# Bowen EHS - Study and Reference Materials .article-list.grid{--columns:2}## Industrial Hygiene Reference & Study Guide We call this the "Little White Book." It is a short list of facts and information on each industrial hygiene subject. It is great for reviewing information, but it won't help much if you haven't studied the material in another text. [Buy on Amazon: Industrial Hygiene Reference and Study Guide 4th edition](https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Hygiene-Reference-Study-Guide/dp/1935082973?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=e7550788861120886cf05fca0334b7ba&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design The basic reference for ventilation. We recommend reading the first five chapters. You can pass the exam without owning this manual, but you will probably want a copy if you stay in the field for any length of time. [Buy on Amazon: Industrial Ventilation A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design 31st](https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Ventilation-Manual-Recommended-Practice/dp/1607261618/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=2b9c39aa22a9b3d271e42ec540884c01&camp=1789&creative=9325) Featured## Managing Hazardous Materials: A Definitive Text Whether you are studying for an IHMM certification exam or looking for the industry's premier professional reference, Managing Hazardous Materials is a comprehensive text covering the entire breadth and depth of the hazardous materials industry. Combine this with your practical experience, and you'll have a handle on practically everything you need to know. [Buy from IHMM: Managing Hazardous Materials A Definitive Text](https://ihmm-store.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/managing-hazardous-materials-a-definitive-text-3rd-edition-%C2%A9-2015) Featured## Modern Industrial Hygiene Volumes 1, 2, and 3 The most comprehensive texts available on the current practice of industrial hygiene. Dr. Perkins has done an excellent job of editing the text so that there is minimal or no duplication between the chapters by the various authors. The contributors and reviewers did a fantastic job of presenting the material in a clear and precise manner. The texts present technical information important to the practicing industrial hygienist in a straightforward manner. Volume 1 focuses on recognizing, evaluating, and controlling chemical agents. Topics include an overview of industrial hygiene and workplace diseases, as well as tools and methods for assessing workplace hazards. Volume 2 provides insight into the biological aspects of industrial hygiene. It includes chapters on the respiratory system, dermal exposures, ergonomics, epidemiology, and biological agents. This is a good occupational toxicology text and an instruction manual for evaluating biological hazards. Volume 3 is devoted to controlling the hazards of chemical agents. The main focus is ventilation, but it also reviews respiratory protection and personal protective equipment, and describes administrative risk management tools. We believe Modern Industrial Hygiene is the highest-quality, comprehensive text on industrial hygiene on the market today. The series provides basic information on most industrial hygiene topics and is relatively easy to read. We don't recommend purchasing if you already have a good library or own *The Industrial Environment: Its Evaluation and Control.* [Buy from Amazon: Modern Industrial Hygiene, 3 Volume Set](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1607260506/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=83d5d4a0bab7dc29580e41d573c6e2b7&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## NIOSH Criteria Document: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hot Environments Available free of charge. [Download Occupational Exposure to Hot Environments (PDF)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2016-106/pdfs/2016-106.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2016106) ## Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities This text is available for free at the link below. It provides great information on working at hazardous waste sites and emergency response with hazardous materials. [View now](https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5827) ## Professional Organizations - ASP-CSP | **Name** | **Description** | |---|---| | [American Society of Safety Professionals](https://www.assp.org/about/) | ASSP represents more than 37,000 safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals who work across all industries around the world protecting people, improving business and safeguarding the environment. Through their efforts, ASSP members help employees stay safe, healthy and productive, which delivers positive bottom-line results to employers and helps enhance corporate image. | | [Board of Certified Safety Professionals](http://www.bcsp.org) | BCSP® is the premier certification body providing domestic and international credentialing services to practitioners, technologists, technicians, supervisors, and workers through its recognized excellence, financial strength, continuous improvement, and accredited products and services by offering career advancement paths to those persons in safety, health, and environmental practitioners. | ## Professional Organizations - CHMM | **Name** | **Description** | |---|---| | [Institute of Hazardous Materials Management](http://www.ihmm.org/) | The IHMM, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1984, has been protecting the environment and the public's health, safety, and security through the administration of credentials recognizing professionals who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge, expertise, and excellence in the management of hazardous materials. | | [The Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals™](http://www.ahmpnet.org/) | The AHMP, formerly the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Inc. (ACHMM) is a professional association with a membership of more than 3,000 of the nation's leading experts in environmental, health, safety and security management. AHMP is the only national organization devoted to the professional advancement of the hazardous materials management field. | ## Professional Organizations - CHST | **Name** | **Description** | |---|---| | [American Society of Safety Professionals](https://www.assp.org/about/) | ASSP represents more than 37,000 safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals who work across all industries around the world protecting people, improving business and safeguarding the environment. Through their efforts, ASSP members help employees stay safe, healthy and productive, which delivers positive bottom-line results to employers and helps enhance corporate image. | | [Board of Certified Safety Professionals](http://www.bcsp.org) | BCSP® is the premier certification body providing domestic and international credentialing services to practitioners, technologists, technicians, supervisors, and workers through its recognized excellence, financial strength, continuous improvement, and accredited products and services by offering career advancement paths to those persons in safety, health, and environmental practitioners. | ## Professional Organizations - CIH | **Name** | **Description** | |---|---| | [Board for Global EHS Credentialing](https://gobgc.org/) | Formally ABIH, BGC is the credentialing body for the CIH certification among other credentialing programs designed to protect human health, safety, and the environment. | | [American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)](http://www.acgih.org) | ACGIH® is a member-based organization that advances occupational and environmental health. | | [American Industrial Hygiene Association](https://www.aiha.org/) | AIHA is the association for scientists and professionals committed to preserving and ensuring OEHS in the workplace and community. | | | | ## Radiation Protection: A Guide for Scientists and Physicians A great text on radiation. Good reference book for your library, but probably not the best investment in studying for the exam. [Buy on Amazon: Radiation Protection-A Guide for Scientists Regulators and Physicians](https://www.amazon.com/Radiation-Protection-Scientists-Regulators-Physicians/dp/0674007409?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=96965416f05bd192c174f64f129400c4&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## Recognition of Health Hazards in Industry: A Review of Materials and Processes A great book that describes health hazards across a variety of industries. Describes many of the industries where IH really got a strong start. Many of us no longer work in these industries, but the exam still includes questions based on prevalent exposures in specific businesses. Recommend reading chapters on welding, abrasive blasting, and surface coatings. [Buy on Amazon: Recognition of Health Hazards in Industry: A Review of Materials Processes](https://www.amazon.com/Recognition-Health-Hazards-Industry-Materials/dp/0471577162?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=cbed8dd10c2dd2da06cca9949230bcfc&camp=1789&creative=9325) Featured## Safety and Health for Engineers This great basic text addresses the fundamentals of safety, legal aspects, hazard recognition and control, and techniques for managing safety decisions. Dr. Brauer spent many years as the executive director of the BCSP. If you thoroughly study this book, you should do well on both the ASP® and CSP® exams. We highly recommend this book. [Buy on Amazon: Safety and Health for Engineers](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119802296/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=ac7a3dc5b076f89ba1ae34d3f936ea6c&camp=1789&creative=9325) Featured## Safety Management: A Human Approach This is the first real safety management book that we've come across. It is well-written and definitely worth reading for safety professionals or industrial hygienists. Many of the management theories are discussed in the text. This is an excellent book. ASSP no longer publishes this book. The 3rd edition is the last one. [Buy on Amazon: Safety Management-A Human Approach](https://www.amazon.com/Safety-Management-Approach-Dan-Petersen/dp/188558136X?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=33aa5b252233806942f296fb1f49e2b2&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide This is another excellent resource for the ASP® and CSP® exams. It provides detailed explanations of material most likely to be evaluated on both exams. The one hesitation we have about the book is the heavy reliance on Wikipedia in the reference citations. The material is strong and contains a large collection of important information in one place. [Buy on Amazon: Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide](https://www.amazon.com/Safety-Professionals-Reference-Study-Fourth-dp-1032836075/dp/1032836075/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) ## Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide This is another excellent resource for the ASP® and CSP® exams. It provides detailed explanations of material most likely to be evaluated on both exams. The one hesitation we have about the book is the heavy reliance on Wikipedia in the reference citations. The material is strong and contains a large collection of important information in one place. [Buy on Amazon: Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide](https://www.amazon.com/Safety-Professionals-Reference-Study-Fourth-dp-1032836075/dp/1032836075/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) Featured## The Cartoon Guide to Statistics A great guide for statistics. Well written and easy to read. Very helpful for people with difficulty understanding statistical concepts. [Buy on Amazon: The Cartoon Guide to Statistics](https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Statistics-Larry-Gonick/dp/0062731025?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=667699a77d1420cdf8fb20d90837fcf2&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## The Dose Makes the Poison A new favorite toxicology text. Written in a clear, understandable style for the general public, this book is an excellent introductory guide to the history, concepts, and practice of toxicology. [Buy on Amazon: The Dose Makes the Poison: A Plain-Language Guide to Toxicology](https://www.amazon.com/Dose-Makes-Poison-Plain-Language-Toxicology/dp/0470381124?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=bowen07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=477e70912ab9df4c302b7d24979f0847&camp=1789&creative=9325) ## The Industrial Environment - Its Evaluation and Control This is considered to be the original "White Book." It was originally published by NIOSH and has been updated twice by the AIHA. An excellent source of industrial hygiene information, but it is a bit out of date. It can be downloaded for free from the [CDC-NIOSH Publications website](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/74-117/). ## The Noise Manual The basic text for noise and hearing protection. It is a good investment for your IH library, but not absolutely necessary for the exam. 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