AIHA Connect 2026 Final Program

• C7: Validating the Performance of Chemical Sensing Demand Control Ventilation in Labs, 284 [OD] • C8: NIOSH Special Topics Part 2-Updates on Engineered Stone-Related Silicosis: Toxicology, Exposure Assessment, and Exposure Control, 291 [V] [OD] • C9: Structured Deterministic Model 2.0 Addressing Common Challenges in Occupational Hygiene, 388 • Poster Session 1–Professional, Exhibit Hall I2, Start of the 1500 Aisle 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. • AIHA Finance Committee Meeting (by invitation only) , Hilton, Royal 3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. • D1: Research Roundup PFAS Risk Assessment, 291 [V] [OD] • D2: PEAK Part 2: Occupational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Chemicals, 288 • D3: How IAQ Affects Total Worker Health ® , 391 [OD] • D4: The Mission of WMATA to Understand Tunnel Dust, 284 [OD] • D5: Practical Combustible Dust Safety Programs, 388 [OD] • D6: Key Techniques for Communicating IH Data Decisions, 293 [V] [OD] • D7: Noise Dosimeters Past and Present, 393 [OD] • D8: Upton Sinclair Lecture: The Trash School, 295 [V] [OD] • D9: Four Unique Health Hazard Evaluations by NIOSH, 395 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. • Expo Hall Networking Reception, Exhibit Hall I2 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. • Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) and WHWB-US, Hilton, Royal 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. • International Reception, Hilton, Marlborough AB 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. • Legionella Reception Commemorating 50 Years of Legionnaires’ Disease ( by invitation only) , WW2 Museum BB’s Stage Door Canteen

11:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. , Exhibit Hall Open, Hall I2 • Exhibit Hall Grand Opening ‒ Ribbon cutting

At a Glance

Monday, June 1

‒ Second Line Parade sponsored by • Dedicated Expo Hours ‒ 12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ‒ 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Expo Hall Networking Reception

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. • A1: Research Roundup Respiratory Fit Protection, 291 [V] • A2: Integrating Mental Health Awareness Trainings Into Workplace Safety Culture, 393 [OD] • A3: Putting OEHS on the Balance Sheet, 288 • A4: Growing the OEHS Profession Together: How Global, Regional, and National Institutions Can Build the Workforce of the Future, 391 [OD] • A5: Navigating Naloxone a New Tool to Estimate Quantity Needs, 388 [OD] • A6: Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Private Sector, 395 [OD] • A8: Ask the Expert With Opening Keynote, David Eagleman, 293 [V] [OD] • A9: Enhancing Safety Culture Through Soft Skills and Meaningful Messaging, 295 [V][OD] • LP1: AI & Safety, Predict, Prevent, Protect by VelocityEHS, 387 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. • B1: Research Roundup Exposure Assessment/ IAQ, 288 [OD] • B2: PEAK Part 1: Making Sense of Direct Reading Instrument Data Streams, 293 [V] [OD] • B3: Improving Interactions Across a Multigenerational Workforce, 391 [OD] • B4: A Guide to Designing and Performing Exposure Simulation Studies, 295 [V] [OD] • B5: Using Sensor Smarts to Choose the Right LEL, 388 [OD] • B6: The B.E.S.T. Leaders—Find Them, Keep Them, Be Them!, 395 [OD] • B7: Transforming Emergency Response in IH Through Integrated Technological Innovation, 393 [OD] • B8: NIOSH Special Topics Part 1-Updates on the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer, 291 [V] [OD] • B9: The Science of Separation: Impactors vs. Cyclones, 284 [OD]

Sessions marked with [V] will be broadcast for Virtual AIHA Connect. Sessions marked with [OD] are included in OnDemand. Sessions, schedule, and inclusion in OnDemand are subject to change. Full session descriptions can be found in the mobile app. Events take place at the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center unless otherwise noted. All times listed are Central Daylight Time. See the full list of Volunteer Groups/Committee meetings on p. 30 . 6:30 a.m.-7:15 a.m. • Namaste With AIHA, Hilton, Newberry 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. • First-Timers’ Meet and Greet, Exhibit Hall I1

• AIHA Main Stage Presentations, Booth 827 ‒ 11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m.: Operationalizing the Grand Challenges—A Global Pathway to Safer Healthier Work ‒ 2:00 p.m.–2:20 p.m.: Legionella e-Certificate Training for Competent Technicians ‒ 2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m.: Child Labor in the U.S.— Are We Moving Forward or Backward? ‒ 3:15 p.m.–3:35 p.m.: AIHA Citizen Ambassador Program in Action Documenting Hazards With Video Exposure Monitoring ‒ 3:45 p.m.–4:05 p.m.: BGC Update • Students and Early Career Professionals Track, Nexus Lounge, Booth 1601 ‒ 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: B10: Foundations for an IH/OH Career [OD] ‒ 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: C10: Networking for Scientists: Making Connections That Matter [OD] ‒ 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: D10: Working Smarter, Not Harder: Using AI Strategically in the EHS Job Search [OD] • Hands-On Demonstrations, Booth 1239 ‒ 12:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Rescue From Fall Protection ‒ 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Tripods and Winches • Activations ‒ 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: · Photo Station sponsored by 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. • C1: Research Roundup Chemical Hazards, 391 [OD] • C2: Beliefs, Metrics, and Values: OEHS Leadership in a New Era, 288 • C3: Elevating Well-Being in the Future of Work, 393 [OD] • C4: From Insight to Intervention With AI Safety, 293 [V] [OD] • C5: Training Integrity-Why Standards Matter, 395 [OD] • C6: Updated EPA Regulations for TSCA Chemicals, 295 [V] [OD] · Hospital Artwork · Charging Lounge ‒ 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Bark Park