IOHA

International OccupationalHygiene Association

IOHA Newsletter & Technical Updates

The International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)

Brown from the Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network,

represents the global community of occupational hygien-

Marianne Levitsky from Workplace Health Without Borders, andists. The IOHA is an association of occupational hygiene

Kathy Murphy and Tom Fuller from the American Industrial Hygiene

organisations from across the world, all of which are dedicated toAssociation (AIHA). During the session, many ongoing outreachthe discipline and application of the inherent principles of occupa-and collaborative projects were discussed, in addition to strategic

tional hygiene. The IOHA mission is to enhance the international

plans for future activities.

network of occupational hygiene associations that promotes,develops and improves occupational hygiene worldwide, providing
a safe and healthy working environment for all.

IOHA Board member receives American Industrial
Hygiene Association Distinguished Service Award atAIHce 2019

Special international auxiliary session at American
Industrial Hygiene conference and exposition(AIHce) – making a difference in global environment,
health and safety (EHS)

The Distinguished Service to AIHA Award recognises dis-

During the American Industrial Hygiene conference and exposition

2018, the International Affairs Committee (IAC) received thein Minneapolis, USA, in May this year, several globally-focused

Soaring Star Award for ongoing excellence by a commit-

groups collaborated to conduct a special auxiliary session ontee. During that time, the IAC created the Micro-Grant

global interests. Speakers included Chris Laszcz-Davis andSubcommittee on Emerging Economy Projects FundNancy McClellan from the Occupational Hygiene Trainingthat coordinates the distribution of awards for outreach

Association, Peter-John ‘Jakes’ Jacobs from IOHA, Rich Hirshand capacity building. These funds are available tofrom the Developing World Outreach Initiative (DWOI), Garrett

individuals and organisations; the application portal istinguished service in the advancement of industrial hygiene
and unique technical contributions to the aims and goalsof AIHA nationally. During Tom Fuller’s time as Chair inMESSAGE FROM THE IOHA PRESIDENT
This edition of our IOHA newsletter, the Global Exposure

the occupational hygiene professional can be challenging

Manager, marks the first edition with Tom Fuller and Gillat times. However, seeing how humans improvise and are

Nelson at the helm, who no doubt will make a formidable

able to overcome obstacles in remote settings, away from theteam in putting together good content for you and keeping

creature comforts of city living that we all take for granted, is

you informed of the latest happenings within the global

truly amazing. It makes me once again realise that to haveoccupational/industrial hygiene community. The IOHA isa career that affords us the opportunity to help make a dif-also set to launch its new website soon, and we are excitedference in workplaces across the globe is special. We canto bring you fresh content and provide you with a platform

help save lives!

where you can become involved in global occupational

I would like to remind you of our upcoming IOHA

hygiene initiatives, and actively participate in the global

Conference in October 2020 in Daegu, Korea, and lookdrive for healthy workplaces.

forward to seeing you there.

As I write to you, I am sitting in a remote location in

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an African country, working on an occupational hygienePeter-John (Jakes) Jacobs

sampling project. Time away from family and loved ones

IOHA President 2018/2019

is never easy and it makes me realise that the work ofe-mail: pjjacobs@sedulitas.co.za

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discussed ENETOSH activities and collaborations inanother Conference session on ‘Global Occupational

International OccupationalHygiene Association

Safety and Health Education and Mainstreaming
Collaborations’.

IOHA Board meeting at the British
Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
Conference in Brighton, UK
IOHA Board member receiving Distinguished ServiceAward 2019 from AIHA President, Cynthia Ostrowski
Photograph: Lydia Renton

The most recent IOHA Board meeting was conducted on 31March 2019 at the BOHS Conference in Brighton, UK. TheConference brought together researchers, practitioners,
regulators and IOHA members from around the world to dis-currently open until 31 December 2019 at: https://www.

cuss the very latest in issues that affect health at work.

aiha.org/get-involved/VolunteerGroups/Pages/AIHA%27s-

Please refer to the Calendar page on the Occupational

IAC-Micro-Grants-Subcommittee-on-Emerging-Economy-

Health Southern Africa website (www.occhealth.co.za) for

Projects-Fund-Review-Protocol.aspx.

details of conferences and other events. IOHA 2020 will beheld in Daegu, Korea, 17-22 October 2020. The Conference

European Network for Education and Training inOccupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH)
representative speaks at two AIHce sessions

submission portals for professional development courses,

At the 11th International Occupational Hygiene Association

sions and posters will close on 28 February 2020. The abstract(IOHA) International Scientific Conference in Washington, D.C.

submission portal for the 2020 World Congress on Health andin September 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding wasSafety at Work, in Australia, is also now open.

symposiums and special lectures are currently open, and closeon 31 January 2020. The submission portal for podium ses-signed between IOHA and ENETOSH. As a result of the collaborative agreement, an ENETOSH representative attended

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and presented at the AIHce in May 2019. Lester Claravall fromThomas P Fuller

the Oklahoma Department of Labor presented a paper on theSafety Program/Department of Health Sciences

state’s child labour programme in an educational session entitled

Illinois State University, USA‘Global Child Labor - A World of Issues and Dilemmas’. He alsoe-mail: tpfuller1@gmail.com

Special international session at AIHce in Minneapolis,
USA, in May 2019 Photograph: Thomas P Fuller

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Some of the IOHA Board members and staff
attending the annual BOHS Conference, April 2019
(L to R) – Philip Hibbs, Walter Spieler, Tom Fuller,
Jake Jacobs, Dave March, Retha van Niekerk,
Andrea Hiddinga, Miilja Koponen, Rene Leblanc
Photograph: Thomas P Fuller

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