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Page 2352 1 and had to work while I was going to school, and I was 2 almost 30 years old, had two kids and no family money 3 and it was clear going to medical school in those days 4 was not in it. So I said well, what else could i do? 5 And this field of preventive medicine was available 6 and was interesting, and I enjoyed it. 7 Q You have a number of certifications that 8 deal with the field of industrial hygiene; is that 9 correct? 10 A Yes, sir. 11 Q First of all I have written up there that 12 you are a CIH or Certified Industrial Hygienist. 13 What is that, and what was involved in 14 getting that qualification? 15 A Well, a certified industrial hygienist is 16 someone who has had a minimum of five years of 17 qualifying experience and passed a two-day written 18 examination that is presented by the American Board of 19 Industrial Hygiene, and certain requirements, you 20 know, character and the like, and essentially prepares 21 you to practice independently as an industrial