The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a professional membership body concerned with
environmental health
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. In order to effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met in ...
and promoting standards in the training and education of environmental health professionals.
History
The history of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health can be traced back to 1883 when the original organisation was founded and called the Association of Public Sanitary Inspectors.
In 1984, the then Institute of Environmental Health Officers was granted a Royal Charter, a deed giving it special powers, rights and privileges. It became subject to scrutiny by the Privy Council and spent the next ten years taking additional steps to ensure the professional standards of its membership. This resulted in permission being given in 1994 for the organisation to reflect its chartered status through a change in its name to Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
The Royal Charter states that the objects of CIEH are: "to promote for the public benefit the theory and science of environmental health in all its aspects and to disseminate knowledge about environmental health."
Activities
CIEH is based in the UK with approximately 7,000 members worldwide; the majority being based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
CIEH’s head office is Chadwick Court (named after
Edwin Chadwick
Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB (24 January 18006 July 1890) was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England and instituting major reforms in urban sanitation and public health. A disciple of Ut ...
), in Southwark, London.
It also provides a range of professional qualifications and work-based learning including e-learning and corporate training. CIEH’s qualification portfolio includes
food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from ...
,
health and safety
Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at wo ...
,
first aid
First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery. It includes initial i ...
,
fire safety
Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the development and eff ...
and
environmental protection
Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...
.
CIEH also works with organisations in the private, public and charity sectors, helping them comply with legal requirements and best practice, as well as offering training for their employees.
Membership
CIEH offers four grades of membership: Affiliate; Associate; Member and Fellow.
Members get access to news, regional networks, special interest groups and a range of other benefits.
Professional Registration
Since 2003 CIEH has awarded the status of Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner. Chartered status can be obtained only by Members with a CIEH accredited degree who have demonstrated their competence through practice.
Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners may use the post-nominal letters CEnvH and can gain entry to the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (
OSHCR
The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) is a public register of UK-based health and safety advice consultants, set up to assist UK employers and business owners with general advice on workplace health and safety issues. T ...
).
In 2021 CIEH began to directly award the status of Registered Environmental Health Practitioner and in 2022 CIEH obtained permission for the use of the post-nominal REnvH.
CIEH maintains online registers
for the CEnvH and the REnvH.
See also
*
Environmental Health Registration Board
*
International Federation of Environmental Health
*
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
References
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Organizations established in 1883
Environmental health organizations
Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark
Environmental Health
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. In order to effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met in ...
Public health in the United Kingdom
1883 establishments in England