A certified industrial hygienist (CIH) is a professional devoted to protecting the health and safety of workers and the community by identifying and evaluating chemical, physical, biological, or ergonomic hazards and recommending corrective action plans to eliminate or minimize those hazards. A CIH may also help businesses with risk assessments and job hazard analysis, developing health and safety program, planning for emergency response, conducting feasibility studies, monitoring noise and other exposures, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
CIHs have extensive education in fields like biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering from an accredited college or university. Their academic background, real-world experience, and regulatory know-how make them experts in areas like occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, science-based technologies, mathematics, ergonomics and health stressors, and ethics.