Workplace Safety & Health 

Information on issues of industrial hygiene and occupational medicine including hearing conservation and vision conservation.

Soldier demonstrating proper use of personal protective measures in the work environment.

Subjects

Ergonomics

Our mission is to serve military and civilian personnel worldwide by reducing and preventing work-related musculoskeletal injuries. We provide leadership and support to U.S. Army Installations and other Department of Defense agencies in the areas of ergonomics program development, education and training, system evaluation, analysis and measurement, and applied research. If you need ergonomics... (more)

Health Hazard Assessment (HHA)

Health Hazard Assessment (HHA) is the process used within the Army to identify, assess, and eliminate or control health hazards associated with the life cycle management of materiel items such as weapon systems, munitions, equipment, clothing, training devices, and other materiel systems.  The HHA program addresses the potential effects of materiel systems health hazards on the personnel who t... (more)

Health Physics

Information on identifying and eliminating or controlling health hazards associated with life-cycle management of weapons, equipment and materiel.... (more)

Hearing Readiness and Conservation

Information on hearing, hearing loss prevention, hearing protective devices, DOEHRS-HC, hearing checks, and reducing noise hazards.... (more)

Industrial Hygiene

Army IH provides support to the warfighter, conserves resources, and enhances readiness by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling health hazards where military and civilian personnel work and serve.... (more)

Laser and Optical Radiation

Information on potential hazards associated with the operation of high intensity optical sources such as laser target designators, infrared countermeasures, industrial optical sources, nonlethal weapons and other high technology optical sources.    ... (more)

Medical Safety

The USAIPH Industrial Hygiene and Medical Safety Management Program is the U.S. Army Medical Command’s center of expertise for medical safety and health program management. We support the U.S. Army’s medical treatment facilities (MTFs) through: On-site assistance for compliance with the Joint Commission’s physical environment standards   Telephonic and electronic support for safety and o... (more)

Occupational Medicine

We provide leadership and multi-faceted, professional consultative services in occupational health to identify, assess and counter occupational injury and illness threats to health, fitness, and readiness of our Soldier and civilian workforce.... (more)

Radio Frequency Radiation and Ultrasound

 Information related to the potential hazards associated with exposure to radio frequency radiation and ultrasound.  ... (more)

Surety Medicine

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Vision Conservation and Readiness

Information on optimizing vision, optical, and eye health through vision conservation and readiness.... (more)