Training & Review Courses
In addition to locally hosted events, the NJAIHA is subscribed to the AIHA eLearning program! If you are an NJAIHA member in good standing, you will have access to the designated AIHA eLearning programs at no charge to you. All NJAIHA members in good standing who choose to participate in the eLearning Program have access to the live presentation as well as the recorded session at a later time.
Updates for the NJAIHA roster are made quarterly. If NJAIHA members are not receiving correspondence from AIHA regarding eLearning offerings, please contact Ronnie Tutty (rtutty@ptd.net) to verify that your correct email address and current membership status are in place.
Other professional development opportunities are posted regularly on our calendar:
What’s new with Infectious Diseases?
This year, New York State had higher levels of flu infection than we’ve seen in the last two decades. Join us for an update on the most common infectious diseases right now. We’ll cover:
Signs, symptoms, and differences between diseases
Risk factors for emerging variants
Strategies for keeping yourself, your coworkers, and your workplace safe
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual Training
Meeting Registration – Zoom
Presented by:
Lisa Lipan NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Occupational Medicine,
Epidemiology and Prevention, Northwell Health
Training sessions are made possible by grants from the New York State
Department of Labor, Contract #C25218G
February 2026 Virtual Meeting
NJAIHA is pleased to offer this free virtual meeting via Zoom.
Agenda:
5:00p.m.
Topic: Weird and Wacky Industrial Hygiene Support Requests Speaker: Alanna GarrisonZoom Info:
You must register on Zoom in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kVWxiWNBQMqq-cNbx_cxNg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with your unique meeting link.
Over the past several years, Antea Group has received some interesting requests to support our clients’ IH concerns, that often make us scratch our heads, and sometimes blur the lines between true industrial hygiene and other tangential types of EHS services. From butcher shops to wine cellars, to movie sets, storage units and industrial settings, the types of project work that come across our plates provide curious technical challenges that need to be met with creativity (and sometimes a wry sense of humor). Join me to explore some of these oddities and feel free to bring your own stories to share!
Alanna Garrison, CIH, CSP, CHMM, is a Senior Consultant with Antea Group USA with over 25 years of environmental, health, and safety consulting experience. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Geology, as well as a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management, with a focus in EHS. Alanna’s focus areas include industrial hygiene and EHS compliance programs; EHS training program design; EHS auditing in high-risk spaces; implementation and evaluation of construction and industrial safety programs; large-scale remediation safety and emergency response. Alanna leads Antea Group’s Strategic EHS Compliance Services (which primarily focuses on client services for higher-hazard work environments) and provides global direction for Antea Group’s EHS Services and Innovation team. More importantly, Alanna is a pit bull mom and enjoys spending free time meandering the trails of the Pine Barrens.
March 2026 Dinner Meeting
Joint meeting with NJASSP & MABSA
Agenda:
5:00 p.m. Networking/Cash Bar
5:30 p.m. Before Dinner Session:
Topic: Enhancing worker health in NYC nail salons: Integrating low-cost sensor monitoring into exposure control and risk assessment In New York City (NYC), approximately 23,000 nail salon workers face chronic exposure to hazardous airborne chemicals. Despite recent public health laws aimed at mitigating this exposure, compliance remains low. This presentation describes our efforts to assess health risks and reduce airborne chemical exposures among nail salon workers through the deployment and validation of low-cost air quality sensors. We will first summarize the relevant public health laws and policies requiring the use of local and general exhaust ventilation to reduce exposures to chemical hazards within the nail salon environment. Next, we will discuss our recently completed intervention study within NYC nail salons, where we educated salon owners and workers on their daily chemical exposures and developed an individualized plan with each salon to utilize existing engineering controls in response to worsening air quality. The discussion will also include concurrent efforts to validate six commercially available, low-cost sensors that measure total volatile organic compounds through comparison with reference instruments to determine their validity and suitability for use in nail salons. Finally, we will share preliminary health risk assessment findings for these workers derived from a multi-method exposure assessment approach. Collectively, our research provides evidence that low-cost sensor technologies can support proactive exposure monitoring and help reduce chemical health risks in nail salon environments. Speakers: Mike Ierardi and Rachel Thompson Rachel L. Thompson is a public health researcher and PhD candidate at the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH). A biostatistician by training, Rachel’s research centers on the application of innovative quantitative approaches to understand and prevent chronic disease in the context of built, occupational, and social environments. Her current research spans a variety of topics, including: evaluating the impact of citywide park renovations on the health of low-income New Yorkers; assessing chemical exposures among nail salon workers; and using AI tools to improve health and safety communication for service workers. Mike Ierardi is a risk assessor, board-certified industrial hygienist (CIH), and safety professional (CSP) with 11 years of experience in conducting and managing studies involving chemical, physical, and biological exposures and human health risk assessment. He has spent most of his career as a consultant, during which he provided on-site industrial hygiene support and sampling, conducted exposure assessments and dose reconstructions for a variety of chemicals in occupational and non-occupational settings, and routinely assisted clients with risk management and risk communication strategies. He holds a master’s degree in environmental health from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in industrial hygiene from the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH). He is currently a doctoral student at CUNY SPH where his research has focused on the assessment of volatile organic compound exposures among NYC nail salon workers, the impacts of climate change on occupational health, as well as psychosocial risk management.6:30 p.m. $45 – Buffet Dinner
7:15 p.m. After Dinner Session:
Topic: Noise Dose Physics, Use of Dosimeters, Limitations of Dosimeters This presentation starts with discussing old school vs new school noise dosimetry techniques, then helps the audience understand the useful noise dosimeter results as this is widely misunderstood. The audience will then learn the limitations of noise dosimeters, with respect to impulse and impact sound. The course then provides solutions for extended work shift noise OELs, a discussion of hearing protection derating, and finally shares noise dose sample results from an AIHA local section skeet shooting event. This presentation was part of the #1 Voted 2024 AIHA Connect PDC. Speaker: Christopher T. Robertson, MSPH, CIH, CSP After receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and a Master of Science in Public Health for Industrial Hygiene, Mr. Robertson has worked for 24+ years as a safety and industrial hygiene professional in multiple industries. He is currently certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene (Certificate #9304) by the Board of Global EHS Credentialing and certified in the comprehensive practice of safety (Certificate #21038) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He has personally worked for several industries, including pulp and paper, mining, commercial, energy, state agencies, refineries and chemical plants working both as an owner operator and as a contractor. Mr. Robertson has administered and supervised tens of thousands of industrial hygiene samples. He has mentored over 50 young professionals in the art and practice of industrial hygiene and safety throughout his long career. Mr. Robertson was recognized by AIHA as a Distinguished Lecturer in 2022. Using his extensive experience and knowledge, along with working alongside his colleagues and clients during normal operations and turnarounds, Mr. Robertson has helped employees safely return home and retire healthy.Preregistration is appreciated so we can give an accurate headcount to the venue. Walk-ins are also welcome. You may register using the below form, or via email to Ronnie Tutty at njaiha@ptd.net.
April 2026 Dinner Meeting
Past Presidents’ Night
Agenda:
5:00 p.m. Networking/Cash Bar
5:30 p.m. Before Dinner Session:
Topic:TBA Speakers:TBA6:30 p.m. $45 – Buffet Dinner
7:15 p.m. After Dinner Session:
Topic: An Update on Improving Exposure Judgements (IEJ) This presentation will provide an overview of the Improving Exposure Judgements (IEJ) efforts by AIHA and ACGIH. The presentation includes an update on current IEJ developments, some of the tools available to IH practitioners, an update on the EDA Registry, and a few examples of these tools in action using real data to engage the audience in decision making and the IEJ process. Speaker: Dr. Spencer Pizzani, CIH Spencer Pizzani, CIH is the Global Industrial Hygiene Manager for PepsiCo. His experience includes 11 years in diverse industrial hygiene consulting and 7 years leading corporate industrial hygiene. He is active on the AIHA Real-Time Detection Systems Committee, the AIHA/NIOSH Big Data and Sensor Technology Working Group, and the joint AIHA/ACGIH Improving Exposure Judgements (IEJ) advisory group. Spencer’s work includes The Athena Heuristic, an open-source parametric algorithm for evaluating real-time exposure monitoring data against OELs. His doctoral project, Nitrogen Push Gas as Carbon Dioxide Exposure Control in Blended Beverage Manufacturing, was defended in 2025 and is pending publication on ProQuest. He has presented and published articles on Thermal Stress, Data Handling, Biohacking, and Motivational Structures in industrial hygiene. He also leads the annual Direct-reading Instruments Solutions Workshop. His presentation on 5 Common Difficulties in Real Time Detection Systems Implementation won the Rochelle Crew and Dr. Oliver Johnson awards in 2023.Preregistration is appreciated so we can give an accurate headcount to the venue. Walk-ins are also welcome. You may register using the below form, or via email to Ronnie Tutty at njaiha@ptd.net.
The NJAIHA will be hosting Professional Development Courses (PDCs) on Thursday, December 3rd, the day prior to the Northeast Industrial Hygiene Conference (NEIHCE). The PDCs will be presented IN-PERSON at the PSE&G facility on Hadley Road in South Plainfield, NJ. Each course is offered at an early-registration discount of $125 until 11/24, and afterwards will increase to $150 per course. Register Here
Courses Include:
- Course #1: (8:30am-12:00pm): TBD Course 1 Info
- Course #2: (8:30am-12:00pm): TBD Course 2 Info
12:00pm-1:00pm: Catered Lunch Included
- Course #3: (1:00pm-4:30pm): TBD Course 3 Info
- Course #4 (1:00pm-4:30pm): TBD Course 4 Info
PDC Registration:
Course 1 (8:30 am – 12:00 pm):
Topic: TBD
Speaker:TBD
Course 2 (8:30 am – 12:00 pm):
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Course 3 (1:00 pm – 4:30 pm):
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Course 4 (1:00 pm – 4:30 pm):
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD