Happy Labor Day!

Labor Day honors the achievements and contributions of workers, recognizing their role in building strong economies and vibrant communities. It celebrates the dignity of labor, the value of fair working conditions, and the progress made through collective effort, reminding us of the ongoing importance of worker rights and protections.

IHMM’s offices are closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in recognition of Labor Day

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/DANGEROUS GOODS

• Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Intentionally Added PFAS in Certain Consumer Products and Requiring IEPA to Prepare Report on Fluoropolymers by August 1, 2027

• EPA rule enables temporary use of commercial and industrial incinerators for natural disaster debris

• EPA takes action on Small Refinery Exemption petitions

• Colorado kids with leukemia are more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development

• Technical Correction: Extension of Deadlines: Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Interim Final Rule; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries

• Extension of Postponement of Effectiveness for Certain Provisions of Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

• ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE Trump’s EPA Turns to New Tools for Faster Superfund Cleanups

• Maine Continues to Lay the Groundwork for One of the Nation’s Strongest PFAS Consumer Product Bans

• “Once In, Always In” for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Back to the Grave

• Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy

• EPA Relaunches Comprehensive Guidance Document Website

• Recent Federal Developments for August 2025

EHS/WORKPLACE SAFETY

• “The Get to Know a Safety Pro Show” – Elizabeth Barnette

• “How Wearable Technology is Transforming Workplace Safety & Health”

• Safety Moments & Toolbox Talks

• New Technical Brief for Z244.1 Now Available

• Workers sue 2 contractors over Legionnaires’ outbreak in NYC

• 3 DEI approaches employers must reconsider to avoid federal ire

• Stop material waste before it starts

• OSHA offers more time to comment on 20 recently proposed rules

• Illinois law aimed at fending off federal rollbacks of worker safety regulations

• NSC to host ‘office hour’ on starting an opioid overdose response program

• The Top 10 OSHA Penalties of 2025

• VPPPA Launches ‘Journey Toward Safety Excellence’ Program

• ASSP Safety: AI Attitudes – What a Difference a Year Makes

• How to Select the Best Safety Management System

• Department of Labor Launches Self-Audit Programs to Support Voluntary Compliance

• Safety Success Stories: Going From Zero to Integration in Global Tech

• Best, worst states for construction permit red tape

• Program aimed at helping Ohio employers support workers in recovery

• Emergency Lighting Maintenance: Meeting OSHA and Fire Code Standards

• Nevada Requires Heat Mitigation Planning Under New Law

Derek Falzoi, Winner of the 2024 Excellence in EHS Management Award

IHMM Business Leaders Academy Coming This September

The IHMM Foundation’s Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that, starting this September 2025, we will be introducing the IHMM Business Leaders Academy. This comprehensive 10-week program enhances and transforms your existing or aspiring business leader skills. Here is a synopsis of what the IHMM Business Leaders Academy delivers. The IHMM Business Leaders Academy offers benefits to our CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, CSMP, AHMM, CSSM, CPPS, and ASHM credential holders.

Those Who Participate in the IHMM Business Leaders Academy will be eligible for up to 40 CMPs

Murray State University Joins the IHMM Student CHMM Program

Welcome ESAC Group as a Friend of the Institute

We thank ESAC Group for its ongoing support of the IHMM Foundation and for being a Friend of the Institute.

Generosity is more than a gift; it is a statement of an individual’s commitment and dedication to growing the hazmat and EHS communities of practice.

Thanks to friends like ESAC Group, the Foundation can provide certificants with access to vital educational and training programs, professional development opportunities, academic scholarships, networking, and more.

Together, we’re building a safer, stronger future.

Learn more about becoming a Friend of the Institute.

Visit ESAC Group here

The IHMM Foundation Jobs Board

We invite our participating companies to post their available employment opportunities here. There is no charge for this service. IHMM Foundation/HMS staff reviews each proposed posting for clarity and completeness before posting to the public view and may remove a posting without notice. Go here to post your jobs available.

Connect. Collaborate. Get Hired!

Losing a job is tough—but you don’t have to navigate the next steps alone. IHMM’s COLLABORATION platform is more than just a place to network; it’s a community where environmental health, hazardous materials, and workplace safety professionals come together to connect, collaborate, and find new opportunities.

Today, IHMM launched its “Open to Work” online COLLABORATION community exclusively for IHMM certificants looking to connect, share resumes, and discover job opportunities together in a supportive environment.

• Go to IHMM’s Collaboration platform > https://community.ihmm.org/home

• Scroll down to the OPEN FOR WORK Community

• Post your resume, preferred work location[s], and experience there

IHMM Coalition Letters in 2025

• IHMM, ISF Advocacy for U.S. Chemical Board Funding

• IHMM NSC Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators

• 460 Friends of NIOSH Coalition Letter Here

• Read the final SWANA End of Life Op-Ed here

• OSHA 25-Member Coalition Letter Here

• Here is the Intersociety Forum “Driving Business Growth and Profitability Through Modern Occupational Environmental, Health and Safety Practices” document.

IHMM’s Unprecedented Outreach: Elevating Excellence Worldwide

2025 marks another milestone moment for IHMM! In our first 6 months, we have sent 5.2 million messages to thousands of private and public sector entities, amplifying awareness of IHMM, our prestigious credentials, and the dedicated professionals who hold them.

Looking back at 2024, IHMM reached an all-time high with over 3.29 million messages sent—an unprecedented level of engagement in our history, and we surpassed all of 2024 by May 2025.

This momentum is more than just numbers; it’s a testament to our unwavering mission. Every day, across 50 states and 85 countries, IHMM champions the critical role of IHMM’s credentialed professionals, setting standards of excellence in environmental, health, and safety fields. Together, we are shaping the future—one message, one connection, one breakthrough at a time!

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IHMM 2024 Salary Survey Results

IHMM is pleased to release the 2024 survey of salaries underlying the hazardous materials/dangerous goods credentials salaries by job totle, as well as the 2024 survey of salaries underlying the workplace safety credentials salaries by job title. You may download these surveys as linked below.

• 2024 IHMM Hazmat/Dangerous Goods Credentials Salary Survey

• 2024 IHMM Workplace Safety Credentials Salary Survey

IHMM In 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

Our Vision

Our Mission

Upholding Integrity: The Updated IHMM Code of Ethics

At IHMM, integrity isn’t just a principle—it’s the foundation of everything we do. Our Code of Ethics is the guiding standard for all IHMM Certificants, ensuring that professionals in hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety uphold the highest levels of honor, trust, and responsibility in their work.

By committing to this Code, Certificants reinforce their dedication to excellence, ethical conduct, and public safety. Violating these standards isn’t an option—those who do may face disciplinary action from a peer review panel, including credential suspension or revocation.

We’ve recently updated our Code of Ethics to reflect evolving industry standards and best practices. Stay informed, stay accountable, and continue leading with integrity.

📜 Explore the updated IHMM Code of Ethics here: IHMM Code of Ethics

🎥 Watch the latest Code of Ethics video below!

IHMM CONFERENCES For 2025

IHMM will attend the following conferences and trade shows in 2025. Please be sure to drop by the IHMM booth and say hello to the staff while you are there. We would like to meet you! So far in 2025, IHMM has been with AIHA Connect, COSTHA, and the Ohio Safety Conference. Below is what we have coming up!

Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend in 2025 that are not named here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]

EHS Hazmat Summit 2025

September 8-11, 2025

IHMM Executive Director Eugene A. Guilford, Jr., CAE makes a presentation on IHMM Government Affairs at 8 am on the 11th

The Galt House, Louisville, KY

2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

September 12-14, 2025

Denver, CO

FET Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025

October 28-30, 2025

Milwaukee, WI

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!

Regulatory Updates

Attention Small Quantity Generators: EPA Re-Notification Due September 1, 2025

If your facility is a Small Quantity Generator (SQG) of hazardous waste, mark your calendar — September 1, 2025 is the deadline for your quadrennial re-notification to the EPA.

This is not your regular hazardous waste report. Instead, it is a required update to your EPA Site Identification Form (Form 8700-12) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to keep EPA records accurate.

Who Must File
You are an SQG if your facility generates:

• More than 100 kg (220 lbs) but less than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of non-acute hazardous waste per month, and

• Less than 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of acute hazardous waste per month.

How to File

• Preferred: File electronically via MyRCRAID (available in many states).

• Or submit Form 8700-12 by paper if required by your state.

• Applies only in states that have adopted the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule.

Other Generator Categories

• Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) have biennial reporting requirements due March 1 of even-numbered years.

• Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs) are generally not required to re-notify.

⚠️ Reminder: Failure to meet the deadline may result in enforcement action under RCRA.

Stay compliant — verify your generator status, update your information, and submit your form before September 1, 2025.

IHMM Files Comments: National Freight Strategic Plan 2025 Update: Request for Information

Hazardous Materials Deregulatory NPRMs

Deadline: September 2, 2025

On July 1, 2025, PHMSA published 17 new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) documents in the Federal Register. These NPRMs are part of a DOT-led effort to eliminate outdated, unnecessary, and overly burdensome regulatory requirements within the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The comment period for these NPRMs closes on September 2, 2025. This list of NPRMs includes:

• HM-268A: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Aerosol Shippers Proposes to revise the aerosol definition in § 171.8 to remove the requirement that it contain a liquid, powder, or paste. This would let small quantities of gas be shipped in aerosol containers instead of more costly cylinders or needing a special permit, aligning with international standards—helping U.S. companies compete globally.
• HM-268B: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited Quantities Proposes allowing a smaller limited quantity marking in § 172.315(a)(2), reducing packaging and labeling costs and helping carriers move more packages per trip.
• HM-268C: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in Trades Proposes updating § 173.6 to increase the amount of lithium batteries allowed under the Materials of Trade (MOTs) exception. This would help companies using battery-powered equipment, like landscapers, to transport needed tools.

• HM-268D: Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens to Domestic Carriers Proposes allowing emergency response information to be displayed electronically, removing the current requirement for printed copies and easing compliance for shippers.
• HM-268E: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous Substances Proposes referencing the
  40 CFR § 302.4 hazardous substance list instead of duplicating it, eliminating 27 pages of duplicative regulatory text in the 49 CFR.
• HM-268F: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of DOT Special Permit Packaging Proposes allowing the continued use of DOT special permit packaging for its full lifespan, even if the permit is not renewed or the original holder no longer exists.
• HM-268G: Improving Efficiencies for Special Permits and Approvals Renewals Proposes removing the rule requiring special permit renewal applications sixty days before expiration. This would reduce paperwork and allow permit use provided the renewal is filed before expiration.
• HM-268H: Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account Proposes requiring electronic payment for registration fees, eliminating outdated provisions allowing certified checks to improve payment efficiency.
• HM-268I: Removing Paperwork Burdens on Domestic Motor Carriers Proposes removing the requirement in § 107.620 for motor and vessel carriers to carry paper copies of their registration. Digital verification would be allowed as an additional option, reducing unnecessary paperwork.
• HM-268J: Reduce Training Burdens for American Farmers Proposes raising the income threshold for farmers exempt from security training from $500,000 to $825,000 to reflect inflation and ease burdens on small and mid-size farms.
• HM-268K: Removing Burdensome Rail Reporting Requirements Proposes removing outdated rail regulations and reporting requirements, such as references to steam-era materials and unnecessary reporting to non-federal groups like the Bureau of Explosives.
• HM-268L: Adopt DOT Special Permits 12412 and 11646 into the HMR Proposes adopting special permits allowing DOT-specification intermediate bulk containers (IBC) and drums to be unloaded while still on transport vehicles when specific safety control measures are followed, easing burdens for various small businesses.
• HM-268M: Adopt DOT-SP 21287 into the HMR Proposes adopting a special permit allowing small refrigerating machines with low-risk flammable gases (A2L) to be transported like non-flammable refrigerant gasses, easing compliance burdens.
• HM-268N: Adopt DOT-SP 21379 into the HMR Proposes adopting a special permit allowing large refrigerating systems with A2L gases to be transported under the same rules as systems using non-flammable refrigerant gases, reducing compliance burdens.
• HM-268O: Adopt DOT-SP 14175 into the HMR Proposes extending the requalification interval for certain gas cylinders from 5 to 10 years, reducing testing costs for companies using these cylinders.
• HM-268P: Adopt DOT-SP 21478 into the HMR Proposes allowing empty IBCs with only residue to be transported like non-bulk packages, reducing costs for the IBC reconditioning industry.
• HM-268Q: Allow Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) to Approve Professional Fireworks Proposes allowing
  FCAs to approve both consumer and professional fireworks, speeding up approvals and easing the workload on federal staff.

Dept of Labor – OSHA – July 1 FR – IHMM Collects Comments

On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] published 4 rulemakings for public comment. IHMM is requesting certificant input into whether we should submit comments on one or more of these proposal rulemakings and what we should submit. Each proposed rulemaking is briefly described below.

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USDOL – OSHA – Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators

Deadline: November 1, 2025

The U.S. Department of Labor/ posted a notice on July 1, 2025, concerning amendments to the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators. The Federal Register notice for which is here.

Dept of Labor/OSHA – Extensions of Comment Periods

While the four proposed OSHA rules set up above for IHMM certificant comment by September 2, 2025, those 4 and the list below have now been extended until November 1, 2025.

• 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• 1,3-Butadiene (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.) (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Acrylonitrile (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Asbestos (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Benzene (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Cadmium (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Coke Oven Emissions (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Construction Illumination (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Cotton Dust (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Ethylene Oxide (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Formaldehyde (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Inorganic Arsenic (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Lead (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Methylene Chloride (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Methylenedianiline (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
• Occupational Safety and Health Standards; Interpretation of General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities (Proposed rule; extension of comment period
• Vinyl Chloride (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)

PHMSA Announces Public Meetings For International Standards On The Transport Of Dangerous Goods

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced on March 12, 2025, that its Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will host four public meetings during 2025 in advance of certain international meetings. The second meeting will be held in preparation of the 66th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for June 30 – July 4, 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. The third meeting will be held in preparation of the 30th session of the ICAO DGP (DGP/30) scheduled for October 6 – 10, 2025, in Montreal, Canada. The fourth meeting will be held in preparation of the 67th session of the UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 24 – December 3, 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. PHMSA will solicit public input on current proposals for each of these meetings. PHMSA states that each public meeting will take place approximately two weeks preceding the international meeting at the headquarters for the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.

Federal Register

Important Stories for IHMM Certificants

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

Welcome ESAC Group as a Friend of the Institute

We thank ESAC Group for its ongoing support of the IHMM Foundation and for being a Friend of the Institute.

Generosity is more than a gift; it is a statement of an individual’s commitment and dedication to growing the hazmat and EHS communities of practice.

Thanks to friends like ESAC Group, the Foundation can provide certificants with access to vital educational and training programs, professional development opportunities, academic scholarships, networking, and more.

Together, we’re building a safer, stronger future.

Learn more about becoming a Friend of the Institute.

Visit ESAC Group here