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Certified School Safety Manager™ [CSSM™]
IHMM’s Certified School Safety Manager™ [CSSM™] credential certifies the school safety professional who is responsible for overseeing and supporting key operational and safety functions in educational facilities. This position may provide direct supervision or advise operations and academic programs in order to provide an environment free of recognized hazards.
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IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the EHS credential badges that are now in each CSHM, CSMP, ASHM, CSSM, and Student ASHM certificant’s MYIHMM account. Every IHMM certificant may use these badges, linked as those below are to their IHMM credential page, for their email signatures, business cards, and other social media applications. You’re justifiably proud of the accomplishment of having earned your credential and you can show the rest of the world. Simply right-click on the badge of choice, then save as to your computer, and then load it to wherever you want to use it and please link that back to https://ihmm.org/.
EHS/Workplace Safety Credentials
Microcredentials
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety and Health Manager
Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist
Certified School Safety Manager
Student Associate Safety and Health Manager
IHMM Certificant Recognition
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are placed 10-year, 20-year, 30-year, and 40-year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, and then load it to whatever medium you choose.
IHMM has Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges are accompanied by lapel pins sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS for EHS Professionals
WORKPLACE
Most family caregivers find it hard to balance those duties with work, survey shows
Workers’ comp report shows a significant drop in opioid use
Connecticut sick leave bill signed into law
Is excessive screen time harming Gen Z workers’ eye health?
COVID-19’s impact on mental health and substance use: tools now in Spanish
What You Need to Know About the Future of Workplace Testing
Revolutionizing Safety: How AI Is Transforming the Workplace
NSC Secures $3 Million Grant to Enhance Workplace Safety Technology
SCHOOLS
Sandy Hook Shooting Survivors to Graduate from Newtown High School
How to Get Pay Raises for Your Campus Public Safety Department Officers
How a Law Enforcement Officer’s Communication Skills Can Build Trust and Safety on Campuses
Burlington Police, School District Issue Apologies After Mock Shooting Scares Students
More Schools Adopt Clear Backpack Policies to Prevent Gun Violence
SchoolSafety.gov Hosts Virtual Training on K-12 Student Mental Health Resources and Support
How to Get What You Need from Your Security Systems Integrator
School Public Address Systems Are Critical During an Active Lethal Threat Event
Broward County Public Schools Bans Backpacks for Last Week of School
Why the ‘Most Dangerous College Campuses’ List Is Dangerous and Misleading
How Kalamazoo Public Schools Used Grant Funding to Improve Communication Technology
University of Virginia to Pay $9 Million to Campus Shooting Victims and Their Families
The Crucial Role of Facilities Management in School Emergency Planning
OTHER
INDUSTRIAL
Which musculoskeletal treatments are recordable? OSHA memo gives details
Maximizing Manufacturing Safety Through Mobile Apps
Weekly Checkup: 5 Essential Tests for Emergency Safety Showers and Eyewash Stations
User-friendly features in eyewashes and emergency fixtures make all the difference.
Assessing EHS Needs: Making the Case for Technology in the Workplace
How using SMART goals can help drive safety training success.
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Why ‘One Size Fits All’ Is Wrong
Driving Sustainability: The Role of ESG Metrics and Sustainable PPE in Reducing Scope 3 Emissions
New Report Reveals Key Safety Concerns Among Industrial Workers
OSHA Cites Pallet Manufacturer for Violations Tied to Machine Safety Hazards
NSC Highlights Key Workplace Safety Issues Throughout National Safety Month
LABOR
What are the ‘building blocks’ of a heat stress prevention program?
MSHA issues alert on mobile equipment
Work zone crashes still a big problem, annual survey shows
Heat-related illness prevention: New resources from OSHA
Construction association identifies four key safety best practices
Watchdog group creates ‘report card’ on state-level heat protections
Workers injured on the job more likely to die from an opioid overdose, report shows
Offshore safety inspections lead to alert on welding and burning
3 Ways to Manage Third Party Risk in Construction
What is glove gauge, and how does it affect hand safety and performance?
Avoid Suspension Trauma with a Comprehensive Fall Protection Program
Breathing Easier: The Crucial Role of Gas Detection in Confined Space Entry
How To Decide Which Supplied Air Respirator Is Best
Evaluating and Upgrading Fall Protection Systems: A Guide for Safety Managers
OSHA Cites New Jersey Construction Contractor with 32 Safety Violations
Federal Judge Upholds DOL’s Decision in Whistleblower Case
The Rise of Technology to Enhance Workplace Safety in Construction
54 Years of Misinformation: Squat Lifting is Still Not Safer Than Stoop Lifting
Inside IHMM
IHMM Enters Its 40th Year
On December 3, 1984 the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management was created with the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager® [CHMM®] credential. John H. Frick, Harold M. Gordon, John J. McCambridge, and Richard A. Young created what would become an Institute that offers 11 professional credentials across Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods and EHS Work Place Safety communities of practice in all 50 of the United States and 85 other countries.
IHMM thanks its hundreds of volunteer leaders, thousands of certificants and companies who support IHMM through strengthening its ability to extend its reach and allow us all to live up to why we exist our vision, and our mission…
Why We Exist
We believe there is only one Earth; our passion is to protect it.
Our Vision
IHMM credentials and competency standards are embraced worldwide
Our Mission
IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
Reception & Celebration • December 3, 2024 • 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
9200 Corporate Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850
IHMM requests the honor of your company on December 3, 2024, for our 40th Anniversary Reception & Celebration, to be held in Rockville, MD.
Join us for an observance of our shared history and recognition of those who have contributed to the Institute’s advancement over the years. Food and drinks will be provided.
The program will consist of opening remarks from the Institute’s leadership and esteemed guests, an awards ceremony, and more.
Please save the date on your calendar and RSVP no later than August 2, 2024, so we can have an accurate headcount for this event.
RSVP Here
There are 925,962 full-time occupational health and safety job openings in the United States via ZipRecruiter today – 29,000 of which pay more than $85,000 a year for CSHMs or CSMPs
Excellence in EHS Management Award
The Excellence in EHS Management Award recognizes an individual who has excelled in their role as an EHS manager. The Institute for Hazardous Materials Management [IHMM] will present the award at the annual National Safety Council Expo.
The honoree will receive a commemorative plaque and be recognized in a press release and IHMM member communications. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be subsidized. If traveling from overseas IHMM will pay travel expenses from the nearest port of entry.
Nominations will be accepted from March through July of each year and the presentation to the winner will be in conjunction with the National Safety Council Congress and Expo [Sept 13-19, 2024 in Orlando]
For more information and the Excellence in EHS Management Award Nomination Form Go Here
IHMM Signs Letter Opposing Reductions in OSH Worker’s Pay
The IHMM Government Affairs Committee has agreed to sign a coalition letter opposing reductions in pay for IH and OSH employees.
Why IHMM Is Interested in This Act – Protecting CSHMs, CSMPs, and ASHMs in government
As the attached letter states, part of the concern and reason we signed onto this letter is that “if VA’s proposed pay downgrade moves forward, it could inspire other agencies to reduce the pay of industrial hygienists and other occupational and environmental health and safety workers they employ. The likely result of such a scenario would be a weakening of the entire Federal government’s ability to protect workers and their communities from health and safety hazards, as it will likely take longer and become harder to find and hire employees for these critical positions; this action runs counter to the intended outcomes of the consistency review process.”
Useful Resource
Here’s a link to a Federal News Network article about the VA’s proposal: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2024/04/va-reviewing-4000-employee-positions-at-risk-of-downgrade-in-pay-scale/
IHMM Recertification Videos
Recert Video #1
Recert Video #2
IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.
While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.
Full recertification information is found here >> https://ihmm.org/credentials/#recertification
Questions about your recertification may be made to either Jimmy Nguyen [email protected] of Jelian Larbi [email protected]
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – Deadline 10/18/2024
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.
IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.
Go to > https://ihmm.org/scholarship/
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,371 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.
A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety communities of practice. Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? This is where we come together to help each other.
IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another, lessens the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.
We opened COLLABORATION to enable thousands of certificants and supporters to collaborate together.
You can collaborate here.
Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]
IHMM Organizing Broader Government Affairs Activities – Call for Volunteers
In strategic planning on August 17, 2023 IHMM created a strategic imperative to create a broader government affairs operation on behalf of, and with the assistance of, all of IHMM’s certificants.
- Federal Government – Regulatory
We need a group of people watching Federal regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies. - Federal Government – Congress
We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in Congress.
- State Governments – Regulatory
We need a group of people watching state regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies. - State Governments – Legislatures
We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in state legislatures.
If you want to make a difference in the recognition of your credentials and build on the successful record we have achieved thus far – we need you to volunteer. Learn more by visiting our Government Affairs Committee page, and get involved with government affairs. You can volunteer for one, two, three or all four of the segments of the committee’s work. That’s up to you!
IHMM CSHMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Safety and Health Managers Ⓡ [CSHMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CSHMⓇ community of practice.
IHMM – 26 Fellows Are Mentors
IHMM Fellows Committee Chair Atanu Das, CHMM, is leading the effort within the IHMM Collaboration networking platform to engage both 26 IHMM Fellows as Mentors and anyone who seeks some assistance as Mentees.
Given the extraordinary experience Fellows have, this is a unique opportunity for IHMM Fellows to help guide more recent certificants in their professional development activities. This article from ASAE magazine outlines how a mentoring program can become more successful – engagement!
IHMM’s Collaboration platform contains a “Mentor Match” module [see below at right] that allows mentors to signup designating the hours, number of mentees, subject areas, and length of time they wish to mentor – as well as allowing mentees to signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.
IHMM Government Affairs
Beltway Buzz
POTUS Issues Immigration Proclamation, Closes Border. On June 4, 2024, President Biden issued a proclamation addressing the immigration and humanitarian crisis at the United States’ southern border. The proclamation temporarily suspended and limited the entry of noncitizens into the United States across the southern border, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 5, 2024. Pursuant to the proclamation, the secretary of homeland security will discontinue the suspension and limitation on entry “at 12:01 eastern time on the date that is 14 calendar days after the [s]ecretary makes a factual determination that there has been a 7-consecutive-calendar-day average of less than 1,500 encounters” along the border. The suspension will be reinstated upon “a factual determination that there has been a 7-consecutive-calendar-day average of 2,500 encounters or more.” Although the proclamation does not directly address employment-based immigration, the initiative is a significant development in a policy area—immigration—that is likely to be center stage as we approach the November 2024 elections.
Republicans Seek to Rescind DOL OT Rule. This week, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) and Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to rescind the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule. Even if the resolution clears Congress—which won’t be an easy task—it will be vetoed by President Biden. As a reminder, beginning on July 1, 2024, the overtime rule will increase the salary basis threshold to $43,888 per year, and employees making below that figure will automatically be eligible for overtime pay. This salary level will increase to $58,656 per year, beginning on January 1, 2025. Employer groups have also filed a legal challenge to the rule.
Foxx to EEOC: Make Workplace Speech Memo Available for Public Comment. On June 4, 2024, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, sent a letter to Charlotte Burrows, chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), seeking information about a joint memorandum the EEOC is pursuing with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) relating to situations in which offensive or harassing workplace conduct and speech occurs while employees are otherwise engaging in concerted activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB addressed this situation in 2020 by issuing a decision setting forth commonsense rules for dealing with such situations, but the Board has since reversed that case, creating confusion for employers trying to maintain workplace cultures and environments free from unlawful harassment. Now, after reports of the forthcoming memo from the EEOC and the Board, Foxx has asked Burrows to make the memo available for public comment from interested stakeholders. Foxx notes in her letter that if the EEOC backtracks on its duty to ensure harassment-free workplaces, it “will demonstrate that the Biden administration’s insistence on appeasing labor unions takes precedence over protecting workers from harassment.”
Cassidy Seeks Input on Portable Benefits Options. In a letter issued this week, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sought stakeholder feedback on ways in which federal law could be changed in order to “improve workers’ ability to pursue careers of their choice while allowing access to historically employment-based benefits like health care and retirement benefits.” The letter sets forth a series of issues and questions relating to worker status (e.g., where to draw the line between employee and independent contractor in a way that best serves the worker and “[w]hat are the chief federal legal and regulatory obstacles preventing the provision of benefits to independent contractors?”), the types of benefits that are most desirable, how to provide benefits when a worker serves multiple clients, and who should pay for any benefits.
OSHRC: Commissioner Confirmations on the Way? President Biden announced this week that he would nominate Mark Eskenazi to serve on the three-member Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). Eskenazi currently serves as assistant general counsel at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and he previously worked at the NLRB. OSHRC has been down to one commissioner, Chair Cynthia Attwood, since April 2023. The confirmation of Eskenazi, along with former commissioner Amanda Wood Laihow, would restore a quorum at OSHRC.
Regulatory Updates
| Date: | Subject: | Document Type: | Part: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/2024 | Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments | Rule | 192, 195 |
| 4/15/2024 | Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee | Notice | 191 192 193 |
- Department of Labor Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Environmental Protection Agency Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Department of Transportation Issues Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
Professional Certification Coalition
IHMM is a member of the PCC. The PCC monitors state and federal legislative and regulatory activity affecting professional certification on an ongoing basis. The PCC has compiled several “Watchlists” identifying and analyzing provisions in pending legislation at both the state and federal level that, under applicable rules, may still be enacted in the current legislative session. Depending on the carry-over rules in the relevant legislature, the charts listing current legislation may include bills introduced in a prior year. In addition, the PCC compiles each year a chart of enacted legislation that affects certification. The charts include hyperlinks to every bill or executive order. Note that the Watchlist and the Enacted Legislation document do not include profession-specific legislation and do not include regulatory initiatives. The charts will be updated as needed based on new developments.
State legislation tracked this year…
Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition
We are thrilled to share that 807 organizations have now joined the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition!
Our association community created the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition to advocate for legislation that would help strengthen the economy now and into the future: the bipartisan, bicameral Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (S. 722 / H.R. 1477). This commonsense bill would allow people to use 529 savings plans funds to help pay for job training and credentials, such as licenses and certifications, and shift the 529 paradigm from “college savings plans” to “career savings plans.”
The Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition remains hard at work to help build support for the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (H.R. 1477 / S. 722), and things are moving along nicely:
- 807 member organizations comprise the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition.
- 135 Members of Congress cosponsor the House bill (80 Republicans / 55 Democrats).
- 24 Senators* cosponsor S. 722 (11 Democrats / 12 Republicans / 1 Independent).
*The Senate bill has its first Democratic cosponsor on the Senate Finance Committee! The newest cosponsor isn’t listed online yet, but we’ll share more information once everything is official.
(Review the coalition roster, our bill one-pager and the list of cosponsors in the House and Senate.)
Important Stories for IHMM Certificants
Jennifer Homendy remains NTSB chair
The Senate has confirmed Jennifer Homendy for a second term as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Homendy’s term, set for three years, was approved May 14 with a voice vote. Her new term as an agency board member, set to expire Dec. 31, 2029, was confirmed in the same manner on the same day.
Homendy has served as NTSB chair since August 2021 and on the board since July 2018.
“Jennifer Homendy has guided the NTSB through some of the most high-profile transportation accidents this nation has seen in recent memory – from the East Palestine train derailment to the Alaska Airlines door plug accident and now the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse,” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said in a press release.
Read more by clicking here.
June 10, 2024. OFLC Provides Materials on the 2024 Farmworker Protection Final Rule Webinar
On June 6, 2024, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), Wage and Hour Division, and the Office of Workforce Investment conducted a webinar to provide on the changes to the H-2A and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service programs made by the 2024 Farmworker Protection Final Rule. The presentation materials are now available at the hyperlinks below and located on our website under the “Webinars” tab at the bottom of the H-2A Program page located here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/programs/h-2a
OSHA seeks input on GHS ahead of UN meeting
OSHA has scheduled a public meeting in advance of the 46th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
During the virtual meeting – set for 1 p.m. Eastern on June 11 – OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency GHS Coordinating Group, will gather comments and other information to help formulate the U.S. government’s positions for the UN meeting. That subcommittee will convene July 3-5 in Geneva, Switzerland.
OSHA recently finalized a rule that aligns its standard on hazard communication (1910.1200) with the seventh revision of the GHS. The standard was previously linked to the third revision.
Read more by clicking here.
Safe + Sound Week 2024
Safe + Sound Week will be held from August 12-18, 2024.
Registration will open in July. Resources on how to participate will be released in the coming months. Stay tuned for more information! In the meantime, visit the Safe + Sound event archive to view participation from previous years.
NIOSH Mental Health Resources
NIOSH launched an Impact Wellbeing Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing. This Guide offers six concrete Action Steps that hospital leaders can take to accelerate or supplement professional well-being efforts in their hospitals. It was developed in partnership with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation and tested in six CommonSpirit hospitals across the U.S.
Participate in the Fall Stand-Down
The 11th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will take place from May 6-10, 2024. Join us to help prevent fall hazards in the workplace by participating in the Stand-Down.
Washington launches mental health, school safety helpline for teens
Growing up closeted in Eastern Washington, Conner Mertens often found himself struggling.
Before he made headlines in 2014 for coming out as bisexual to his college football team, the Kennewick teen faced anxiety and depression. He remembered making a call to the Trevor Project hotline, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth.
“I called, heard a voice on the other end, and I hung up. That was all I needed. Just hearing someone’s voice was enough,” Mertens said. “I don’t want it to get lost on anyone the power of those tools.”
On Tuesday, the Washington Attorney General’s Office launched a youth-focused hotline that grew out of Mertens’ desire to help others in the same way. HearMeWA is a statewide reporting system for youth facing any kind of challenge or crisis: everything from food insecurity and social difficulties to suicidal thoughts and threats of violence at school.
Read more by clicking here.
Now Open – STOP School Violence Program FY2024 Solicitations (June Deadlines)
The FY 2024 Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program 2024 grant solicitation has been posted. Visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172090 for more information about the grant program and to download the full solicitation.
- Application JustGrants Deadline: June 20, 2024, 8:59 PM ET
The anticipated funding available through the FY2024 BJA STOP School Violence Grant Program is 10 awards of up to $2,000,000 each in Category 1, and 69 awards of up to $1,000,000 each in Category 2. Each award is three years (36 months) in duration.
The program seeks to increase school safety by implementing:
- solutions that will improve school climate
- school-based behavioral threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risk among students
- technological innovations shown to increase safety such as reporting technology
- other school safety strategies that assist in preventing school violence
This funding cannot be used for target hardening equipment to secure schools such as cameras, security systems, fencing, locks, drug- or firearm-detecting docs, and more. Instead, see the COPS funding below.
COPS Office 2024 STOP Solicitation Information
The COPS Office 2024 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant solicitation has been posted. Visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/svpp for more information about the grant program and to download the full solicitation.
- Application JustGrants Deadline: June 17, 2024, 4:59 PM ET
The anticipated funding available through the FY2024 COPS STOP School Violence Grant Program is 205 awards of up to $500,000. Each award is three years (36 months) in duration.
The goal of the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the implementation of evidence-based school safety programs and technology. SVPP awards will contribute to this goal by funding projects that include support for:
- coordination with local law enforcement,
- training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others or themselves,
- placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures,
- acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology,
- or other measures to significantly improve school security.
Networking Drop-In
BJA/COPS STOP grantees, join our monthly Networking Drop-In session 6/19 from 3-4 PM ET. This is your opportunity to connect and engage with fellow grantees.
These sessions are not recorded. A Zoom link will be sent out via email (Note: the link remains the same every month). If you are a grantee and do not receive these emails, let us know.
Learn more about these solicitations by visiting our website.
Explore Our School Threat Assessment Toolkit:
Now Available in Interactive Web Format!
Helping Business Leaders Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
In April, I was pleased to receive an invitation to join the newly formed National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health. Founded to help employers assess threats to human health and business performance posed by climate change, the Commission is led by a prestigious group of experts across the health, business, academic, and policy areas, including former OSHA administrator David Michaels, Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, Senator Bill Frist of Maryland, and Dr. Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation.
IHMM Credential Recognition
The highest priority of IHMM’s Government Affairs Committee is the recognition of IHMM’s credentials by government. We have made substantial progress in the two years we have undertaken this endeavor, as outlined in detail here > https://ihmm.org/credential-recognition/
In this project we have 45-in-5, increasing the number of states that recognize IHMM credentials.
- We have already succeeded in 13 states – New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Arkansas, Oklahoma. Ohio, North Dakota, and Georgia. [Red states in the map above]. These are states where IHMM credentials are cited or 40 CFR 312.10 is cited by reference.
- We have partially succeeded in another 16 states – Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. [Orange/Black Stripe states in the map above] These are states where the requirements of an “environmental professional” or QEP are cited that coincide with an IHMM credential so that relatively little work would need to be done to clarify the desired outcome.
- We have 21 states where no reference to an IHMM credential is made in either statute or regulation, nor is there anything defined in the area of an environmental professional. These states will require legislation or regulatory work. [Yellow states in the map above].
in January 2022 Gene Guilford released the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation that states a private certification that meets or exceeds the requirements of the regulation is an Environmental Professional under the regulation. Here is the crosswalk between the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation and the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager [CHMM] blueprint. The CHMM meets or exceeds the requirements of an Environmental Professional.
Here’s what we ask each volunteer to do:
- Watch legislative and regulatory developments in your state that provide an opportunity for us to create amendments or other interventions
- Be willing to speak with regulators and legislators in your area about the recognition efforts we craft together
Retiring? IHMM Invites You to Become an Emeritus
You may have decided, after a long and successful career, to retire from active daily duty. Congratulations. That doesn’t mean you have to completely disengage from your profession. IHMM is pleased to offer Emeritus status to all certificants who will no longer be actively engaged in their communities of practice but who still want to stay in touch. Please let us know when you’re approaching that decision and we will assist you in the credential transition.
Please contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
News from IHMM Affiliates
National Safety Council
IHMM is a member of the National Safety Council and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
NSC News
Work zone crashes still a big problem, annual survey shows
FAA delays air traffic controller rest policy: reports
Heat-related illness prevention: New resources from OSHA
Jennifer Homendy remains NTSB chair
Construction association identifies four key safety best practices
Watchdog group creates ‘report card’ on state-level heat protections
NSC Webinars
IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
ASSP News
ASSP Webinars
June 13-27 – ONLINE COURSE: Management Systems Auditing
June 27 – Stand-Up for Standards: ANSI/ASSP Heat Stress Standard
June 27 – July 25 – ONLINE COURSE: Risk Assessment and Management for Safety Professionals
June 27 – July 25 – ONLINE COURSE: Prevention through Design
June 27 – July 11 – ONLINE COURSE: Fundamentals of Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
For a complete list of ASSP Webinars, click here.
ASSP Standards-Based Education
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will host another installment of its workplace safety education series called “Stand Up for Standards: Heat Stress.” This live two-hour webinar will be on June 27, helping safety and health professionals create a road map for identifying hazards and eliminating risks to improve organizational performance.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 400 work-related deaths have been caused by environmental heat exposure since 2011. The new ANSI/ASSP A10.50 is the first national consensus standard to address heat stress management in construction and demolition operations. It explains how to help prevent heat illnesses and provides an approach any organization can use to help workers acclimate to working in high-heat conditions. It also identifies relevant engineering and administrative controls to help control the hazards of heat.
As part of your registration, you will receive a digital bundle of standards and a technical report. See the complete list under Materials.
Safety experts Thomas G. Bobick, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE; David May, Sc.D., P.E., CIH; John H. Johnson, CSP; and Thomas A. Pechar, will share real-world experiences and practical guidance to help attendees reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities on work sites across various industries.
ASSP Standards News
ASSP finished the adoption process for ISO 45004 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report. It is now available on the ASSP website:
ASSP/ISO TR-45004-2024 has been published on the web for sale: store.assp.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Store/Product-Details/…
Title: “Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines on performance evaluation “Scope: “…This document gives guidance regarding how organizations can establish monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation processes, including the development of relevant indicators for the assessment of occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance. It enables organizations to determine if intended results are being achieved, including continual improvement of OH&S performance. This document is applicable to all organizations regardless of type, industry sector, level of risk, size or location. It can be used independently or as part of OH&S management systems, including those based on ISO 45001:2018, or other standards or guidelines….”
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY
IHMM and HMS
The graphic to the left illustrates the relationship between IHMM and HMS. IHMM formed HMS to serve IHMM’s certificants. IHMM offers a variety of professional credentials and HMS creates education and training programs to serve the applicants and certificants of those credentials.
HMS Jobs Board
Listing available jobs is free, and done on the HMS site here > Jobs – Hazardous Materials Society (hazmatsociety.org)
Technician – TSDF – Republic Services – Williston, FL
Operations Manager – Environmental Solutions – Republic Services – Elizabeth, NJ
Aarcher Institute, IHMM, and HMS’ New Training Partner Offers Courses for 2024
| June 25-28, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| July 9-12, 2024 | San Diego, CA | |
| July 9-11, 2024 | Online | |
| July 16-17, 2024 | Online | |
| July 23-24, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| July 30-Aug 2, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Aug 13-16, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Aug 13-15, 2024 | NEPA NAVIGATOR™ | In Person |
| Aug 27-28, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Sept 11-13, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Sept 11-12, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Sept 17-19, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Sept 24-26, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| October 1-4, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| October 8-9, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| October 22-25, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| October 29-30, 2024 | Online | |
| Oct 31-Nov 1, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Nov 5-8, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Nov 13-15, 2024 | In Person | |
| Nov 19-22, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Dec 3-4, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Dec 10-12, 2024 | Online |
AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.
Bowen EHS, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
Bowen EHS, an HMS training partner, has had 4 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee, chaired by Diana Lundelius. Thank you Bowen EHS and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Online |
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Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
Easily Find Courses to Help You Pass IHMM Credential Exams
A core mission of EHS is education and training. Part of that mission includes assembling the best and most effective courses to assist IHMM applicants in passing their IHMM credential exams.
CSHM® Prep Courses
CSMP® Prep Courses
HMS Makes Finding Courses to Earn CMPs Easy
Every year more than 1,600 IHMM certificants have to recertify their credentials, evidenced their continuing commitment to improvement and learning to elevate their professional credential.
Earning Certification Maintenance Points [CMPs] is illustrated under Recertification of Your Credential, that includes the Recertification Claims Manual – Appendix A, that details all of the ways a certificant may earn CMPs > https://ihmm.org/recertification-claims/
Having mastered that manual, how does an IHMM certificant find courses to earn CMPs?
HMS has made that simple and easy.
- Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
- Scroll down until you see a row of buttons…click on the CMPs button
The system will then generate all of the courses on the HMS E&T platform with IHMM CMPs already attached.
The next developments by the HMS E&T committee will refine available courses’ CMPs by individual credential!
Donate to HMS
One of the most important projects of the Hazardous Materials Society is our Scholarship Program.
HMS wants to make it as easy as possible for those who cannot always afford to participate in pursuing certification, or keeping up with professional development, or attending great conferences and receiving outstanding training. HMS does not solicit contributions from the general public. HMS does ask IHMM’s certificants and their companies and our education and training vendors to consider a contribution.
Here, through your generosity, you can make a difference in promoting the ability of those who can afford it least to become participants in our communities of practice.
It’s never too late to make a difference, so don’t let this opportunity to make a difference pass you by. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $250, $500 or what you can to help build HMS’s effort to help others in our communities of practice.
IHMM CONFERENCES For 2024
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2024, virtually as well as in-person as resources allow. In 2023 IHMM participated in the Bay Area ASSP conference, Ohio Safety conference, COSTHA Annual Meeting, AIHA Conference & Trade Show, ASSP Annual Conference, CUHMMC, AHMP, National Safety Conference and FET.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that are not named here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]
IHMM-HMS Event Calendar
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society education and training website can be found here.
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516