Safe + Sound Week and the Significance of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Services for Protecting Workers

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was designating the inaugural Safe + Sound Week in mid-June. Safe + Sound Week was created as a nationwide effort that calls on organizations of all sizes, in a wide range of industries, to raise awareness of the value and importance of workplace safety and health programs, and to celebrate the successes of businesses that have implemented these programs.
 
For this year, Celebrate Your Safety Successes is the theme for Safe + Sound Week which takes   place from August 12-18. There are a number of organizers this year in addition to OSHA, including AIHA, VPP, ASSP, NSC, CPWR, and NIOSH, that are working collaboratively with other agencies and associations to develop and review campaign/event materials and communications, and leverage organizational resources to support these efforts. More than 200 partners have also signed up as membership organizations responsible for communications and outreach during the weeklong event.
 
“The Board for Global EHS Credentialing^® supports the efforts of organizers, partners, and businesses that endorse the vision of safety and health programs in every workplace in America and in countries across the globe,” said Dirk Yamamoto, PhD, CIH^® and Chair of the Board for Global EHS Credentialing^®. “As the certifying body and administrators for the Certified Industrial Hygienist^® (CIH^®) program, Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP^®), and the Environmental Professional In-Training^® (EPI^®), we echo the commitment of the thousands of certified professionals we are associated with who work tirelessly to achieve the goal of safe and healthy work environments for all employees during Safe + Sound week and every other week of the year.”
 
About the Board for Global EHS Credentialing^® (BGC^®) and Its Credentials and Designations
Founded in 1960, the Board for Global EHS Credentialing’s mission is to be the leader in offering credentials that elevate the technical and ethical standards for professionals practicing the science of protecting, managing, and enhancing the health and safety of people and the environment. The American Board of Industrial Hygiene^® (ABIH^®) and the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice^® (IPEP^®) are credentialing divisions of the BGC, offering the Certified Industrial Hygienist^® (CIH^®) credential, Qualified Environmental Professional^® (QEP^®) credential, and the Environmental Professional In-Training^® (EPI^®) designation. 
 
Currently, more than 7,600 people around the world hold the CIH credential, QEP credential, or EPI designation. To locate a CIH to perform industrial hygiene services, please email a request to Info@EHSCredentialing.org . To learn more about a BGC credential or designation, please visit www.EHSCredentialing.org, email Info@EHSCredentialing.org or call (517) 321-2638.
 

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