by Kelly Fernandes, MSc, CIH | May 16, 2022 | BGC Board Members, CIH, Information Sharing
When I first decided to choose science as my study and career path I, like many good science students, thought I was heading to medical school. Little did I know that taking one course in environmental studies would change all that! You may ask yourself,...
by Subena Colligan, CIH, CSP | Feb 19, 2022 | BGC Board Members, CIH, Information Sharing
The history of protecting people has more connection to Black History Month than I could have imagined. I discovered this in 2018 when the International Occupational Health Association (IOHA) held its conference in Washington, D.C. That was my first time at the...
by Paula Steven, MSE, RS/REHS, CIH, CSP | Nov 10, 2021 | BGC Board Members, CIH, Directors, Information Sharing
There I am: Paula Steven, wife, daughter, pet owner, trail rider, lover of the environment and all that lives in it. As a person, I am a daughter. I was adopted by a single male service member who was my very best friend in the world until I met my husband. Now they...
by Alan Leibowitz, CIH, CSP, FAIHA | Oct 6, 2021 | BGC Board Members, Chair's Report, CIH, Directors, Information Sharing
Answers to some frequently-asked questions. Board members and staff of the Board for Global Credentialing (BGC) are often asked to take positions on various topics of current interest. Our inability to do so does not always sit well with those who recognize the...
by Thomas Grumbles, CIH, CPPS, FAIHA | Aug 5, 2021 | BGC Board Members, CIH, CPPS, Information Sharing
In 1974, I received my degree in Biology and went to work in Cincinnati in a USEPA biological research laboratory. I was in a group that ran auto engines with and without catalytic converters and exposed mice and rats to the exhaust in controlled exposure chambers. I...
by Alan Leibowitz, CIH, CSP, FAIHA | Jun 14, 2021 | BGC Board Members, Chair's Report, CIH, Information Sharing
As a consequence of the global pandemic, the value of health professionals and scientists has become clear to the rational majority of the world’s population. We have risen to the greatest health challenge the world has faced in more than a generation. Scientists...
