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![]() The Historical Committee is seeking volunteers to help with research and development of biographies on influential IH’s and public health professionals from the Pittsburgh region. Reach out to Josh Maskrey if you’re interested in helping.
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Thanks to the following companies / members who have renewed their corporate sponsorship or advertising for 2022:
Support the Pittsburgh AIHA as a Corporate Sponsor! The benefits of a Corporate Sponsorship contribution of $200 include:
Corporate Sponsorship is renewable on an annual basis. Visit the Corporate Sponsors Page for current sponsors and application information - You can sign up online, or print the form to complete and mail. ![]() The Pittsburgh AIHA is proud to once again sponsor student awards at the 83rd Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair (PRSEF) which will celebrate another year of open competition of research projects in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering in March. This competition is open to all students in grades 6-12 from the 21 counties within Western Pennsylvania and Garrett County, Maryland. The Fair is coming home to the Carnegie Science Center this year. The Fair will be held over two days this year to allow for all student participation. Students and judges will gather at Carnegie Science Center to display and discuss projects on March 22nd (Intermediate Division) and 23rd (Junior and Senior Divisions). Each year, the Pgh. AIHA sponsors two $500 awards - we need members to participate as judges. As a judge, you will help to choose the recipients of our LS Awards. To register to be a sponsor judge, please go to www.STEMisphere.org/PRSEF. The Science Fair has been a Pittsburgh tradition since 1940. It is also the third oldest science fair in the United States under the affiliation of Society for Science, which runs the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and the Broadcom MASTERS middle school competition. For more information, please visit pittsburghsciencefair.org or email [email protected]. If you have questions, please contact: Christie Orlosky, M.S.Ed. Carnegie Science Center STEM Competitions Coordinator (412) 237-1534 [email protected] Membership dues for 2022 was due January 1, 2022. If you are a National AIHA member, remember to check the box for Pittsburgh Local Section to include your LS dues of $25 for your Pittsburgh AIHA membership. All NON-National AIHA members should pay dues directly to the Pittsburgh AIHA. See the highlighted sidebar link on this homepage to process payment through PayPal -- Note you do not need a PayPal account to pay this way. Any questions, please contact Christy at [email protected].
With a variety of scholarships available (Pittsburgh AIHA Scholarship is just one!), students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs that lead to a career in industrial hygiene can find varying levels of awards and assistance to further their educational opportunities. See the details HERE:
https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships PITTSBURGH AIHA SCHOLARSHIP INFO: https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships/pittsburgh-local-section-scholarship APPLICATION / ELIGIBILITY: https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/aih-foundation/aih-foundation-scholarships/aih-foundation-scholarships-application-eligibility ![]() The Executive Committee of the Pittsburgh AIHA will hold the winter local section business meeting via Teams. All members are welcome and encouraged to join the meeting! THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022 --- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Register online: 2022-01-27 Business Meeting Sharing this information for anyone interested:
AirTrain System Safety Manager (Job ID: 39167) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Department: Aviation Location: JFK Airport Read more - details provided HERE: www.jointheportauthority.com/jobs/7851848-airtrain-system-safety-manager Responsibilities: The Aviation department of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is looking for an experienced AirTrain System Safety Manager to manage, develop, monitor and the implement a comprehensive system safety assurance program for AirTrain JFK. About JFK Airport Air Train - In 2019, JFK AirTrain served over 20,900,000 customers operating at an average 98.8% availability. This vital public transportation link to JFK Airport operates 24 hours, 7 days a week, every five minutes during peak periods, connecting passengers to and from the New York MTA Subway and Commuter train and bus lines. AirTrain is a critical gateway to welcome the world to New York City. Submitted by Frank Pokrwyka Finally!! A non-virtual gathering in the COVID 19 era. On October 28 the local EH&S community gathered in person for the first time in almost two years in person at the MASHA Safety and Health Conference held at the Cranberry Regional Learning Alliance. Many thanks to Bill Bernhart, Christy Kirsch and others for organizing this gathering of more than 120 Safety and health professionals, students and vendors. A few masks were seen early on but were soon discarded and smiling faces shown forth. The Pittsburgh Section AIHA was well represented with more than 20 members present. After a moving opening session on Servant Leadership, Six excellent presentations were offered throughout the morning and afternoon. Time was allowed in between the technical sessions to allow attendees to visit the vendor booths that included MSA, SKC, PTA, AM Health and Safety, Premier Safety among others (see MASHA website: mashasafetyconference.org). Our AIHA local section also had a booth staffed by Frank Pokrywka and Sarmed Shareef. Several new members from Thiel and Slippery Rock Universities were signed up. Plenty of AIHA swag was available for all visitors to our booth. Tom Blank, one of our LS Directors, headed up a panel discussion on mentoring to close out the conference. Also on the panel were Del Kubeldis, Lucinette Alverado and Frank Pokrywka who each gave a personal account of mentors and mentees throughout their careers who made a difference in their lives. Many comments were heard that this was a great conference and great day!
![]() Josh Maskrey, CIH - Pgh. AIHA Historical Committee Chairperson provided a great article detailing the development of the Pittsburgh AIHA in 1939-1940! Take a minute to read about the formation, inaugural Pgh. section officers, first meeting, and more found on the Historical Committee page: Our History To learn more about the history of the National AIHA check out this video published on YouTube by National AIHA that is a great presentation of the last 80 years of the AIHA! https://youtu.be/ShXQHa7X4MU
![]() BWX Technologies, Inc. has an opening for a Safety Specialist in their Lynchburg, VA office. The Safety Technician will work under the supervision of the Site Project Manager and Field Operations Manager to support the safety and health activities associated with Deactivation and Disposition, Construction and Refurbishment projects at a Department of Energy nuclear facility. The Safety Technician will actively support the company's safety programs designed to prevent occupational injury and illness. See the job posting / apply online here: https://careers.bwxt.com/job/Lynchburg-Safety-Technician-VA-24501/718297200/
![]() Duquesne University is hiring for a Safety Manager within the Environmental Health and Safety Department. The position will report directly to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety. For more information and to apply: https://duq.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=326&site=1 ![]() ALL sessions are available in online classroom! See the 2021 list below -- The eLearning team at AIHA has updated online classrooms for our members. An email was sent to inform members that the content is available. We are excited to announce that the Pittsburgh AIHA renewed the eLearning Subscription for 2021. Member feedback has been positive regarding the value of the eLearning events which can be accessed through the Catalyst site/online classroom. The 2021sessions selected include:
The E-Learning roster has been updated with National AIHA for the 3rd Quarter of 2021 -- All 2021 members in good standing (dues paid/membership renewed for 2021) should receive an email from National AiHA with details and login steps. If you did not receive the email, please contact Christy Kirsch at [email protected] to confirm your membership status.
![]() The 2021-2022 Executive Committee is pleased to announce the formation of a new committee: the Pittsburgh Local Section Historical Committee. The purpose of the Historical Committee is to document, preserve and curate information about our rich history and impact on the local community as a local section since our formation as one of the inaugural local sections of AIHA in October of 1939. Josh Maskrey will chair the committee for 2021-2022. If you are interested in getting involved the committee, or if you have historical documents, meeting records, photographs, or other information that pertain to our section’s history, please e-mail [email protected]. Our initial points of focus will be gathering information on the formative years of our local section (1939-1945) and developing a timeline of significant IH contributions through the present day. However, we welcome any and all historical information! ![]() The Pittsburgh AIHA is pleased to announce that Alina Schlichtkrull of Slippery Rock University is this year's recipient of the Pittsburgh AIHA Local Section Scholarship awarded through the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation. Alina Schlichtkrull is an undergraduate at Slippery Rock University and she is currently studying Safety Management with minors in Human Resources and Psychology. Alina is involved in multiple student organizations, one of them being AIHA. She participated in the meetings conducted by the student section and plans to stay an active member in the upcoming school year. This past year, Alina was the ASSP Student Chapter President at Slippery Rock University. SRU's ASSP Student Section conducted online meetings to keep students involved in the organization throughout the pandemic and from their accomplishments, they were awarded the ASSP Outstanding Student Section of the Year Award. Alina is currently interning with The Cincinnati Insurance Companies over the course of the summer and plans to graduate in the spring 2022 semester. Continue reading the post by clicking below.... ![]() We would like to welcome the following New Members to the Pittsburgh AIHA:
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