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ABIH Certified Industrial Hygienist-Hazard Assessment

Certified Industrial Hygienists is a national program certifying individuals who met the minimum requirements for education and experience, and through examination, have demonstrated a minimum level of knowledge protecting and enhancing the health and safety of people at work and in their communities. Health and safety hazards cover a wide range of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic stressors. CIH was launched in 1960. NCHH has evaluated the program and determined that it is a credible program and is directly relevant to healthier homes. See www.abih.org for more information.

The Certified Industrial Hygienist program is run by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. The program has a strong and well defined program to handle complaints that includes an option for people with a complaint to appeal the decisions to the Board. The program has been accredited by:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the ANSI standard ISO/IEC 17024 - Conformity assessment - General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons and was effective on March 13, 2009. This is a rigorous standard to meet.
• Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB).
• International Occupational Hygiene Association.

Contact information:

• Credentialing Organization: American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• Website: www.abih.org
• Search for members: www.abih.org/members/roster/rostersearch.cfm
• Complaints: www.abih.org/documents/index.html#Ethicsform
• Contact Person: Ron Drafta
• General Phone: 517-321-2638
• Email: rdrafta@abih.org
• Address: 6015 W. St. Joseph Hwy, Ste 102, Lansing, MI 48917  
• Documentation: Ask for a copy of the individual’s CIH certificate. The certificate must have a four-digit number if certified after 1975. It must be renewed every five years. So check to make sure it is current.