Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society
MIHS Members involved in AIHA

AIHA
	Don Hart, PhD., CIH AIHA President-Elect (Volunteer Position) donald.j.hart@comcast.net Term: 2006 - 2007
	Cindy Ostrowski, CIH AIHA Board (Volunteer Position) costrowski@talkamerica.net Term: 2004 - 2007 Responsibilities: Board liaison between AIHA Board and Local Sections Council Project.

MIHS MEMBERS INVOLVED IN AIHA COMMITTEES

AEROSOL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Jim D’Arcy, Ph.D., CIH
jim.darcy@gm.com
Responsibilities: Nanotechnology working group and PDC instructor

Dave Hands, CIH
dhands@ford.com

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING GUIDELINE COMMITTEE

Susan Ripple, CIH
sdripple@dow.com
Term: 10+ years; current Vice-Chair
Responsibilities/Duties: We set guidelines for emergency responders to use in scenario planning if there is an unintended release or spill of a chemical. Per our website (http://aiha.org/Committees/html/erpcom.htm). The mission of the committee is: To develop guidelines for responding to potential releases of airborne substances for use in community emergency planning.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE

Rich Marker, CIH
rlm4911@aol.com
Term: 10+ years
Responsibilities: Helping students and current IHs develop their resumes, practice their interview skills, and find suitable employment.

Kristin Osterkamp, CIH
kristin.k.osterkamp@delphi.com
Secretary

IONIZING RADIATION COMMITTEE

Boyd H. Rose, CIH
roseb@gdls.com
Term: 2005 - 2006
Responsibilities: contribute to professional development courses, educational sessions, symposia, case studies, various publications, and AIHA white papers and position statements.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Patricia Bellm
patriciabellm@yahoo.com
Term: 10+ years - undetermined
Responsibilities: review of member qualifications/applications for membership as part of a two-person team. I receive packets for review typically 2 times per year.

NOISE COMMITTEE

Lee Hager
leehager@cablespeed.com
Term: Since 1994 - undetermined
Responsibilities: developing, producing, editing and reviewing AIHA noise-related
publications (such as The Noise Manual); developing position statements, both for AIHA Board consideration and in collaboration with various other outside groups, on new and pending legislation and standards; developing and presenting noise-related topics at AIHce, from PDC's to technical sessions.

RESPIRATORY COMMITTEE

Bill Bishop, CIH
bishopw@dteenergy.com
Secretary (soon to be vice-chair)

RISK ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

Susan Ripple, CIH
sdripple@dow.com
Term: Since it's inception 2 years ago
Responsibilities/Duties: I am on the "Control Banding" interest group of the "Risk Assessment Committee" since its inception 2 years ago. Control banding is a process in which a single control technology (such as general ventilation or containment) is applied to one range or band of exposures to a chemical (such as 1-10 mg/m3) that falls within a given hazard group (such as skin and eye irritants or severely irritating and corrosive). The control banding approach focuses resources on exposure controls and describes how strictly a risk needs to be managed. This qualitative risk assessment and management tool is intended to help small businesses by providing an easy-to-understand, practical approach to controlling hazardous exposures at work. The CB group is working with global entities to promote this approach around the world, and is especially useful where an OEL doesn't exist. In the USA, the CB group is working with NIOSH and OSHA to 'get the word out' to small and medium size businesses. Here is a link to the work that we've done so far with NIOSH's support: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/

SAFETY COMMITTEE

Tom Martin, CIH
martint@dteenergy.com

Dan Maser, CIH
dmaser@argus-group.com

TRUSTEES ON THE AIHF

The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) is dedicated to ensuring there are enough highly trained and skilled industrial hygienists to continue to develop the science of industrial hygiene and protect workers at all levels of American industry.

For more information, visit www.aiha.org and click on The Foundation.

MIHS Members who are AIHA Trustees on the AIHF:

Pat Brogan, CIH, PhD.
ad7129@wayne.edu

Bill Krebs, CIH, LIH, PhD.
whkrebs@umich.edu

Bob Lieckfield, CIH
blieckfield@claytongrp.com

WEEL COMMITTEE

Susan Ripple, CIH
sdripple@dow.com
Term: 10+ years
Responsibilities/Duties: I am a recent past-chair of the WEEL Committee (2002) and write documentation for the setting of WEELs (as do all 30 WEEL members)... just like the TLV Committee. That is the sole purpose of the WEEL Committee. Interestingly, we are starting to develop the "hazard classes" for substances instead of exact WEELs when there is not enough toxicology information to set a definitive limit. These 'hazard classes" can then be used in the 'control banding'. Just as an aside, I am the WEEL Committee liaison to the "Risk Assessment Committee".

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