2005 Industrial Hygiene Salary Survey compiled from the members of our local chapters
1994 Southern California and Orange County AIHA Salary Survey

Internet Resources to Assist in Responding to Biological Threats, by Jay Brakensiek

Industrial Hygienists may be called upon to provide assistance in the area of bioterrorism. Issues of Homeland Security, the security of mail, and general responses to potential biological agents are new areas for most industrial hygienists. There are a number of organizations that have guidance on their websites regarding the biohazards of anthrax, and other agents. I have put together a brief list of some of the most useful sources:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• State of California, Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• Center for Disease Control – U. S. Government
• OSHA Response to World Trade Center Disaster
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response page
• Office of Homeland Security information
• U.S. Postal Service, Safety and Security of Mail
• California Highway Patrol (Note: they have an anthrax training video)

Internet Links

Professional Organizations

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
• Orange County American Society of Safety Engineers (OCASSE)
• Orange County Section of American Industrial Hygiene Asso ciation (OCAIHA)
• California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC, California Industrial Hygiene Council)
• San Diego Section of American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• National Safety Council (NSC)
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Los Angeles Unified School District's Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Academic Institutions

• Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (COEH) - UCLA
• Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (COEH) - Berkeley
• University of Michigan - Department of Environmental and Industrial Health
• California State University Northridge - Environmental & Occupational Health Program
• University of Michigan Radiation and Health Physics Home Page
• Duke University Occupational & Environmental Medicine
• Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health - University of Utah
• University Of Washington - Department of Environmental Health

Federal, State, and Local Government Sites

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Fed/OSHA Ergonomics Page (NEW)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)
• Cal/OSHA Title 8 Online (Cal/OSHA)
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
• Los Angeles County Home Page
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Organizations and Institutions

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
• Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center-UCLA
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• National Toxicolo gy Program (NTP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Certification Agencies

• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
• Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (ACHMM)

Research Tools and Search Engines

• Index of Occupational Health & Safety Resources on the Internet
• Dogpile Search
• Altavista Search
• Google Search
• Yahoo Search