Mission Statement, Goals
and Objectives
Committee
Members
Mission Statement: To provide a forum on the
practice of industrial hygiene and safety in the laboratory and associated research and
support service settings and to participate in the development and analysis of related
technological and regulatory issues.
Goal: Assemble, evaluate and
disseminate to professional industrial hygienists and occupational and environmental
health professionals information relevant to academic campuses, research and/or
development centers, and medical and disgnostic facilities, collectively referred to as
laboratories.
Objective #1: Develop and
provide information resources to aid in prevention, identification and control of
potential exposures to chemical, biological, ergonomic, ionizing and nonionizing
radiation, and phyiscal hazards in laboratories.
Strategies:
Provide guidance for new entrants into the
laboratory industrial hygiene setting.
Prepare and present relevant information for
publication or presentation at professional development courses.
Provide for a gathering of laboratory industrial
hygienists at the AIHCE to exchange information.
Solicit papers; organize sessions; and provide
session arrangers, chairs, and monitors for the AIHCE.
Objective #2: Identify,
evaluate and comment on proposed legislation, regulations, standards and prudent
industrial hygiene practices affecting laboratories.
Strategies:
Designate specific members to track and report on
identified issues.
Communicate with other AIHA committees that may be
involved in projects related to laboratory health and safety issues.
Respond to AIHA Board requests to address specific
issues.
Objective #3: Identify and
establish liasons with other AIHA committees and other professional organizations
addressing industrial hygiene-related issues in laboratories. |
