AIHce’s Technical Sessions make up the majority of programming for the conference. These invaluable sessions combine limitless enrichment opportunities with a wealth of high quality knowledge and expertise in every IH/OH niche. Attendees are encouraged to participate in lively dialogue on case studies, controversial issues, and exciting new research.
To search AIHce Technical Sessions by keyword, day, or topic, please visit our dedicated Search page for these sessions. For session abstracts, please visit the AIHce 2016 Abstract page.
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SP01 - Opening Session –
The Right Kind of Crazy: A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership and High Stakes Innovation
Monday, May 23 | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM -
PS401 –
Poster Session 401
Monday, May 23 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
CR301 –
An Industrial Hygienist’s Guide to Managing Hazardous Waste
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
CR302 –
Cyanide Code: A Case Study in International Risk Management
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
CR303 –
The Confined Space Inventory: Critical Safety Information for Your Facilities
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
PO101 –
Assessments of Residential and Workplace Environmental Microbiology Exposure
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO102 –
Emerging Issues and Lessons Learned in the Oil and Gas Industry
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO103 –
Risk Assessment Science
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO104 –
Laboratory and Healthcare Issues: Ventilation, Drug Exposures, Dust Control, Microbial Contamination, and Radiation
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:50 PM -
RT206 –
Pallet Rack Safety: Part Deux
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT205 –
Fatigue and Shiftwork: Why is Everyone So Tired 24/7?
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT204 –
International IH Ethics Debate
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT203 –
Environmental Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT202 –
Case Studies in IH Data Systems, Exposure Risk Assessment and Management
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT201 –
Big Legal and Business Issues in the Small World of Nanotechnology
Monday, May 23 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
IL01 –
Ask the Expert with Adam Steltzner
Monday, May 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
IL02 –
Student and Early Career Professionals Table Topics
Monday, May 23 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
SP02 –
Jeffrey S. Lee Award Lecture—From ACGIH® to ATSDR: Protecting Workers and the Public
Monday, May 23 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM -
CR304 –
It’s Age Related: Occupational Health and Safety Issues, Challenges, and Solutions
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
SP14 –
Henry F. Smyth, Jr. Award Lecture: The Challenge of Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
IL03 –
Unsolved IH Mysteries Workshop
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM -
PO105 –
Communicating and Training With Confidence
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:20 PM -
RT216 –
Women Leaders in the Occupational Safety and Health Movement
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT215 –
The Dangers of Low-Bid Contracting
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT214 –
Risk Assessment and Industrial Hygiene Solutions for Semiconductor Industry
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT213 –
Perspectives on Preparation for the CIH Exam v11.0
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT212 –
OEHS Management Leadership Skills for the 21st Century
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT211 –
Occupational Exposure to Beryllium: Regulatory Activity and an Update on Research on Exposure, Dose and Epidemiology Results
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT209 –
Laboratory Design, Construction, and Commissioning: Role of IH, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT208 –
IH/OH and the Future of University Curricula
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT207 –
Electronic Cigarette Risks, Emissions, and Controls
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
PO106 –
Evaluation of Occupational, Community, and Recreational Noise Exposures
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
PS402 –
Poster Session 402
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM -
RT210 –
Lead Standard—Changes and Challenges
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
SP18 –
IH Business Cases: Examples, Lessons Learned
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM -
SP16 –
ABIH Forum
Monday, May 23 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM -
CR305 –
General Electric’s EHS Big Data Journey and Future Strategy
Monday, May 23 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
CR306 –
Measurement and Evaluation in Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
Monday, May 23 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
SP03 - General Session –
The AIHce Morning Show: Pathways to Progress in Science and Practice
Tuesday, May 24 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM -
PS403 –
Poster Session 403
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
CR307 –
ErgoMatrix: An Introductory Comparison of Common Ergonomics Analysis Tools
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
CR308 –
Global Changes to Glove Standards and What It Means for Your PPE Choices
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
SS001 –
The Why and How of Sampling and Analyzing Biomolecules
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
IL04 –
Ask the Expert with Dr. John Howard & Dr. David Michaels
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
SP04 –
16th Annual Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture for Outstanding EHS Investigative Reporting
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
RT218 –
Prevention of Lead Poisoning in Children and Adults: Old Problem, New Challenges
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
RT217 –
Occupational Exposure Banding in Industry and Emergency Response Applications
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO107 –
Chemical & Physical Aspects of Exposures in the Built Environment
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO109 –
Innovations in Risk Assessment & Management
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO110 –
New Advances in Construction and Confined Space Safety
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO111 –
Preparedness and Response to Ebola, and Other Healthcare-Related Issues
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
PO108 –
Industrial Hygiene Applications: Nanotechnology, Drugs, and Other Agents
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
SP05 –
Skin Notations and Skin Contamination
Tuesday, May 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
IL05 –
NIOSH Tech Talks: Current Topics
Tuesday, May 24 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM -
SP06 –
William P. Yant Award
Tuesday, May 24 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM -
PS404 –
Poster Session 404
Tuesday, May 24 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
SS002 –
Investigating Dermal Exposures: Sampling, Assessment, and Control Strategies
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
SP22 –
Tales from the Crypt (and Basement): Unusual IAQ Investigations and Remediations
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
IL06 –
Unsolved IH Mysteries Workshop
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM -
RT229 –
Results of Interesting and Unusual NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM -
RT228 –
Managing a Respiratory Protection Program: Applied Best Practices
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM -
RT226 –
Crude Oil Derailments—Lessons Learned on How to Respond Safely and Effectively
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM -
RT225 –
Worker Participation in Community-Based Research
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT224 –
Real-Time (Direct Read) and Field Portable Instruments for Real-World Solutions in the Oil and Gas Industry: Instrument Selection and Applications for Worker Protection
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT222 –
Integrating Cumulative Risk Assessment into the Practice of Occupational Health
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT221 –
New Confined Spaces in Construction Standard
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT220 –
GHS in the Laboratory Environment: Impacts and Opportunities
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT219 –
Emerging Issues and Solutions in Higher Education
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM -
PO112 –
Outstanding Environmental and Occupational Health Issues: Comparing the Situation in the United States and Globally
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 4:40 PM -
RT223 –
Life Cycle of a Hazardous Drug
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT227 –
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Industrial Hygiene Leaders
Tuesday, May 24 | 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM -
IL07 –
Ignite: Enlighten Me but Make it Quick! Offering Enlightenment and Knowledge—In a Hurry!
Tuesday, May 24 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM -
SP07 –
Mark of Excellence Breakfast
Wednesday, May 25 | 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM -
CR310 –
Elevating EHS Leading Indicators: From Defining to Designing
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR311 –
Ergonomic Applications to Improve Laboratory Safety
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR312 –
Commercial and Industrial Fall Protection Innovations
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR313 –
Industrial Ecology and Workplace Health
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR314 –
It’s All About That Dust—NFPA Combustible Dust Standards 2016
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR315 –
The ANSI Z9.11 Laboratory Decommissioning Standard: Recent Revisions and Practical Applications
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
SS003 –
Progress and Current Issues in Nanotechnology—Occupational Risk Assessment and Management
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
SP09 –
Bayesian and Professional Judgment Users Group
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PO117 –
Regulatory and Communication Issues in Hazard Assessments
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
RT230 –
Welding Fume Health Hazards, Exposure Assessment and Control
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PO113 –
Data Analysis in Exposure Assessment
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PO114 –
Mold and Fungal Contaminants—Detection and Prevention in the Built Environment
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PO115 –
New Assessment Tools and Interventions to Manage MSD Risk
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PO116 –
Non-Routine Industrial Hygiene: Evolving Issues in Emergency Response
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
PS405 –
Student Poster Session
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
SP08 –
Donald E. Cummings Award Lecture
Wednesday, May 25 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM -
SS004 –
Wearable Sensors in Occupational Safety and Health Practice
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM -
RT238 –
Expecting the Unexpected: Incident Preparedness and Response for the Early Career Professional
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT237 –
Mock Trial: Criminal Trial of CIH and IH Expert Witness Testimony
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT236 –
Emerging Issues in Research and Teaching Laboratories
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT235 –
Development of NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits and Other Authoritative Recommendations
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT234 –
What Do I Need To Know About Nonionizing Radiation?
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM -
RT232 –
The Importance of the Business Case in Demonstrating the Value of the IH Profession
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM -
RT231 –
Bringing the Science to the PPE Standards—Impact on Pandemic Influenza and Ebola Response Activities
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM -
PO118 –
Health and Safety Risk Assessments, Guidelines, Inspection Methods, and Other Current Topics
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 3:50 PM -
PO119 –
IH Data: Tools for Exposure Assessment and Epidemiology
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:10 PM -
PO120 –
Advances in Aerosol Technology
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
RT233 –
Silica Exposure in Brick and Stone Industry in Developing Economies
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM -
SP20 –
AIHA Research Project Updates
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM -
SP10 –
AIHce Movie Matinee: “The Cost of Construction”
Wednesday, May 25 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM -
CR 317 –
To Reuse or Not to Reuse, That Is The Question
Wednesday, May 25 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM -
CR318 –
You Too Can Deliver a 30% Reduction in Your Contractor EHS Metrics
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM -
RT242 –
Strategies for Reactive Chemical Sampling and Analysis
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM -
RT241 –
Noise Can Be Beat. We Did It and Won!
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM -
RT240 –
Progress in Improving Occupational and Environmental Health in Bangladesh After the Rana Plaza Building Collapse
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
RT239 –
Hot Topic in Ergonomics: Sit-Stand and Alternative Workstations in the Office Workplace
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
PO121 –
Evaluation of Airborne Contaminants
Wednesday, May 25 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
SP11 –
Exposure Decision Analysis Toolkit for Educators (and Students)
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM -
CR319 –
Getting it Right: Contractor EHS Management in a Complex World
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM -
CR320 –
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM -
SP15 –
Industrial Hygiene Analytical Laboratory Management and Operation
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
RT249 –
Risk Assessment for Asbestos and Other Fibrous Materials: Learning from the Past, Looking into the Future
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
RT248 –
Best Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Practices in Mining
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM -
RT247 –
Wildfires: Resolution of Indoor Environmental Quality Concerns
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
RT246 –
Occupational Health and Safety in Africa: Current State and the Path Forward
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
RT245 –
Interesting OSHA Health Cases—Facts from the Field (Previously Known as the Glen Williamson Forum)
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
RT244 –
Radiation Safety Program Challenges for IHs
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM -
RT243 –
Process Safety Management (PSM) Is Evolving—Are You?
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM -
PO122 –
Breathe Easier: Something for Everyone
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
PO123 –
Real Time Detection Systems
Thursday, May 26 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
SP12 –
SDS Authoring and Reviewing, and IH Insomnia: What’s Keeping You Up At Night?
Thursday, May 26 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR321 –
Enhancing Credibility of EHS Data in Sustainability Reporting
Thursday, May 26 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
CR322 –
Achieving World Class Health & Safety Through Transformational Leadership
Thursday, May 26 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
SP13 –
Herbert E. Stokinger Award Lecture—Fifty Years of Chasing Paracelsus
Thursday, May 26 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
SP19 –
Residential Indoor Air Quality Assessments: Tuning up Your Client’s Home
Thursday, May 26 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM -
CR323 –
*CANCELLED* Evaluating Fitness for Work to Reduce Exposure Risk
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM -
RT252 –
Notable Confined Space Events and Issues
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM -
RT251 –
Ebola: Controlling Risk During the Army’s Response
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM -
RT250 –
Formaldehyde Emissions in the Built Environment
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM -
PO124 –
Biological Monitoring & Bleeding Edge
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:20 PM -
PO125 –
Intriguing Unknown and Known IH Hazards
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:20 PM -
PO126 –
Spectrum of Legal Issues
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:20 PM -
PO127 –
Novel Approaches in Industrial Hygiene Sampling and Analysis
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:40 PM -
SP21 –
Emerging Issues in Beryllium Regulation: DOE and OSHA
Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
CR324 –
What Your Safety Data Should Be Telling You and Why It Isn’t
Thursday, May 26 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM