Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ [CPPS™]
America and the World were not prepared for COVID-19, and according to the federal government, we are not ready for the next pandemic. IHMM has created the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ [CPPS™] microcredential as our contribution to being prepared for the next pandemic. A Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ (CPPS™) microcredential holder is first a CHMM or CSHM credentialed professional who has demonstrated, through education, experience, and examination, the ability to identify and assess the risks associated with pathogens and their effect on public health, commerce, industry, and/or government operations.
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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
AI Can Measure and Improve Corporate Culture
How New York’s Height and Weight Discrimination Law Works
NSC ramps up fight against workplace overdoses
‘Job Demands Description’ intended to support return-to-work process
Workers need protection from ‘spying bosses,’ two lawmakers say
Study links musculoskeletal pain to early retirement
Psychological safety bill back before Rhode Island lawmakers
Key Steps for Addressing Mold and Moisture to Maintain Indoor Air Quality
INDUSTRIAL
ASSP Remembers Deadly Factory Fire That Spurred Workplace Safety
Secretary Su Reflects on Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
Industrial Robots Can Reduce Injuries
OSHA hazard alert addresses rise in injuries in food processing
Tech and Innovation: The Future Of Workplace Safety Training
PGMA Updates Standards to Reduce Exposure to Carbon Monoxide
A Comprehensive Exploration of the Role Safety Plays in Manufacturing and Industrial Organizations
DOL Alleges Chemical Manufacturer Retaliated After Worker Raised Safety Concerns
A comprehensive guide to combustible dust best practices
OTHER
After Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse – What are Safety Implications?
United’s Safety Concerns, Cherry Blossoms and the Words for Work: What We’re Reading This Week
Army developing hearing protection standard for all service branches
Federal worker advisory committee will discuss naloxone at April meeting
LABOR
Transit agency aims to make workers safer near train tracks
A severed lanyard leads to a fatal fall – and an OSHA alert
EPA wants feedback on draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde
Coalition asks court to strike down DOL rule on independent contractors
Phoenix Passes Ordinance to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
Alaska Leads the Nation in Workers Compensation Cost Reductions
Washington L&I Fines Construction Company for Endangering Teen Workers
MSHA Cited 207 Total Violations in February 2024 Impact Inspections
OSHA Investigation Uncovers Violations Following Confined Space Worker Fatality
What are the best ways to improve work truck ergonomics?
Former AECOM exec reportedly sues over alleged ageism, profit inflation
Driver sentenced to 18 months in work zone crash that killed 6
SCHOOLS
Getting High-Tech with School Safety
Perry committee outlines latest school safety plan, 3 months after deadly shooting
Attorney General and MCSO address school safety, teen violence
A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others
Wisconsin Lawmakers Fund ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’ Anonymous Tip Line for Schools
2024 Campus Safety Conference Resource Center
Attention Technology Manufacturers and Security Systems Integrators: The Campus Safety BEST Awards Are Back!
Southwick, Mass.: 6 Middle Schoolers Criminally Charged for ‘Mock Slave Auction’
Police and Security Officers Keep Leaving Their Guns in School Bathrooms
Indiana School Protection Officer Fired After Leaving Gun in Bathroom
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution Addressing Responses to Harassment Based on Race, Sex, and Disability and to Antisemitic Harassment in Park City School District in Utah
How to Secure an Open Campus
Tabletop Exercise 6: Chemistry Teacher Drops Beaker Containing Mercury
Countering a Student Mental Health Crisis in Overwhelmed Schools
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.
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
IHMM Board of Directors Names Lorenz “Richie” Spangler, CHMM, CDGP a Fellow of the Institute
At its meeting on Friday, March 29th the IHMM Board of Directors, chaired by William M. Diesslin, CHMM, ARM, CSP, named Richie Spangler as a Fellow of the Institute.
Fellows of the Institute are highly qualified individuals who have made significant contributions to the profession of hazardous materials management, dangerous goods transportation, environmental protection, health or safety communities of practice, or to the development of IHMM credentials. Richie has served IHMM for more than 9 years as an Officer, Treasurer, Board Vice Chair, and Chair. His contributions as a leader of IHMM include expanding education and training for our certificants, expanding our government affairs programs, creating new credentials, and more.
It is a great privilege and high honor to recognize Richie as a Fellow of the Institute.
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 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 1,283 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
IHMM Proposes Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials
State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to update Chapter 851, Standards for Generators of Hazardous Waste. In the current regulation, work is required by a professional engineer. IHMM is proposing to include an environmental professional as defined by 40 CFR §312.10.
Graphics for Economic News Releases
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has release an interactive chart showing the number of fatal work injuries by employee status, among other data.
Charts related to the latest “Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries” news release.
Regulatory Updates
| Date: | Subject: | Part: |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2024 | Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee | 191 192 193 |
| 12/23/2023 | Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts, 2024 | 13 107 171 190 |
| 11/9/2023 | Pipeline Safety: Mifflin Energy Corporation’s Petition for Declaratory Order Concerning Part 192 Jurisdiction and Operator Responsibility Over Customer-Owned Piping | 192 |
- 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 week…
Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition
We are thrilled to share that 800 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.” Learn more and join the effort today!
Other Governmental News
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Reminds Schools of Their Legal Obligation to Address Discrimination Against Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, Hindu, and Palestinian Students
OSHA extends comment period on proposed rule for emergency responders
New law keeps safety agencies’ FY 2024 budgets steady
House committee approves resolution to repeal DOL rule targeting worker misclassification
NSC Introduces New Initiatives to Combat Opioid Crisis
Important Stories for IHMM Certificants
Safe and Sound Week 2024 – August 12-18, 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. Download here.
NIOSH also collaborated with the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) to publish the Supplement Health Worker Mental Health: Addressing the Current Crisis and Building a Sustainable Future. Health workers face challenging working conditions that may cause or intensify poor mental health outcomes. This AJPH supplement updates current knowledge about strategies to improve mental health and well-being among healthcare workers.
Your Partner Punch List
We would appreciate if you could support Safe + Sound by doing the following:
- Save the Date for Safe + Sound Week, August 12-18, 2024.
- Share the Impact Wellbeing Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing so that we can reach as many hospital leaders and healthcare workers as possible.
- Read the supplement: Health Worker Mental Health: Addressing the Current Crisis and Building a Sustainable Future .
- Sign up for the HAA Workplace Mental Health Action Summit.
Participate in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.
US Department of Labor issues final rule to clarify rights to employee representation during OSHA inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor on March 29th announced a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace will be published in the Federal Register on April 1.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives the employer and employees the right to authorize a representative to accompany OSHA officials during a workplace inspection. The final rule clarifies that, consistent with the law, workers may authorize another employee to serve as their representative or select a non-employee. For a non-employee representative to accompany the compliance officer in a workplace, they must be reasonably necessary to conduct an effective and thorough inspection.
The rule is effective May 31, 2024
2024 National Safety Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
In advance of the 11th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction on May 6 – 10, 2024, we want to share several new tools and resources to assist workplaces in preparing for and participating in the Stand-Down, as well as ways to get involved:
- 2024 Fall Stand Down Poster
- 2024 Stand-Down officially announced:
- February 1, 2024 OSHA QuickTakes
- Resources and Handouts:
- 2024 Fall Stand-Down Poster (English/Spanish) (also attached)
- Hardhat Stickers and Hazard Alert Cards
- Get Involved:
- If you plan to host a free event that is open to the public and want to post your event on OSHA’s webpage, you may submit the event details here or contact your Regional Stand-Down Coordinator to learn more.
- Do you have fall prevention resources in other languages? We would love to include them in our Fall Prevention Resources: Additional Languages Page. Please send resources to Jessica Bunting: [email protected]
As a reminder, anyone who wants to prevent fall hazards in the workplace can participate in the Stand-Down. Companies can conduct a Safety Stand-Down by taking a break for a toolbox talk or other safety activities such as conducting safety equipment inspections, developing rescue plans, or discussing job-specific hazards. Consider planning a stand-down event that works for your workplace. See Highlights from Past Stand-Downs.
Federal Transit Authority Proposes New Safety Standards
“This rule will ultimately save lives,” said FTA Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it is proposing mandatory minimum standards to protect those who perform track work for all rail transit agencies nationwide.
The National Transportation Safety Board and FTA’s Transit Advisory Committee for Safety both have recommended regulatory action to address rail transit worker roadway safety .
According to data reported in the National Transit Database, between January 1, 2008, and October 31, 2022, 22 workers were killed, and 120 workers were seriously injured in rail transit roadway safety events.
Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) reconsideration of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), the EPA is revising the primary annual PM2.5standard by lowering the level from 12.0 µg/m3 to 9.0 µg/m3 . The Agency is retaining the current primary 24-hour PM2.5standard and the primary 24-hour PM10 standard. The Agency also is not changing the secondary 24-hour PM2.5standard, secondary annual PM2.5 standard, and secondary 24-hour PM10 standard at this time. The EPA is also finalizing revisions to other key aspects related to the PM NAAQS, including revisions to the Air Quality Index (AQI) and monitoring requirements for the PM NAAQS.
DATES:
This final rule is effective May 6, 2024.
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements
EPA issued a final rule amending its Risk Management Program regulations with regard to requirements for the accident prevention program, improvements to the emergency preparedness requirements, and improvements to the public availability of chemical hazard information.
Effective May 10.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval for the information collection requirements specified in its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for General Industry Standard.
Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by May 28, 2024.
Applied Ergonomics Risk Assessment
The goal of a workplace ergonomics program is to prevent or reduce the risks of injuries and illnesses by eliminating or reducing worker exposure to risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). According to CDC, these risk factors include “awkward postures, repetition, material handling, force, mechanical compression, vibration, temperature extremes, glare, inadequate lighting, and duration of exposure.”
STOP TTA Quarterly Meetings (Spring 2024) – STOP Grantees
Join us for a networking event featuring guest speaker Kate Clabaugh, Director of Government Affairs at the National Parent Teacher Association. Kate will discuss the PTA’s collaboration with Everytown for Gun Safety, share insights from a nationwide survey, and address questions on family involvement in school safety. Additionally, Dr. Justin Heinze, Co-Director of the NCSS, will provide valuable insights on program evaluation. Don’t miss this chance to discuss family engagement strategies, access new resources, and network with fellow grantees. Register Here.
Networking Drop-In
BJA/COPS STOP grantees, join us on 5/15 from 12-1 PM ET or 3-4 PM ET, for our monthly Networking Drop-In session. This informal gathering allows you to connect, pose questions, and engage with fellow individuals involved in school safety initiatives. The sessions are not recorded. A Zoom link will be shared with you prior to the event (note: this link is the same every month). Add to Calendar.
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
OSHA set to publish final rule on worker walkaround representation
EPA wants feedback on draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde
OSHA extends comment period on proposed rule for emergency responders
Army developing hearing protection standard for all service branches
New law keeps safety agencies’ FY 2024 budgets steady
OSHA hazard alert addresses rise in injuries in food processing
NSC Webinars
Apr 4 – Maximize Efficiency, Minimize Costs: The Power of Digital Orientation Programs
Apr 11 – From Compliance to Culture: Building a Foundation for Safety Maturity
Apr 18 – Hazardous and Universal Waste: Cradle-to-Grave, are you in compliance?
Apr 25 – Top 4 Ways Visual AI is Enabling a Safer Workplace
May 9 – Electrical Risk Assessments for Shock and Arc Flash
IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
ASSP News
ASSP Webinars
Apr 17 – April 2024 Leadership Conference Webinar
Apr 25-May 23 – ONLINE COURSE: Risk Assessment and Management for Safety Professionals
Apr 25-May 23 – ONLINE COURSE: Prevention through Design
Apr 15 – Why is Choosing the Right FR/AR Clothing so Difficult?
May 2 – Live Virtual Classroom: Fundamentals of Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
May 2-May 30 – ONLINE COURSE : Corporate Safety Management
May 6 – Stand-Up for Standards: ANSI/ASSP Fall Protection and Fall Restraint Implementation and Impact for OSH Professionals
For a complete list of ASSP Webinars, click here.
ASSP Standards-Based Education
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will host a third installment of its workplace safety education series called “Stand Up for Standards.” A live two-hour webinar on safety management systems will take place at 11 a.m. CT on March 29, helping safety and health professionals create a road map for identifying hazards and eliminating risks to improve organizational performance.
“Stand Up for Standards: ANSI/ASSP Safety Management Systems” will provide an overview and implementation practices for the ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 standard.
Safety experts Amy Timmerman, M.S., CSP, CHES, Danyle Hepler, CSP, CESCO, CPEA, Joe Wolfsberger, M.S., CSP, CIH, and Greg Zigulis, CSP, CIH, CHSP, 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
- Approval of ISO 45004 FDIS [measurement] – December 2023 – Closed on January 10th and the results were sent to the TAG membership
- Approval of ISO 45001 Interpretation of Dec 2023
- The ISO 45006 ballot [pandemics] is currently out to adopt the document as an ANSI Registered Technical Report. The ballot for ISO 45006 will end on February 23rd
- Approval of NWIP [New Work Item Proposal] For Proposed ISO 45008 [remote workers]
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.
HMS Jobs Board
Listing available jobs is free, and done on the HMS site here > Jobs – Hazardous Materials Society (hazmatsociety.org)
Aarcher Institute, IHMM, and HMS’ New Training Partner Offers Courses for 2024
| April 16-17, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| April 23-24, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| April 30-May 3, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| May 7-8, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| May 21-24, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| June 4-6, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| June 11-13, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| June 11-14, 2024 | Hilton Head, SC | |
| 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 |
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.
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 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]
Modern Day Marine 2024
April 30 – May 2, 2024
Visit IHMM at Booth #451
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
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.
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