Industrial Hygiene Professionals

Reducing the Risk of Occupational Disease

Chemicals, biological substances, physical agents, and other environmental hazards at the worksite may pose a risk of occupational disease.  State Fund's industrial hygiene staff works with policyholders to help reduce this risk to employees through the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental hazards.

State Fund’s industrial hygiene services include:

• Management consultations to discuss occupational health concerns, the control of health hazards, and regulatory requirements.
• Onsite evaluations to identify potential health hazards from chemicals, biological substances, physical agents, and other environmental hazards.
• Air monitoring and other measurements using state-of-the-art equipment to assist in the evaluation of hazards and control measures.
• Program development assistance for respiratory protection, confined spaces, regulated carcinogens, and other health-related issues.
• Research and information services to provide current information on occupational health hazards.
• Policyholder and employee training on a variety of topics.

Certified Industrial Hygienists

State Fund has the largest number of Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) among California’s workers’ compensation carriers.  The CIH is an internationally recognized certification granted by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Certified Industrial Hygienists have the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree with 60 semester hours in undergraduate or graduate level science, math, engineering, and science-based technology, including at least 15 hours at the upper levels.
• Four years broad-based professional industrial hygiene experience.
• College or continuing education courses in industrial hygiene fundamentals, measurements, controls, and toxicology.
• Continued professional qualification and development for certification maintenance.