Industrial
Hygiene Technician
Certificate Program
What is the Industrial Hygiene Technician Certificate
Program?
Good question! The North Carolina Occupational
Safety and Health Education & Research Center
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
has designed and developed the Industrial
Hygiene Technician Certificate Program to
recognize those individuals who have completed
a selected set of requirements outlined for an
Industrial Hygiene Technician. Upon successful
completion of two required courses and elective
courses, a program certificate and plaque will
be awarded. The program requirements are listed
below. This program should not be confused with
being a Certified Industrial Hygienist.
Supervisors, listen up! Have you ever had difficulty
finding qualified IH Technicians, or do you feel
that you must spend valuable time training new
techs? Well this program should be of interest
to you. The IH Technician Certificate Program is
designed to provide an independent external assessment
of technician expertise to assist you. In addition,
the program gives you a wonderful opportunity to
support your technician training. This is a great
way to show your support for their efforts to improve
IH technician knowledge. So in essence, the program
offers a win-win opportunity for both you (the
Supervisor) and you (the IH Technician). The NC
OSHERC will also bring the Industrial Hygiene Technician
Certificate program to your organization on a contract
basis.
What are the requirements?
Program participants are required to obtain 6
credits through successful completion of two required
courses and elective courses chosen to complete
the credit requirements. An exam must be passed
at the end of each course. Only courses offered
at the North Carolina Annual Occupational Safety
and Health Winter and Summer Institutes will be
accepted as program credit.
Program participants will be required to take
the two required courses listed below and pass
an exam after each course:
Fundamentals
of Industrial Hygiene (Required
- 2 Credits)
Offered at the 2008 Summer Institute
Industrial
Hygiene Sampling (Required
- 2 Credits)
Offered at the 2008 Summer Institute
The two remaining elective credits may
be chosen from the Institute class list. View
our
2008
Summer Institute course listing.
Courses are designated as required or
elective courses. Any course
designated as an elective may be chosen for the
Industrial Hygiene Technician Certificate Program. An elective course
may be used as credit in only one certificate
program.
You must submit a Technician
Certificate Application Form with the $60 application fee before you can
be accepted into a certificate program and be eligible
to sit for an exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the Industrial Hygiene Technician
Certificate Program
Q. How can I enroll in the program?
A: Click
here to obtain a certificate program application
form. Complete
the application form and return it with the $60.00
non-refundable application fee to NC OSHERC,
PO Box 16248, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-6248.
You will receive a letter notifying you of program
acceptance. If you are not accepted by the review
board, you will be notified by letter stating
the reason. This letter will also advise you
of what will be needed for program acceptance.
Upon completion of these requirements, you may
then resubmit your application
Q: Are there any prerequisites for this
program?
A: Yes, to be accepted to this program you must
have at a minimum a high school diploma or GED
equivalent.
Q: What is required for program completion?
A: Each participant must earn six credits.
Two credits must be from the Fundamentals of Industrial
Hygiene course, two credits from the Occupational
Hygiene Sampling course and two credits from
elective
courses listed for the upcoming 2008 Summer Institute.
Successful completion of an exam at the end of
each course is required.
Q: How quickly can I complete the program?
A: The program can be completed in one year
if courses are taken at three consecutive Institutes.
For example, you take Fundamentals of Industrial
Hygiene at the first Institute and earn two credits.
The following Institute you take Occupational Hygiene
Sampling and earn two credits. At the last institute
you take electives to earn a total of two elective
credits giving you a total of six credits to
complete the program. Each participant has a maximum
of three years to complete the program beginning
with the date of the first course.
Q: I have previously taken some of the
electives with the NC OSHERC, can these count
toward the Industrial Hygiene Technician Certificate
Program?
A: If you have taken any of the required
or elective courses with the NC OSHERC within the last
three years before you entered the program,
and have not used the course for another technician
program elective, you may qualify to take the exam
at the institute. If a course is eligible,
you must pass the current course exam to obtain program
credit. Please contact our office at 888-235-3320
to discuss the course eligibility. An
elective course may be used as credit in only one
certificate program.
Q: How many exams are there and what do
they consist of?
A: There will be an exam after EACH course.
The exams will consist of approximately fifty multiple-choice
questions related to material covered in the course.
A maximum of two hours is given to complete an
exam.
Q: What do I need to pass the exam?
A: With each exam, a passing score of 70%
or higher is required. If you do not pass an exam,
the details of a retake can be arranged on an individual
basis with the NC OSHERC.
Q: How will I know if I have passed an
exam?
A: After the institute, a letter will be mailed
to each participant with exam results.
Q: How is the Industrial Hygiene Technician
Certificate awarded?
A: After successful completion of your course
of study and examinations, the Industrial Hygiene
Technician Certificate Program plaque and final
certificate of completion will be sent to each
program graduate.
How can I get information or enroll
in the program?
Click here to obtain
a certificate program application form.
If you would like information about the Industrial
Hygiene Technician Certificate Program, call the
North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education & Research
Center at toll free 1-888-235-3320, 1-919-962-2101,
Fax 1-919-966-7579, or email osherc@unc.edu.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 24th graduating
class of the Industrial Hygiene Technician Certificate
Program! (Summer Institute 2008)
William Moody Bryan, III
James M. Rongey
Maria Resto-Aceveto
Mark D. Spence
Leslie W. Walther
Click here for a list of all our graduates.
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