AIOH Council Awards

The AIOH Outstanding Service Award was established in 2014 to celebrate and recognise the considerable contribution made by a person to the long-term development of the Institute, and to the overall development and advancement of its members.

This Award is managed by the current Council on behalf of the AIOH and its members.

The level of ‘outstanding service’, must be demonstrated as having been undertaken over at least a decade or more, and at a level above and beyond the duties recognised as being associated with routine Council and or Committee activities. In addition, such actions must have induced considerable influence on the development of the profession and its members.

Overall, the nominee should be seen as being held in high regarded by the profession. He or she should have:

• contributed to AIOH Council and Committee activities over a considerable time; and
• influenced the membership by direct or indirect mentoring; and
• been involved in the development of services to members; and
• have provided inspiration to the emerging generation of Occupational Hygienists.

The AIOH Celebration of Achievement Award was established to recognise the considerable contribution made by a member to the long term development of the Institute and the practice of occupational hygiene.

This Award is managed by the current Council on behalf of the AIOH and its members.

Overall the nominee should be seen as being held in high regard by the profession, and have made significant contribution to AIOH activities. For example:

• promoted the practice of occupational hygiene at a high level in their employment activities and to the community at large;
• influenced the membership by direct or indirect guidance and or mentoring;
• provided inspiration to the emerging generation of occupational hygienists; and
• been involved in the development of services to members.

Membership at this level enables occupational hygienists to use the post-nominals FAIOH. Fellow Members must have been a Full Member of the Institute for at least five years and have worked for more than fifteen years in a professional capacity in the field of occupational hygiene or one of its specialist branches. Fellow members must also have made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the profession of occupational hygiene.

Fellow Members are nominated by a Full or Fellow member of the Institute and are to be seconded by a Full or Fellow member of the Institute.

A person may become an Honorary Fellow by invitation from the Council in recognition of a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the profession of occupational hygiene.