Transcript Local Section Council Meeting Update

ABIH Director’s Update
for
AIHA Local Sections
Oct 2010
Topics
ABIH & Director Liaisons
Pursuing Certification
“New” Ethics Requirement
ABIH Strategic Plan
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American Board of Industrial Hygiene
ABIH is responsible for ensuring high-quality certification
application and examination processes, certification
maintenance and ethics governance and enforcement.
Since 1960, ABIH, a not-for-profit corporation, has been the
world's largest, premier organization for certifying
professionals in the practice of industrial hygiene.
ABIH is:
Accredited by ANSI to ISO/IEC 17024
Accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty
Boards
An IOHA recognized Certification Board
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Working Closely With Many Others
Diplomates
Local
Sections
SECPC
Educators
Eligible
Applicants
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Employers
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ABIH Board of Directors
Eric Bauer, CIH
Charles Laszewski
Rockwell Collins
Janice E. Camp, CIH, COHN-S
Univ. of Washington
Kim Castillon, CIH
(Public Member)
Minnesota Center for Env. Advocacy
Torey Nalbone, PhD, CIH, Chair
University of Texas at Tyler
Lydia Renton, CIH, ROH
OSHA
Mark Finn, PhD, CIH
John L. Henshaw, CIH
Henshaw & Associates
WESA Inc
Jeff V. Throckmorton, CIH
University of Utah-EHS
Shamini Samuel, CIH
Suncor Energy
Janet Keyes, CIH
Chess Inc.
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Local Section Board Liaisons
Ideally, Board members are assigned geographically close to
their work or residence
Purpose
Establish and maintain open lines of
communication with ABIH beneficiaries.
Gather input, communicate changes and
enhance the Board’s knowledge about issues of
concern to the IH professional community
Provide feedback to the Board on issues raised
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Janice
Camp
Eric
Bauer
John
Henshaw
Janet
Keyes
Torey
Nalbone
Jeff
Throckmort
on
Kim
Castillon
Shamini
Samuel
Lydia
Renton
Mark Finn
Hawaii
Arkansas
Arabian Gulf
Alabama
Alamo
Arizona
Central NY
Alberta
Atlantic
Provinces
Carolinas
Midnight
Sun
Iowa
Illinois
CT River
Valley
Georgia
Camino
Real
Nevada
Central
Ohio
Blue Ridge
Central PA
Chicago
Northern
California
Mid
America
Delaware
Kentuckia
a
Deep
South
Ohio Valley
Down East
British
Columbia/
Yukon
Lehigh Valley
Indiana
Orange
County
Mid South
Florida
Mobile Bay
Gulf Coast
Rio Grand
Metro NY
Central
Virginia
Northeast Ohio
Michigan
Pacific
NW
Nebraska
W. Iowa
New Jersey
Prairie
Northern
Texas
Rocky
Mountain
New
England
Chesapeake
Northwest Ohio
Middle
Tennessee
Sacrame
to Valley
Oklahoma
Philadelphia
Puerto
Rico
Texas
Coastal
Bend
Teton
Western
Mass
Manitoba
OHAO
Tennessee
Valley
San
Diego
St Louis
Potomac
Upper
Midwest
Texas Hill
Country
Utah
Western
NY
Tidewater
Pittsburgh
Western
Michigan
Southern
California
Yuma
Pacific
Wisconsin
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ABIH Directors Wanted!
Annually, ABIH seeks Diplomates to serve as an
ABIH Director for a 4 year term.
This is an excellent way to help support the IH
profession
Please ask if you want to learn more
Self-Nominations close mid-June each year
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Topics
ABIH & Director Liaisons
Pursuing Certification
“New” Ethics Requirement
ABIH Strategic Plan
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Why Get Certified?
Professional development
Personal satisfaction
Peer, client and employer
recognition
Increased credibility
Confidence in professional
performance
Increased Salary
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organized to improve the practice of industrial hygiene
proclaims that
Your Name Here
having met all requirements through
education, experience and examination,
is hereby certified in the
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
of
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
and has the right to use the designations
CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
CIH
Certificate Number: XXX CP
Chair ABIH
Awarded:
April 1, 2009
Expiration Date:
«M_23TXT_CM_ENDYEAR»
Executive Director ABIH
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CIH Examination Results, 2001 - 2009
# Sitting
500
450
60%
400
50%
350
300
40%
250
30%
200
150
% Passing
People Sitting for the Exam
% Passing
70%
20%
100
10%
50
0
0%
S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
S=Spring; F=Fall
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Local Sections Can:
Encourage certification of members
Offer activities for Certification
Maintenance
Read and apply the joint AIHA/ABIH:
Strategy to Demonstrate the Value of
Industrial Hygiene
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Topics
ABIH & Director Liaisons
Pursuing Certification
“New” Ethics Requirement
ABIH Strategic Plan
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New Ethics Requirement
Beginning in 2010, new Applicants & CIHs/CAIHs
must complete at least 2 hours of ethics coursework.
For CIHs/CAIHs
At least 2 hours (0.33 CM points) required for each 5 year CM
Cycle. Begins with the 2006-2010 CM cycle.
Counts as part of the 10 point minimum in the IH Rubric for
Category 4 – Attendance at Education Programs
For new Applicants
counts as part of the current IH coursework requirement
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What Do We Mean by “Ethics”?
Generally, any subject matter will be
acceptable if it pertains to the content of the:
ABIH’s enforceable Code of Ethics, or
Joint Industrial Hygiene Associations’ Member
Ethical Principles, or
Other subject matter may be acceptable; Contact
ABIH.
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Ethics: for Example
Integrity/professional conduct
Sensitive information confidentiality.
e.g.,
HIPAA privacy rule, human subject protection during research
projects, employee medical records, etc.
Conflict of interest
Intellectual property rights/plagiarism.
i.e.,
who has rights to data/information, who takes credit for
publishing
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Where is the Ethics Training?
Numerous sources are available
AIHA Local Sections – You Can Help!
Internal Company (e.g. annual ethics training)
Association events (e.g. Tele-webs by AIHA, ACGIH)
Conference events (e.g. PDC or Roundtable)
Professional Training Organizations (e.g. IVE)
Universities (e.g U of MN)
Government (e.g. FEMA)
Other professional societies (e.g. Engineering, Legal)
Course sponsors or individual CIHs can submit a
Request for CM Points form to ABIH.
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Approved Ethics courses are located
in the ABIH CM Activity Database.
You can also locate
“free, online” courses
using the other
search options
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Topics
ABIH & Director Liaisons
Pursuing Certification
“New” Ethics Requirement
ABIH Strategic Plan
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Strategic Plan – need HELP
This info was in the Feb ’10 newsletter – I’m not sure if this is the ‘strategic
plan’ or simply the Board’s 2010 Work Plan . . . Or a bit of both . . . Is there
another document that we should be using or referring to for this slide?
2010 Plans:
Maintain/Improve Our Core Strengths – The Board is committed to strengthen ABIH’s resources so
that our stakeholders (those certified and desiring certification) are provided the service they have come to
appreciate.
A New Focus on High Quality Training – The Board is evaluating a way to increase recognition for high
quality training events so that Diplomates can have greater assurance of learning excellence.
Increased International Focus – The Board will seek ways to ensure high quality certification
experiences outside the U.S., especially in the world’s growth regions.
Enhance Sustainability of the CIH – As part of an intersociety effort, the Board will increase efforts to
“sell” the investment made in hiring and retaining a CIH. This will also help ensure that an adequate
number of future replacements will be maintained.
Technicians/Technologist Certifications – The Board is participating in a collaborative effort to
develop an internationally recognized scheme of credentialing for occupational hygiene technicians /
technologists.
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Strategic Plan Progress – need HELP
I think Torey has something planned for
the Oct Board meeting but I don’t have
a good understanding of the current
status
Maybe we just take this slide out until
the Oct meeting?
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Topics
ABIH & Director Liaisons
Pursuing Certification
“New” Ethics Requirement
ABIH Strategic Plan
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Questions & Comments Please!
1) What is ABIH doing well?
2) Where does ABIH need to improve?
American Board of Industrial Hygiene
6015 W. St. Joseph, Suite 102
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 321-2638
(517) 321-4624 – fax
Skype – ABIH.Support
[email protected]
www.abih.org
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