CIH Certification - ABIH | Certification

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), a not-for-profit corporation, is under the Board for Global EHS Credentialing® (BGC® ) umbrella. It has been the world's largest premier organization for certifying professionals in the practice of industrial hygiene and occupational health. ABIH is responsible for ensuring high-quality certification application and examination processes, certification maintenance and ethics governance and enforcement.

Bowen EHS provides courses for clients wishing to take the CIH examination. The actual examination is administered by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). To find out more about certification and your eligibility, please contact the ABIH directly.

At a Glance

Certifying Agency: American Board of Industrial Hygienists (ABIH) under Board of Global EHS Credentialing (BGC)
Web Site: www.abih.org
Telephone: 517-321-2638 (USA)
Web Contact: www.abih.org/contact-abih
Certification info: www.abih.org/become-certified
Test centers: www.prometric.com

Details

Exam Information

The CIH exam consists of 150 scored items and an additional 30 experimental questions. The multiple-choice questions are designed to assess the knowledge and skills required to function as a certified practitioner in the field. The exam is 5.0 hours in length with an optional 30-minute break in the middle. After you have been approved to sit for the exam and paid your $350 exam fee, you will be able to schedule your exam with Prometric.

Examinations are offered at Prometric testing locations during two windows -- April-May and October-November. You can schedule an exam anytime within those windows (depending on the hours of your chosen test center - some are open Sundays, some aren't).

About ABIH

Since 1960, the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) has been the world's largest organization for certifying professionals in the practice of industrial hygiene. The ABIH administers the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential which is a means to objectively assess and measure the professional knowledge and understanding of practitioners engaged in the specialty of industrial hygiene. The mission of the ABIH is that the CIH credential is globally recognized as the premier standard of professional competence in Industrial Hygiene / Occupational Health & Safety. In 2019, the American Board of Industrial Hygiene® (ABIH®) created a new, high-level organizational umbrella called the Board for Global EHS Credentialing® (BGC® ) to more accurately reflect their enhanced credential offerings, which include the Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®), Qualified Environmental Professional® (QEP®), Environmental Professional In-Training® (EPI®), and a Product Stewardship credential, which is currently in development.