2025 Nominations Process
Positions Available
We are delighted to announce the positions available on the BOHS Board (The Board of Trustees), the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (FOH) Committee, or the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM) Committee this year.
This year, we are looking for:
- The next President-Elect
- Three Ordinary Board Members
- The next FOH Registrar
- One FOH Committee Member*
- Five FAAM Committee Members
*For the 2025-2026 nominations (and if necessary elections), the FOH Committee will have one vacancy for a Committee Member. The Terms of Reference state that the majority of the Faculty Committee must be Chartered, therefore, this committee position will be reserved for Chartered members only.
For guidance on the various roles and their responsibilities, please view the job descriptions, which can be found on the right-hand side of this page.
Nominations open on Friday 21 March and close at Midday on Friday 4 April.
Positions Available
Carol Bladon
I am now nearing the end of my second term on the Faculty Committee having joined as one of the first elected members in 2015. Serving on the FC brings responsibilities as defined by its Terms of Reference which work towards promoting and furthering the practice of Occupational Hygiene, helping the society and its members to learn and progress and ultimately improve general working environments.
When I first joined the FC it was in the early stages of Chartership and there was an emphasis on defining the paths to chartered status. The Faculty aims to assist BOHS with its strategic aims and for this FC has, in recent years, set up working groups to concentrate on specific topics. This has led to reviewing the Faculty handbook, promotion of Chartered Status and looking at what BOHS offers to Faculty members. Reviews of the CPD guidance have also been undertaken to help members realise their potential for ongoing learning and as CPD manager along with BOHS staff, I have also carried out the annual CPD audit.
The time I have spent on FC has helped me to understand some broader aspects of governance, given me an insight into the working of BOHS and enabled me to help promote Occupational Hygiene beyond that which I can do in my day job. Though currently we are restricted to virtual meetings it has also enabled me to get to know and work with other hygienists and members of BOHS staff which has certainly helped me to enjoy the whole experience.
