AIHA Healthier Workplaces Show

Episode 66 - Luminary Series: Chris L-D’s Career in OEHS

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Chris L-D as part of our Luminary Series.  Over her thirty-year career, she has been involved in government, industry, management consulting, and international pro bono work all over the world. She became one of only a few female industrial hygienists at a time when men dominated the profession. Despite many obstacles, she went on to become president of her local section in California and then chair of AIHA’s Local Sections Council. She then joined the AIHA Board and served as president of the Academy of Industrial Hygiene. Today, we gain insight into Chris L-D’s extensive career and her thoughts about the future of OEHS. 
 
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Episode 65 - PR(IH)DE in OEHS and Lessons of Leadership

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Mike Ierardi. Mike is an active member of several AIHA volunteer groups, including the PR(IH)DE Special Interest Group. He founded this volunteer group in 2022 to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the IH and OEHS professions, particularly with regard to professionals in the LGBTQ+ community.
 
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Interested in joining the PR(IH)DE Special Interest Group? Click here: AIHA PR(IH)DE SIG | AIHA.

Episode 64 - Luminary Series: Lawrence Whitehead’s Career in OEHS

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Lawrence Whitehead as part of our Luminary Series. Lawrence Whitehead is a retired faculty member in industrial hygiene and environmental health for the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, where he has taught since 1986. He directed the ABET-accredited graduate academic curriculum in industrial hygiene at the University of Texas. Today, we discuss Lawrence’s academic career spanning over 50 years in industrial hygiene and environmental health.
 
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Episode 63 - Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview David Finch, the opening keynote speaker at AIHA Connect 2025. David Finch is the New York Times best-selling author of The Journal of Best Practices, a memoir of his experience navigating neurodiversity and relationships. As a neurodiverse person himself, David has a unique approach to challenges in his professional and personal life. David will share his advice on how best to manage neurodiverse individuals, those whose brains work a little differently from the rest of the workforce.
 
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Episode 62 - Technical Guide for Wildfire Impact Assessments for the OEHS Professional

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Enrique Medina about his career in EHS, learn more about the impact of the recent Los Angeles wildfires, and gain insight about the newly released 2nd Edition AIHA Technical Guide for Wildfire Impact Assessments for the OEHS Professional.
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Episode 61 - Supporting Women in IH

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview the Secretary-Elect of AIHA’s Women in Industrial Hygiene (WIH) Committee Krista Thompson about her career, the challenges women in industrial hygiene may encounter, and how we can support women in this growing field.  
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Episode 60 Laboratory Biorisk Assessments – Considerations for Incorporating Cyberbiosecurity

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Dr. Baron about her career in infectious disease microbiology, learn more about cyberbiosecurity, and get a sneak peek of her upcoming pop-up session: Laboratory Biorisk Assessments – Considerations for Incorporating Cyberbiosecurity at AIHA Connect 2025.  
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Episode 59 From Risk to Safety: Implementing the Flame-Resistant Clothing Assessment Tool

On March 5th, 2025, Industrial Hygienist Kevin Mahoney presented the Flame-Resistant Clothing Assessment Tool webinar. The webinar discussed the lack of recognition of the need for flame-resistant clothing, leaving many workers without proper protection. Kevin believes it is important to accurately assess a workplace to determine the need for flame-resistant clothing. Today, we’re here to talk about Kevin’s career, gain more insight into his Flame-Resistant Clothing Assessment Tool Webinar, and his advice to the future generation of OEHS professionals. 
 
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Episode 58 Spotlight Interview with Award Winning Industrial Hygienist & Best-Selling Author Carter Ficklen

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview award-winning industrial hygienist & best-selling author Carter Ficklen about his career, his advice to the future generation of OEHS professionals, and why our listeners should attend AIHA Connect 2025. Many of you who have studied or are studying for the CIH exam will recognize Carter as the author and editor of one of AIHA’s 2024 Best-seller the Industrial Hygiene Reference and Study Guide, 4th edition.  
 
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Episode 57 AIHA’s Approach to the FAIR Framework

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Director at large, John R. Moore III, and Treasurer, Lucinette Alvarado Rivera about what the FAIR framework is, what AIHA’s approach to it will be, and how this new program will be beneficial to occupational and environmental health and safety professionals moving forward.