" Being in Canada and working for a global organization it was important to me to have a designation that was well respected and recognized around the world."

" I was amazed at how many interviews and resume hits I received. My CIH is an invaluable insurance policy for my career, providing me with increased freedom to choose where I want to work. I would recommend it to anyone with aspirations to succeed in the field of occupational health & safety."

"The knowledge and talents of a CIH can be significant because we have expert skill at realizing value from risk management opportunities."

"The single professional certification I can commit to maintaining throughout my professional career will be my CIH."

" I am sought out by clients because of my experience along with my CIH. My employer benefits in many ways...not least of which financially...because my CIH is amongst the top professional credentials that clients seek out to help resolve their health, safety and environmental needs."

"My road traveled as a CIH has allowed for lifelong learning, serving and helping others, and saving lives."

" The CIH credential truly is held by an elite group of dedicated, knowledgeable, and well-trained occupational health and safety professionals of the highest integrity."

" With respect to employment and my CIH, I have gone from seeking opportunities to opportunities finding me."

"The CIH helped me to gain respect, professional growth, personal satisfaction, confidence, bright career prospects, and an opportunity to serve the community and industries in both the US and India."

" As a Team leader I stress the importance to my staff of getting certified and they all understand that its now expected if they want to be respected as credible and competent. Studying and getting the CIH was one of the best decisions I have ever made both professionally and financially."

"The CIH has helped me stamp my authority as the go-to person for all industrial hygiene project work undertaken by my company."

"The prestige and cachet associated with the CIH has continued to allow me to survive difficult economic times for almost two decades."

"None of the lesser, easy to achieve, high pass rate, certifications now available in the IH specialties field command the respect of the CIH designation. I have found the CIH designation priceless in establishing myself as a quality player in the consulting field."

"The CIH credential stands for believing in oneself and never giving up even on the days when things get tough."

"Having renewed my certification four times and heading for number five, shows that the CIH certification has generated a lengthy career path for me which has been consistently challenging, rewarding and fulfilling."

" I learned the progression of thought that was needed to properly scope investigations and ultimately provide professional opinions. My hope has always been to use applied science to provide answers and to help people in the workplace and the CIH that I proudly hold help me do just that."

"After obtaining my CIH, I was able to negotiate a new job title and expanded job description that previously did not exist within the company."

" Preparing for the CIH was a major revelation. It provided me with the necessary reason to complete my synthesis of knowledge and become a much better, broader-based industrial hygienist that I am today, some 26 years after."

" Obtaining my CIH opened the door to high-level leadership positions that I otherwise would not have had. The facts speak for themselves. The CIH designation means more respect, more opportunities, more money. It's that simple."

" The study process helped expand my knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, which made me a better health and safety professional. Since becoming a CIH I have received a promotion within my organization that most likely would not have been attainable without the CIH designation."

"Over the years, all the positions I sought and obtained required the CIH designation for credibility. It's a punch on your dance card, as I tell people entering the profession. I cannot imagine being where I am today without it."

"Having the CIH gives others who I am dealing with the peace of mind that they are working with someone who has the experience and knowledge in the work that I do."

" The CIH is not only a test and accomplishment to celebrate what you know. It is a humbling process to remind us that no matter how much we think we know, there is always more to learn."

" I doubt that I am going create a lot of gasps but the primary reason I obtained the CIH designation was to increase my earnings potential. I accomplished that goal within a year after obtaining my CIH credential by getting a job which paid approximately $25,000 more than my pre-CIH job!"

"Getting the CIH certification has been the best professional decision I have ever made."

" In large organizations with formal EHS functions, being a CIH allowed me to remain competitive. Now as I am in the latter stages of my career, the CIH still provides credibility when addressing non-traditional IH responsibilities such as safety,environmental and sustainability."

"As a CIH I get to work on a diverse group of projects throughout the country. I am not fixed to one industry or type of sampling and work with a team where we consistently upgrade our skills and work together to make sure the client receives the information they need while still being cost-effective."

"The true value is still in the continuing education and professional growth I continue to pursue as part of the CIH designation. That decision to take the exam and work towards becoming a CIH changed my life for the better."

" What I knew is that the CIH would give me was a sense of accomplishment towards bettering myself as a professional. What I did not know is that it would give me was a sense of confidence that I had never experienced as a professional."