Welcome to the Potomac Local Section of the AIHAThe AIHA Local Potomac Section is based in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and Southern Maryland. We offer our members monthly meetings, networking opportunities, continuing education for professionals, job announcements, and more. We are a professional organization dedicated to preserving occupational and environmental health and safety in the workplace and community. Our members work as industrial hygienists, EHS specialists, & safety professionals; however, anybody is welcome to join! We offer special discount membership rates for students. |
Join us on April 9th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM for a treat of a topic from Steve Jahn on Improving Exposure Data Interpretation and Professional Judgement! Mr. Jahn has 40 years of experience leading occupational health programs, specializing in industrial hygiene and exposure assessment. His expertise includes risk management, real-time detection systems, respiratory protection, and chemical lifecycle management. He spent seven years managing industrial hygiene at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site and has worked in both private and government sectors. An active AIHA volunteer, he has chaired multiple committees from 2013 to 2024. Mr. Jahn was lead editor of AIHA’s Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures (4th Ed.) and was named an AIHA Fellow in 2016. In 2024, he received the Donald E. Cummings Award for his contributions to the OEHS profession. |
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Volunteer for the March Science Fairs!
Join and volunteer for one of the science fairs (in-person only) this March!
March 1st, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Northern VA Science Fair @ Wakefield High School
March 15th, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Prince George's County Science Fair @ Charles Herbert Flowers High School
March 19th, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Loudoun County Science Fair @ John Champe High School
March 22nd, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Fairfax County Science Fair @ Robinson Secondary School
April 5th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Montgomery County Science Fair @ FDA White Oak Campus
The Mid Atlantic Construction Safety Conference (MACSC) is returning Tue April 8, 2025! Registration link: https://nova.assp.org/events/2025-mid-atlantic-construction-safety-conference-macsc/? MACSC-2025 is taking place Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The program will include talks on Ethics, Heat Stress, Opiods, Electrical Safety, Motor Vehicle Safety, and MORE!
Keynote: A decorated US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Elizabeth McCormick, CSP, flew air assault, command and control, top-secret intelligence missions and transported high-level government VIP’s before transitioning from her military service to corporate management then to public speaking. | Professional Development Course (PDC) 702: Noise, Ergonomic, and Safety Risks from Power Hand Tools – 2 Days – NEW! Saturday and Sunday May 17 and 18, 2025 is being offered at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHCE) (May 19-21, 2025) at the Kansas City Convention Center. CM Credit Hours: 14 |
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