Industrial Hygiene

03/12/2024: An IH Approach to Assessing Transit Operator Exposures to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

About the webinar:

Prompted by transit employee concerns, University of Washington (Seattle) researchers undertook an exposure assessment for fentanyl and methamphetamine on transit vehicles in the US Pacific Northwest. Researchers collected air and surface samples from a total of 11 buses and 19 train cars. Dr. Baker will describe the methods and findings from this study, recommendations made to participating transit agencies, and outline challenges and needs for ongoing work.

Do the Change with Aldo Muñoz, MPH

Join the conversation between Tyra Parrish, MPH, and Aldo Munoz, MPH, and gain fresh perspectives on the field of Industrial Hygiene in regards to how we as future leaders can protect workers and create accessible information channels for workers. In this episode, Aldo and Tyra talked about how Aldo entered the field and how the field of Industrial Hygiene is decades back in regards to race, ethnicity and gender and that there is lots of room for improvement.

12/12/2023: Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Sustainability at a Commercial Airline

About the webinar:

Mr. Tochilin worked as a general manager at Delta Air Lines for nearly 26 years. During that time, he dealt with a plethora of environmental health and sustainability issues. Examples include cabin air quality, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, disinsection, radiological health, carbon footprinting, and alternative fuels. He will discuss his experience addressing EHS&S challenges in the airline industry.

Exoskeleton Use in Construction

Gutierrez N
Moore A
Ojelade A
Barr A
Rempel D
Nussbuam M
Harris-Adamson C
2021

Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Wildland Firefighters

Kathleen M. Navarro
John R. Balmes
Ricardo Cisneros
S Katharine Hammond
2016

Oral Presentation for 2nd International Smoke Symposium at Long Beach, CA

Analyzing Differences in Air pollution by neighborhood in two California cities

Noth EM
Kim A
Park S
Bae W
Kang L
2019

Presentation at the American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA