2023

• CA Firefighters Cancer Prevention & Research (Posted 06/10/23)
• Water: School Sites: Lead Testing: Conservation (Posted 06/05/23)
• Comments on Proposed Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulations (Posted 05/18/23)
• CA Young Workers Partnership Spring Meeting (Posted 05/11/23)
• Comments on Proposed Changes to Cal/OSHA's Lead Regulations (Posted 04/20/23)
• Workforce training: California Volunteers: youth job corps (Posted 04/19/23)
• Workplace Readiness Week: Work Permits (Posted 04/05/23)
• Workforce Development: Utility Careers (Posted 04/05/23)
• CIH designation important to proposed revisions to lead regulations (Posted 11/27/23)
• Comments on Proposed Silica Emergency Temporary Standard (Posted11/27/23)

2019

• Protection from Wildfire Smoke Emergency Regulation – Discussion Draft (Posted 04/26/19)
• NIOSH Funding Letter (Posted April 2019)
• Friends of NIOSH (Posted April 2019)
• Comments to OSHSB public meeting (Posted 03/21/19)
• Proposed Indoor Heat Illness Standard (Posted 02/15/19)
• Discussion Draft Regulations Occupational Exposure to Surgical Plume (Posted 01/14/19)

2018

• Proposed Indoor Heat Illness Standard (Posted 11/12/18)
• Requested Amendments to AB 2799 (Adult-use cannabis and medicinal cannabis: license application: OSHA training) (Posted 06/08/18)

2017

• Wildfire Cleanup Resources, Assistance, and Recommendations for Protecting the Health and Safety of Residents and Recovery Workers (Posted 10/27/17)
• Sample NIOSH ERC Support LetterSample NIOSH ERC Support Letter (Posted 08/09/17)
• Request for amendment to S.B. 774 – Specifying a Certified Industrial Hygienist be a member of the California Toxic Substances Board (Posted 04/18/17)

Earlier Communications

• Proposed Rulemaking Changes, Workers’ Compensation – Self-insurance (Posted 08/10/16)
• SUPPORT FOR AB 2153 (Garcia) Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Abatement Program (Posted 06/21/16)
• SB 1100 (Monning) Support Letter (Posted 05/22/16)
• Friends of NIOSH letter to the House and Senate Labor HHS Subcommittee (Posted 05/01/16)
• CIHC Legislative Summary March 2016 (Posted 04/16/16)
• Letter to the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittees in support of funding for NIOSH in the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill (Posted 04/09/16)
• Letter to CA DIR OSIP - Proposed Rulemaking Changes, Workers’ Compensation – Self-Insurance (Posted 12/23/15)
• Letter to CA DOSH - Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Draft (Posted 12/23/15)
• Letter to CA DOSH - Hotel housekeeping WMSD injury prevention draft (Posted 9/14/15)
• Comments regarding draft of possible amendments to 8CCR1532.1.Lead (Posted 6/15/15)
• Letter to the House HHS subcommittees in support of NIOSH funding in FY16 (Posted 6/08/15)
• Letter to the Senate HHS subcommittees in support of NIOSH funding in FY16 (Posted 6/08/15)
• CIHC comments regarding Title 8, Section 5193.1 of the General Industry Safety Orders, Sexually Transmitted Infections (Posted 6/02/15)
• CIHC comments to OSHSB on Heat Illness Prevention (8CCR3395) proposed changes #2 (Posted 12/08/14)
• CIHC comments to OSHSB on Heat Illness Prevention (8CCR3395) proposed changes (Posted 12/01/14)
• CIHC comments to Sen. Monning on SB 193 (Posted 08/10/14)
• Letter to US House of Representatives supporting NIOSH funding for FY15 (Posted 05/06/14)
• Letter to US Senate supporting NIOSH funding for FY15 (Posted 05/06/14)
• Letter to Cal-OSHA Standards Board (Posted 03/25/14)
• CIHC comments on NIOSH Carcinogen Policy (Posted 03/05/14)
• CIHC Comments on Cal/OSHA Safe Patient Handling (Posted 10/07/13)
• Letter to DOSH regarding 8CCR5155 (Posted 05/08/13)
• CIHC Comments on GHS to Cal-OSHA Standards Board (Posted 05/08/13)
• CIHC Comments on GHS to DOSH (Posted 05/08/13)
• CIHC Comments on Safer Consumer Products Regulations (Posted 03/07/13)
• Letter of Support for Ellen Widess as Chief of Cal/OSHA (Posted 02/03/12)
• AIHA Comments on Safer Product Regulations (Posted 01/01/12)
• Additional CIHC Comments on Safer Product Regulations (Posted 01/01/12)
• Proposed Regulation for Green Chemistry Hazard Traits (Posted 09/16/11)
• CIHC Letter to Support Continuation of the DIR Standards Board (Posted 07/22/11)
• CIHC Letter Supporting NIOSH (Posted 04/17/11)
• CIHC Comments on AB 553 (Posted 03/31/11)
• AIHA Comments on AB 553 (Posted 03/31/11)
• Len Welsh Support Letter (Posted 01/18/11)
• Cliff Rechtschaffen Letter, Titanium Dioxide (Posted 01/18/11)
• Ken Alex Letter, Titanium Dioxide (Posted 01/18/11)
• CIHC Comments on Safer Product Regulations
• Letter to Len Welsh
• SB 477 Opposition Letter
• Comments Submitted to DTSC - Safer Product Regulations
• Second Notice of Modification - Heat Illness Prevention
• Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment
• Joel Cohen Support Letter from AIHA
• Joel Cohen Support Letter from CIHC - Standards Board
• CIHC Memo to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein - Lead in Paint From Developing Countries
• Final CIHC COmments on 2nd Green Chemistry Straw Proposal
• CIHC Letter to Cal-OSHA regarding Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System (GHS)
• Heat Illness Letter CIHC sent into the Cal-OSHA Standards Board
• Green Chemistry Initiative — Response to Straw Proposal
• Support for SB 23 (Padilla)
• Support for AB 1489 (Smyth)
• Support for AB 790 (Ruskin) State Scientists
• Support for SB 124 (Oropeza)
• Request for Amendment to AB 828 - Building Standards
• NIH Funds Green Chemistry
• CIHC Comments to Department of Toxic Substances Control on Green Chemistry Initiative
• California's Green Chemistry Initiative - The Challenge Ahead
• CIHC in Support of Dr. John Howard for the Assistant Secretary of Labor
• Update on DOSH Industrial Hygienist and Safety Engineer Classifications
• CIHC Position on the CAL/OSHA Industrial Hygienist Pay Disparity
• Differentials Between DOSH Safety Engineer/Industrial Hygiene Pay (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008) Source: Garrett Brown, CIH, at the CIHC Conf 2006
• AB 515
  - March 19, 2007 - Opposition to AB 515 (PEL Process)
  - July 17, 2007 - Senate Appropriations Hearing
  - August 3, 2207 - AB 515 Has Been Amended
  - August 6, 2207 - AB 515 Response
  - August 23, 2207 - AB 515 Response
  - August 27, 2207 - AB 515 Response
• CIHC Comments to Title 17, CCR, Department of Health Services Proposed Revision (Lead)
• CIHC SB 1386 - Letter to Governor (Posted 9/22/08)

Adopted June 11, 1991
Revised March 2, 1998
Revised July 9, 1996
Revised May 3, 1999
Revised March 8, 2000
Revised August 3, 2005
Revised September 1, 2010
Revised February 10, 2015

By Laws Operating Procedures - February 10, 2015

ARTICLE I - NAME

This organization shall be known as: "California Industrial Hygiene Council".

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE

California Industrial Hygiene Council (hereafter CIHC), a coalition of California Local Sections of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, is a professional association within the meaning of Section 23701e of California Revenue and Taxation Code, formed for the purpose of addressing governmental affairs within California. This organization does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof and is organized for nonprofit purposes.

ARTICLE III - FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year for CIHC shall be January 1st to December 31st of each year.

ARTICLE IV - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

All Local Sections of the American Industrial Hygiene Association located in California are members of CIHC.

Each Local Section should appoint two representatives, called Directors, to represent their interests in CIHC. Each Local Section should also appoint an Alternate who will attend when a Director cannot attend.

Only those Directors representing AIHA Local Sections which pay their assessed CIHC dues each year will be voting members in that year. Directors representing Sections that are twelve months or more behind in payment of dues will not have their meeting expenses reimbursed until such time as dues are brought current. Each of these Directors will have one vote.

The Directors of CIHC will fix the annual dues proportionally, based on their membership paid by each Local Section as needed.

ARTICLE V - TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP

Any Director may resign by submitting a written resignation to their Local Section President and to the President of CIHC. Any AIHA Local Section can change their representative Directors at any time in accordance with their own procedures. Local Sections are encouraged, however, to appoint Directors for terms of at least three years whenever possible and to stagger the appointment of their two Directors to assure continuity.

In the event that any voting member of the Board of Directors is absent from any two (2) consecutive meetings of the Board without prior notification to the President, such Board member shall be subject to removal from the Board.

The President of the Board will notify the Director’s Local Section President if such action is being considered prior to taking any action. Removal requires a majority vote of the Board present and voting, provided that a notice of intention to consider such removal at a designated meeting of the Board is set forth in the official Notice of Meetings of such designated meeting.

ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS AND DUTIES

OFFICERS. The Officers of the Council shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The voting members of the Board of Directors shall elect all officers. The voting members of the Board may remove any officer for cause by a

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

PRESIDENT. The President shall preside as chairperson at all meetings of the Council, shall issue or cause to be issued, notices of all meetings, and shall direct the affairs of the Council with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided for in these By-Laws, the President shall appoint all Committee Chairs. In the event of incapacity or inability to fulfill the office, certification of such fact by two thirds vote of the voting members of the Board of Directors present at a meeting specially called and noticed for that purpose, the remainder of the term shall be filled by the Vice President. The President shall perform other duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors. The President may serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive two year terms of office.

VICE PRESIDENT. The Vice President shall act on the President’s behalf during any absence of the President and shall provide primary support to the conference chair(s). The Vice President will take the office of President at the end of the current President’s final term of office or if the President becomes unable to fill the position’s duties.

SECRETARY. The Secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings of the Council, and shall be the official custodian of all the records of the Council. The Secretary shall perform such duties as are delegated by the President, and such other legal duties incident to the office of Secretary. If the Secretary is unable to fulfill the term of office, the President will notify the Board and an Alternate will be identified to serve the term and perform the duties of the Secretary.

TREASURER. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the preparation of an annual budget and annual financial reports for approval by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall prepare the request for funds from AIHA, file state and federal tax returns and related documents, and mail dues billings to AIHA Local Sections. If the Treasurer is unable to fulfill the term of office, The President will notify the Board and an Alternate will be identified to serve the term and perform the duties of the Treasurer.

The President and the Treasurer, or any other office of the Council authorized by majority vote of the Board of Directors, may execute any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments which have been authorized by the Board of Directors to be executed.

TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of each officer shall be for two years. Officers may be re-elected to subsequent terms of office.

MEETINGS. The Board of Directors shall meet at least two times each year.

DUTIES OF DIRECTORS. Directors are expected to attend all meetings of the Council and shall keep their Local Section informed of the Council’s activities. Directors will monitor assigned legislation and notify the President and Consultant if a change of position is recommended. Directors will assist in planning the CIHC Conference.

ARTICLE VII - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

All meetings of CIHC shall be conducted generally in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order (except where otherwise designated in these By-Laws) in keeping with democratic principles and traditions so that each member shall have an opportunity to be heard and present his or her views for the consideration of the entire body. A quorum is defined as half the voting Directors plus one.

ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS

These By-Laws may be amended at a meeting of the Board, called at a time and place designated by the President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, by two thirds votes cast by the voting members of the Board.

ARTICLE IX – LIMITATION OF POWERS

Notwithstanding any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this association shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the specific purposes of the association.

Purpose

• Establish a legislative presence in the State Capitol through professional representation
• Keep the industrial hygiene profession intact by opposing any further erosion or limitation of practice by legislation or regulation
• Seek recognition in statute to define, recognize, and protect the profession of industrial hygiene
• Provide sound scientific and technological input to the legislative and regulatory process

Legislative Services:

• CIHC contracts with Sacramento Advocacy to provide legislative support
• Professional legislative support is essential especially during the current state economic climate where many health and safety programs are or have been considered for elimination or modification
• CIHC Directors, representing five local sections of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), volunteer their time to support CIHC activities

CIHC Activities:

• Review and monitor legislation (each year, the CIHC Board reviews hundreds of bills, screened by the CIHC Legislative Office, which may impact the industrial hygiene profession)
• Sponsor legislation
• Review regulations
• Sponsor the annual CIHC Conference
• Coordinate with AIHA National Governmental Affairs

CIHC's Major Accomplishments:

• Defined Industrial Hygienist in State Law (H&S Code 117672)
• Initiated and Sponsored the Industrial Hygienist Definition and Registration Act (B&P Code Sections 20700-20705)
• Established a legislative presence in Sacramento
• Negotiated by reducing the number of days for lead training course for CIHs to three days
• Negotiated the exemption for Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner requirement
• Monitored rewrite of the Professional Engineers Act
• Sponsored laboratory accreditation legislation
• Sponsored successful legislation to allow a CIH or other qualified professional to provide lead poisoning prevention services
• Garnered strategic legislative amendments to the Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001 assuring the participation of IH’s in developing standards to identify, evaluate, and abate mold
• Submitted formal input on the following proposed regulations: heat illness prevention, green chemistry, lead in paint from developing countries, globally harmonized hazard communication systems, and building standards

Annual CIHC Conference:

• Provide a statewide forum to discuss issues of concern to the industrial hygiene profession
• Provide educational opportunities for industrial hygienists and allied professionals
• Strengthen ties and establish alliance among the occupational health and safety professionals
• Provides an opportunity to consult, network, collaborate among industrial hygienists and other professionals
• Raise funds to support the CIHC organization by continuing services provided by Sacramento Advocacy