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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62549,"identifier":"40.1-140","token":"40.1\/9\/40.1-140","url":"\/40.1-140\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-140\/","token":"40.1\/9\/40.1-140","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited actions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-140","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words “Industrial Hygienist in Training<\/span>,” “IHIT<\/span>,” “Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist<\/span>,” “CAIH<\/span>,” “Certified Industrial Hygienist<\/span>,” “CIH<\/span>,” or a variation of those words, or represent to the public that he is certified as such, unless he possesses the applicable certification issued by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words “Associate Safety Professional<\/span>,” “ASP<\/span>,” “Certified Safety Professional<\/span>,” “CSP<\/span>,” or a variation of those words, or represent to the public that he is certified as such, unless he possesses the applicable certification issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words “Occupational Health and Safety Technologist<\/span>,” “OHST<\/span>,” “Construction Health and Safety Technologist<\/span>,” “CHST<\/span>,” or variation of those words, or represent to the public that he is certified as such, unless he possesses the applicable certification issued by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene<\/span> and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals<\/span><\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No person shall represent to the public that he is an Industrial Hygienist in Training<\/span>, Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist<\/span>, Certified Industrial Hygienist<\/span>, Associate Safety Professional<\/span>, Certified Safety Professional<\/span>, Construction Health and Safety Technologist<\/span>, or Occupational Health and Safety Technologist<\/span> unless he has been certified as such by the ABIH<\/span>, BCSP<\/span>, or both, as applicable, and such certification has not lapsed or been revoked. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTIONS (\u00a7 40.1-140)\n\nA. No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words\n“Industrial Hygienist in Training,” “IHIT,”\n“Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist,” “CAIH,”\n“Certified Industrial Hygienist,” “CIH,” or a variation\nof those words, or represent to the public that he is certified as such, unless\nhe possesses the applicable certification issued by the American Board of\nIndustrial Hygiene.\n\nB. No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words\n“Associate Safety Professional,” “ASP,” “Certified\nSafety Professional,” “CSP,” or a variation of those words, or\nrepresent to the public that he is certified as such, unless he possesses the\napplicable certification issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.\n\nC. No person shall use in conjunction with his name the letters or words\n“Occupational Health and Safety Technologist,” “OHST,”\n“Construction Health and Safety Technologist,” “CHST,”\nor variation of those words, or represent to the public that he is certified as\nsuch, unless he possesses the applicable certification issued by the American\nBoard of Industrial Hygiene and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.\n\nD. No person shall represent to the public that he is an Industrial Hygienist in\nTraining, Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist, Certified Industrial\nHygienist, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional,\nConstruction Health and Safety Technologist, or Occupational Health and Safety\nTechnologist unless he has been certified as such by the ABIH, BCSP, or both, as\napplicable, and such certification has not lapsed or been revoked.\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}}