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International Hygiene Association (IOHA)

IOHA is an international association of occupational hygiene organizations from across the world, whose membership is dedicated to the discipline and application of the inherent principles of occupational hygiene.

What is Occupational Hygiene?

Occupational hygiene is the discipline of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling health hazards in the working environment with the objectives of protecting worker health and wellbeing, and safeguarding the community at large. The focus is on utilizing science and engineering to prevent ill health caused by workplace environments and practices. A 2017 review  estimated that globally there are 2.3 million occupationally related deaths each year attributable to work with the majority, 2.0 million, being due to occupational diseases. An International Labor Organization publication gives information that over 313 million non-fatal occupational accidents (with at least 4 days absence) were estimated to have occurred in 2010.

What is the Role of Occupational Hygienists?

Occupational hygienist assist employers and employees improve workplace conditions and work practices by: quantifying exposure levels and assessing the risk to employees, recommending control measures to minimize exposure in accordance with requirements consistent with local legislation. Occupational hygienists usually operate as part of a multi-disciplinary team that can include managers, safety professionals, occupational health professionals and employees,

About IOHA

IOHA was created in 1987 at the University of Nottingham (UK) by a group of 15 members, to represents the global community of occupational hygienists. These 15 hygienists met to discuss the creation of an international association of the profession. Under the leadership and the vision of Dr. Jeffrey Lee, a group of national professional associations, went together to exchange knowledge and advance the profession. On 2nd June 1987 there was the second meeting of the representatives from whole world. During this meeting was agreed the name of association as IOHA – International Occupational Hygiene Association. In April of 1988, the first board meeting of the IOHA was held in Nottingham, England. Representatives from several countries, representing different associations attended, and the first order of business was to elect Dr Lee as chair of the board. During this meeting, the first governance structure and guidelines for the Association were discussed, but it took an additional three years to finalize the details of how the organization would work and to create the associated governance documents. The first official acceptance of the Association’s bylaws was signed into effect by the board in April 1989. The IOHA has the permanent secretariat in South Africa and an executive committee consisting of a president, a president-elect, a past president and a secretary/treasurer. Each member association designates one person to serve on the board. IOHA is a non-government organization, recognized by the International Labor Organization and the World Health Organization

Original Members

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. The American Industrial Hygiene Association. The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists; The British Occupational Hygiene Society. The Canadian Registration board for Occupational Hygienists .The Dutch Occupational Hygiene Society. The Finnish Occupational Hygiene Association. The Institute for Occupational Hygienists. The Italian Association of Industrial Hygienists. The Swiss Occupational Hygienists Association .The Swedish Industrial Hygienists Association. The Swedish Occupational Hygiene Association

What does IOHA do?


 * IOHA operates a National Accreditation Recognition program to promote global hygiene principles and their application and recognition of professional certification programs which meet or exceed the "IOHA Model Certification Program.. This model serves as an international qualifications framework so that all hygienists are trained to a consistent, high standard, recognized in all participating countries


 * IOHA created and supports the Occupational Hygiene Training Association (OHTA)  formed to promote better standards of occupational hygiene practice throughout the world working through  a common international framework for occupational hygiene training. They develop training materials and make them freely available for use by students and training providers.


 * The IOHA serves as the international international voice of the occupational hygiene profession, through its recognition as a non- governmental organization (NGO) by both the International Labor Organization and, the World Health Organization (WHO).IOHA co-operates with other international organizations, such as ICOH (International Commission on Occupational Health) and the IEA (International Ergonomic Association)


 * It continuers to develop and promote occupational hygiene through its 36 member organizations, representing  more than 20 000 occupational hygienists worldwide.
 * Every two or three years IOHA conducts an international scientific conference which provides a forum for discussion of best practices, impactful research and opportunities for member collaboration and  the direct exchange of occupational hygiene information.. In June of 2024 the  13th  IOHA International Scientific Conference will be held in Dublin Ireland.

Publications


 * ICOH, IOHA and IEA Joint Statement presented at the Seventy-first World Health Assembly


 * Joint IOHA, ICOH, IEA statement on the recognition of safety and health as a fundamental principle and right at work

IOHA’s MISSION AND VISION

The mission is enhancing the international network of occupational hygiene organizations that promote, develop and improve occupational hygiene worldwide, providing a safe and healthy working environment for all. .IOHA’s vision is a safe and healthy working environment for all.

AWARDS

In 2018 IOHA created the Collaboration Award to honor work between occupational hygiene organizations and other countries or organizations. This is a means to share ideas, promote occupational hygiene, and improve worker health worldwide. The first recipients of this award, in 2018, were the Brick Kiln Committee of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) and the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI).

MEMBER ORGANIZATINS IOHA has 39 current associated members

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH); American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA);·Asociación Guatemalteca de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional (AGSSO);  Association of Hygienists of Argentina (AHRA); Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH); Belgian Society for Occupational Hygiene (BSOH); Brazilian Association of Occupational Hygienists (Associação Brasileira de Higienistas Ocupacionais, ABHO); British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS); Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists CRBOH ( Conseil Canadien d’Agrément des Hygiénistes du Travail, CCAHT); Colombian Association of Occupational Hygiene (ACHO); Sociedad Colombiana De Higienistas Ocupacionales (SCHO); Dutch Occupational Hygiene Society  (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arbeidshygiëne, NVvA); French Occupational Hygienists Society (Societe Francaise des Hygienites du Travail or French Occupational Hygienists Society (SOFHYT); Finnish Occupational Hygiene Society (Suomen Työhygienian Seura, STHS); German Society for Occupational Hygiene (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arbeitshygiene, DGAH );Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (HKIOEH); Industrial Hygienists Association of the Philippines (IHAP);Central Industrial Hygiene Association (CIHA);       Indonesian Industrial Hygiene Association (IIHA); Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland (OHSI); Italian Industrial Hygiene Association; Japan Occupational Hygiene Association (JOHA); Japan Association for Working Environment Measurement (JAWE)Korean industrial Hygiene Association (KIHA); Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association (MIHA); Mexican Industrial Hygiene Association (Asociación Mexicana de Higiene Industrial – AMHI); Dutch Occupational Hygiene Society  (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arbeidshygiëne (NVvA); New Zealand Occupational Hygiene Society (NZOHS); Norwegian Occupational Hygiene Association (Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening, NYF); Asociación Peruana de Higiene Ocupacional (APEHO); Polish Association of Industrial Hygienists (Polskie Towarzystwo Higienistów Przemysowych (PTHP); Occupational & Environmental Health Society of Singapore (OEHS); Sociedad Argentina de Higiene Ocupacional (SAHIO);Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene – Certification Board (SAIOH-CB); Spanish Association of Industrial Hygiene /Asociación Española de Higiene Industrial (AEHI);Swedish Association of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (Svensk Yrkes- och Miljöhygienisk Förening, SYMF); Swiss Society for Occupational Hygiene (Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Arbeitshygiene – SGAH, Société Suisse d’ Hygiène du Travail – SSHT);Taiwan Occupational Hygiene Association (TOHA); Vietnamese Industrial Hygiene Association (VIHA)

PRESIDENTS

Presidents of the IOHA from 1988 to 2019

Last president is ,,,, (attach a pic)

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