this way. Any questions, please contact Christy at [email protected]. ![]() All ACTIVE Pittsburgh AIHA Members as of 2/13 2024 should have received notice from National AIHA eLearning regarding the 2024 Pittsburgh Section eLearning Subscription. There are FOUR courses available in the online classroom currently, the FIFTH course will be available after presentation date:
Click the link in your email to login to the online classroom to view these courses at your convenience. Remember that this is a benefit for PAID Pgh. AIHA members only - if you did not receive an email, please confirm that your 2024 dues are paid. To renew your Pittsburgh AIHA local section membership, see the details in the sidebar at the right on this page, or you can subscribe on the membership page. Please reach out to Christy at [email protected] with any questions. 2024 course selections expire on 12/31/2024. The Pittsburgh AIHA Section’s November meeting was Respirable Crystalline Silica in Mining Tour at the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Center on November 20, 2024 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. Tim Beck welcomed the group and turned it over to Barry Momyer who gave a few introductions and updates, to include dues payments, sponsorships and upcoming meetings. Tim Beck introduced Emanuele Cauda, PhD, who welcomed the group and gave a quick review of the purpose of the facility and current research goals. The group was separated into two groups. One proceeded to the laboratory tour and the other group went to the research mine tour. After an hour the groups switched. The laboratory groups were given a demonstration of the Direct-on-filter Analysis for Respirable Crystalline Silica Using a Portable FTIR Instrument by Rachel Walker, Milan Yekich, Jordan Stancil and Teresa Barone, PhD along with other laboratories used in the NIOSH research. The mine tour was headed up by Charlie Warren and others. After the tours, the group was given a great presentation of the 2024 MSHA Crystalline Silica rule and timeline, presented by Tim Beck. He was followed by a discussion on Best Practices for Dust Control in Coal Mining by Justin Patts. Cody Wolfe, PhD, Jacob Carr then gave a demonstration of Dust Sensing Networks. The Pittsburgh AIHA would like to extend a big thanks for a great visit and tour. We would like to thank all the presenters, laboratory and mine tour facilitators, and the escorts (Hua Jiang, PhD, Jason Driscoll and Dylan Ritter) who helped the group register and move around the lab property. Thanks to the following members/guests that attended the event:
![]() The Executive Committee of the Pittsburgh AIHA will hold the winter local section business meeting at Smokey Bones in Robinson PA. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend! Register online: 2024-12-12 Business Meeting Topics typically discussed during this meeting include: - Welcome / Approve Minutes / Agenda - New items (Agenda to follow) - Treasurer and Secretary reports - Local section committee updates - Meeting topics / speakers / venues, etc. - Student sections - Corporate Sponsors/Advertisers Please consider joining the meeting to offer suggestions or provide input. Your participation is key to our success! ![]() On November 20th, please join AIHA as we visit one of the early sites of US mine safety research to learn about the rich legacy of mining research in (and under) our own backyards. Established in 1910 within the Department of the Interior as a part of the US Bureau of Mines, today, the NIOSH Pittsburgh Mining Research Division performs extensive mining health and safety research, with contributions to mining and beyond. During this upcoming meeting, NIOSH speakers will lead a guided tour of the historic Experimental Mine, provide an overview of the 2024 MSHA Silica Final Rule, discuss NIOSH Mining research to improve the measurement and control of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust in mining, and demonstrate current NIOSH Mining RCS research. Space is limited to 30 - US Citizens ONLY - Register by November 15, 2024. Register online/Next Meeting Page: 2024-11-20 NIOSH
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