AIHA Update for Rio Grande Local Section

1. AIHA Update for Rio Grande Local Section December, 2014 Stephen Hemperly, MS, CIH, CSP, CLSO AIHA Pacific Region Representative

2. AIHA Organizational Structure 2014 isthe 75th Anniversary for AIHA and the AIHce

3. AIHA Members (~10,000 strong)

4. Members by Age and Generation

5. 2 Foundations (501c3) AIHA Members AIHA Board Executive Director Regional Representatives -- Liaisons to the Sections Volunteer Groups SIGs 4LLCs Staff Academy 67 Local Sections in 8 Regions

6. Pacific Region Section – 9 Sections(month new officer terms begin) Arizona (August) Hawaii (January) Northern California (July) Orange County (January) Rio Grande (January) Sacramento Valley (January) San Diego (January) Southern California (March) Yuma Pacific – Southwest (January)

7. Student Local Sections (23 total) • UCLA Industrial Hygiene Student Association • Orange County Section • Southern California Section • University of Arizona • Arizona Section

8. Regional Representative Role Fifth anniversary of inception – March 2015 Facilitate more communication amongst local sections within a geographic area  Provide coaching to local section officers on effective leadership Track metri​cs of each local section with respect to size, number of meetings, officers, etc. Provide local sections with subject matter speaker information (Speakers Bureau  DL program)

9. Regional Representative Goals • Visit each section in his / her region during three-year term (May 2013 - May 2016) – need to go beyond Northern California, Sacramento Valley, and Yuma Pacific-SW sections (e.g., visits to Rio Grande and Orange County) • Arrange conference calls (quarterly) within region to exchange information about: • Planned section activities / events • Best practices for conducting section business • How to address “hot topics” & other challenges • Participate in Leadership Workshop (Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015 ) • Attend meeting of Local Sections Council at the AIHce

10. Pacific Region Section Activities Arizona Section- John Lemanski, CIH (P), Michael Breu , CIH (P-E >> P - Aug 2015) • Total Worker Health & Sun Safety webinar & talk – Aug. • Arizona Local Section LinkedIn group • Scholarship(s) for up to four recipients – papers/posters of selected candidates presented at Spring 2014 meeting

11. Pacific Region Section Activities Hawaii Section– Hans O. Nielsen, CFPS (P), CelenaFreitas (P-E >> P - Jan 2015) • The Bus Kalihi Facility Tour – August • Joint Technical Meeting with ASSE: Hawaii’s Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response program– October • Board of Water Supply Waihe’s Tunnel Tour -- December • Collaboration with University of California – San Diego Extension & OSHA Institute’s Pacific Education Center to publicize IH-related educational opportunities

12. Pacific Region Section Activities Northern California– Robert Kleinerman, CIH (P), Jyoti Kumar, CIH (P-E >> P - Jul 2015) • Joint dinner meeting with ASHRAE & ASSE – Ultrafine particle instruments - January • IH Forums in Collaboration with Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH): • Silica: Playing Catch-up • Professional Ethics – Setting Up for Success • Technical Symposium (Industrial Hygiene and Health & Safety Challenges in R&D Environments) -- April • Occupational Health Risk from Infectious Diseases andEmerging Pathogens -- September • Sustainability Accounting Standards – November • New ISO OHS Management System Standard Under Development – January 2015 • Einert, Tebbens and Legge awards in recognition of service to the IH profession or academic excellence (the latter two awarded to students)

13. Pacific Region Section Activities Orange County – Willie Gruenwald, CIH (P), Bob Higley, CIH, CSP (P-E >> P - Jan 2015) • Established new website in 2013 • Creating a Safety Culture To Drive Safety As a Value -- August • Joint dinner meeting with Southern California LS – Noise Engineering Controls for Indoor/Outdoor Shooting Ranges and Manufacturing -- December • Joint breakfast meeting with ASSE chapter – to cover IH-related technical topic – planned for Feb 2015

14. Pacific Region Section Activities Rio Grande– Greg Lower, CIH (P), Ryann Washburn, CIH (P-E >> P – Jan 2015) • All-day annual Fall Technical Symposium on toxicology, health effects of explosive safety; nanoparticles, and other topics of current interest – December 2013 • All-day annual Fall Technical Conference on IH & Safety in Indian Health Service, Product Stewardship Society, Insomnia and Work Performance Loss, Engineered Safety Work Planning and Controls, Water Tank Rehabilitation, NIR, EH&S Professiona’s in Ebola and • International Laser Safety Conference (LIA-sponsored event) to be held in Albuquerque in March 2015

15. Pacific Region Section Activities Sacramento Valley – Rick Beall, CIH (P), Anthony Belcher (P-E >> P - Jan 2015) • Risk Assessment – Application Following Thermolito Power Plant Fire and It’s Cleanup – March • Hydraulic Fracturing & Geologists Perspective on Naturally-Occurring Asbestos Soil/Rock Sampling – July • Tour of SF 49ers Stadium in Santa Clara, CA – August • Technologies Shillings Robotics Tour at FMC – September • Health & Safety Summit with ASSE Sacramento Chapter – multiple tracks of concurrent sessions covering IH and safety topics – October

16. Pacific Region Section Activities San Diego– John Burton (P), Dallas Cowan, CIH (P-E >> P – Jan 2015) Full-Day Technical Symposium (Exposure Assessment – Current Approaches and Working with Cytotoxic & Pharmaceutically Potent Compounds) – August Ebola and Response Plans – December California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC) Conference being held in San Diego (Dec 3-5, 2014)

17. Pacific Region Section Activities Southern California – Sam Celly, CSP, REA (P), P-E vacancy?? >> P in Mar 2015) • Dinner meeting on a technical topic (not specified) - March • Full-Day Annual Environmental Occupational Health (EOH) Technical Symposium on Energy Alternatives for California's Future: Environmental Health Aspects (Collaboration with California State University- Northridge) • Joint Technical Symposium with AIHA Orange County Section and ASSE chapters – 10 speakers on various IH and safety-related topics -- October • Supports scholarships for IH students

18. Pacific Region Section Activities Yuma Pacific - Southwest – Del Malzahn, CIH (P), Stephen Davis, CIH, CSP, CAC (P-E >> P Jan 2015) • Annual Meeting Program (2+ days) Healthy Work Environments Through Engineering --- January 2014 (three former OSHA Assistant Secretaries attended this meeting) • Annual Meeting Program (2+ days) Tools, Technology and Big Data–– January 21-23, 2015 • Clayton Award given annually to an individual over 60 years of age who has been exceptionally effective in promoting the field of industrial hygiene.

19. What AIHA Can Offer to Its Sections Host section’s website Link local section website to AIHA’s for greater exposure Officer Operations manual List of AIHA members for recruitment Public relations materials Inclusion in AIHA’s group tax exemption Directors and Officers Insurance General liability insurance LS dues collection on AIHA renewal form Online meeting center/collaborative workspaces/communities

20. Summary • Pacific Region section activities continue to help sustain the IH profession by: • Contributing to a sustainable stream of educational (cost effective local events) and other resources in support of members’ current roles and future goals • Providing opportunities for volunteers engaged by: • Who they will meet (e.g., formal / informal mentors) • What they will learn • How they can help • Supporting students thru: AIHF & other scholarships, monetary awards, student LS sponsorship, reduced dues, etc. • Supporting AIHA organizational priorities through collaboration with national AIHA & other organizations (ASHRAE, ASSE, HPS, etc.)

21. Thank you for listening! Questions?