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Page 1994 1 A Yes. The certification by the American 2 Board of Industrial Hygiene. 3 Q Are you certified? 4 A Yes, I am. 5 Q And how long have you been certified? 6 A I have been certified to practice since 7 1976. 8 Q Basically what does the certification 9 process involve? 10 A Well, there is a two-part examination. 11 After you have the necessary academic training, you 12 sit for a one-day examination that covers the -- sort 13 of the basic practice, and then after five years of 14 practice in the field of industrial hygiene, you are 15 eligible to sit for a second part of the examination, 16 another one-day examination. 17 If you pass both parts, then you are 18 certified; and then there is a process of maintenance 19 or certification after that. 20 Q And have you maintained your certification 21 in that field?