Industrial hygiene manpower.

Abstract

On the basis of this study, limited in time and coverage, the following conclusions are reached: (1) Education and training of industrial hygienists are not being carried out at a rate needed to meet current and forseeable manpower needs or demands. (2) Educational institutions that have had established degree programs in the past have suffered regression in their capabilities. (3) Most of the discernible growth in educational programs has occurred in community colleges and universities that have made the transition from 'Normal' schools. They usually do not have professional schools on the campus. (4) Safety education is heavily predominant in academic offerings over those in industrial hygiene. (5) Professionals in indutrial hygiene as identified by membership in the AIHA or the Academy represent a very small proportion of those doing the teaching. (6) Financial support for those institutions offering industrial hygiene courses is meager, from whatever source. (7) There is little prospect for improved federal funding to assist in degree programs, from Associate to Doctorate. (8) Educational institutions might be more amenable to doing more industrial hygiene training at every level if they could be provided with some good data on the demand versus need for their graduates.