A Full member shall be a graduate of an accredited institution of higher education holding a baccalaureate degree in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, or other discipline approved by written Board policy, who has been engaged a majority of time for at least three years in industrial hygiene or occupational and environmental health and safety activities as defined by the Board of Directors. The social sciences are not considered as qualifying sciences. Where an applicant does not have a qualifying baccalaureate degree, experience may be substituted on the basis of two years of qualifying experience for one year of undergraduate education. Full-time graduate study in one of the disciplines listed above may be accepted on an equivalent time basis for any portion of the required three years of experience. A Full member may serve on committees, vote, and be elected to the Board of Directors of the Association.
An Associate member shall be a graduate of an accredited institution of higher learning, holding an associate degree in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, or other discipline approved in writing by the Board, who is currently engaged a majority of time in industrial hygiene or occupational and environmental health and safety activities as defined in writing by the Board. Where an applicant does not have an acceptable degree, experience may be substituted on the basis of two years of qualifying experience for one year of undergraduate education. An Associate member may serve on committees and vote but may not be elected to the Board of Directors.
An International Affiliate member shall be an individual who resides in, and is a citizen of, a country defined by the World Bank as a low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper middle-income economy, and who is practicing occupational and environmental health and safety. An International Affiliate Members neither votes nor may be elected to the Board of Directors, but may serve on committees.
A complete listing of where countries fall in World Bank economies classification is available. There is also a PowerPoint presentation explaining International Affiliate member benefits.
An Affiliate member shall be a person who is employed in an allied profession or has interest in or supports the industrial hygiene profession or other related professions. An Affiliate member may not vote on Association issues or be elected to the Board of Directors, but may serve on committees.
A full-time student at the college undergraduate or graduate level may become a Student member upon application and yearly submission of a statement from his/her faculty advisor confirming status as a full-time student. Additionally, an undergraduate or graduate student taking at least one-half the credit hours required for full-time undergraduate/graduate student status may also become a student member upon application and yearly submission of a statement from his/her faculty advisor confirming the number of credit hours.
Undergraduate Student members who qualify as part-time students may continue as student members for a maximum of eight years and graduate student members who qualify as part-time students may continue as student members for a maximum of two years provided the required documentation is submitted annually. A student member may not vote or serve on the Board of Directors, but may serve as a non-voting member of a committee of AIHA.
A Retired member shall be a Full or Associate member who is no longer actively employed in the practice of industrial hygiene or environmental health and safety. Retirement is defined as paid active practice less than ten percent (10%) of the time. A Retired member neither votes nor may be elected to the Board of Directors, but may serve on committees.
Annual dues for Full, Associate, and Affiliate membership are $190 per calendar year and are prorated on a quarterly basis (see below). Dues for Student members are $10 per year and are not prorated. Annual dues for International Affiliate membership are $47.50 per calendar year and are prorated. Dues for Retired membership are $95 per year.
Date Application Received DuesJanuary 1–March 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%April 1–June 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75%July 1–September 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%October 1–December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%*
* includes membership through the following December 31