This level of membership is open to anyone with a professional interest in a healthier working environment. There are no pre-requisites for Individual membership of BOHS, applications can be made on-line.
This level of membership is open to full time students who have an interest in a healthier work environment. Applications can be made on-line. We do require confirmation of study from the Course Tutor before membership can be confirmed.
This level of membership is for companies, organisations or corporations who have a general interest in a healthier work environment. There are no professional pre-requisites.
Affiliate membership entitles the organisation to receive one copy of the Annals, the newsletter and the membership directory, access to the members’ only section of the website, a link from this website to the organisation's own site, and members’ rates at seminars and conferences for two representatives. Applications can be made online.
Licentiate Grade members are members of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene and entitled to use the post nominal letters ‘LFOH’.
Applicants must hold the BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene. Applications can be made on-line.
Member Grade members are members of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene and entitled to use the post nominal letters ‘MFOH’.
Applicants must hold the BOHS Diploma of Professional Competence in Occupational Hygiene. Applications can be made on-line.
An application to join the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene at the grade of Specialist Member may be considered from those who are not holders of the BOHS Diploma of Professional Competence in Occupational Hygiene but are engaged in specialist aspects of occupational hygiene.
For more information on the pre-requisites of this grade and how the application is assessed, click here. An application form can also be downloaded from here, to be completed and returned, along with payment, to Head Office.
Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene is the highest award that the Faculty can bestow on a practising professional hygienist. It is awarded only to applicants who have been in the Member grade of the Faculty for at least five years and who can demonstrate seniority in the field of occupational hygiene and who also can demonstrate a distinct contribution to the advancement of the profession to the satisfaction of the Faculty Board.
Applications must be made in writing to Head Office and include the names of at least two current Fellows of the Faculty as references. Further information about how to apply and what to include can be downloaded here.