IOSH membership

This category is for anyone studying for a career in occupational safety and health.

We can support you throughout your studies, with the tools that will increase your employability and give you a competitive edge in the workplace. 

This category is for:

• anyone actively engaged in or considering a career in safety, health and wellbeing
• anyone with an active interest in the health and safety sector who wants to connect to a global support network. 

Affiliate membership can also be a stepping stone to a higher grade.

This category is for those moving in to or working in an operational health and safety role.

You can move up to Technical membership if you have an IOSH-accredited level 3 qualification (or equivalent) plus one year’s relevant experience.

You’ll be required to maintain your continuing professional development to keep your skills, knowledge and experience up to date.

Tech IOSH qualifications include the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) National General Certificate and International General Certificate.

As a Technical Member, you can follow your name with the letters Tech IOSH.

This category is for those in a more senior health and safety role who are working towards the goal of Chartered status.

You can move up to Certified membership if you have a recognised and relevant degree-level qualification plus two years’ relevant experience OR progress through our experiential route if you have significant health and safety leadership experience. See more about membership qualifications.

We will support you to gain Chartered membership.

You will need to maintain your continuing professional development record.

This category aligns with Chartered status in other professions. IOSH is the only organisation in the world that offers Chartered membership to health and safety professionals.

You can achieve Chartered membership in two ways.

• If you are a Certified Member you can progress through our Initial Professional Development route.
• If you have five to 10 years' health and safety leadership experience you can progress through our experiential route.

You will need to maintain your continuing professional development and pass IOSH Ethical Practice in OSH e-learning and assessment.

As a Chartered Member, you can follow your name with the letters CMIOSH and are entitled to designate yourself as a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner.

This category is our highest level of professional membership. It is for those who demonstrate an outstanding dedication to the profession by going ‘above and beyond’ and are role models for other members, their organisations and the health and safety community.

You can only become a Chartered Fellow if you’re a Chartered Member of at least five years’ standing with a minimum of five years’ relevant senior health and safety leadership. We will support you to progress through our Fellowship route.

You will need to maintain your continuing professional development and pass IOSH Ethical Practice in OSH e-learning and assessment.