IHMM Today October 28, 2025

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IHMM Elections 2025

The 2025 election for a seat on the IHMM Board is to fill the seat of the CHMP representative. June Brock-Carroll is coming to the end of her second, 4-year term on December 31, 2025, as the CHMP representative on the Board, and we cannot express enough our profound thanks to June for her service to IHMM.

IHMM solicited CHMP nominees between March and July this year. The IHMM Nominating Committee received one CHMP nomination, Mr. Kevin Herron, CHMP of Dublin, Ohio. Now Kevin’s name will appear on the IHMM Board of Directors Election Ballot for the election that began on October 8, 2025, and concludes on November 8, 2025.

Every eligible IHMM certificant has received a personal, numbered ballot with which to cast one vote this year.

Learn more about Kevin Herron, CHMP

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.

Research and Resources For You

The IHMM Foundation/HMS is committed to the continued growth of IHMM’s certificants and to supporting them in every way we can. We achieve this through work that aims to gain insights that align with our mission to educate, develop, inform, and unite the hazardous materials, dangerous goods, and environmental health and safety communities of practice.

IHMM’s certificants will find important resources that most of our certificants use. If you don’t find what you need, use the button below to let us know and we will get it and post it here for you.

If you are you looking for additional resources not listed on this page? We can help!

IHMM Research is found at https://hazmatsociety.org/research/

IHMM’s Unprecedented Outreach: Elevating Excellence Worldwide

2025 marks another milestone moment for IHMM! In our first 9 months, we have sent 7.2 million messages to thousands of private and public sector entities, amplifying awareness of IHMM, our prestigious credentials, and the dedicated professionals who hold them.

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 Salary Survey Results

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

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.

You can find this community after logging into COLLABORATION here: https://community.ihmm.org/home

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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 want to meet you! So far in 2025, IHMM has been with NSC, AHMP Hazmat SummitAIHA 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]

FET Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025

October 28-30, 2025

Milwaukee, WI

IHMM Mentors Support

Welcome to the Future of Professional Growth with IHMM’s Mentoring Program!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Dive into a world of opportunity and advancement with IHMM’s dynamic mentoring program! Our experienced mentors are here to share their expertise, offer personalized guidance, and help you navigate both credential exams and everyday work challenges.

Unlock Your Potential: Learn from industry leaders and accelerate your professional journey. ✨ Tailored Support: Receive personalized advice and strategies to overcome your unique challenges. ✨ Build Connections: Join a vibrant community of professionals eager to support and inspire each other.

Whether you’re a newcomer in the field or seeking to hone your skills, IHMM’s mentoring program is your gateway to growth and success. Stay tuned for inspiring stories, valuable tips, and exclusive insights from our mentors!

Embark on a journey of discovery and achievement with us. Welcome aboard!

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 enabling mentees signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.

IHMM Government Affairs

Regulatory Updates

PHMSA shutdown.

Environmental Protection Agency Issues its Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
Department of Transportation Issues Spring 2025 Regulatory  Agenda – Read more here
Department of Labor Issues its Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here

IHMM Comments on OSHA Proposed Rule – Construction Illumination

On October 28, 2025, the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management filed comments on OSHA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [NPRM] concerning construction illumination. As with all IHMM filings, we begin by illustrating the expertise of its certificants who participated in comments, our CSHMs, CSMPs, CHMMs, and CHMPs. Docket No. OSHA–2025–0040-0002

The proposal seeks to rescind the construction‐illumination requirements currently codified in the construction standards under Title 29 C.F.R. Part 1926 (specifically §§ 1926.26 and 1926.56) for construction workplaces.  In its summary, OSHA asserts that these illumination standards are “not reasonably necessary or appropriate” under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) for reducing a “significant risk” to worker safety in the construction environment.

In short, OSHA is proposing to eliminate a prescriptive lighting requirement for the construction industry, on the rationale that the standard’s benefit no longer justifies its regulatory burden or does not satisfy the statutory necessity threshold.

 IHMM Comments Here Filed October 26, 2025

Federal Register

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Important Stories for IHMM Certificants

China Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals (Second Draft, September 2025)

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has released the second draft of its Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals, signaling a major shift in how hazardous substances are managed.

General Provisions

Purpose: Protect life, property, and the environment; strengthen safety governance throughout production, storage, use, operation, and transport. Establishes national catalogue and unified data platform under MEM leadership.

Planning and Siting

Production and storage must align with national land-use and industrial-park planning. Chemical parks must meet national standards. EIA and safety evaluations are required before project approval.

Production and Storage Safety

Production units require a Production Safety Permit. Facilities must implement automation, monitoring, and dual-prevention systems. Major hazards are registered and monitored.

Read the full IHMM synopsis of the China 2nd draft here.

AICIS Will Require Information on 522 PFAS Imported or Manufactured in Australia

On October 14, 2025, the Australia Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it has initiated an evaluation on the introduction and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australia under Section 74 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (IC Act). According to AICIS, the evaluation will review the 522 PFAS listed on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals. For more information on AICIS’ evaluation, please read the full memorandum.

Read more here

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Environmental News for This Week

During the week of February 28, 2025, the regulatory and litigation landscape for environmental law in the United States experienced notable developments that warrant careful attention.

First, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would delay the expansion of year-round sales of E15 (gasoline with 15 % ethanol) in two Midwestern states—South Dakota and Ohio—for one year. In contrast, six other states proceed as planned. This decision underscores the agency’s discretion in implementing energy-fuel policy, raises risk of uneven regulatory regimes across states, and signals possible exposure for fuel suppliers, state governments and infrastructure operators concerning compliance, supply-chain disruption, and differential legal obligations.

Second, in litigation activity, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed a motion seeking dismissal of claims brought by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) concerning the EPA’s obligation to regulate PFAS chemicals in biosolids. The motion frames the dispute as one of agency discretion and statutory mandate, creating potential precedent on when, and how, the EPA must promulgate regulation of emerging contaminants under the CWA. Stakeholders should monitor how courts interpret the “mandatory duty” versus “discretionary duty” dichotomy in this context.

Collectively, these developments highlight two key legal risk themes: (1) regulatory timing and state-by-state variation in energy and fuel policy, and (2) emerging contaminant liability under federal environmental statutes. Entities operating in fuel distribution, wastewater treatment, biosolids management, and related sectors should evaluate compliance strategies, review state-federal interplay in regulation, and prepare for litigation or regulatory action.

Workplace Safety News This Week

Citations issued to Tesla, Inc.
Federal regulators under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have issued safety citations to Tesla following the electrocution death of a worker at the company’s Austin, Texas manufacturing facility. Although specific details of the violations and any penalties have not been publicly disclosed, the case raises potential legal exposure for negligence, willful violations, and wrongful-death liability.
Legal implications: employers must anticipate heightened scrutiny of subcontractor oversight, safe-work-procedure enforcement and internal incident documentation.

Federal workforce downsizing and safety-risk oversight concerns
Separately, mass firings and restructuring across federal agencies (including safety-critical functions at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) have prompted warnings from safety experts that diminished personnel may erode protective systems and emergency-response effectiveness. While not strictly a private-sector workplace safety story, these governance changes create secondary risk for industry and contractors relying on public-safety infrastructure.
Legal implications: contractors, vendors and employers may face increased exposure if infrastructure or regulatory failures trace to reduced federal oversight or staffing.

Federal Shutdown Continues

The federal government of the United States entered a funding lapse at 12:01 a.m. EDT on October 1, 2025, following the failure of the United States Senate to approve a short-term continuing resolution to extend appropriations into the new fiscal year.

The impasse persists and has now become the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. More than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and hundreds of thousands more are working without pay during the lapse.

At the legislative level, the Senate has repeatedly failed to muster the 60 votes needed to advance a funding resolution or worker-pay legislation, prolonging operational disruption and heightening legal risk — for example, in connection with federal contractor obligations, labor expectations, and agency shutdown plans.

Key consequences include: interruption of non-essential federal services; delayed or uncertain benefits under programs reliant on appropriations; increased risk of litigation from affected employees or contractors; and pressure on Congress and the Executive Branch to enact a remedy. The shutdown shows no immediate trajectory for resolution.

DG Transportation Issues

IHMM Global DG Transport Compliance Matrix (2025–2026)

The global baseline under UNECE auspices

The lodestar for all modes remains the UN “Model Regulations” (the “Orange Book”), which were updated as the 24th revised edition (Rev. 24). The UN Committee adopted the amendments on 6 Dec 2024, and a free, non-editable Rev. 24 text is now posted (2025). These revisions flow down into ADR (road), RID (rail), ADN (inland waterways), and are taken up by IMO (IMDG) and ICAO/IATA for sea and air.

Europe (UNECE/ADR family: road, rail, inland waterways)

ADR 2025 applies from 1 Jan 2025. Key material changes include explicit treatment of sodium-ion batteries, additional UN entries (e.g., UN 3551–3558 for sodium-ion/sodium-ion-battery-powered vehicles), new documentation rules, and targeted asbestos carriage provisions—plus the customary grace period before full enforcement in signatory states.

RID 2025 (rail) likewise took effect 1 Jan 2025 with a transitional period to 30 Jun 2025 before mandatory application, ensuring rail remains harmonized with ADR/ADN.

ADN 2025 (inland waterways) is in force from 1 Jan 2025, maintaining alignment with ADR/RID; EU law continues to transpose ADN for Member States’ inland navigation.

Sea (worldwide)

The IMDG Code, 2024 Edition (Amendment 42-24) may be used voluntarily from 1 Jan 2025 and becomes mandatory on 1 Jan 2026. Carriers are actively signaling the one-year transition and urging shippers to update classifications, packing, and documentation against 42-24 during 2025.

Air (worldwide)

The ICAO Technical Instructions (TIs) 2025–2026 incorporate a raft of editorial and substantive changes—mirrored operationally in IATA’s DGR editions—including battery-related entries and packing instructions. ICAO has published a consolidated summary of incorporated revisions for 2025–2026.

United States

PHMSA’s biennial harmonization rulemaking HM-215Q (finalized Apr 10, 2024) incorporates the latest UN/IMDG/ICAO changes into 49 CFR Parts 171–180. The rule became effective May 10, 2024, with delayed compliance to Apr 10, 2025, affording shippers a runway to align U.S. domestic shipments with the international cycle (including updated PSNs, special provisions, quantity limits, and stowage requirements). PHMSA’s 2025 guidance and shipper materials reflect these changes.

Asia

There is no continent-wide ADR-style road agreement, so states implement the UN Model Regulations through domestic law and by applying IMDG/ICAO for sea/air links. Two developments to watch:

  • China (maritime): the Ministry of Transport’s amended Regulation on the Safety Supervision and Management of Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods entered into force 1 Mar 2025, tightening shipboard DG controls and supervision.

  • ASEAN transit: Protocol 9 (Dangerous Goods) under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit provides the legal frame for cross-border DG road transit, referenced and maintained by ASEAN as part of its transit regime.

Africa

Most African jurisdictions align through direct incorporation of the UN Model Regulations and application of IMDG/ICAO in maritime and air corridors, with sub-regional trade/transport-facilitation programs supporting uptake. (There is no pan-African ADR-equivalent for road.) UNECE’s DG programme notes the cross-modal harmonization function of the model instruments that African states draw upon via domestic law and operator practice.

Central & South America

Implementation here is likewise via domestic instruments cross-walking the UN Model Regulations and the IMDG/ICAO regimes. For example, Brazil’s road DG framework is anchored in ANTT Resolution 5,998/2022 (with detailed complementary instructions and certification controls) and remains the primary national reference for classification, packaging, vehicle/marking, and documentation.


Practical compliance takeaways for 2025

  1. Synchronize your manuals and training to UN Rev. 24 and the ADR/RID/ADN 2025 texts now in force in Europe; map any national variations.

  2. Maritime: migrate to IMDG 42-24 procedures during 2025; treat 2025 as your change-management year ahead of the 2026 mandate.

  3. Air: confirm acceptance against the ICAO 2025–2026 TIs and your carriers’ IATA DGR editions; check state/operator variations.

  4. U.S. shippers: ensure 49 CFR updates from HM-215Q are fully embedded for shipments on/after Apr 10, 2025.

  5. Asia/Africa/LatAm: default to UN Model Regs + IMDG/ICAO, then overlay country-specific road rules (e.g., Brazil/ANTT; China (maritime)) and any sub-regional transit instruments (e.g., ASEAN Protocol 9).

Celebrating Safe Schools Week

This new Spotlight, released today, features NCSS leaders in conversation around evolving school safety needs. They explore emerging concerns like cyber safety and student mental health, and share insights on building trust, strong relationships, and evidence-based approaches for safer, more supportive schools. Watch Now

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Partnerships

School districts are invited to join the Safe Communities Safe Schools (SCSS) National Implementation Project, led by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado Boulder and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Through this partnership, districts will work with CSPV to strengthen their school safety action planning and implementation. Apply by 11/4.

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STOP School Violence Program FY2025 Funding Opportunity

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has announced its STOP School Violence Program FY2025 Funding Opportunity to support initiatives that prevent and reduce school violence through training, threat assessment teams, and other safety strategies. A recording of the informational webinar on this grant is available on our website

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News from IHMM Affiliates

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals

IHMM is affiliated with AHMP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.

AHMP News

  • Join AHMP for our November Webinar: Legionella – Strategies for Evaluation and Managementon Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern. This session will provide an overview of the challenges for a qualified professional when performing a Legionella evaluation. The differences between a routine sampling and outbreak response investigation will be reviewed, as well as discussions regarding the various types of Legionella bacteria, emergency remediation and susceptible populations. Finally, current guidance for water management in buildings will be presented including both potable and non-potable systems and a case study, if time allows. The goal of this presentation is for the attendee to increase their knowledge of potential sources of Legionella and impact on public health. Learn More
  • We’re excited to announce that exhibit booths and sponsorship opportunities are now open for the 2026 EHS HAZMAT Summit: September 29 – October 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more

American Industrial Hygiene Association

IHMM is affiliated with AIHA and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.

The Synergist

AIHA Advocacy: Incorporating IH Principles into TSCA Risk Evaluation and Risk Management Rules

By Dana Hollins

In recent months, AIHA has submitted comments to EPA on two regulatory actions related to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): the risk evaluation for the phthalates DBP and DEPH, and the risk management rule for perchloroethylene. These comments were prepared by the AIHA TSCA Advisory Group. The mission of the advisory group is to position the occupational and environmental health and safety profession as the right partner to support EPA in occupational risk assessments and management as mandated by the Lautenberg Act of 2016, which amended TSCA.

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The Certified Professional

From the IHMM Foundation | Highlighting Our Commitment to Professional Development | Scholarships | Research | Affinity Programs | Networking

IHMM and The IHMM Foundation

Check it out! The graphic to the left brings to life the powerful partnership between IHMM and the IHMM Foundation — a collaboration built to support YOU and every IHMM credential holder!

IHMM created the IHMM Foundation with one goal in mind: to empower and elevate its certificants. While IHMM delivers a wide range of prestigious professional credentials, the IHMM Foundation steps in with game-changing professional development programs designed to support both current certificants and those on the path to certification.

Together, they’re building a stronger, smarter, and more connected community of professionals. 🚀 Ready to take your career to the next level? This is where it all begins!

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