Today's Date: Shop online at the ACGIH® Online Publications Store, with downloadable TLVs®/BEIs® Documentation! Download the 2013 Publications Catalog! Don't forget our clearance page! Register for events, and apply for membership. Renew your membership online. ACGIH® Honors Its 2013 Award Recipients      ACGIH® is pleased to announce its 2013 Award recipients. Each year, ACGIH® honors individuals and/or groups who have made significant contributions to the profession through their leadership and dedication. Click here for a listing of the 2013 Awardees. Posted May 10, 2013 ACGIH® Releases 28th Edition of Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design — Now With Both Imperial and Metric Values!      ACGIH® has released the new 28th Edition of Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design (the Design Manual) with both imperial and metric values. This ACGIH® Signature Publication is an industry standard in industrial ventilation and is one of over 25 titles featured in the ACGIH® Signature Publications Series. Click here to buy your copy today! Posted May 7, 2013 ACGIH® Presents Practical Heat Stress Management Using the ACGIH® TLV® for Heat Stress and Strain Webinar – June 4, 2013      The ACGIH® TLV® for heat stress and strain is an excellent starting point for the evaluation and management of occupational heat stress. The evaluation scheme includes the effects of environment, work demands and clothing. It also provides a basis for planning exposures and recovery and provides guidance on general and job specific controls. This webinar will demonstrate the use of the evaluation scheme that includes the trade-offs among wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), work demands and clothing requirements. The general controls including emergency response will be described along with the rationale. The range of engineering controls, administrative controls and personal protection will be placed in context for heat stress management. Among the job specific controls, there will be an emphasis on administrative controls that deal with exposure planning and recovery allowances. For more information and to register for this exciting event, click here. Posted March 20, 2013 2013 TLVs® and BEIs® Book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values Now Available!      The 2013 editions of the TLVs® and BEIs® book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values are now available. Buy your copies today! Posted March 15, 2013 ACGIH®: Celebrating 75 Years of Defining the Science of Occupational and Environmental Health!      Celebrate ACGIH®'s 75th Anniversary by becoming a member and/or donating to the Sustainable TLV®/BEI® Program Fund today! ACGIH®'s mission has been the same for 75 years – the advancement of occupational and environmental health. Help ensure that our mission continues and that future occupational and environmental health and safety professionals continue to have the TLVs® and BEIs® as a resource to assist them in evaluating exposures, protecting workers, and keeping workplaces safe. Posted March 21, 2013 ACGIH® Announces 2013 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee      ACGIH® is pleased to announce three new Directors on the Board of Directors for the year 2013, as well as four members to the 2013 Nominating Committee. Click here to view press release. Posted February 19, 2013 ACGIH® Board Ratifies 2013 TLVs® and BEIs®      The ACGIH® Board of Directors ratified the 2013 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®) on December 19, 2012. The Board also approved recommendations for additions to the Notice of Intended Changes (NIC). For a listing of the substances that were acted upon, click here. The complete Annual Reports are online at the ACGIH® Online Publications Store. Click here to view press release. Posted February 1, 2013 ACGIH® Presents Fundamentals in Industrial Ventilation & Practical Applications of Useful Equations      ACGIH® and its renowned Industrial Ventilation Committee are pleased to present this popular course at its Professional Learning Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fundamentals in Industrial Ventilation & Practical Applications of Useful Equations will be held September 16-20, 2013. Both courses may qualify for ABIH and BCSP continuing education credit. For more information, click here. Posted May 1, 2013 ACGIH® Members Vote to Amend Bylaws Creating Single Category of Membership      We are pleased to announce that ACGIH® members have approved an amendment to the Bylaws. An overwhelming 94% of eligible voting members voted to approve the amendment. The bylaws can be viewed at http://www.acgih.org/members/bylaws.htm and took effect January 1, 2013. To view a copy of the press release, click here. Updated January 3, 2013 23 ACGIH® Air Sampling Technologies: Principles and Applications Monographs Now Available!      Twenty-three monographs from the future ACGIH® Signature Publication — Air Sampling Technologies: Principles and Applications — have been added to the ACGIH® Online Publications Store. Topics include: Aerosol Sampler Calibration; Air Sampling and Program Development for Occupational Hygiene Interventions in Developing Countries; Air Sampling Pumps and Accessories; Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Community Air Sampling; An Overview of Air Sampling Methodologies: Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques for Evaluation of Atmospheric Contaminants; Bioaerosol Sampling and Analytical Techniques; Calibration of Gas and Vapor Samplers; Confined Space Testing; Denuder Systems and Diffusion Batteries; Diffusive Samplers; Direct-Reading Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Occupational and Environmental Air Monitoring; Direct-Reading Instruments for Analyzing Airborne Particles; Direct-Reading Instruments for Gas and Vapor Detection; Indoor Air Quality; Impactors, Cyclones, and Other Particle Collectors; Measurement and Presentation of Aerosol Size Distributions; Microscopic Analysis of Airborne Particles and Fibers; Nanoparticles and Ultrafine Aerosol Measurements; Particle Size-Selective Sampling; Performance Standards and Criteria for Air Sampling and Monitoring Instruments; Regulation Compliance, Standard Methods and Guidelines for Workplace Air Sampling and Analysis of Chemical Contaminants Sampling for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Agents during Emergency Response to Mass Destructive Attacks, Terrorism, and Chemical Disasters; and Sampling for Ducts and Stacks. Click here to get your copy today! Updated September 13, 2012 FOHS Announces Creation of the "Sustainable TLV®/BEI® Fund"      The Foundation for Occupational Health and Safety (FOHS) is pleased to announce the creation of a new fund – the "Sustainable TLV®/BEI® Fund (the Fund)." The core purpose of the Fund is to develop sustainable financial support to ensure the continued development of TLVs® and BEIs®. To view the Foundation press release, click here. Posted December 8, 2008