Industrial Hygiene (IH-MESH)

Requirements

100 Hours of Workplace Safety, Health or Environmental Training Required – 60 hours must be Industrial Hygiene-specific
75 hours must be earned through at least one of the three MESH program sponsors:
Accepted CORE courses, taken through one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- OSHA 521 Guide to Industrial Hygiene
- Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH)
- We can also count the OSHA 510, OSHA 511, OSHA 500, OSHA 501 or 30-Hour classes as your CORE, but remember that 60 hours must be industrial hygiene-specific for IH-MESH and these classes are not IH-specific
Maximum 25 hours can be counted from “Other” training providers who are not MESH program sponsors
5 year limit
- All MESH credit hours must have been earned within the previous 5 years at the time you reach your 100 hours
Courses are credited only ONCE
- A course cannot be applied toward more than one type of MESH certificate
- The same course title cannot be counted more than once for the same certificate
Only non-credit continuing education hours can be accepted
- Previously earned degrees, work experience or other certifications are not counted towards MESH

10 IH-Specific hours can be earned through FEMA’s Introduction to Hazardous Materials free online course
- This would be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers
First Aid and CPR can be counted as a workplace safety, health or environmental topic
- Unless otherwise indicated on the completion card or certificate, we will use contact hours specified by the Red Cross
- If training was not received through one of the MESH program sponsors, these hours will be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers
Maximum 10 hours can be earned by attending an approved NC Safety School or Conference
- Attendance hours will be treated as hours earned through a MESH program sponsor

TOTAL 100 hours