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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 742<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68112,"section_number":"40.1-142","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-142\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220713,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72184,"identifier":"40.1-139","token":"40.1\/9\/40.1-139","url":"\/40.1-139\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-139\/","token":"40.1\/9\/40.1-139","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-139","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span>” or “ABIH<\/span>” means a nonprofit corporation established to improve the practice and educational standards of the profession of industrial hygiene by certifying individuals who meet its education, experience, examination and maintenance requirements.\n\t\t“Associate Safety Professional<\/span>” or “ASP<\/span>” means an individual who has been certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span> as an Associate Safety Professional<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span>” or “BCSP<\/span>” means a nonprofit corporation established to improve the practice and educational standards of the safety profession<\/span> by certifying individuals who meet its education, experience, examination, and maintenance requirements.\n\t\t“Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist<\/span>” or “CAIH<\/span>” means an individual who has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> as a Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Certified Industrial Hygienist<\/span>” or “CIH<\/span>” means an individual who has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> as a Certified Industrial Hygienist<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Certified Safety Professional<\/span>” or “CSP<\/span>” means an individual who has been certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span> as a Certified Safety Professional<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Construction Health and Safety Technologist<\/span>” or “CHST<\/span>” means an individual who, by virtue of education, experience and examination, has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span> as a Construction Health and Safety Technologist<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Industrial Hygiene” means the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors and stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers, and that may also affect the workplace’s community.\n\t\t“Industrial Hygienist in Training<\/span>” or “IHIT<\/span>” means an individual certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> as an Industrial Hygienist in Training<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Occupational Health and Safety Technologist<\/span>” or “OHST<\/span>” means an individual certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span> as an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist<\/span> and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Safety Profession<\/span>” means the science and discipline concerned with the preservation of human and material<\/span> resources through the systematic application of principles drawn from technological advancements in the fields of education, design, chemistry, the physical and biological sciences, ergonomics, psychology, physiology, and management for anticipating, identifying and evaluating potentially hazardous systems, conditions and practices, and for developing, implementing, administering, and advising others on hazard control design, methods, procedures, and programs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 40.1-139)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“American Board of Industrial Hygiene” or “ABIH” means\na nonprofit corporation established to improve the practice and educational\nstandards of the profession of industrial hygiene by certifying individuals who\nmeet its education, experience, examination and maintenance requirements.\n\t\t“Associate Safety Professional” or “ASP” means an\nindividual who has been certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals\nas an Associate Safety Professional and whose certification has not lapsed or\nbeen revoked.\n\t\t“Board of Certified Safety Professionals” or “BCSP”\nmeans a nonprofit corporation established to improve the practice and\neducational standards of the safety profession by certifying individuals who\nmeet its education, experience, examination, and maintenance requirements.\n\t\t“Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist” or “CAIH”\nmeans an individual who has been certified by the American Board of Industrial\nHygiene as a Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist and whose certification\nhas not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Certified Industrial Hygienist” or “CIH” means an\nindividual who has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as\na Certified Industrial Hygienist and whose certification has not lapsed or been\nrevoked.\n\t\t“Certified Safety Professional” or “CSP” means an\nindividual who has been certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals\nas a Certified Safety Professional and whose certification has not lapsed or\nbeen revoked.\n\t\t“Construction Health and Safety Technologist” or\n“CHST” means an individual who, by virtue of education, experience\nand examination, has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene\nand the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a Construction Health and\nSafety Technologist and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Industrial Hygiene” means the science and art devoted to the\nanticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors and\nstresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired\nhealth and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers, and that may\nalso affect the workplace’s community.\n\t\t“Industrial Hygienist in Training” or “IHIT” means an\nindividual certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as an\nIndustrial Hygienist in Training and whose certification has not lapsed or been\nrevoked.\n\t\t“Occupational Health and Safety Technologist” or\n“OHST” means an individual certified by the American Board of\nIndustrial Hygiene and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as an\nOccupational Health and Safety Technologist and whose certification has not\nlapsed or been revoked.\n\t\t“Safety Profession” means the science and discipline concerned\nwith the preservation of human and material resources through the systematic\napplication of principles drawn from technological advancements in the fields of\neducation, design, chemistry, the physical and biological sciences, ergonomics,\npsychology, physiology, and management for anticipating, identifying and\nevaluating potentially hazardous systems, conditions and practices, and for\ndeveloping, implementing, administering, and advising others on hazard control\ndesign, methods, procedures, and programs.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 742.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}