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The Occupational Environment: Its Evaluation, Control, and Management, 3rd edition ______________________________iii
I am pleased that the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA
Value Strategy.
Almost half of the chapters were written or revised by new authors. Most of the other chap-
ters had significant changes and updates to the content.
The most obvious physical difference in this edition is the split into two volumes. Many
users of the previous edition commented on the book being entirely too big to transport.
The decision to divide the book into two parts resulted from the user feedback and the fact
that this edition has too many pages to reliably bind into a single volume. Separating the
content was a tremendous challenge; countless iterations were considered. In the end the
chapters were grouped loosely around chemical hazards, physical hazards and manage-
ment/program aspects. Many of the relationships between chapter content and chapter loca-
tion have been maintained from the previous editions. Although this edition is provided in
two volumes, it should be considered a single book.
It is an honor to be associated with this edition, to be the first person to read all of the
chapters, and to know how many people will benefit from the wealth of information con-
tained in The Occupational Environment Its Evaluation, Control and Management.
Preface
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The Occupational Environment: Its Evaluation, Control, and Management, 3rd edition ______________________________vii
The most significant contributions to this book came from nearly 120 authors that voluntarily
contributed chapters to this edition. Since the first edition of the AIHA Press version of The
Occupational Environment was published in 1997, this book has become a primary reference
for industrial hygienists and an essential textbook used in industrial hygiene and other EHS
academic programs. Without their willingness to share their expertise and time to write and
revise the technical chapters for this book, development of this outstanding resource for IH
and other EHS professionals would not have been possible. A sincere thank you is also
extended to the AIHA
since 1991. He is a
graduate of the inaugural Future Leaders
Institute in 2005, and has served in leadership
roles in the Central Pennsylvania Local Section,
on several AIHA
Board of Directors.
About the Editor
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