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Receive
the recognition you deserve for
your expertise by earning one of the environmental health credentials
offered by the National
Environmental Health Association (NEHA). Founded in 1937 by practitioners
who wanted to establish a standard of excellence for the profession, that
standard has come to be known as the Registered Environmental Health
Specialist or Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) credential. Since that time,
NEHA has developed additional credentials that evidence mastery of
specialized knowledge.
NEHA
is striving to make the credentialing process as convenient as possible.
Computer testing has now been added, and an online Continuing Education
Submission process has been developed.
These
marks of distinction assist both
employers and the credentialed individual. Employers can be confident that
a credentialed employee has acquired the knowledge necessary to
competently perform their duties. Credentialed individuals may find
positions easier to obtain, and may increase their earnings.
Credentials
Offered:
NEHA Credentialing
Handbook - A Guide to Credentialing Policies and Procedures
It
is strongly recommended that all those seeking a credential or already
credentialed through NEHA read this handbook.
Please click
here
to review this important information.
If you would like NEHA to review your transcript to see if your completed
coursework is acceptable to fulfill our eligibility criteria prior to
sending in your application for professional credential please download
and complete the
Transcript
Review Request Form.
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Credentials
New! Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety (CCFS)
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has recast the food safety landscape, including the role of the food safety professional. To position this field for the future, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is proud to announce its newest credential—Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety (CCFS). An individual that earns the CCFS credential will demonstrate expertise in how to assure food is safe for consumers throughout the entire food supply chain from farm to fork.
The CCFS is an entry- to mid-level core credential for food safety professionals. It tests the core body of knowledge needed regardless of where in the farm to fork continuum a food safety professional chooses to work.
For more information click
here.
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Certified
Environmental Health Technician (CEHT)
The CEHT credential exam has been unavailable since March 1, 2012 because the exam content was being revised. The purpose of this revision was to keep the exam content relevant and up to date with the industry standards.
Starting March 30, 2013 the exam will be available again and NEHA will start accepting applications for this credential starting February 1, 2013. The CEHT credential demonstrates professional direction, achievement and the knowledge to carry out functions and duties of a technical nature in a responsible manner and is a great way to show your dedication to the profession.
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Certified
Installers of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS)
SPECIAL CIOWTS NOTICE
Effective June 1, 2012
CIOWTS FEE CHANGES
Effective June 1, 2012
the following changes will be made to the CIOWTS fee schedule:
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Basic
application fee – $125 member/$150 non-member
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Advanced application fee – $145 member/$170
non-member
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Renewal A&B credentials – $115
member/non-member
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Retake fees – Unchanged
For more
information on the CIOWTS credential
click here.
The first national credential for the onsite
wastewater profession aimed at setting standards of practice for onsite
wastewater treatment system installers. NEHA facilitated the
development of this credential with cooperation from National Onsite
Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), State Onsite Regulators Alliance
(SORA), and Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater
Treatment (CIDWT). For more information click here.
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Certified
Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
The Certified
Professional - Food Safety is for food safety
professionals and is designed for individuals within the public and
private sectors whose primary responsibility is the protection and safety
of food. The exam for this prestigious credential integrates food
microbiology, HACCP principles and regulatory requirements into questions
that test problem solving skills and knowledge.
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Healthy Homes Specialist Credential (HHS)
The Healthy Homes Specialist
(HHS) Credential is the newest addition to the National Environmental
Health Association's (NEHA) eight other credential offerings. It was
developed in partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
and the National Healthy Homes Training Center & Network (Training
Center).
For more information click
here.
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Registered
Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS)
SPECIAL REHS/RS NOTICE
REHS/RS Credential: Open Window Reciprocity for AZ, CT, OH and WV
Do you have questions about REHS/RS Credential
Open Window Reciprocity? Click on
the appropriate link below for the answers.
The
REHS/RS is the premiere NEHA credential. It is available to a wide range
of environmental health professionals. Individuals holding the REHS/RS
credential show competency in environmental health issues, direct and
train personnel to respond to routine or emergency environmental
situations, and frequently provide education to their communities on
environmental health concerns. The advantages of NEHA's REHS/RS
registration program are: demonstrate your competency and capabilities in
the environmental health field, the continual update of the REHS/RS
examination and study guide based on an ongoing assessment of the
environmental health field, and the tracking of individuals continuing
education by NEHA.
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Registered
Environmental Technician (RET)
NEHA's RET is a baseline credential for
entry level hazardous materials professionals. The credential is a
excellent way for recent, two year graduates (AA) or career changing
professionals, to demonstrate competency in the core requirements of
hazardous materials handling and management.
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Registered
Hazardous Substances Professional (RHSP)
The RHSP provides technically qualified
professionals with national recognition for proven expertise in hazardous
materials and toxic substances management.
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Registered
Hazardous Substances Specialist (RHSS)
The RHSS credential is for individuals who
are interested in performing to protocol, field intensive hazardous
materials activities--such as testing, sampling and handling and who
ensure personal, public and site safety.
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NEHA's National
Radon Proficiency Program
Change regarding the administration and name of the National Radon Proficiency Program
NEHA and the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) are announcing that as of October 1, 2012, the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP), a national professional certification program that has been jointly administered by both organizations in partnership since 2005, will be solely operated and administered by AARST. NEHA remains fully committed to supporting radon risk reduction through policy initiatives and advocacy, and will continue, through its cooperative agreement with EPA, to train environmental health professionals, related fields, as well as building and code officials and homebuilders on the health risks of residential exposure to radon and in promoting risk reduction techniques. To view the complete announcement, read the
news release.
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