AIHA Healthier Workplaces Show

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Lester Claravall.  In his nearly three decades with the Oklahoma Department of Labor, Lester has been a driving force for protecting children in the workplace. He has pioneered partnerships, programs, and publications to educate employers, educators, parents, and teenagers about workplace rights and safety.   Lester played a ke...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Toxicologist Yves Alarie, PhD, DABT, ATS. Yves is the founder of the invention RD50, also known as the Alarie Test. The RD50 test is an experimental method used to assess the concentration of a substance that induces a 50% reduction in breathing frequency in male Swiss-Webster mice. It is primarily used to evaluate sensory irri...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Dr. Morton Corn, PhD, CSP. Dr. Corn is a distinguished leader in industrial hygiene whose career spans academia, research, and national policy. In 1975, he made history by becoming the first industrial hygienist to be appointed as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, marking a si...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Dr. James Johnson Ph. D, CIH, QEP.  Dr. Johnson is a retired industrial hygienist and qualified environmental professional with more than five decades of experience in occupational safety, health, and respiratory protection. He has contributed extensively to national safety standards, research, and consulti...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview the developer of the "Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens in Building Water Systems: Fundamentals for Technicians" course, Dr. David Krause, PhD, MSPH, and CIH. As a former member of the ACGIH Bioaerosols Committee and past chair of the AIHA Indoor Environmental Quality Committee, Dr. Krause has published research on nove...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional Dr. Fred Toca, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA. Dr. Toca has long been recognized as a pioneer and expert in the field of environmental health, on matters such as industrial hygiene management, chemical exposure, toxicology, regulatory interpretation, exposure monitoring, and so much...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview "AI for OSH professionals" course developer Dr. Darabi.  Dr. Darabi serves as Professor and Department Head of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, as well as Professor of Occupational Safety, Environmental, and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago.  Dr. Darabi, developed the first and only cou...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Connect 2026 Upton Sinclair Lecturer Georgia Gee. Georgia is currently a researcher at The New York Times. Over the last five years, she has been based in New York and East Africa working on projects across print, digital, podcasts and documentaries. As a freelancer, work appeared in Foreign Policy, The Intercept, Organized Cri...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Pam Susi, MSPH, CIH.  Pam has over 35 years of experience working as an industrial hygienist in multiple settings, including hospitals, schools, and manufacturing. She has worked in the construction industry both as a carpenter and as an industrial hygienist. She served as the Exposure Assessment Program Di...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional Christina Roll, MS, CIH, CSP. Christina has over two decades of experience in worker safety and health. Her areas of expertise include office and industrial ergonomics, industrial hygiene, government regulation compliance, safety and occupational health training, and workplace risk...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with Owner and Founder of Hammes Homestead, Megan Hammes, MS, MCHES. With over 20 years of experience in employee health and well-being, Megan specializes in delivering evidence-based Mental Health First Aid and QPR Suicide Prevention trainings, along with customized workshops, to leadership teams and work groups across the United...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with AIHA Connect 2026 Closing Speaker Tom Koulopoulos. Tom is Chairman and founder of Delphi Group, a 30-year-old Boston-based think tank named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc. Magazine, and the founding partner of Acrovantage Ventures, which invests in early-stage technology startups. He is also the author of...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with AIHA CEO Larry Sloan, MBA, FASAE, CAE.   We will recap key highlights from AIHA’s December National Town Hall. If you couldn’t tune in, this conversation breaks down what you need to know about where AIHA is headed, the priorities shaping the OEHS profession, and what it all means for healthier workplaces moving forward.  Watc...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with AIHA President Bradley King, PhD, MPH, CIH.  Today, we’ll explore highlights from Bradley’s recent trip to Argentina for the 10th Pan-American Congress of Occupational Health and the 5th Argentine Congress. We’ll also hear key insights and takeaways from Bradley’s participation in the 2025 AIHA delegation to Chile, including w...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we speak with industrial hygienists Hilarie Warren, MPH, CIH, and Richard Hirsh, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, who helped develop AIHA’s new guidance document, "Young Worker/Child Labor in the U.S." Today, we’re exploring how this white paper outlines the growing resurgence of child labor in the United States, documenting rising violations, weakened sta...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Donna M. Doganiero, CIH. Donna is a distinguished occupational and environmental health professional with a career spanning more than five decades in industrial hygiene. In 1981, she began a long, impactful career with the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, formerly the U.S. Army...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Frank Hearl, P.E.   Frank conducted extensive industrial hygiene and epidemiological research focused on dust-induced and lung diseases, leading major projects such as an international study on silica and lung cancer in collaboration with institutions in China and the U.S. As leader of the National Occupati...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show, we interview AIHA President Bradley King, PhD, MPH, CIH, as well as Philip Clark, MS, CIH, CSP, the founder of UpSkillESH.com . Bradley and Phil were part of the team that wrote AIHA’s new guidance document, "Using AI to Enhance OEHS". Today, we’re exploring how AI is shaping and enhancing the field of OEHS, while also learning about some of the li...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Mary V. O'Reilly, PhD, CIH, CPE, FAIHA, as part of our Luminary Series. Mary is a founding member of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) and its US branch. She is a fellow of AIHA and the recipient of AIHA’s 2016 Alice Hamilton Award.  Mary is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Albany S...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show, we interview the vice chair of AIHA’s Thermal Stress Working Group, Gabrielle Brewer, PhD, CISSN, and the program director of the National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, David Leathers. Today, we will learn more about the collaboration between AIHA’s Thermal Stress Working Group and Health Action Alliance. We’ll also gain insight into...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview industrial hygienist Zack Mansdorf, PhD, CIH, CSP, QEP, FAIHA, as part of our Luminary Series. Zack is a distinguished leader in occupational and environmental health, safety, and sustainability. In 1998, he was recognized as one of the top 10 most influential industrial hygienists. For more than five decades, his career has sp...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show, we interview the project chair for AIHA’s Grand Challenges Leadership Team and the facilitator for the Promoting Health Equity Team, Deborah Nelson, PhD, CIH. We’re going to learn more about AIHA's Grand Challenges for Worker Health, Safety, and Well-Being and how they will improve workplace safety in the years ahead.    Learn more: Grand Challenge...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show, we interview distinguished, award-winning journalist Howard Berkes. A veteran NPR correspondent, Howard Berkes worked for 38 years covering the American West, rural America, and later served as an Investigations Correspondent. We’re here today to talk about Howard’s insights on the hidden epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners, unc...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Industrial Hygienist Jonathan Klane. Jonathan is a senior manager of business development and advisor for Draeger Safety Inc., as well as a PhD candidate and researcher in human and social dimensions of science and technology at Arizona State University. Jonathan is a Synergist contributing author, chair of the Communicating OE...

In this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show Podcast, we interview Occupational Safety Specialist Tom West. Tom is Vice President and Global Practice Leader at MākuSafe. At AIHA Connect 2025, Tom presented his session, “How Wearable Tech Fuels Data-Driven EHS Strategies.” We’re here today to learn more about how wearable technology is reshaping workplace safety.