HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: American Industrial Hygiene Association, Occupational Safety And Health, Occupational Medicine
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Industrial hygienists are concerned with environmental factors that might cause illness. Examples: poor ventilation, excessive noise, poor lighting, presence of hazardous substances. 7,600 industrial hygienists in the us: 1/3 of the hold the certification of certified industrial hygienist (cih, belong to the american industrial hygiene association. To be certified requires a two-part written examination: first part is given following one year of post baccalaureate experience, second is given after 5 years of professional activity. Many belong to the american conference of governmental industrial hygienists ((acgih: founded in 1938, 5,000 member organization, advances worker health and safety through education and the development and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge through their publications. Occupation physician (op) or occupational medical practitioner (omp) : a medical practitioner whose primary concern is preventive medicine in the workplace. American college of occupational and environmental medicine (acoem: represents more than 4,500 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in the field of occupational and environmental medicine (oem)
