Membership

2013 Awardee

The John J. Bloomfield Award is presented to a young industrial hygienist who pursues the problem of occupational health hazards primarily by doing fieldwork, and who demonstrates significant contribution to the profession. This year's Bloomfield Award recipient is Erica Jones, CIH.

Ms. Jones received a BS in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2004, and an MHS in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene from Johns Hopkins University in 2006. During her training she completed several internships with NIOSH, which set the stage for her continued dedication to prevention through design and engineering control concepts.

Since graduating, Ms. Jones has held a mix of research and engineering industrial hygiene positions and field industrial hygiene positions with ExxonMobil, which have enabled her contribution to both design and tactical industrial hygiene issues. As a hygienist with ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, part of the Research and Engineering branch of the company, she actively applied prevention through design concepts to eliminate overexposure potential in process designs. As the lead hygienist for a refining facility in California, Ms. Jones provided comprehensive management and leadership for site health programs, including exposure assessment/reassessment strategies for over 80 Similar Exposure Groups. In this role, she also identified opportunities, gained leadership buy-in, and advanced engineering control projects to reduce potential for personnel exposure to chemical and physical hazards.

Ms. Jones is also active in industrial hygiene professional organizations. She has served in multiple officer roles for her AIHA local section in California and is currently the Chair of the AIHA Engineering Committee. She is looking forward to continuing her professional involvement with the opportunities provided by the Bloomfield Award.

As a young industrial hygienist, Ms. Jones has made significant contributions to the field and is expected to continue to be a leader in environmental health and safety. Ms Jones will receive the Bloomfield Award at the ACGIH^® Membership Reception and Annual Meeting of the Membership on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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