AIHA Healthier Workplaces Show

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Each episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show covers timely and informative topics about industrial hygiene, environmental health, and safety issues to help you improve your workplace safety. In each episode, we speak with professionals from various industry sectors to explore workplace challenges, professional development opportunities, and solutions to today’s most pressing industrial hygiene and occupational safety challenges.

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 82 - The B.E.S.T. Leaders and How to Overcome Challenges of Bias and Stereotypes in OEHS

    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 assessments. Christina has developed a unique skillset in her career, starting with safety, occupational health & environmental consulting, moving into safety management and leadership with the US Marine Corps, and for the last ten years as a risk engineer/risk consultant with large insurance carriers.  She works with clients in a wide range of industries to help identify and mitigate business and operational risks.  Today, we’re here to learn more about Christina’s educational sessions, “The B.E.S.T. Leaders – Find Them, Keep Them, Be Them!” and “Overcoming Challenges of Bias and Stereotypes in OEHS.” Both educational sessions will be taking place at this year’s AIHA Connect 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Watch the full episode and join the conversation with industry leaders in the Catalyst and Healthy Workplaces Show communities.

    22 min

  2. FEB 12

    Episode 81 - Integrating Mental Health Awareness Trainings Into Workplace Safety Culture

    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 States. Megan’s work centers on integrating mental health into overall workplace safety, helping organizations build cultures where people feel supported, connected, and confident speaking up. Today, we’re here to learn more about Megan’s education session, “Integrating Mental Health Awareness Trainings Into Workplace Safety Culture,” and her PDC titled “Mental Health First Aid Certification Training.” Both these sessions will be taking place at this year’s AIHA Connect 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Watch the full episode and join the conversation with industry leaders in the Catalyst and Healthy Workplaces Show communities.

    29 min

  3. JAN 29

    Episode 80 - AIHA Connect 2026 Closing Speaker Tom Koulopoulos

    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 14 books, an inventor with several patents, the past Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Business Innovation, the past director of the Dell Innovation Lab, and a professor at Boston University. Today, we’ll explore Tom’s insight on how AI, data, and digital transformation can be harnessed to create healthier, safer workplaces. Watch the full episode and join the conversation with industry leaders in the Catalyst and Healthy Workplaces Show communities.

    25 min

  4. JAN 15

    Episode 79 - Recap of AIHA’s National Town Hall

    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.  Watch the full episode and join the conversation with industry leaders in the Catalyst and Healthy Workplaces Show communities.

    16 min

  5. 12/19/2025

    Episode 78 - Leading the American Association of Hygienists towards innovation and its impact in South America

    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 what he learned from engaging with local professionals and organizations.

    26 min

  6. 12/09/2025

    Episode 77 - Young Worker/Child Labor in US

    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 state protections, and significant injury and fatality risks, especially in agriculture, meat processing, and retail. It calls for stronger enforcement, improved data collection, and coordinated action among government, employers, schools, and communities to protect young workers’ health, safety, and educational opportunities.

    35 min

  7. 11/13/2025

    Episode 76 - Luminary Series: Donna M. Doganiero's Career in OEHS

    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 Environmental Hygiene Agency, advancing from field project officer to director of occupational health sciences. With the Army, she managed large, multidisciplinary programs in industrial hygiene, ergonomics, radiation safety, vector-borne diseases, and medical safety assessments during weapon system development. Donna served as the industrial hygiene consultant to the Army Office of the Surgeon General on technical and policy issues.  Among her many honors, Donna received the Commander’s Award for Civil Service Excellence for her participation in the response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon. We’re going to talk about Donna’s more than 50 years in OEHS and learn how the OEHS field has changed over her career.

    36 min

  8. 10/30/2025

    Episode 75 - Luminary Series: Frank Hearl's Career in OEHS

    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 Occupational Research Agenda Mixed Exposures Team, he ensured that occupational health standards reflected the complex realities of workplace exposures. Later, as chief of staff at NIOSH, he coordinated with federal agencies to translate research and risk assessments into practical, science-based policies for occupational safety and health.   We’re going to talk to Frank about his 40-plus years in OEHS and learn how the field has changed since he started his career.

    32 min
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Each episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show covers timely and informative topics about industrial hygiene, environmental health, and safety issues to help you improve your workplace safety. In each episode, we speak with professionals from various industry sectors to explore workplace challenges, professional development opportunities, and solutions to today’s most pressing industrial hygiene and occupational safety challenges.

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  • Creator
    Acastilloi
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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    AIHA Healthier Workplaces Show