ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Name

ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Legal name

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Website

https://acgih.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Standards & Professional Development

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAD

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYEUAHAGAI

Exposure Control & Program Management (IH Plans, Controls, Training)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Exposure Monitoring

SECONDARYEDAAALAO

Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAGAGAJ

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) & Regulatory Reference (OSHA, EPA, Risk)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

SECONDARYBPADAIAN

Environmental & Occupational Health (incl. Air Quality, Toxic Exposures)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

SECONDARYEDANAIAM

Skilled Trades, Safety & Compliance Certification Prep (OSHA, HAZMAT, welding, electrical, HVAC)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Professional Certification & Licensure Exam Prep

Keywords

• Occupational health guidelines
• Industrial hygiene standards
• Professional development courses
• Scientific publications
• OEHS training

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Individual and organizational subscriptions providing access to TLV/BEI documentation, publications, webinars, and member benefits. Membership types include Student, Voting Member, Emerging Career Professional, Retired, and Organizational.
2. Publications Sales: Sales of technical publications including TLVs and BEIs book, Industrial Ventilation manuals, Modern Industrial Hygiene volumes, and specialized guides like Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control.
3. Professional Development Courses: Revenue from in-person courses (Fundamentals in Industrial Ventilation - 32 contact hours), on-demand courses (Basics in Industrial Ventilation, Bioaerosols Lecture Series, Certificate in Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention), and online courses.
4. Learning Passes: Annual passes providing access to 24 webinars with over 25 education contact hours for one subscription price.
5. Webinars: Individual webinar purchases (live and on-demand), webinar bundles, and webinar series packages including Toxicology Series, TSCA Webinar Series, and COVID-19 Aerosol Exposures series.
6. Digital Library: Subscription-based access to ACGIH's complete digital library of publications and documentation.
7. The Action Level Program: Continuing education program offering CM points for CIHs and recertification points for CSPs through JOEH journal study. Complimentary for ACGIH members, $205/year for AIHA members, $249/year for non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

ACGIH develops, publishes, and disseminates scientifically based occupational exposure guidelines (TLVs and BEIs) and related publications to occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals. It also delivers paid professional development, including in-person and online courses, webinars, learning passes, certificate programs, and the JOEH journal with the Action Level continuing education program, primarily through individual and organizational subscriptions.

Product overview

ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) is a 501(c)(3) charitable scientific organization that operates as a membership-based educational institution rather than a traditional technology company. Its product portfolio centers on occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professional development and scientific guidance. The core offerings include the TLVs and BEIs (Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices), which are the organization's flagship scientific guidelines for workplace exposure assessment. These are supported by comprehensive publications including the Industrial Ventilation Manuals (Design and Operation & Maintenance), the Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control guide, and the User Guide Series covering Heat Stress and Whole Body Vibration. Professional development is delivered through multiple channels: Professional Development Courses (PDCs) including Basics in Industrial Ventilation and Certificate in Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention; live and on-demand Webinars; and the ACGIH Learning Pass annual subscription. The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) provides peer-reviewed research, while The Action Level program offers certification maintenance credits. Additional offerings include the Digital Library, COVID-19 Resources from the Pandemic Response Task Force, and various specialized webinar series like TSCA Risk Evaluation and Process Safety Management. ACGIH does not appear to offer AI/ML capabilities, public APIs, or traditional software integrations, though it processes payments through PayPal and PNC Merchant Services and partners with Techstreet for digital publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) ACGIH's flagship scientific guidelines providing recommended Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for chemical substances and physical agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) for biological specimens, used by occupational and environmental health professionals to assess workplace exposures.
• Industrial Ventilation Manual (Design) Comprehensive reference manual used to design and evaluate industrial ventilation systems, currently in its 30th/31st edition and available in Imperial and Metric versions.
• Industrial Ventilation Manual (Operation and Maintenance) Practical-use manual covering how ventilation systems work, recommended maintenance frequency, and troubleshooting guidance for industrial ventilation operations.
• Professional Development Courses (PDCs) On-demand and in-person professional development courses taught by OEHS experts, including Basics in Industrial Ventilation, Computational Fluid Dynamics in Industrial Ventilation, Fundamentals in Industrial Ventilation (32 contact hours), and other certificate-bearing offerings.
• Webinars (Live and On-Demand) Live and on-demand distance-learning webinars covering occupational health and safety topics that qualify for ABIH CM credit and BCSP Continuance of Certification points.
• ACGIH Learning Pass Annual subscription providing access to 24 webinars per year (live and on-demand) plus over 25 education contact hours for one annual price.
• Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) Monthly peer-reviewed journal jointly published with AIHA, providing a medium for communication of ideas, methods, processes, and research in occupational and environmental hygiene and safety.
• The Action Level Monthly self-study continuing education program within JOEH, allowing CIHs, CAIHs, and CSPs to earn Certification Maintenance (CM) points and BCSP recertification points.
• Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control Comprehensive guide covering bioaerosols including mold, tuberculosis, coronavirus, H1N1, Legionella, and bioterrorism agents, with new chapters on bioterrorism and respiratory protection.
• ACGIH Digital Library Digital library providing electronic-format access to ACGIH publications and TLV/BEI documentation for subscribers.
• A Guide for the Control of Heat Stress and Strain User Guide companion to the ACGIH Threshold Limit Values for heat stress management, part of the ACGIH User Guide Series.
• Certificate in Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention Online certificate course exploring the basics of noise, auditory and non-auditory health impacts, measurement methods, exposure limits, hearing loss prevention programs, and noise controls, earning 7 Education Contact Hours.
• Process Safety Management eLearning Series eLearning series teaching how to align OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP) into one unified safety approach, earning 6.5 Education Contact Hours.
• TSCA Risk Evaluation Webinar Series Five-part webinar series assisting industrial hygienists in understanding how EPA's TSCA efforts may impact worker safety and health through chemical evaluations, exposure scenarios, and risk management decisions.
• Bioaerosols Lecture Series: Measurement and Mitigation Ten-lecture series covering bioaerosols including air sampling, bacteria, fungi, hazard assessment, infectious disease, and ventilation controls, earning 11 Education Contact Hours.
• Assessment of Occupational Exposures to Whole Body Vibration User Guide Digital publication supporting application of ACGIH's TLV recommendations for whole body vibration (WBV) exposure assessment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 87 years of service to OEHS professionals
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021ACGIH co-authored white papers with ASHRAE on ventilation for industrial settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership combined expertise from both organizations' Industrial Ventilation and Technical Committee 9.2 to provide comprehensive guidance on controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission through ventilation systems in industrial and commercial facilities.
• AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACGIH and AIHA jointly publish the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH), a peer-reviewed monthly journal. Both organizations collaborate on professional development and advancing the occupational health and safety field.
• Kestrel Heat Stress TrackersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKestrel Heat Stress Trackers sponsors ACGIH webinars on heat stress topics, such as 'The Humidex Plan: A Simple Method for Managing Heat Stress' presented by John Oudyk.
• Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACGIH provides recommended publications for CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) exam preparation. The Board for Global EHS Credentialing offers the CIH certification that ACGIH supports through educational materials.
• Taylor & FranciscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaylor & Francis publishes and distributes the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) under the joint publication agreement with ACGIH and AIHA.
• TechstreetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACGIH partners with Techstreet to offer digital publications for ease of access, expanding distribution channels for ACGIH technical content.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité): French national institute for occupational health and safety research, producing exposure limits and prevention guidance comparable to ACGIH's TLVs. Operates primarily in France but is one of the leading national counterparts in continental Europe.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Canadian federal government agency providing occupational health and safety information, training, and resources. Comparable in mission (advancing worker protection) and audience (OEHS professionals) but Canada-focused rather than US-focused.
• Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH): Australia's peak professional body for occupational hygienists, offering certification, professional development, and exposure guidance. Closely mirrors ACGIH's role within the Australian market.

Direct peers

• Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC): Administers the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential that ACGIH's educational products explicitly prepare candidates for. Operates in the same professional ecosystem and shares the same audience of practicing industrial hygienists.
• British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS): The UK chartered professional body for occupational hygiene, analogous to ACGIH in the United Kingdom. BOHS offers comparable professional development, exposure guidance, and certification support for occupational hygienists, serving as a national counterpart to ACGIH.
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA): The principal US professional association for industrial hygienists and OEHS professionals. AIHA co-publishes the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene with ACGIH and serves a substantially overlapping membership base, making it ACGIH's closest peer in mission and audience.
• International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA): Federation of national occupational hygiene organizations worldwide, advancing the profession globally. Directly comparable to ACGIH in mission — promoting high standards of occupational hygiene practice — and overlapping in scientific committee and credentialing activities.

Broad incumbents

• ASHRAE: Global society focused on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. ASHRAE co-authored COVID-19 ventilation guidance with ACGIH and addresses the industrial ventilation domain that is one of ACGIH's core content pillars, but at much broader built-environment scale.
• NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): US federal agency conducting research and making recommendations for occupational safety and health. NIOSH publishes authoritative exposure guidance that competes with and informs ACGIH's TLVs; several ACGIH board members are former NIOSH scientists, indicating tight ecosystem linkage.

Others

• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): US federal regulatory agency that enforces workplace safety standards and adopts many of ACGIH's TLVs as the basis for Permissible Exposure Limits. Not a commercial competitor but a critical downstream consumer of ACGIH's scientific output whose standards influence ACGIH's relevance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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