Today's Date: Shop online at the ACGIH® Online Publications Store, with downloadable TLVs®/BEIs® Documentation! Don't forget our clearance page! Register for events, and apply for membership. Renew your membership online. Thirteen ACGIH® Air Sampling Technologies: Principles and Applications Monographs Now Available!      Thirteen 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; Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Community Air Sampling; Denuder Systems and Diffusion Batteries; Direct-Reading Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Occupational and Environmental Air Monitoring; Direct-Reading Instruments for Analyzing Airborne Particles; 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; 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 January 5, 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 ACGIH® Presents TLVs® and Adjustments due to Worker Conditions Webinar — January 29, 2009      ACGIH® is presenting a two-part webinar series focused on the TLVs® for Chemical Substances and the proper application of the values during unusual conditions. Part one, presented on October 28, 2008, discussed adjustments due to workplace conditions and focused on both ambient workplace conditions and time and work shift adjustments (archival copies of this event are available). Part two will address worker conditions including age, gender, and health concerns. For more information and to register for Part two of this exciting event, click here. Posted November 24, 2008 ACGIH® Announces 2009 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee      ACGIH® is pleased to announce a new Vice Chair-Elect and Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors for the year 2009, as well as four members to the 2009 Nominating Committee. Click here to read the press release. Posted October 22, 2008 ACGIH® Announces Release of Two-Tier Under Study List      ACGIH® has released its 2008 two-tier Under Study list pursuant to changes made to its TLV®/BEI® Development Process in 2006. Tier 1 indicates which chemical substances or physical agents may move forward as an NIC in the upcoming year. Tier 2 indicates which chemical substances or physical agents will not move forward in the upcoming year. For more information or to view the lists, click here. Posted June 26, 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 Modern Industrial Hygiene, Volume 1 — Recognition and Evaluation of Chemical Agents, 2nd Edition Now Available!      The second edition of Modern Industrial Hygiene, Volume 1 — Recognition and Evaluation of Chemical Agents is now available. Order your copy today! Posted February 22, 2008 ACGIH® Control Banding: Issues and Opportunities White Paper Now Available!      Control Banding: Issues and Opportunities — a downloadable report of the ACGIH® Exposure/Control Banding Task Force is now available in the ACGIH® Online Publications Store. Click here to get your copy today! Posted February 13, 2008 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 Workplace Conditions and Managing Energy in Ventilation Systems: Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) 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 November 20, 2008