Institute of Hazardous Materials Management

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2010 Recertification News...

Beginning this year IHMM will implement an audit review process. Only a percentage of the submissions will require full documentation of the CMP credit claimed on the Recertification Assessment Form. All CHMMs recertifying for the first time, all IHMM Board and Committee members, and all those submitting after the deadline has passed will be required to submit full documentation. CHMMs selected for audit will be notified prior to their submission due date. IHMM reserves the right to request documentation from any certificant.

2010 RECERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

All CHMMs who were certified or last recertified in 2004 are due to submit their recertification

documentation covering the years 2005-2009 ONLY to the Institute office during 2010 according to the following schedule:

If your Last Name begins with:	Documentation should be submitted prior to:
A - F	May 31, 2010
G - M	July 31, 2010
N - S	September 30, 2010
T - Z	November 30, 2010
NOTE: If you are a CHMM^{^®}who was certified or last recertified in 2003 or earlier, and you have not gone through recertification in the past year, or you have not paid your Annual Certification Maintenance Fee(s), your credential has expired and any use of the CHMM designation in association with your name must cease.

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Managing hazardous materials and potentially hazardous materials has wide-ranging effects and requires proven skill and competence. The CHMM^{^®}is a professional who has demonstrated, through education, experience and examination, the ability to identify and assess the risks of hazardous materials, mitigate or eliminate those risks, and manage their impact on human health and the environment. CHMMs provide proper controls for material handling, transportation, and security throughout the life cycle of hazardous materials, from design and production through storage, recycling, and ultimate disposal. They apply scientific knowledge, engineering technologies, and best management practices in compliance with all regulatory requirements.

The CHMP^{^TM} is a person experienced in handling hazardous materials in a wide variety of specialties, such as environmental protection, emergency response, safety, transportation, and security. CHMPs have experience in packing, shipping, tracking or securing hazardous articles; responding to spills; and/or cleaning up contaminated sites. The CHMP^{^TM}certification is related to the CHMM^{^®}, but focuses more on hands-on or workplace experience as a practitioner and less on the management aspects of the field. The certification is designed for hazardous materials workers with at least 5 years of relevant experience, but no BA/BS degree.