Today's Date: Shop online at the ACGIH® Online Publications Store, with downloadable TLVs®/BEIs® Documentation! Download the 2009 Publications Catalog! Don't forget our clearance page! Register for events, and apply for membership. Renew your membership online. ACGIH® and AIHA Announce Plans to Develop Strategic Alliance      ACGIH® and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) have announced plans to develop a closer alliance with one another. This proposed alliance is an opportunity for ACGIH® and AIHA to do what each organization does best while cooperating more closely than ever before; it is not a merger, nor is it a move toward unification. For more details, view the press release by clicking here. Posted June 1, 2009 Upcoming ACGIH® Webinars      ACGIH® is pleased to offer two upcoming webinars in 2009. The EH&S Professional's Role in Emergency Response and Hazard Planning on August 11, 2009, and Ethical EH&S: Effective Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Economy finishes off a productive year on December 10, 2009. Both webinars offer ABIH and BCSP continuing education credit. For more information, click here. Updated June 22, 2009 2009 TLVs® and BEIs® with 7th Edition Documentation, CD-ROM      ACGIH® is pleased to announce the release of this new CD-ROM containing two of our most popular reference resources in one product! It contains all of the TLVs® for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and all of the BEIs® (including the Notice of Intended Changes and Appendices) from the 2009 TLVs® and BEIs® with links to each substance or agent's Documentation from the Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 7th Ed. – all in searchable PDF format. Available in both single user and network versions. Posted May 12, 2009 2009 TLVs® and BEIs® Book, Guide to Occupational Exposure Values, and 2009 Supplement Now Available!      The 2009 editions of the TLVs® and BEIs® Book, the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values, and the 2009 Supplement are now available. Order your copies today! Posted March 27, 2009 ACGIH® Webinar CD-ROMs      Information from ACGIH®'s extremely popular Webinars is now available for purchase in a CD-ROM format. These Webinars entitled, ACGIH® Heat Stress and Strain TLV®: Information for 2006, Biological Hazards in the Workplace: Defining Endotoxins, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Controlling Exposure Using Biological Monitoring, Pandemic Influenza: Minimizing Risk and Preparing for the Possibilities, ACGIH® TLVs®: Practical Applications in the Workplace, Biomonitoring: Development and Practical Application of Guidance Values, Nanotechnology Health and Safety: Case Studies in the Occupational Setting, Control Banding: Uses and Misuses, TLVs® and Adjustments due to Worker Conditions, TLVs® and Adjustments due to Workplace Conditions, Managing Energy in Ventilation Systems: Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Demonstrating the Value of Your EH&S Program in Tough Economic Times provide timely, topical information on subjects important to occupational and environmental health professionals. Tests are also available for those interested in earning continuing education credit. Visit the Distance Learning category in the ACGIH® Publications Store at http://www.acgih.org/store to order these informative Webinar CDs and tests, or contact our Customer Service Representatives by phone (513-742-2020), fax (513-742-3355) or email (customerservice@acgih.org). Updated June 22, 2009 ACGIH® Honors Its 2009 Award Recipients      ACGIH® is pleased to announce its 2009 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 2009 Awardees. Posted March 10, 2009 Nineteen ACGIH® Air Sampling Technologies: Principles and Applications Monographs Now Available!      Nineteen 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; Confined Space Testing; Denuder Systems and Diffusion Batteries; 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; Impactors, Cyclones, and Other Particle Collectors; Indoor Air Quality; 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 July 1, 2009 ACGIH® Board Ratifies 2009 TLVs® and BEIs®      The ACGIH® Board of Directors ratified the 2009 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®) on November 9, November 24 and December 12, 2008. 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. To view Press Release, click here. Posted January 30, 2009 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 Judge Rules In Favor of ACGIH® in IBSA/NMA Lawsuit      In a summary judgment ruling issued on May 6, 2008, a federal judge in the United States District Court in Macon, Georgia dismissed the last of four counts in a lawsuit against ACGIH® initiated by the International Brominated Solvents Association (IBSA), National Mining Association (NMA), and other plaintiffs. Three counts had been previously dismissed in March, 2005. The remaining count against ACGIH® for violations of Georgia's Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), O.C.G.A. §10-1-372, was dismissed by Judge Hugh Lawson in a ruling that represents a major victory for ACGIH® and, particularly, the occupational and environmental health community. To view the press release and court order, click here. Posted May 12, 2008