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Associate Safety and Health Manager™ [ASHM™]
IHMM’s Associate Safety and Health Manager (ASHM™) credential recognizes professionals who are recent Bachelor’s or Advanced degree graduates with a focus in health and safety-related fields. This credential puts the holder on the fast-track to the CSHM credential. With ASHM™ on your resume, you tell employers you’re serious about a career in EHS Management.
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The Value of IHMM Credentials
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.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS for EHS Professionals
WORKPLACE
- New translation app connects employers, workers and Cal/OSHA
- Caregiving for family members takes a toll on workers: report
- UK guide intended to aid driver health
- EPA updates ventilation guidance to curb the spread of respiratory viruses
- Bloodborne and airborne pathogen exposure: Massachusetts DPH offers sample written control plans
- Report shows workplace harm often goes unreported
- How to Boost Safety Culture Through Technology
- University of Cincinnati Leads $1.4M AI Research Project for Worker Safety
- Health and safety are imprinted in leaders’ safety DNA
- Revolutionizing Workplace Safety: A Success Story in AED Management
LABOR
- Offshore near-miss involving helicopter and crane spurs safety alert
- BLS: Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses decrease in 2023
- OSHA: Death investigations down 11% in FY 2024
- Combating opioid use in mining: New guide from MSHA and NIOSH
- Final rule aimed at keeping rail transit workers safe near tracks
- MSHA Awards $10.5 Million for Mine Safety and Health Training
- OSHA Fines Illinois Contractor with $287,465 for Repeated Fall Hazard Violations
- OSHA Reports Decrease in Construction Fatalities Tied to Trench Collapses and Falls
- MSHA Identifies 112 Violations Throughout September 2024 Impact Inspections
- ASSP revises key standard ahead of World Standards Week
- OSHA reports a decline in worker death investigations
TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOLS
- ‘At a crisis point’: Teachers commonly face threats from students, survey shows
- Take the 2024 Campus Safety Video Surveillance Survey!
- Potential Wisconsin School Shooting Thwarted by Campus Employees
- St. Petersburg Middle Schooler Shoots Self on Bus
- 2 Tucson School Districts to Adopt Wearable Panic Button Technology
- University of Michigan Urged to End Partnership with Chinese University Over Security Risks
- Former Utah Tech Student Charged in 3 Sexual Assaults
- Weapons Incidents Continue to Drive School Security Upgrades
- Trends in School Security Panel: Campus Safety Conference and EDspaces Joint Session
INDUSTRIAL
- Can knee exoskeletons make lifting tasks safer?
- Study of head protection practices uncovers confusion, opportunities for improvement
- Revolutionizing Hazard Identification with AI
- AIHA, ACGIH Partner to Launch New Initiative Focused on Exposure Risks
- Washington L&I Fine Spokane Valley Sawmill $126,000 for Safety Hazards
- New Products Round-Up: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
- MIOSHA Grants Will Focus on Safety Training, Education for High-Risk Industries
- OSHA Updates Safety Guidelines for Animal Slaughtering, Processing Workers
- DOL Sues Pennsylvania Manufacturer Over Alleged Worker Retaliation
- You Knew This Job Was Dangerous When You Took It: Insights from the 2024 National Safety & Salary Survey
OTHER
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United States Congress Recognizes IHMM
IHMM is pleased to announce that thanks to Maryland 8th District Congressman Jamie Raskin, the Congress of the United States has recognized IHMM on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
We thank Congressman Raskin for leading this effort, and for recognizing the outstanding certified professionals of IHMM.
400,000 Per Month
400,000 is the number of messages sent from IHMM each month to thousands of private and public sector entities to raise the visibility of IHMM, IHMM credentials, and IHMM credential holders.
Whether for Sophia Garcia in California or Adeel Iqbal Wain in Pakistan who both just passed their CHMM exams, or Kevin Earp, CSSM who is our recent Certificant Spotlight, or Chris Johnsen and Eric Bentson who just passed their Student ASHM exams and the thousands in between in 50 states and 85 countries, we believe in promoting IHMM’s certificants and their achievements.
One day at a time, IHMM’s mission includes building understanding in 50 states and 85 countries around the world of the critically important role IHMM’s credentials and our credential holders play as IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.
400,000 Per Month
EHS Jobs for CSHMs and CSMPs
There are 53,561 EHS jobs for CSHMs and CSMPs available on Indeed today
There are 6,001 EHS jobs for CSHMs and CSMPs available on CareerBuilder today
There are 30,578 EHS jobs for CSHMs and CSMPs available on LinkedIn today
One of the many values of having your CSHM and CSMP
IHMM Announces 2025 Board Re-Election of Morgan Hyson and New Election of Benjamin Frizzell, CHMM
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) is pleased to announce the re-election of Morgan Hyson to the IHMM Board of Directors’ Public Member seat and the new election of Benjamin Frizzell, CHMM to the CHMM seat.
Mr. Morgan Hyson has held a varied career across many fields and disciplines ranging from civil litigation to nuclear nonproliferation policy. He currently works as a Foreign Affairs Officer for the US Department of State overseeing complex US-funded overseas projects and programs. Hyson brings to the Board a depth of historical knowledge and wisdom concerning the Institute’s operations and the keen eye of an experienced program officer to help facilitate and direct the Institute’s future endeavors—exhibiting strength in financial decision-making and progressive goal planning. “I care deeply about IHMM’s future. I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to continue to serve this incredible and worthy mission,” says Hyson.
Mr. Benjamin Frizzell, who currently serves as the Manager of Industrial Hygiene for BNSF Railway, has many years of experience managing exposure-related hazards such as mold, asbestos-containing materials, bloodborne pathogens, electromagnetic fields, nuisance wildlife, and more. Entering the most effective time of his career, Frizzell is committed to growing opportunities for all professionals across the spectrum of environmental, health, and safety. “My hope is to continue to promote the credentials of IHMM within a professional’s overall development and to strive to streamline those processes of IHMM and other EHS credentialing agencies to create the well-rounded, competent EHS professional,” says Frizzell.
“IHMM has a long and distinguished history within the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice. Together, we look forward to continuing the good work and building upon the foundation established forty years ago. I am honored to collaborate with such dedicated individuals who have an extraordinary zeal for their communities of practice. Much is yet to come for IHMM as we continue to effect change and develop future leaders,” says Eugene A. Guilford, Jr., CAE, IHMM Executive Director.
About IHMM
A not-for-profit organization founded in 1984, the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) has been protecting the environment and the public’s health, safety, and security through the administration of credentials recognizing professionals who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge, expertise, and excellence in the management of hazardous materials, dangerous goods transportation, environmental protection, health & safety.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Trainers: Standards of Care and Legal Obligations
By: John F. (Jack) Podojil CEHSP, CHMM, CSHET, ASHEP-CI®, CSHCO®, CCSHCO®, CHCM Master Level®, CMGS®, ASA®, CUSA® CEO / President Podojil & Associates Inc. CEO IASHEP
Safety, health, and environmental (SHE) trainers play a pivotal role in ensuring a safe learning environment in industries involving heavy machinery, fall protection, or hazardous equipment. Trainers are legally and ethically obligated to uphold a high standard of care, especially when instructing students on how to use fall protection equipment, operate cranes, forklifts, or other heavy machinery. Their responsibilities extend beyond mere instruction to ensuring students are well-versed in the safe and proper use of such equipment. I recently had a friend return from a prominent and well-known five-day Competent Person Fall Protection Training Course. The Content of this course covered:
• Regulatory review
• Adult education principles
• Lesson planning
• Course administration
• Delivery practice
• Classroom management
• Instructor assessments
• Workshop Preparation and Instruction
• Rescue
IHMM & AHMP Sign New Affiliation Agreement
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) and the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP) have signed a new affiliation agreement for the next year. This partnership aims to provide mutual benefits to both organizations’ members, including outreach, communication, and professional development opportunities. The collaboration will focus on promoting IHMM credentials and certification programs, as well as offering networking and educational opportunities from AHMP.
IHMM thanks the AHMP leadership and its members for this important collaboration.
IHMM Launches 2024 Salary Surveys
IHMM is pleased to release the 2024 survey of salaries underlying the workplace safety credentials salaries by job title. You may download the survey which is linked below.
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 certificates, and companies who support IHMM through strengthening its ability to extend its reach and allow us all to live up to why we exist our vision, and our mission…
Why We Exist
We believe there is only one Earth; our passion is to protect it.
Our Vision
IHMM credentials and competency standards are embraced worldwide
Our Mission
IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
Reception & Celebration • December 3, 2024 • 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
2500 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850
The RSVP deadline for this event has passed. If you have not submitted your RSVP and would like to attend, please contact [email protected].
Distinguished Honorees
40-Year Members
- Paul L. Errico, CHMM
- Ronald D. Schaible, CHMM
- John P. Coniglio, CHMM
- Fred Ellerbusch, CHMM
- John F. Podojil, CHMM
- Michael H. Ziskin, CHMM
- B. Bryant Slimp, Jr., CHMM
Awards in Service to the Institute
- Brendan Deyo, CHMM, CHMM Examination Committee Chair
- Adrianne Borgias, CHMM, IHMM Textbook Committee Executive Editor
- Cliff Bartley, CDGP, CDGP Scheme Committee Chair
- Kevin Herron, CHMP, CHMP Scheme Committee Chair
- Atanu Das, CHMM, CHMM Recertification Committee Chair
Guest Speakers
Attendees will receive 1 IHMM CMP for this event.
Craig Saperstein, Partner
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman
Washington, D.C.
Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE
Senior Vice President for Public Policy, ASAE
Washington, D.C.
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – CLOSED FOR 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/
Creating a Collaborative Culture
There are 1,499 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.
Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? We created the COLLABORATION platform to enable our certificants to network, learn, and grow from one another.
This is where we collaborate with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another lessen the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.
You can collaborate here.
Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Are you having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]
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]
IHMM Code of Ethics
The IHMM Code of Ethics is essential as it serves as a navigational compass that guides us all in making decisions that align with shared values and ethical principles. It provides a framework for behavior that helps to maintain integrity, trust, and respect in professional and personal interactions. For professional certificants, adhering to the IHMM Code of Ethics is a certification requirement, ensuring that your actions meet industry standards and public expectations. In the business world, a Code of Ethics enhances our reputation, fosters a positive work environment, and promotes accountability and continuous improvement in ethical conduct. Moreover, a Code of Ethics helps us navigate morally complex situations, ensuring that our actions are legally and safely grounded in our core values, such as honesty, accountability, and compassion. Ultimately, our Code of Ethics is about committing to a set of principles that not only guide one’s actions but also define one’s character and professional identity.
Everyone sees the IHMM Code of Ethics and signs an adherence statement upon making an application for one of our credentials. Every existing certificant sees the Code of Ethics again upon recertification and takes a short quiz on the IHMM Code of Ethics.
See the IHMM Code of Ethics video here:
IHMM CONFERENCES For 2024
IHMM attended and supported a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2024. In 2024 IHMM participated in the Bay Area ASSP conference, AIHA Conference & Trade Show, Modern Day Marine Conference, ASSP Annual Conference, AHMP Conference, Environmental Navigator Conference, National Safety Council Conference, and FET.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that are not named here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]
IHMM – 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 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 Government Affairs
Washington’s Landscape Changes in January, 2025
- Republican Donald J. Trump was elected President on November 5th. Trump won 312 electoral votes to 226 for the Democrat Harris with a popular vote margin as well of 3,2 million votes. President-Elect Trump has just started naming nominees for Cabinet posts, among whom is Lee Zeldin, who formerly represented New York’s 1st Congressional District from 2015-2023 and has been nominated to become the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin has pledged to roll back regulations and unleash U.S. energy dominance.
- Republicans in races for the U.S. House, appear to have taken the majority with 218 seats with Democrats controlling 209, with 8 seats still to be decided. This means that Speaker Mike Johnson [R-LA 4th CD] will return as Speaker of the House. Republicans will command the Chairs of Committees and set the agenda for the next House of Representatives that begins January 3, 2024.
- Republicans in races for the U.S. Senate have won control of the Senate by picking up a net of 4 seats, controlling the Senate with 53 members to the Democrats 47. At this writing there is a spirited race for Majority Leader of the Senate to replace Mitch McConnell, among the leaders running are Senator Rick Scott [R-FL], Senator John Thune [R-SD], and Senator John Cornyn [R-TX].
IHMM Proposes Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials
1. IHMM Sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, concerning the uses of professionally credentialed persons performing work for the Park Service.
2. IHMM Signs Letter Opposing Reductions in OSH Worker’s Pay – The IHMM Government Affairs Committee has agreed to sign a coalition letter opposing reductions in pay for IH and OSH employees. Here is the coalition letter we signed.
3. IHMM submitted comments on OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Meetings concerning OSHA-2024-0002-0007, and highlighted the creation of IHMM’s Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential.
4. 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.
All IHMM Government Affairs Projects Are Here
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree Deakins
Republicans Sweep. The Republican Party’s capture of the White House and both chambers of Congress this week will usher in a new labor, employment, and immigration policy agenda beginning in early 2025. Here is what employers can expect during the remaining weeks of 2024 and looking ahead to the new year.
Remainder of 2024: Playing Out the String. Congress will return to Washington, D.C., the week beginning November 13, 2024, and is scheduled to be in session for roughly five weeks prior to the end of the calendar year. Congress has a significant to-do list to get through during this lame-duck period, including funding the federal government beyond December 20, 2024, and passing the National Defense Authorization Act (setting policies and funding levels for the military), hurricane disaster relief, and the Farm Bill (setting agriculture, nutrition, and forestry policies), among other efforts.
Nominations will also be a priority for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), and he will likely focus on confirming President Biden’s nominees to lifetime appointments on the federal bench. Also looming large is the nomination of Lauren McFerran to another term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), though it is unclear where this issue fits among Schumer’s priorities. McFerran’s term expires on December 16, 2024, and keeping her off the Board will allow President-elect Trump to immediately appoint two new Board members to join Marvin Kaplan to form a Republican majority.
2025: A New Congress and New Administration.
- Executive orders. As with many new administrations, the Trump administration is likely to begin with a flurry of executive orders. For newly inaugurated President Trump, such executive orders could be related to immigration (likely focusing on the border and travel), diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government and federal contracting community, energy, regulatory reform, and international trade, among other topics. Agency rulemaking may be required to implement some of these executive orders, which will take time.
- Personnel. Confirmation hearings for judicial and agency appointments are likely to be a focus for the Senate in 2025. Because agency officials can be confirmed with a majority vote in the Senate, President Trump will have a relatively easy time getting people confirmed, though this is never a guarantee (see Julie Su and David Weil). “Personnel is policy” in Washington, D.C., and these officials will play an outsized role in shaping labor and employment policy regardless of the administration. President-elect Trump will likely draw on officials who served in his previous administration, as well as Republican members of Congress.
- Congress. As of this writing, Republicans will have at least a two-member majority in the U.S. Senate and are projected to maintain a slim hold on the U.S. House of Representatives. This “trifecta” presents Republicans with a realistic opportunity to pass legislation, though the Senate’s legislative filibuster—assuming it remains in place—may limit their ability to do so. Republican leaders in the Senate have gone on record stating that they would preserve the filibuster, but pressure from President Trump could change their minds.
- Taxes. Much of the legislative debates during the first session of the 119th Congress will focus on taxes because many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will expire at the end of 2025. Republicans will seek to make these provisions permanent. As they did with the passage of the TCJA in 2017, Republicans in Congress will likely use the reconciliation process to advance tax cuts legislation, as it allows legislation to pass in the Senate through a simple majority vote. In particular, the Buzz will be interested to see if President-elect Trump’s “no tax on tips” promise gains any traction.
- Immigration and energy. Congress will also focus on legislation to address security at the southern border and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote. Opening up more land for energy exploration and production and repealing the Inflation Reduction Act’s green energy provisions will also be priorities.
- Labor and employment. This is not a favorite issue area for Republicans. Still, some issues to monitor include child labor, portable benefits, the Employee Rights Act, and anti-DEI measures. Along these lines, congressional Republicans could use their subpoena authority to investigate and shine a light on DEI and ESG practices in the private sector (this could include letters to CEOs from members of Congress requesting information or inviting them to testify about these practices). The Buzz also wonders whether Republicans would consider a federal paid family leave framework with language to preempt state/local laws.
- Supreme Court of the United States. With Republicans in control of Congress, legislative attempts to add justices to the Court or enact ethical/recusal reforms will go by the wayside (for now). Additionally, there could be opportunities for President Trump to appoint new justices to the Court, should Justice Clarence Thomas (age seventy-six) and/or Justice Samuel Alito (age seventy-four) choose to retire. President Trump appointed Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett during his first term.
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
- The DOL in the new Trump administration will likely rescind Biden-era regulations relating to independent contractors, overtime, OSHA’s “walkaround” regulation, and prevailing wages on federal construction projects. It would also hit “pause”—at the very least—on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) pending regulatory proposal regarding heat in indoor and outdoor workplaces.
- The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division will likely focus on voluntary compliance efforts, perhaps by reinstituting the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.
- The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will also lean into compliance outreach and transparency. There may be conversations about combining OFCCP with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as this was proposed in the fiscal year 2018 budget proposal during the first Trump administration. This discussion happens in most Republican administrations, but it has always been abandoned due to logistical issues and concerns about combining the worst parts of both agencies (e.g., giving the EEOC debarment authority).
- One caveat: President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance have a populist bent to them, so it is possible that these political views may lead to some trepidation in withdrawing regulations that are perceived as “worker friendly.”
- National Labor Relations Board. It is highly likely that President Trump will fire NLRB General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo very quickly—likely on Inauguration Day. A new acting general counsel will likely be appointed until a Senate-confirmed GC can be installed. Shortly thereafter, stakeholders can expect the new GC to issue a memorandum outlining his/her priorities. (Suffice it to say that General Counsel Abruzzo’s current efforts to outlaw noncompete agreements and limit employer speech would not be included in such a memo.)
But reversing the Board’s recently union-friendly decisions may not be so easy. If Lauren McFerran is reconfirmed, as mentioned above, the NLRB will have a Democratic majority through August 2026, and the pro-union policies we have seen over the last several years will continue during that time. That said, there are current cases in the federal courts arguing that NLRB members—like Cabinet members—should serve at the President’s will, as opposed to set five terms. President Trump could run with this argument and fire McFerran (or even sitting Democratic members David Prouty or Gwynne Wilcox, which would raise a quorum issue). This would result in a big legal and political fight, which Trump may or may not want. On the other hand, if the Senate fails to confirm McFerran, then Trump would be free to nominate two Republicans (or one if President Biden’s Republican nominee, Joshua Ditelberg, is confirmed) to team with current Republican Marvin Kaplan.
- When Republicans do get a majority on the Board—whether in 2025 or 2026—they can be expected to roll back recent Board decisions second-guessing commonsense workplace policies, countenancing potentially harassing conduct under the rubric of protected concerted activity, expanding the type of remedies available, and green-lighting a form of unionization via card check, among other matters.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Similar to the NLRB, Democrats will have a three-member majority on the EEOC through the summer of 2026. However, President Trump is expected to make Republican commissioner, Andrea Lucas, the chair. This means that Lucas will control the Commission’s agenda, but she won’t have the votes. This will create a bit of a policy stalemate at the EEOC—which we saw for much of the first half of the Biden presidency, when the Commission was deadlocked with two Democrats and two Republicans—in terms of trying to make changes to its recent harassment guidance or pregnancy regulations. But, on the plus side for employers, it also means that the EEOC will not be able to advance its pending proposal to require employers to submit to the agency employee pay data.
Additionally, President Biden, for all intents and purposes, fired President Trump–appointed EEOC general counsel, Sharon Fast Gustafson, two months into his term. In turn, we can expect newly inaugurated President Trump to ask for the resignation of the EEOC’s current general counsel, Karla Gilbride.
Immigration (DOL, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State). Whereas the Biden administration focused on streamlining and modernizing employment-based immigration processes, a Trump administration is expected to slow down processes and increase vetting and scrutiny of petitions. Stakeholders can expect an increase in requests for evidence, elimination of deference to prior approvals, roadblocks at U.S. consulates abroad, and the like. On the regulatory front, the administration my try to resuscitate its H-1B wage rule, which was struck down by a federal judge because the rule was not issued with the required notice-and-comment process. The administration could further propose eliminating work authorization for spouses of H-1B visa holders, something that the Trump administration forecasted in 2020, but never actually proposed.
Regulatory Updates
Environmental Protection Agency issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
Department of Transportation issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
Department of Labor issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
IHMM Drafts Comments – OSHA – Proposed Rule to Protect Indoor and Outdoor Workers from Extreme Heat
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a proposed rule that would protect approximately 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings from extreme heat. The proposed rule would require employers to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to control heat hazards in workplaces affected by excessive heat. Among other things, the plan would require employers to evaluate heat risks and — when heat increases risks to workers — implement requirements for drinking water, rest breaks and control of indoor heat. It would also require a plan to protect new or returning workers unaccustomed to working in high heat conditions.
IHMM has initiated the process of collecting comments from its Government Affairs Committee concerning this proposed regulation and intends on submitting comments on or before December 13, 2024. Any IHMM certificant who wishes to submit comments to IHMM is encouraged to do so by sending an email to Gene Guilford at [email protected]
Canada Begins Public Consultations on Initiatives Supporting CEPA Amendments
On October 5, 2024, Canada released three significant documents that moved it closer to implementing the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The 2023 legislation, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act (Bill S-5), requires that decisions made under CEPA respect the right to a healthy environment. Canada has released a draft implementation framework setting out how the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) will consider the right to administer CEPA. The bill also requires the creation of a publicly available “Watch List” of substances determined to be capable of becoming toxic under CEPA to inform Canadians and businesses of substances that they may wish to avoid. Canada has published a proposed Watch List Approach that will inform the process and considerations for substances to be included on the Watch List. The bill directs the ministers to develop a new plan of chemical management priorities and will propose a new regime to manage toxic substances of the highest risk. Canada has published a proposed priority plan under CEPA. Comments on each of the three documents are due December 4, 2024. For further information on these three documents, please read the full memorandum.
Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels
As part of EPA’s high-priority efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, and in accordance with a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2021 opinion, EPA is finalizing its proposal to lower the dust-lead hazard standards to any reportable level as analyzed by a laboratory recognized by EPA’s National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP). EPA’s lead-based paint (LBP) regulations do not compel property owners or occupants to evaluate their property for LBP hazards or to take control actions, but if a LBP activity such as an abatement is performed, then EPA’s regulations set requirements for doing so. EPA is also finalizing changes to lower the post-abatement dust-lead clearance levels to 5 micrograms per square foot (µg/ft2 ), 40 µg/ft2 , and 100 µg/ft2 for floors, window sills and troughs respectively, the current levels in New York City. Due to feedback from public comments, EPA is also finalizing changes to the nomenclature to adopt the terms dust-lead reportable levels (DLRL) and dust-lead action levels (DLAL). Given the decoupling of the action levels from the reportable levels, EPA is finalizing revisions to the definition of abatement so that the recommendation for action based on dust-lead applies when dust-lead loadings are at or above the action levels, rather than the hazard standards, as has been the case historically. The dust-lead hazard standards will be described as DLRL moving forward ( i.e., after publication of this final rule) and the dust-lead clearance levels will be described as DLAL. Additionally, EPA is finalizing several other amendments, including revising the definition of target housing to conform with the statute.
DATES:
This final rule is effective January 13, 2025. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 13, 2025.
Federal Register here
DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records
Deadline: December 16, 2024
On October 15, 2024, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to amend its regulations for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the federally regulated transportation industry to allow, but not require, electronic signatures on documents required to be created and utilized under the regulations, the use of electronic versions of forms, and the electronic storage of forms and data.
The regulatory changes would apply to DOT-regulated employers and their contractors (“service agents”) who administer their DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing programs. Currently, employers and their service agents must use, sign and store paper documents exclusively, unless the employer is utilizing a laboratory’s electronic Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form system that has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services. DOT is required by statute to amend its regulations to authorize, to the extent practicable, the use of electronic signatures or digital signatures executed to electronic forms instead of traditional handwritten signatures executed on paper forms.
Professional Certification Coalition
While federal legislative action has been nearly non-existent throughout October given that Congress has been in recess on account of the election campaign, planning is well underway for legislative activity in 2025, regardless of which political party controls the lever of power. In particular, congressional Republicans have been hard at work preparing for action on legislation to revise the tax code in 2025, in part due to expiration of tax cuts implemented in 2017 (former President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). Earlier this month, the PCC – complementing a similar communication from PCC Steering Committee member ASAE – composed and transmitted a letter supporting our Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act to the House Ways & Means Committee “Republican Tax Teams” who are taking the lead in determining what legislation will comprise the tax-reform legislation package. Please find this letter attached. To be sure, key Members and staff are already well aware of the PCC’s support for this legislation via our frequent outreach to them, but this puts the PCC officially “on the record” that we are pushing for inclusion of the bill in the tax package for next year. At the same time, we are actively strategizing regarding the best ways to promote our legislation, including determining who could serve as co-leads on a newly introduced version of the bill in 2025, since our lead House Democrat, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and lead Senate Republican, Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), are both retiring from office at the end of the year to prepare campaigns for governor in their respective states.
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 a chart of enacted legislation that affects certification each year. 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 currently being tracked:
Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition – Senate Action On IHMM-Supported Legislation
The upcoming general election will have a vast impact across the country, especially when it comes to workforce development policy.
That is why the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition will be holding a Post-Election Recap Webinar on November 13 at 3 p.m. ET to delve into the general election results.
What’s next: Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition and ASAE staff will analyze the election results and discuss what the 119th Congress and new Presidential Administration will mean for the future of workforce development policy, including the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act.
- The webinar is exclusively for members of the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition, but ASAE invites organizations to join the Coalition (at no cost) and attend the upcoming webinar.
Join the Coalition today! Once your organization has joined the Coalition, we will send you a webinar registration link for you to attend.
S. 722 / H.R. 1477 / Coalition Roster
Important Stories for IHMM Certificants
Small factories, big fines: Tackling OSHA compliance
Small firms face higher average compliance costs, but understanding key safety standards and how to foster a strong safety culture can avoid employee injuries and hefty citations.
The majority of U.S. manufacturing firms are quite small. In 2021, roughly 98% of U.S. manufacturers had less than 500 employees, according to the National Association of Manufacturers, and three-quarters of firms had fewer than 20 employees.
NSC, SBA Unite to Boost Safety for Small Businesses
The National Safety Council and U.S. Small Business Administration have partnered to enhance safety resources for small businesses, promoting safer work environments nationwide.
The National Safety Council (NSC) has partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support the health and safety needs of small businesses. The collaboration aims to provide small enterprises across the U.S. with safety resources such as customized training, workshops and practical guidelines.
According to a recent release, the partnership was celebrated with a signing ceremony attended by NSC President/CEO Lorraine Martin and Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator of the SBA Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience. This partnership will provide NSC members with exclusive access to SBA-sponsored events and training, equipping small business leaders with additional safety knowledge and tools.
NATE Highlights Revised ANSI/ASSP A10.48-2023 Standard
The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association recently released a Climber Connection video about ANSI/ASSP A10.48-2023, “Criteria for Safety Practices with the Construction, Demolition, Modification and Maintenance of Communication Structures.”
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today released a safety video highlighting the revised ANSI/ASSP A10.48-2023 Standard. The video is the sixth to debut as part of Volume 7 of the NATE Climber Connection series.
The ANSI/ASSP A10.48-2023 Standard – Criteria for Safety Practices with the Construction, Demolition, Modification, and Maintenance of Communications Structures serves as the industry’s “playbook” and provides comprehensive safety guidance for the entire tower construction, service, and maintenance activities work cycle.
“This video is a must-watch for all stakeholders operating in the industry as it educates employers and employees alike on the updates that were made to the A10.48-2023 standard,” said Kathy Stieler, NATE’s Director of Safety, Health, and Compliance. “I would encourage all companies in the industry to purchase a copy of the updated A10.48-2023 Standard that is available on NATE’s website. “Embracing and implementing this comprehensive standard into daily communication tower activities will enhance the culture of safety and quality in the industry,” added Stieler.
The Association also encourages industry workers to subscribe to NATE’s YouTube Channel and share their comments on the video through social interaction on the Association’s Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube platforms.
Companies and employers are encouraged to purchase a copy of the revised ANSI/ASSP 10.48-2023 Standard which is available on NATE’s website at the following link:
OSHA Emergency Response Standard Hearing
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a notice scheduling an informal public hearing on its proposed rule ‘‘Emergency Response Standard’’ mentioned in the email below. The public hearing will begin on November 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), and will be held virtually. Information on how to access the informal hearing will be posted shortly at https://www.osha.gov/emergency-response/rulemaking.
To testify or question witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their notice by September 27, 2024. Please see the Federal Register Notice (Docket Number OSHA-2007-0073) and https://www.osha.gov/emergency-response/rulemaking for additional details.
Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology’s new Empowering Education Leaders Toolkit helps school leaders safely and equitably integrate AI into education. It provides steps for addressing issues like deepfakes, AI-generated school threats, and cyberbullying. The toolkit also offers guidance on protecting student privacy and data, ethical AI use, and presents an overview of federal laws and considerations. These are essential to anchoring and ensuring the use of AI in a safe, secure, and non-discriminatory manner. Explore the toolkit to learn about key considerations for AI in schools.
Learn More Here
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Creating a Culture of Support: Enhancing Staff Resilience in Emergency Situations
Available Now as an On-Demand Webinar
Emergency drills can be stressful for school staff, but integrating mental health support and breaking down safety silos can enhance resilience.
In this on-demand webinar, presenters from the Colorado School of Public Health share strategies for improving emergency drill systems through tailored training, staff feedback, and local resource identification. Participants will learn to customize training for their districts, facilitate effective feedback sessions, and implement changes based on staff input.
Watch Now Here
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OJJDP Launches New Curriculum
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) recently launched the Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Curriculum, a key part of its initiative to address hate crimes and bullying. This 10-unit resource helps build protective factors in youth, change harmful behaviors, and educate professionals on using technology to reduce bias. It’s designed for youth-serving organizations, schools, and community groups to raise awareness and prevent identity-based bullying. Explore it today!
Learn More Here
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- 11/20 – Effective De-Escalation Strategies for School Resource Officers, Security Personnel, and School Staff in a K–12 Environment
Hosted by Safer Schools (IIR)
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Education
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CISA Launches New Resource
Anonymous threats of violence, especially on social media, are common in K-12 schools. According to the FBI, schools faced over 6,000 such threats in 2022, causing fear, disrupting learning, and straining resources. To address this, CISA has released the Anonymized Threat Response Guidance: A Toolkit for K-12 Schools, which helps schools, law enforcement, and communities respond to and prevent anonymous threats. Explore the toolkit to learn actionable steps for improving school safety. Learn more here.
OSHA proposed rule on infectious diseases moves closer to publication
OSHA’s proposed rule on infectious diseases in “health care and other high-risk environments” has been submitted to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for final review.
According to the Spring 2024 regulatory agenda, the proposal is aimed at protecting workers from hazards such as MRSA, COVID-19, tuberculosis, measles, and “new and emerging infectious disease threats.”
Along with health care, the rule could apply to “other occupational settings where employees can be at increased risk of exposure to individuals who are potentially infectious.”
Calling All Safety Pioneers
If you’re part of an AIHA working group or technical committee, or have a strong interest in standards development, I encourage you to submit ideas for standards through the International Safety Equipment Association standards development portal. ISEA has been developing standards for product performance, use, hazard prevention, and other health, safety, and environmental issues for over 85 years. The organization includes leading safety equipment manufacturers as well as safety professionals in the education, consulting, testing, and advocacy fields.
Standards start as ideas and are drafted and developed through 12 ISEA product groups. These groups cover numerous safety categories including head protection, respiratory protection, emergency eyewash/shower, and heat stress, just to name a few. Consensus is achieved either through a formal panel review or by submission to an accredited standards committee. With either method, the standards undergo rigorous public review before they are approved by ANSI as American National Standards.
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
- NYC mayor signs Safe Hotel Act into law
- BLS: Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses decrease in 2023
- UK guide intended to aid driver health
- OSHA: Death investigations down 11% in FY 2024
- Combating opioid use in mining: New guide from MSHA and NIOSH
- Safe parking stays on, CSA returns to list of trucking industry concerns
NSC Webinars
IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
ASSP News
- Dec 5 – Safety From the Top: Understanding Head Protection
- Feb 13-Mar 13 – Advanced Safety Management Methods
- Feb 13 – Mar 13 – Influential Leadership Skills
- Feb 27 – Mar 27 – Risk Assessment and Management for Safety Professionals
- Feb 27 – Mar 27 – Corporate Safety Management(25FEB27)
- Feb 27 – Mar 27 – Prevention through Design
- Feb 27 – Mar 27 – Safety Management I
For a complete list of ASSP Webinars, click here.
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.
Employment Opportunities from the
HMS Job Boards Site
We invite companies to post their industry-relevant employment opportunities on the HMS Jobs Board site. Submissions will be reviewed by staff for approval prior to publishing. Submit your job post today.
- Environmental Engineer III – Arkema is a premier provider of chemicals and materials. Pasadena, TX
- HSE Specialist –Arkema is a premier provider of chemicals and materials. Grand Rapids, MI
Oklahoma State University Becomes an HMS Training Partner
IHMM is pleased to announce that Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology [CEAT], has become an HMS Training Partner. OSU brings its Environmental Management Certificate Program to us, which runs November 11-15, 2024.
| Nov 11-15, 2024 | OSU CEAT – Environmental Management Certificate | OSU-Tulsa, OK |
University of Cincinnati, OSHA Training Institute, IHMM, and HMS’ New Training Partner Offers Courses for 2024
| Daily | Online |
Aarcher Institute, IHMM, and HMS’ New Training Partner Offers Courses for 2024
| Nov 19-22, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Dec 3-4, 2024 | Online and In Person | |
| Dec 10-12, 2024 | Online |
AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.
Bowen EHS, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
Bowen EHS, an HMS training partner, has had 4 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee, chaired by Diana Lundelius. Thank you Bowen EHS and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Online |
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.
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.
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.
Benefits of a CSU Learning Partnership:
- 10% Tuition Discount
- Exclusive Scholarships
- Waived Application and Evaluation Fees
- Access the Career Services Department
For further assistance or additional information, contact Ernie Smith, [email protected]u, or call 251-923-4055
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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