Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

AIHA President's Luncheon with National AIHA President: Cynthia A. Ostrowski, CIH

Title of Presentation:
A Field Practitioner’s Collaborations to
Produce the Best Sampling Results

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Please join the Pittsburgh AIHA on Thursday, March 28, 2019 as we welcome Cynthia Ostrowski, National AIHA President to Pittsburgh!  

Presentation: A Field Practitioner’s Collaborations to Produce the Best Sampling Results

Evolving technology and innovations in sampling are rapidly changing the way industrial hygiene is practiced.  Sensor technology, which can enable real time monitoring, sampling and job analysis, has the potential to change if and how laboratory testing is conducted.  All field practitioners (whether using new or traditional sampling methods) should better understand and appreciate the testing laboratory’s role in producing exposure data.  Field practitioners should be aware of the quality control, instrumentation, methods and accreditation requirements involved in analytical testing. Laboratory specialists need to better understand the work conducted by field practitioners.  This presentation will focus on the importance of collaboration between field practitioners and testing laboratories in producing valid and defensible data.

Speaker Biography:

Cindy Ostrowski is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and AIHA Fellow, who 
stablished her own consulting firm, CAO Consulting, LLC after leaving a regional 
insurance company. She has over thirty years’ experience in the field of industrial 
hygiene conducting comprehensive surveys to evaluate employee exposures to 
occupational hazards. Prior to her career as an industrial hygienist, she was a registered 
medical technologist and practiced as a microbiologist in a clinical laboratory. She holds 
a Masters of Science degree in occupational and environmental health from Wayne State 
University. She has taught health and safety courses as an assistant professor for Wayne 
State University and an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. Cindy has 
served as Treasurer (2013-2016), Secretary (2008-2011) and a Board of Directors 
(2004-2007) for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). She is the 
current AIHA President. She is also the chair for the Industrial Hygiene Division, a 
board member and member of the scholarship committee for the Michigan Safety 
Conference.
  • Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019
  • Time:  11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Registration 11:30, Lunch 12:00, Presentation to follow)
  • Location:  The LeMont, Pittsburgh PA
  • Directions:   1114 Grandview Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15211
  • Cost:  $35 Pgh. AIHA Member /  $40 Non-Member/Guests / $20 Students
  • Cost includes:  Lunch / Presentation
  • Drink Ticket - Sponsored by U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc. (good for one drink from the bar).
  • Meal Choices:  Honey Soy Glazed Salmon, Chicken Marsala, Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, or Vegetarian Entree.
  • Register online (Complete and submit the form BELOW!) by Tuesday, March 26.  
  • Payments accepted at the event (cash or check payable to AIHA Pittsburgh), or by credit card through PayPal.
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​If you have any questions regarding registration or payment, contact Christy Kirsch at ckirsch@pittsburghaiha.org.