OH&S Announces Winners of Sixth Annual Industrial Hygiene Awards
Occupational Health & Safety has announced the winners of its sixth annual Industrial Hygiene Awards across 33 categories, highlighting innovations advancing worker protection.
- By Stasia DeMarco
- Apr 16, 2026
Occupational Health & Safety has announced the winners of its sixth annual Industrial Hygiene Awards, recognizing excellence across 33 categories that highlight impactful products and technologies in the field.
The annual program honors organizations advancing workplace health and safety through measurable performance, forward-looking strategies and a sustained commitment to worker protection. Industrial hygiene remains central to these efforts, focusing on identifying, evaluating and controlling workplace exposures before they lead to illness or injury.
Advancements in innovation and technology continue to reshape industrial hygiene practices. New tools are enabling faster and more precise detection of hazards such as airborne contaminants, noise and heat stress. Real-time monitoring systems, wearable sensors and data-driven analytics are providing safety professionals with greater visibility into exposure risks, supporting more proactive hazard identification and more effective implementation of controls.
Entries for the 2026 awards reflected continued progress across the industry, with particularly strong participation in categories such as IoT-Connected Devices and Hearing Conservation and Noise Reduction. IoT applications are expanding the capabilities of industrial hygiene programs by delivering real-time environmental data, allowing organizations to better anticipate risks and make informed decisions to protect workers.
Hearing conservation and noise reduction also remain key priorities, with solutions focused on preventing long-term hearing loss through improved monitoring, engineering controls and the effective use of protective equipment.
Organizers said this year’s submissions demonstrated a continued emphasis on practical innovation and forward-looking design. In addition to recognizing achievement, the awards program serves as a resource for industrial hygiene professionals seeking tools and technologies to support exposure assessment and control efforts.
Occupational Health & Safety thanked participating companies for their contributions and for supporting the continued growth of the Industrial Hygiene Awards program.
See the full list here: 2026 IH Awards
About the Author
Stasia DeMarco brings a strong and varied journalism background to her role at Occupational Health & Safety, having previously served as a multimedia editor, broadcast journalist, professor and reviewer across major news organizations. As Content Editor, she writes news and feature articles, hosts sponsor and editorial webinars, co-hosts the SafetyPod worker health and safety podcast, and manages the brand’s digital and social media presence. She is committed to informing and engaging the safety community through compelling reporting and conversations that support safer, healthier workplaces.