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Associate Hazardous Materials Manager® [AHMM®]
An Associate Hazardous Materials Manager (AHMM) is specifically for [a] recent college graduates with little or no experience, [b] military personnel or those out of the military with no degree and less than 3 years of experience, or [c] other professionals such a first responders who have no degree or less than 3 years of experience. The AHMM is an early career professional with experience in handling hazardous materials in a wide variety of specialties, such as safety, environmental protection, compliance, or basic dangerous goods transportation.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS
Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Takes Up Proposed Emergency Regulation on Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure
New Jersey Temporary Worker Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect
California OSHA Standards Board Moves Closer to Vote on Indoor Heat Illness Standard
Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’
East Palestine 6 months later: Health issues persists and answers are elusive
New Recycling Process Could Find Markets for ‘Junk’ Plastic Waste
Even Treated Wastewater Affects Our Rivers
Sustainable Plastic Made More Compostable
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections
1,4-Dioxane; Draft Supplement to the TSCA Risk Evaluation; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Meeting; Amended Notice of Public Meeting
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 million in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure
Major Questions Doctrine Reaches the Clean Water Act
Camp Lejeune Justice Act One Year Later: The Path Forward Is Becoming Clearer
The White House Continues to Advance NEPA Reform with CEQ’s Proposed Nepa Phase Two
Reimbursement for Remediation: Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credits Program Extended
TRI PFAS Obligations May Expand Considerably
As Electrification Initiatives Grow EPA Releases Guidance on Lithium-Ion Battery End-of-Life Considerations
EPA Removes Emergency Affirmative Defense for Title V Air Permits
PHMSA-FMCSA Enforcement Policy Regarding the Testing and Inspections of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles
MSHA extends comment period for proposed rule on silica
Chemical fire and explosion offers lessons for industry
New Study Reveals How Hunger Affects Construction Workers
OSHA Seeking Nominations for the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
Norfolk Southern enters into derailment site agreement
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Nano Safety Data Sheet Improvement Tool
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PHMSA’s Proposed New Methane Leak Detection and Repair Requirements—What LNG Facilities Need to Know
As new school term begins, Kentucky governor points to progress with school safety efforts
Chattanooga summit to tackle school safety issues
Back to School: Safety top of mind for Las Vegas public school
Why School Safety Is Important: A Guide For K-12 Districts
The Kimba nuclear waste plan bites the dust. Here’s what went wrong and how to do better next time
How to make better decisions in the age of urgency
Removing PFAS from drinking water
How new tech is revolutionizing construction
PPE manufacturers tackle tough challenges
Contractor pays $1.6M following Labor Department lawsuit
Davis-Bacon changes to be effective Oct. 23, DOL says
INSIDE IHMM
IHMM Announces Excellence in EHS Management Award Winners for 2022
Each year IHMM is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements and distinction of the CSHM, CSMP, or ASHM who has made a worthy contribution to the communities of practice and the profession.
This award is usually given at the annual National Safety Council Congress.
For 2022, IHMM is pleased to announce two winners of this prestigious award. Eric C. Vega, CSHM, of the Puerto Rico Department of Labor, and Michael R. Howe, CSSM, of Riverland Community College, Owatonna, Minnesota
See past IHMM Excellence in EHS Award winners here.
Michael R. Howe – Experienced Environmental Health & Safety manager with primary career responsibilities within industry (e.g., manufacturing), and Education/Academics (e.g., Community & Technical College) for: EHS management, regulatory consultation and compliance, security and protective services, loss prevention, emergency preparedness and response, strategic planning and continuity-of-operations, ISO 9001 certification, leadership, employee management, progressive discipline, training & development, and other related HR functions.
With IHMM, Michael is the Steering Committee Chair for, “Certified School Safety Manager (CSSM) & Certified School Safety Specialist (CSSS) Credentials.” – (Start 2020). As the primary leader of the CSSM-CSSS committee, Michael worked with us to take a credential that had no blueprint and no examination and with his committee created both from square one, leading to the launch of the Certified School Safety Manager (CSSM) credential just before Memorial Day, 2023. See > https://ihmm.org/cssm/
For his exceptional efforts leading the creation of the CSSM credential, and his leadership in school safety, we are proud to award Michael the IHMM Excellence in EHS Management recognition for 2022.
Eric C. Vega – works as a safety officer for PROSHA and conduct Safety and Health inspection for more than15 years, during this period he investigate many companies to evaluate if they where complying wit safety and health rules as stated by PROSHA, he investigate accidents and fatalities as part of his job. After been involve for more than 15 years as a safety officer he start a new role as a San Juan Area Director for the PROSHA program as part of he new position he is the person who direct the biggest PROSHA office in Puerto Rico as part of that he verify the work of approximately 8 Compliance Safety Officers.
Eric is a leader in Puerto Rico working with IHMM on credential recognition and his efforts are deeply appreciated, both for his tireless work on workplace safety and for credential recognition, for which IHMM is proud to award Eric the IHMM Excellence in EHS Management recognition for 2022.
IHMM to Launch the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] Credential
The Institute is pleased to announce that it is in the final stages of completing the examination for a new credential, the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS]. IHMM thanks the Microcredential Task Force for having worked for over 18 months in creating this credential, done so as public health experts believe that the world was not well prepared for the COVID pandemic and is likely not well prepared for the next pandemic.
In July 2023 the Biden Administration created the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR). This will be a permanent office in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) charged with leading, coordinating, and implementing actions related to preparedness for, and response to, known and unknown biological threats or pathogens that could lead to a pandemic or to significant public health-related disruptions in the United States. OPPR will take over the duties of the current COVID-19 Response Team and Mpox Team at the White House and will continue to coordinate and develop policies and priorities related to pandemic preparedness and response.
The IHMM Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential blueprint is here. Look for a launch announcement and website for the CPPS soon.
IHMM Partners with AIHA
IHMM is also partnering with the American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA], and its C.A.R.E. project. C.A.R.E. is an acronym that reflects the principles of Community, Awareness, Responsibility, and Equity. As such, we strive to deliver clear science-based messaging that reflects our commitment to public health across the communities where we work and live. For more information see https://commit2care.org/eng-faq/
AHMP 36th Annual Conference
Omaha, NE
Visit IHMM’s Booth and Executive Director Gene Guilford
Attendees may receive up to 20 Certification Maintenance Points [CMPs] toward recertification
IHMM Executive Director Eugene A. Guilford, Jr., CAE presents a workshop in Why Government Affairs Action Matters to You, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 9.45am
August 27-30, 2023
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,031 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 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree Deakins
Congress Breaks While Shutdown Looms. It is August in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Congress is on recess. When our federal legislators return in September, their top priority will be to fund the federal government beyond the current September 30, 2023, deadline. If the debt ceiling debate from earlier this year is any indication, this is likely to be challenging task. Absent the timely passage of a funding package or continuing resolution, the federal government will shut down, which will have a significant impact on employers. Expect to hear a lot more about a potential federal government shutdown as we get closer to the September 30 deadline.
Kotagal Joins EEOC. Kalpana Kotagal was sworn in this week as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Kotagal will join Chair Charlotte Burrows and Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels to give Democrats a three-to-two majority on the Commission. This is the first time during the Biden administration that Democrats are in the majority on the Commission, and they are expected to revitalize a policy agenda that has been relatively dormant during this time. Employers should expect the Commission to explore wage and hour data reporting and the delegation of authority to the general counsel, among other policy initiatives.
EEOC Proposes Pregnancy Accommodation Regulations. Today, the EEOC published in the Federal Register much-anticipated proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Words matter when it comes to statutes and regulations, so the proposed rule provides definitions for key words and phrases such as “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,” “qualified employee or applicant,” “essential functions,” and “undue hardship.” The proposed rule provides a nonexhaustive list of examples of “reasonable accommodations” that employers may make for pregnant workers, and it also makes clear that “the physical or mental condition (the limitation) required to trigger the obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation under the PWFA does not require a specific level of severity.” The PWFA requires the Commission to publish final regulations by December 29, 2023. Comments on the proposed rule are due by October 10, 2023. Stacy M. Bunck, Sheri L. Giger, Christine Bestor Townsend, and Charles L. Thompson, IV have the details.
Persuader Activity Update. Readers may recall our recent discussion of the letter Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su expressing concern that the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) may be unlawfully requiring employers to report payments made to company officials engaging in persuader activity (the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act does not require employers “to file a report covering expenditures made to any regular officer, supervisor, or employee of an employer as compensation for service as [such an officer]”). This week, Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, doubled down on this issue in a similar letter to Su, noting that “OLMS does not have a license to engage in actions that are contrary to the LMRDA and its own interpretive manual.” Chair Foxx requested that Su reply with, among other information, “[t]he specific legal authority OLMS is using to engage in this enforcement activity.”
DOL Finalizes Davis-Bacon Act Changes. On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced the issuance of a final rule entitled “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” The Davis-Bacon Act requires government contractors to pay government-set prevailing wages to workers performing work on covered federally funded construction projects. The final rule turns back the clock to the prevailing wage method used prior to 1983, which establishes a “prevailing wage” if it is paid to at least 30 percent of workers in a given area. (This amends the current definition, which establishes a prevailing wage if it is paid to a majority of workers in the area.) The rule also applies Davis-Bacon Act clauses and wage determinations to contracts “by ‘operation of law’ notwithstanding their mistaken omission from a contract.” This means that employers could be liable under Davis-Bacon Act requirements even without knowledge that they were subject to such requirements. The rule also includes new anti-retaliation protections for workers, as well as new cross-withholding procedures by which “agencies withhold contract monies due a contractor from contracts other than those on which the alleged violations occurred.” The rule, which has been submitted to the Office of the Federal Register, becomes effective sixty days after publication in the Federal Register.
White House Announces DOL Davis-Bacon Regulation
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing that the Labor Department (DOL) will publish a rule that advances the Administration’s economic vision to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out – not the top down – by ensuring investments in America lead to jobs where construction workers are paid fairly, including the 84% of who don’t have a college degree. The rule, which advances President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, will mean thousands of extra dollars per year in workers’ pockets to help put a down payment on a home, save for retirement, or simply have more breathing room.
Vice President Harris, Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, is making the announcement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania alongside Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.
The rule will raise wage standards of construction workers by updating prevailing wage regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, which require payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits to more than one million construction workers delivering $200 billion of federally funded or assisted construction projects. These numbers will continue to grow given that nearly all of the significant construction programs contained in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act require or strongly incentivize the use of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.
Read more here.
Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels
Addressing childhood lead exposure is a priority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This rule addresses health concerns for all affected communities, including children living in communities with environmental justice concerns, who have significantly higher blood lead levels (BLLs) than other children. As part of EPA’s efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, and in accordance with a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2021 opinion, EPA is proposing to lower the dust-lead hazard standards (DLHS) from 10 micrograms per square foot (µg/ft2 ) and 100 µg/ft2 for floors and window sills to any reportable level as analyzed by a laboratory recognized by EPA’s National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program.
This is a non-numeric value that the Agency refers to as greater than zero µg/ft2 and may vary based on laboratory or test. While EPA’s DLHS do not compel property owners or occupants to evaluate their property for lead-based paint (LBP) hazards nor take control actions, if an LBP activity such as an abatement is performed, then EPA’s regulations set requirements for doing so. EPA is also proposing to change the dust-lead clearance levels (DLCL), which are the values used to determine when abatement work can be considered complete, from 10 µg/ft2 , 100 µg/ft2 and 400 µg/ft2 for floors, window sills, and window troughs to 3 µg/ft2 , 20 µg/ft2 , and 25 µg/ft2 , respectively. Under this proposal, the DLHS for floors and window sills would not be the same as the DLCL for floors and window sills ( i.e., the DLHS and DLCL would be decoupled). Accordingly, dust-lead hazards could remain after an abatement due to the different statutory direction that Congress provided EPA with respect to the DLCL. Additionally, EPA is proposing to change the definition of abatement so that the recommendation for action applies when dust-lead loadings are at or above the DLCL, as well as several other amendments, including revising the definition of target housing to conform with the statute.
Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2023. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0231, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
PHMSA Seeks Comment on Initiatives to Modernize the HMR
On July 5, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit stakeholder feedback on initiatives PHMSA is considering that may modernize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and improve efficiencies while maintaining or improving a current high level of safety. 88 Fed. Reg. 43016. To engage fully with stakeholders, the ANPRM solicits comments and input on questions related to 46 distinct topics under consideration. PHMSA states that it will use any comments, data, and information received “to evaluate and potentially draft proposed amendments.”
Comments are due October 3, 2023. PHMSA notes that it “will consider late-filed comments to the extent possible.” This memorandum provides more information on several of the topics under consideration: non-bulk packaging, intermediate bulk container (IBC), and large packaging periodic retest extension; aerosol classification alignment; requirements for damaged, defective, or recalled lithium cells and batteries; and 49 C.F.R. Section 173.150 ethyl alcohol exception. It includes highlights of PHMSA’s questions on these topics. Stakeholders should review the notice for the complete list of questions as well as the other topics addressed by the notice. For more information, please read the full memorandum.
Read more >> https://www.lawbc.com/regulatory-developments/entry/phmsa-seeks-comment-on-initiatives-to-modernize-the-hmr
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing this “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule” to revise its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including to implement the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s amendments to NEPA. CEQ proposes the revisions to provide for an effective environmental review process that promotes better decision making; ensure full and fair public involvement; provide for an efficient process and regulatory certainty; and provide for sound decision making grounded in science, including consideration of relevant environmental, climate change, and environmental justice effects. CEQ proposes these changes to better align the provisions with CEQ’s extensive experience implementing NEPA; CEQ’s perspective on how NEPA can best inform agency decision making; longstanding Federal agency experience and practice; NEPA’s statutory text and purpose, including making decisions informed by science; and case law interpreting NEPA’s requirements. CEQ invites comments on the proposed revisions.
Comments: CEQ must receive comments by September 29, 2023. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. docket number CEQ–2023–0003
Workplace Safety – Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn.
Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover.
The shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland was part of a wave of gun violence sweeping through U.S. hospitals and medical centers, which have struggled to adapt to the growing threats.
Read more >> https://apnews.com/article/hospitals-workplace-violence-shootings-aa6918569ff8f76ff8a15b9813e31686
OSHA Heat Hazard Alert
Federal law requires employers to protect workers against heat hazards. A new OSHA Hazard Alert lays out employer responsibilities, worker rights, and OSHA’s current heat enforcement efforts. For more information and resources to keep workers safe, visit OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention webpage.
Most states are experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is on track for the hottest summer on record. Heat is a well-known and recognized occupational hazard for outdoor and indoor workers that can cause serious or fatal illness when they are not provided the necessary protections and training. Each year, thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure, and too many of those illnesses result in fatalities. New employees whose bodies have not had time to adjust to working in the heat are most vulnerable — nearly 3 out of 4 workers who die from heat-related causes die in their first week on the job.
OSHA Heat Hazard Alert
NPDES BASIC PERMIT WRITERS’ COURSE
Virtual Guided Learning
August 24, 2023 – September 28, 2023
The U.S. EPA is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Basic Permit Writers’ Virtual Guided Learning Courses starting on August 24, 2023, with a morning and afternoon session running for five weeks.
The objective of this course is to provide the basic regulatory framework and technical considerations that support the development of wastewater discharge permits required under the NPDES program. The course was designed for permit writers with about six months to one year of experience in the NPDES program, but experienced permit writers wanting a refresher course and other water program staff or interested parties wanting to learn more about the NPDES program also are welcome.
The 5-week course will begin on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Participants should anticipate a time commitment of approximately 8-10 hours per week and should seek supervisor approval before signing up. The course is scheduled to conclude on September 28th, however a “rain date” of October 5th should be reserved by the participants in case of technical issues.
Each week, participants will have assigned “homework” consisting of NPDES online modules and permit exercises. These modules and exercises will then be discussed in a live virtual classroom setting on Tuesday and Thursday of each week. Participants will have the opportunity to join live office hour discussions with instructors and other participants each Tuesday as well. Participants will be expected to complete some pre-course assignments the week of August 21st prior to the course start.
There is no cost for the course. Registration is limited and available at:
NPDES Permit Writers’ Course – Virtual Guided Learning August 2023 (AM)
NPDES Permit Writers’ Course – Virtual Guided Learning August 2023 (PM)
Following registration, an email with further instruction will be provided.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact Sean Ramach at [email protected] or (202) 564-2865.
As EPA Rule Looms, States Urge Biden To Boost PFAS Funding, Scrutiny
State environmental and health officials are urging President Joe Biden to boost funding for, and controls on, PFAS, pointing in part to EPA’s looming drinking water rule as an example that will increase public health protection but will not go far enough to tackle the widespread problem of “daily release” of PFAS contamination.
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, the Environmental Council of the States, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials sent a joint Aug. 10 letter to Biden urging the administration to “focus additional federal resources and support to federal agencies and the actions they are undertaking to address PFAS contamination.”
Because per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are “used prolifically across manufacturing processes, successful management of PFAS chemicals will require a wide range of federal actions to reduce the daily release of PFAS into the environment and the corresponding risks to public health,” the letter says.
The letter notes the Biden administration has cited PFAS as a pressing concern and has “outlined key goals for federal agencies to restrict PFAS from entering our water, air, land, and food; assess and reduce PFAS exposure; clean up existing pollution; and expand health effects information.”
But the officials say more needs to be done, requesting that federal agencies “prioritize using their combined regulatory authorities to reduce or eliminate the introduction of PFAS into the environment, and to remediate PFAS contamination that already exists.”
–Inside EPA
As Use Of ‘Major Questions’ Grows, Court Extends Doctrine To Citizen Suits
As federal courts expand their use of the major questions doctrine to block agency action, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is expanding its application beyond direct challenges to those actions to also block private party attempts to compel such action in environmental citizen suits.
In an Aug. 7 opinion in North Carolina Coastal Fisheries Reform Group, et al., v. Capt. Gaston LLC, et al., a three-judge panel dismissed a North Carolina fishery group’s Clean Water Act (CWA) suit on the basis that EPA lacks clear congressional authority under the doctrine to regulate bycatch as a water law pollutant.
The panel affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed the citizen suit after finding that fishermen’s release of bycatch into the ocean and disturbing sediment with trawl nets is not a discharge of a pollutant requiring a CWA permit.
The panel notes that when considering only the statutory text, plaintiffs make “a plausible case for why returning bycatch to the ocean fits within the ordinary meaning of a ‘discharge’ of ‘biological materials.’”
But once this is considered with other “legal interests that contextually inform our understanding of a statute’s meaning,” it doesn’t hold up, the panel adds.
“[Petitioners] seeks to vastly expand the EPA’s regulatory authority in a way that would upset the federal-state balance by intruding on states’ authority to manage fisheries in their own waters and essentially moot the established scheme to regulate bycatch in federal waters. This sea-change would have an enormous impact on the recreational and commercial fishing industries; industries which Congress has specifically sought to protect. ‘Given these circumstances,’ ‘this is a major questions case,’” Judge Julius Richardson wrote for the unanimous panel.
–Inside EPA
Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum 2023 – Registration OPEN 8/8-10/20
The mission of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. In helping with this advancement, PHMSA Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Forum is held periodically to generate a national research agenda that identifies technical challenges, fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the environment, and provides a venue for information exchange among key stakeholders, including the public, states, other federal agencies, industry, and international colleagues. The meeting and forum are open to the public; those who wish to attend must register on the meeting website, including their names and organizational affiliation.
The forum will be held October 31–November 1, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online preregistration are open on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and close on Friday, October 20, 2023. The forum will be held in person at the Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, 1800 Richmond Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. There will be a webcast of the opening remarks, including the technical presentations on Day 1.
The full agenda will be updated on the meeting website below. Day 1 will start with technical presentations, followed by five working group breakout sessions. Day 2 will have continued working group sessions, finishing up with brief out presentations from each working group to wrap up the forum.
2023 PMSA R&D Meeting Registration Link and website: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166
Crystal City Hotel Link: Book your group rate for Reservation Link for US DOT – 2023 R&D Forum October 30 – November 2, 2023
Department of Labor seeks nominations for membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations to fill two Department of Health and Human Services-designated vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
The 12-member committee advises the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters related to administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The committee meets two to four times a year.
OSHA invites nominations to fill one HHS-designated public representative and one HHS-designated occupational health professional representative. The Secretary of Labor will appoint members designated by the Secretary of HHS. The members will serve two-year terms beginning Nov. 16, 2023.
Submit nominations to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, Docket Number OSHA-2023-0003 by Aug. 29, 2023. Read the Federal Register notice for submission details.
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.
Other State and Federal Activities
In this section we will highlight other state and federal government affairs activities undertaken by the committee.
Current Priorities June-August 2023
PHMSA – Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards – IHMM Comments Submitted – Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0092 (HM-215Q)
NY Department of Labor rulemaking concerning the recognition of the CSHM and CSMP. IHMM’s comments concerning initiating this rulemaking are here
Work with Eric Vega in Puerto Rico concerning credential recognition
Review of the Governor of Nevada’s Executive Order concerning licensing boards and potential for recognition of the CHMM. IHMM’s comments on the Governor’s Executive Order are here
Scheduling meetings with the Maryland Congressional delegation concerning the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential
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
Regulatory Updates
| DateSort ascending | SubjectSortable column | Document TypeSortable column | Part |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2023 | Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum | Rule | |
| 08/01/2023 | Pipeline Safety: Requirement of Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards: Technical Corrections | Rule | 192, 195 |
| 07/05/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits | Notice | |
| 07/05/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits | Notice | |
| 07/05/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits | Notice | |
| 07/05/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Improve Safety and Efficiency | Proposed Rule | 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 |
| 06/30/2023 | Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair | Proposed Rule | 191, 192, 193 |
| 06/27/2023 | Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information | Proposed Rule | 171, 174, 180 |
PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will be hosting public forums in advance of four international meetings, to allow the public to give input on current proposals being considered by the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) and the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG). The international meetings include:
- The 62nd session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for July 3 to July 7, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland
- The 29th session of the ICAO TDG, scheduled for November 13 to 17, 2023, in Montreal, Canada
- The 63rd session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for November 27 to December 6, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland
Each of these public meetings will be held approximately two weeks before the corresponding international meeting. Specific information for each meeting, including date, time, conference call-in number, and details for advance registration will be posted when available on the PHMSA website under “Upcoming Events.” These meetings will be virtual, with hybrid options available as possible, pending public health guidelines.
The Federal Register announcement can be found here.
HM-265A: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency
PHMSA is seeking your input to help us improve the HMR!
On July 5, 2023, PHMSA published the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) “HM-265A: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency” to the Federal Register. Based on feedback from industry stakeholders, internal PHMSA review, NTSB safety recommendations, and modal safety partners, the ANPRM addresses 46 separate areas where the requirements of the HMR may need to be updated to increase efficiency while improving safety. Topics addressed in the ANPRM include those related to UN Performance Oriented Package testing, tank car safety, hazardous material employee training, and updates to incorporated by reference documents, among others.
The public comment period for this ANPRM ends on October 3, 2023. For questions, please contact Mr. Eamonn Patrick at [email protected].
HM-263: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information
On June 27, PHMSA published a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at improving public safety and preventing environmental impacts by strengthening requirements governing railroads’ provision of hazardous materials information to responders during a hazmat incident. This proposal is a response to mandates in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The proposal would require all railroads to always maintain — and update in real-time — accurate, electronic information about rail hazmat shipments in a train consist that would be accessible to authorized emergency response personnel. Required information would include the quantity and position of the shipment on the train, the shipment’s origin and destination, and a designated emergency point of contact at the railroad. Railroads would also be required to proactively “push” that information to authorized local first response personnel as soon as the railroad is aware of an accident involving any hazardous materials.
The public comment period for this NPRM ends on August 28, 2023. For questions, contact Dirk Der Kinderen at (202) 366-8553.
IHMM Scholarship Program
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/
IHMM CHMMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Hazardous Materials ManagersⓇ [CHMMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CHMMⓇ community of practice.
You may download the CHMM survey here.
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.
You may download the CSHM survey here.
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.
#1 – Recertification Video
#2 Recertification Video
IHMM Recertification Videos
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.
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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.
National Safety Council
IHMM is a member of the National Safety Council and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
NSC News
MSHA extends comment period for proposed rule on silica
FDA approves another over-the-counter spray for treating opioid overdose
HHS, NHTSA partner on tracking tool for heat-related illness
Chemical Safety Board calls for changes to OSHA’s PSM standard
AI tool may help prevent sudden cardiac arrest among firefighters
What’s next for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?
NSC Webinars
Aug 17 – OSHA Training for General Industry: Reviewing the Elements for Select Topics
Aug 24 – Clearing the Air: Mastering Weld Fume Management
Aug 31 – Fixing A Broken Safety Culture
Sept 7 – What Don’t You See? Reveal & Resolve Blind Spots Hampering High Reliability
Sept 14 – How to Become a Better Safety Leader
Sept 21 – NFPA 70e Standard Updates
American Society of Safety Professionals
IHMM is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
New Free Training Programs Offered by ASSP
ASSP is offering six new free, instructor-led courses developed under a Susan Harwood Grant from OSHA. These courses provide guidance on planning and managing pandemics; review regulations and a legal framework for infectious diseases; discuss industry best practices and more. The first course starts July 27, register today!
Also, we are very interested in having end users register and take the course. We are hoping that our OSH colleagues who work for labor organizations will get the word out to teams so they will have the opportunity to participate.
Susan Harwood link: https://www.assp.org/resources/osha-susan-harwood-grant
Courses:
American Society of Safety Professionals
IHMM is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
ASSP News
5 Emerging Technologies in Ergonomics and Why They Matter
Optimizing Contractor Safety Management
Episode 113: AR/FR Clothing and Heat Stress: Staying Protected While Staying Cool
Episode 112: Developing a Comprehensive Fall Protection Program for Your Workplace
OSHA Aims to Reduce Hazards in Warehouses and Distribution Centers
OSHA Issues Hazard Alert for Heat
From Paper to Pixels: Physical Security Technology for a Safer Facility
Q&A: How Can Construction Safety Professionals Help Prevent Struck-by Incidents?
ASSP Webinars
Aug 17 – Pandemic Challenges: How to Return to Work Safely
Aug 24 – Managing Infectious Diseases and Health Hazards in the Construction Industry
Sept 18/19 – Prevention through Design
Sept 19/20 – Advanced Safety Management Methods
ASSP Standards News
The U.S. TAG to ANSI for ISO TC283 approved ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as ANSI registered technical reports.
- ISO/ASSP TR 45002-2023: Occupational health and safety management systems – General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
- ISO/ASSP TR 45006-2023: Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines for organizations on preventing and managing infectious diseases
At this point, the adoption process is complete. We will conclude limited public review and then move forward with publication of ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report[s].
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.
CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds HAZWOPER Refresher Training
This week CHEMTREC has added its HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training is designed for individuals who need to refresh their existing 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers involved in the transport, storage, or handling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.
See the CHEMTREC HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training here!
CHEMTREC, an HMS training partner, has had 8 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. Thank you CHEMTREC, and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
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 | EPCRA Tier II Reporting | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | CHMM Online Review | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Acute Toluene Exposure Webinar | Bowen EHS | Online |
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.
Respiratory Protection Program Management – Susan Harwood Training Grant
University of Texas Medical Branch, William J. Pate, CHMM
This training course is intended to educate participants on the requirements of developing and implementing a compliant Respiratory Protection Program. The focus of this course will be on topics related to preparation for an infectious disease pandemic. At the end of this training the attendee should be able to:
1) Manage an effective respiratory protection program through proficient application of 29 CFR 1910.134
2) Compare potential routes of exposure
3) Identify and implement potential controls (engineering, administrative, and PPE)
4) List the equipment needed to support fit testing
5) Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative fit testing
6) Discuss the different types of respiratory protection available
7) Demonstrate correct donning/doffing of respiratory protection
This training course is 7.5 hours and participants will receive a certificate of completion that may be suitable for professional certification maintenance (CSP, CIH, CHMM, CHSP, etc.).
This course will provide 7.5 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours. Accreditation statement: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002176
This training is available only to employees and employers who are subject to OSHA regulatory requirements. Grant-funded training is not available to state or local government employees unless they have occupational safety & health responsibilities (e.g. occupational safety and health trainers, program managers, committee members, or employees responisble for abating unsafe and unhealthy working conditions for their organization). Registration in this course confirms that meet these conditions. This training will include the opportunity to don, doff, and fit test respiratory protection including N95, half-face, full-face, and powered air-purifying respirators. Anyone participating in this training and wanting to put on a respirator agrees that they have been medically cleared by their employer to do so in accordance with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard.
The 8-hour training program is offered at various dates from March through September. For more information and registration for this FREE program go here >> https://www.utmb.edu/ehs/programs/radiation-occupational-safety-program/RPPSHTG2023
FREE US DOT PHMSA HMIT GRANT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS AWARENESS TRAINING WORKSHOP – 24 IHMM CMPs
Courses are here> Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/ Under “Find Training,” Search for NPETE>
These workshops are offered with U.S. DOT PHMSA HMIT (Hazardous Materials Instructor Training) Grant support to the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (National PETE). This training is FREE for employees and federal, state, county, and local government employees involved in DOT HazMat Shipping, Receiving and Handling via Ground, Air, and Vessel Transportation.
The workshop curriculum is in accordance with 49 CFR § 172.704 for General Awareness, Function-Specific, Safety, and Security Awareness training requirements. Class size is limited to 10-15 students with mask/social distancing protocols, so act fast. Minimum of 6 attendees is needed to confirm the class.
Registration: Contact Mr. Raymond Davis, CHMM, IHMM Fellow, NPETE US DOT PHMSA HMIT Grant Project Coordinator/Instructor at [email protected]
Please provide Mr. Davis with the following registration information via email to [email protected]
Your name, Your company, Your company address/city/state/zip, Phone number, and Email
Upon receipt of your registration information, the address of the training location will be provided.
Easily Find Courses to Help You Pass IHMM Credential Exams
A core mission of HMS 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.
CDGP® Prep Course
CE-1112: CDGP® Exam Prep – Columbia Southern University – Available On Demand
CHMM® Prep Courses
Oct. 24-25 – CHMM Prep Course – PTP Consulting
Daily – CHMM® Online Review – Bowen
Daily – CHMM® Prep Course – Institute of Safety & Systems Management
Daily –Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (CHMM®) Exam Prep – SPAN Exam Prep, Division of ClickSafety
CSHM® Prep Courses
CSMP® Prep Courses
IHMM and HMS Tie Exam Preparation Together for Applicants
Every IHMM certification that requires an examination has a section of its website entitled Examination Preparation.
Connected to the Examination Preparation panel is a companion panel that is Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam.
You see the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel from the CHMM site at left.
When you click on the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel it takes the applicant directly to the HMS site where all CHMM prep courses may be found and chosen.
For the 365 CHMM applicants IHMM had on June 27, 2023, all 365 looking for CHMM prep courses could see and choose their favored CHMM exam prep course. If your course is not on the HMS platform, none of the 365 CHMM applicants could find you.
If you want your CHMM prep course on the HMS platform so it can be found by IHMM CHMM applicants, contact Gene Guilford at [email protected]
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!
HMS Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] Exam Prep
The Columbia Southern University/HMS CDGP prep course is found here on the Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] education and training website > https://hazmatsociety.org/training/ce-1112-cdgp-exam-prep/2022-02-02/
The CSU CDGP exam prep course is delivered entirely online and may be initiated by any CDGP applicant at any time. The CDGP applicant has up to 10 weeks to complete the prep course, though an extension of the 10 weeks may be requested from CSU directly. The CSU CDGP exam prep course contains 8 modules covering the 4 principle texts involved in the CDGP exam, as follows:
- UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, and
- International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions (ICAO TI), and
- International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR), and the
- International Maritime Organization’s Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).
More information on the IHMM Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] credential may be found here > https://ihmm.org/cdgp/
Applications for the 2023 HMS Scholarship Awards Now Open
The HMS scholarship award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students whose academic program and research studies have the potential to address the most serious issues in handling hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environmental issues, health & safety challenges. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited U.S. academic institutions.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS IS December 1, 2023. All submissions and associated materials must be submitted using the online form.
Scholarship Winners Will Be Announced at the HMS Annual Meeting.
For More Information, Visit > https://hazmatsociety.org/scholarship/
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.
RCM&D Professional Liability Insurance
HMS is proud to have partnered with RCM&D to be able to offer an outstanding comprehensive professional liability insurance program to IHMM certificants. Here, you will find information about this important program offering Environmental Consultants and Engineers Professional Liability coverage. This coverage is intended to add protection for loss stemming from actual or alleged negligent acts, errors and omissions in performing professional services.
For more information see > https://hazmatsociety.org/professional-liability-insurance/
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
99% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.
Did You Know?
Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.
As an IHMM certificant, you pay no dues to take advantage of IHMM’s Foundation at HMS. We do appreciate IHMM’s certificants encouraging their companies to contribute.
To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.
Columbia Southern University
The Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] is a partner of Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, that strives to change and improve lives through higher education by enabling students to maximize their professional and personal potential.
A subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education Group, CSU offers online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a multitude of areas such as occupational safety and health, fire administration, criminal justice, business administration, human resource management, health care administration and more. CSU also features undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to provide focused training in specialized areas for adult learners.
Click on the CSU graphic at left and learn more about the professional development and degree program opportunities at CSU.
IHMM CONFERENCES FOR 2023
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2023, virtually as well as in-person as resources allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2023.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that do not appear here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society is IHMM’s Professional Association and HMS’ education and training website can be found here. These events are produced independently of IHMM, and their providers have no access to IHMM certification examinations or program information other than that which is publicly available.
IHMM AFFILIATIONS
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516