The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) announced today that it has joined OSHA's Ambassador Program. The program builds upon OSHA's Alliance Program and will be used to improve workplace health and safety by sharing information and guidance and providing access to vital training resources.
Under the agreement, AIHA and OSHA will strengthen relationships between AIHA's Local Sections and OSHA's national, regional, and area offices to address workplace health and safety issues.
Shown above: AIHA and OSHA representatives following the signing of the agreement. Back row, from left to right: Donna S. Heidel, AIHA Treasurer; Nicole M.H. Greeson, AIHA Treasurer-elect; Lawrence Sloan, AIHA CEO; John R. Mulhausen, AIHA Vice-President; Dina Siegel, AIHA Secretary; and Cynthia Ostrowski, AIHA Past-President; Front row, from left to right: Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA; and Kathy Murphy, AIHA President.
"AIHA has always been a proud partner of OSHA. Joining the Ambassador Program shows our members' commitment to worker health and safety, as well as to collectively moving forward together to ensure the standards, best practices, and methods are applied," said AIHA President Kathy Murphy during the signing ceremony.
About AIHA®
Founded in 1939, AIHA is a nonprofit organization serving professionals dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation of environmental stressors in or arising from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community. We provide comprehensive education programs and other products and services that help its members maintain the highest professional standards.
More than half of the nearly 8,500 members are Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs), and many hold other professional designations. AIHA serves as a resource for those employed in the industrial, consulting, academic, and government sectors. Learn more at www.aiha.org.
