AIOH Membership
The AIOH is the largest organisation representing professionals working in occupational hygiene in Australia. Membership of AIOH is open to both professional occupational hygienists and to those with an interest in worker health protection and a healthier work environment.
Membership provides a wide range of benefits including professional development opportunities and discount offers. These are detailed in the Membership Benefits.
The AIOH offers the following options for membership (please click the link or scroll for more information):
Full membership
Provisional Membership
Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)
Associate
Student
AIOH members who have retired can apply for Retired Member status and Retired COH status
AIOH members can also join IOHA member organisations such as BOHS and AIHA at a reduced fee, see details below.
Choose one of the membership options below and if you are a current member and are looking to upgrade your membership, please login to member portal.
Professional Memberships
Provisional Membership
This is the first of the professional grades within the AIOH.
Membership at this level enables persons to identify themselves as occupational hygienists.
Provisional Members must have completed relevant tertiary studies and have been working in the field of occupational hygiene or one of its specialist branches for at least one year in a professional capacity.
Provisional members must be able to demonstrate to Council that an acceptable level of understanding of the principles of occupational hygiene has been achieved.
Please note: Clicking on the below will redirect you to our new AIOH Website members page, please scroll down to the Provisional membership tab.
Existing Member?
Full Membership (MAIOH)
Membership at this level enables occupational hygienists to use the post-nominals MAIOH.
Full Members must have completed relevant tertiary studies and have been working in the field of occupational hygiene or one of its specialist branches for more than five years in a professional capacity.
Full members must be able to demonstrate to the Council that a satisfactory level of professional competence has been achieved.
Please note: Clicking on the below will redirect you to our new AIOH Website members page, please scroll down to the Provisional membership tab.
The Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® status is the highest level of recognition for a professionally competent, independent and ethical occupational hygienist. It is an internationally recognised status and equivalent to overseas certification programs for occupational hygienist.
Full membership is a pre-requisite.
Applying for professional membership?
Please click here to download and read a comprehensive guide to applying for an AIOH Professional Membership.
Please click here to download the AIOH Professional Reference template. Please request that your referees use this template to assist the processing of your application.
General Memberships
Student Membership
This level of membership is aimed at those who are currently completing a full or part-time course in occupational hygiene and who are not currently working full-time in occupational hygiene.
Student membership is free to full-time students and who are not working full time.
Associate Membership
This level of membership is aimed at those who are either working in or have a professional interest in occupational hygiene, occupational medicine, occupational health and safety, environmental health or other allied field.
Existing Member?
Retired Memberships
Please note if you are a COH wanting to apply for Retired status, you will need to complete and submit both forms below.
Retired status refers to a special financial status as confirmed for an individual by the Council and relating to a particular member of at least ten (10) years good standing who does not practice occupational hygiene for remuneration for more than 20% of any single financial year and who is 55 years of age or over.
Retired status is not a membership grade; it is a special financial status relating to membership dues and may apply to any grade of membership.
To apply, please complete the form and return to membership@aioh.org.au.
Retired COH status refers to the Certified Occupational Hygienist who has decided to no longer operate at a level to maintain their Certification status. The following conditions apply.
- Entitled to use the postnominal COH®(Ret)
- Cannot use the AIOH COH seal or stamp
- Member’s name will be removed from the AIOH active COH Register and website list
- Do not need to maintain CM points or pay COH fees.
- Reactivation of COH status at any time within two years of processing the application for Retired COH status, but only on one occasion
- Member will be subject to the AIOH ethics case procedure provisions if they are found to be in violation of the voluntary surrender terms.
Retired COH status is not a membership grade, it is a special financial status relating to membership fees.
To apply, please complete the form and return to membership@aioh.org.au.
International Partner Memberships
AIOH International Partner Membership
If you are a member of an association that is part of the IOHA network, we invite you to join our International Partner Scheme.
For more details: