AIHA Connect 2026 Final Program

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. F1: Research Roundup Exposure Assessment [V] [OD] 293 MODERATOR: Ryan Hines, Johns Hopkins University. 10:00 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. • F1a. Silica in Mining New Standard and Sampling Issues PRESENTER: Thomas Hawkinson, Stantec Consulting Services. 10:30 a.m..–11:00 a.m. • F1b. Metal Exposures in Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing PRESENTER: Greg Richey, Colden Corporation. F2: The Impact of Shift Work on Personnel and Related Occupational Diseases [OD] 391 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Hamid Abdi Valikchali, Rayan Food Industries, Iran. F3: Biosafety: More Than the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard [V] [OD] 295 MODERATOR: Amy Snow, SafeBridge, Consultants Inc. PRESENTER: Jullianne Barton, Science and Safety Consulting. F4: From Exposure to Intervention With Job Stress in the Workplace [V] [OD] 291 MODERATOR: Preethi Pratap, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. PRESENTER: Jennifer Cavallari, University of Connecticut. F5: Why Frontline Voices Matter in MSD Prevention [OD] 288 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Jay Vietas, National Safety Council. PRESENTER: Marley Reynoso, National Safety Council. F6: Microlearning Advanced Approaches and Examples [OD] 395 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Jonathan Klane, Jonathan Klane, Storytelling Consultant.

F7: Hands-On Training in Quantitative Respirator Fit Testing [OD] 284 MODERATOR: Donald Elswick, Elsmart Associates, LLC. PRESENTERS: Stephanie Lynch, OHD. F8: Improving Emissions Based Maintenance Programs 388 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Cas Badenhorst, Goldfields, South Africa. PRESENTER: Johannes Swanepoel, DSayensi Occupational Hygiene, South Africa. F9: What Aviation Teaches Us About Fatigue and Performance [OD] 393 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Julius Keller, Purdue University. PRESENTERS: Mark Wilson, Debra Henneberry, Purdue University. Poster Session 2–Student-Author Attend Time Exhibit Hall I2, Start of the 1500 Aisle Core Competencies: Chemical Hazards, Engineering Controls and Ventilation, Ergonomics, Administrative Controls, Chemical Sampling and Instrumental Analysis, Biological Hazards, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Chemical Hazards, Community Exposure, Engineering Controls and Ventilation, Ergonomics, Exposure Assessment, Hazard Communication, Health Regulations, IH/OH Program Management, Indoor Air Quality, Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Management, Personal Protective Equipment, Psychosocial hazards, Radiation (Ionizing and Nonionizing), Risk Assessment, Risk Communication, Risk Management, Safety, Thermal Stressors, Total Worker Health ® , Toxicology/Human Disease, Work Environments, Occupations, and Industrial Processes See page 66-68 for posters on these topics. For a full list of co-authors and detailed abstracts, see AIHA Connect website . LP11: Cutting-Edge Research: DNA Meets Dust by MCT, by MycoLab 387 PRESENTERS: Richard J. Shaughnessy, University of Tulsa.

Tuesday, June 2 Sessions

E4: What Every OEHS Professional Should Know About the Microbiome 393 MODERATOR : Matthew Nonnenmann, University of Nebraska Medical Center. PRESENTERS: Corey Boles, Stephanie Tack, Insight Exposure and Risk Sciences. E5: A Multidimensional Approach to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders 284 MODERATOR: Ram Maikala, National Safety Council, MSD Solutions Lab. PRESENTERS: Katia Costa-Black, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU; Elizabeth Hill, SAIF. E6: ASTM Standards for Serious Incident Fatality Prevention 395 MODERATOR: Charles Jenkins, National Safety Council. PRESENTERS: Perry Logan, National Safety Council; Jason Kunz, 3M Company. E7: Behind the Scenes Substances Keeping Hospitals Running [OD] 388 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Allison Hillebrand, Mayo Clinic. PRESENTER: Carl Freyholtz, Mayo Clinic. E8: Prevention Through Design: A Fresh Perspective and Integrated Approach to Hazard Analysis [OD] 288 MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Timothy Stirrup, Parvati Consulting LLC. PRESENTER: Kelsey Forde, Parvati Consulting LLC. E9: What We Wish We Knew, Again [V] [OD] 291 MODERATOR: Kevin Jessop, Marigold Mining Company. PRESENTER: Dusty Ott, SKC Inc.

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. 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. E1: Research Roundup Total Worker Health ® 1 [V] [OD] 295 MODERATOR: Jessica Barua, SLR Consulting, Canada. 8:00 a.m.– 8:30 a.m. • E1a. A Collaborative Approach to Construction Worker Well-Being PRESENTER: Jennifer Cavallari, UConn. 8:30 a.m..–9:00 a.m. • E1b. Reducing Health Inequities in a Health Care Workforce

PRESENTER: Preethi Pratap, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

E2: Respiratory Protection for Wildland Firefighting: Evaluating Performance and Improving Design 391 MODERATOR: Rachael Jones, University of California, Los Angeles. PRESENTERS: Sarah Glanville, San Jose State University; Joy He, Nicholas Ramirez, University of California, Los Angeles. E3: Overview of the Sample Strategies Industrial Hygiene Modeler (SIHM) [V] [OD] 293 MODERATOR: Michelle Twilley, AIHA. PRESENTER: Michael Johnson, CUNY School of Public Health.

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