History

Twelve delegates held first meeting in Rochester, New York

Petition for Incorporation approved by Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County

First Board meeting held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

First examinations held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bachelor's degree and 8 years' experience required as a minimum

Examination consisted of Core and Comprehensive Practice or 1 of 6 aspect (acoustical, air pollution, chemical, engineering, radiological and toxicological) exams

First certificates issued for Comprehensive Practice, Chemical Aspects and Engineering Aspects by written examination

Eligibility requirements for CIH examination changed from 8 years' to 5 years' experience/equivalency, beginning with 1973 examinations

The Core and second level examination eligibilities. Core eligibility to be 1 year experience/equivalency to begin with 1973 examinations. Core-only examination to be for Industrial Hygienist in Training, IHIT

Decision to restore eligibility provisions for applicants without bachelor's degrees

First Certificate for Acoustical Aspects written examination

Certification Maintenance program initiated; 6 year recertification cycle

First ABIH Executive Director hired (half time)

Reintroduction of written examination in the Toxicological Aspects

Joint Committee established with BCSP for technician level certifications

Decision to grant 1 year experience equivalency for applicants with an IH masters degree and 2 years for an IH doctoral degree, beginning in 1987

Last Toxicology Aspect examination given

Decision to discontinue eligibility provisions for non-degree applicants after 1990

CESB Accreditation obtained

Public member first elected to the Board

Board votes to establish a permanent Associate-level credential, CAIH, beginning with 2001 examinations

Decisions to:

• drop the experience requirement relating to a percentage of time practicing IH
• allow creditable experience prior to completion of a bachelor’s degree
• change the experience requirement from 5 to 4 years

Decision to discontinue offering the CAIH certification

CBT examinations are given internationally

Decision to sell interest in CCHEST (ABIH/BCSP joint venture) to BCSP

ANSI ISO/IEC 17024:2003 Accreditation obtained

NCCA Accreditation obtained; CESB Accreditation dropped

ABIH announces the retirement of the Executive Director, Lynn O'Donnell, CIH

ABIH hires a new Chief Executive Officer, Ulric Chung, MCS, PhD.

ABIH representatives participate in the 7th China International Forum on Work Safety in Beijing and participate in meetings with university educators and the Vice Minister of Labor; ABIH Staff participate in AIHA®/MIHA Asia Pacific Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Mission is revised to include public protection as essential to the role of a credentialing body: "As the premier credentialing organization for Industrial Hygiene (Occupational- and Environmental-Health and Safety), the American Board of Industrial Hygiene® (ABIH^®) serves its credentialed practitioners by establishing and administering a valid, reliable, and rigorous credentialing process to protect the public and meet the needs of employers."

Vision statement is revised: "ABIH^®-credentialed practitioners will be globally recognized as the epitome of professional competence and ethics in Industrial Hygiene (Occupational- and Environmental-Health and Safety)."

Jas Singh is named the 2015 ABIH® Lynn C. O’Donnell Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Roy Rando is named the 2015 ABIH® Impact Award recipient

ABIH and IPEP board members sign an memorandum of understanding to initiate a long-term collaboration between organizations.

ABIH Representatives Participate in Central Industrial Hygiene Association (CIHA) in India

John Henshaw is named the 2016 ABIH Lynn C. O’Donnell Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Carter Ficklen is named the 2016 ABIH Impact Award recipient

Board passes resolution to adopt the QEP credentialing program into ABIH

ABIH, AIHA and ACGIH sign memorandum of understanding for continued collaboration.

ABIH Representative Participates in Central Industrial Hygiene Association (CIHA) in India

Donna Doganiero is named the 2017 ABIH Lynn C. O’Donnell Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Nicole Greeson is named the 2017 ABIH Impact Award recipient

ABIH Office moves to 6005 W. St. Joe Hwy in Lansing

ABIH announces the development of a retirement designation for diplomates

ABIH announces that it plans to develop a Product Stewardship Credential

Web-based system for applications and certification-maintenance goes on line.

CM processes are updated.

The Board member terms are aligned to the calendar year.

Susan Ripple is named the 2019 ABIH® Lynn C. O’Donnell Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

ABIH publicly announces its new name "Board for Global EHS Credentialing" (BGC).  ABIH and IPEP names are retained as credentialing divisions under BGC.

September 24, 2019, IPEP dissolves as a legal entity. Examination and trademarks transferred to the BGC.