1. (a) Occupational Health Physician. M.D. degree and license to practice medicine in California, and either:

   1. (1) a master's degree in public health or occupational medicine and two years' experience in the full-time practice of occupational medicine, or
   2. (2) four years' experience in the full-time practice of occupational medicine, at least one year of which shall have been in a public health program.

2. (b) Occupational Health Nursing Consultant. Baccalaureate degree and possession of a valid license as a registered nurse and a valid California Public Health Nurse certificate, and, either:

   1. (1) a master's degree in public health and two years' experience in the full-time practice of occupational health nursing, or
   2. (2) four years' experience in the full-time practice of occupational health nursing, and two years in a generalized public health nursing program.

3. (c) Industrial Hygiene Engineer. Baccalaureate degree in engineering, and either:

   1. (1) a master's degree in public health or industrial hygiene and two years' experience in the full-time practice of industrial hygiene engineering, or
   2. (2) four years' experience in the full-time practice of industrial hygiene engineering, at least one year of which shall have been in a public health program.

4. (d) Industrial Hygienist. Baccalaureate degree with major in a physical or biological science, and, either:

   1. (1) a master's degree in public health or industrial hygiene and two years' experience in the fill-time practice of industrial hygiene, or
   2. (2) four years' experience in the full-time practice of industrial hygiene, at least one year of which shall have been in a public health program, or
   3. (3) registration as a sanitarian in California with four years' experience in a local health department, three years of which shall have been in the full-time practice of industrial hygiene.

5. (e) Industrial Hygiene Chemist. Baccalaureate degree with major in chemistry or biochemistry, and, either:

   1. (1) a master's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field of environmental chemistry and two years' experience as a professional chemist doing increasingly complex analytical procedures, or
   2. (2) four years' experience as a professional chemist doing increasingly complex analytical procedures.

Qualifications for each discipline included in the definition of trained staff shall conform to the following specifications:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 1111 and 1130, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1130, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-15-67; effective thirtieth day thereafter. (Register 67, No. 50).

2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 6-24-68; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 68, No. 24).

3. OAL Notice of Erroneous Filing filed 7-18-85; purported editorial correction of Section 1306 filed in error on 7-1-85 is null and void and text as filed with Secretary of State on 6-24-68 remains in effect uninterrupted (Register 85, No. 30).

4. Editorial correction of Note filed 8-19-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 34).