IIHA Membership is categorized into several categories. The categorization is based on current profession and background education. Types of IIHA membership are:
Full Member | Anggota Penuh:
Graduated from an accredited institution holding a baccalaureate degree in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, or other discipline approved by written Board policy.
She / He 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.
Associate Member | Anggota Muda:
Graduated from 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.
She / He 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.
Retired Member| Anggota Purnakarya:
She / He is 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.
Affiliate Member| Anggota Afiliatif:
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.
Student Member | Anggota Mahasiswa:
A full-time student at the college undergraduate or graduate level may become a Student member upon application and one-time 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 one-time submission of a statement from his/her faculty advisor confirming the number of credit hours.
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.
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 IIHA.
