Management of Industrial Hygiene Programs

DOE-STD-1138-2000

Management of Industrial Hygiene Programs

15.

Industrial hygiene personnel shall demonstrate a working level knowledge of

industrial hygiene programs.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Describe the major components of sound industrial hygiene programs.

b. Discuss management of industrial hygiene resources.

c. Discuss the impact of legal requirements.

d. Discuss the implications of noncompliance.

e. Discuss how industrial hygiene programs relate to other environmental, safety, and

health programs, and to the broad goals of protecting not only the worker, but also

the public and the environment.

Professional and Ethical Issues

16.

Industrial hygiene personnel shall demonstrate a working level knowledge of

professional and ethical issues.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Discuss the Code of Ethics developed by the American Industrial Hygiene

Association (AIHA), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial

Hygienists (ACGIH), the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), and the

American Academy of Industrial Hygiene (AAIH).

b. Discuss the Adverse Actions section of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene

(ABIH) Bulletin, current edition.

c. Discuss legal issues affecting the practice of Industrial Hygiene, including

confidentiality of medical data and restraint of trade (antitrust).

d. Discuss ethical behavior in scientific data gathering and reporting.

e. Discuss personal ethical behavior, including the following:

Misrepresentation of qualifications and credentials

Conflict of interest

17.

Industrial hygiene personnel shall demonstrate a familiarity level knowledge of

the principle external committees, agencies, and associations relating to the field

of industrial hygiene.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Describe the purpose and significance of the following:

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)