EHS Professional – August 10, 2023

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

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IHMM’s Certified School Safety Manager® [CSSM®] credential certifies the school safety professional who is responsible for overseeing and supporting key operational and safety functions in educational facilities. This position may provide direct supervision or advise operations and academic programs in order to provide an environment free of recognized hazards.
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IHMM Credential Recognition

Below you will see the EHS credential badges that are now in each CSHM, CSMP, ASHM, CSSM, and Student ASHM certificant’s MYIHMM account. Every IHMM certificant may use these badges, linked as those below are to their IHMM credential page, for their email signatures, business cards, and other social media applications. You’re justifiably proud of the accomplishment of having earned your credential and you can show the rest of the world. Simply right-click on the badge of choice, then save as to your computer, and then load it to wherever you want to use it and please link that back to https://ihmm.org/.

IHMM Certificant Recognition

IHMM has completed inserting new credential badges in every certificant’s MYIHMM account. Everyone may access those badges for use in their email signatures, LinkedIn accounts, and other social media and communications media.  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, then load it to whatever medium you choose.

Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are also now placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.

IHMM has also added Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges will be accompanied by new lapel pins to be sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.


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IHMM  Announces Excellence in EHS Management Award Winners for 2022

Each year IHMM is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements and distinction of the CSHM, CSMP, or ASHM who has made a worthy contribution to the communities of practice and the profession.

This award is usually given at the annual National Safety Council Congress.

For 2022, IHMM is pleased to announce two winners of this prestigious award.  Eric C. Vega, CSHM, of the Puerto Rico Department of Labor, and Michael R. Howe, CSSM, of Riverland Community College, Owatonna, Minnesota

See past IHMM Excellence in EHS Award winners here.

Michael R. Howe – Experienced Environmental Health & Safety manager with primary career responsibilities within industry (e.g., manufacturing), and Education/Academics (e.g., Community & Technical College) for: EHS management, regulatory consultation and compliance, security and protective services, loss prevention, emergency preparedness and response, strategic planning and continuity-of-operations, ISO 9001 certification, leadership, employee management, progressive discipline, training & development, and other related HR functions.

With IHMM,  Michael is the Steering Committee Chair for, “Certified School Safety Manager (CSSM) & Certified School Safety Specialist (CSSS) Credentials.” – (Start 2020). As the primary leader of the CSSM-CSSS committee, Michael worked with us to take a credential that had no blueprint and no examination and with his committee created both from square one, leading to the launch of the Certified School Safety Manager (CSSM) credential just before Memorial Day, 2023. See > https://ihmm.org/cssm/

For his exceptional efforts leading the creation of the CSSM credential, and his leadership in school safety, we are proud to award Michael the IHMM Excellence in EHS Management recognition for 2022.

Eric C. Vega – works as a safety officer for PROSHA and conduct Safety and Health inspection for more than15 years, during this period he investigate many companies to evaluate if they where complying wit safety and health rules as stated by PROSHA, he investigate accidents and fatalities as part of his job. After been involve for more than 15 years as a safety officer he start a new role as a San Juan Area Director for the PROSHA program as part of he new position he is the person who direct the biggest PROSHA office in Puerto Rico as part of that he verify the work of approximately 8 Compliance Safety Officers.

Eric is a leader in Puerto Rico working with IHMM on credential recognition and his efforts are deeply appreciated, both for his tireless work on workplace safety and for credential recognition, for which IHMM is proud to award Eric the IHMM Excellence in EHS Management recognition for 2022.

IHMM to Launch the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] Credential

The Institute is pleased to announce that it is in the final stages of completing the examination for a new credential, the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS]. IHMM thanks the Microcredential Task Force for having worked for over 18 months in creating this credential, done so as public health experts believe that the world was not well prepared for the COVID pandemic and is likely not well prepared for the next pandemic.

In July 2023 the Biden Administration created the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR). This will be a permanent office in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) charged with leading, coordinating, and implementing actions related to preparedness for, and response to, known and unknown biological threats or pathogens that could lead to a pandemic or to significant public health-related disruptions in the United States. OPPR will take over the duties of the current COVID-19 Response Team and Mpox Team at the White House and will continue to coordinate and develop policies and priorities related to pandemic preparedness and response.

The IHMM Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential blueprint is here. Look for a launch announcement and website for the CPPS soon.

Partners with AIHA

IHMM is also partnering with the American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA], and its C.A.R.E. project. C.A.R.E. is an acronym that reflects the principles of Community, Awareness, Responsibility, and Equity.  As such, we strive to deliver clear science-based messaging that reflects our commitment to public health across the communities where we work and live.  For more information see https://commit2care.org/eng-faq/

CUHMMC 41st Annual Conference

Oregon State University, Corvalis, Oregon

Visit IHMM’s Booth and Board Chair Bill Diesslin and Treasurer June Brock-Carroll. Below is a picture of June at the IHMM Booth, so come and say hello!

August 6-11, 2023

AHMP 36th Annual Conference

Omaha, NE

Visit IHMM’s Booth and Executive Director Gene Guilford

August 27-30, 2023

There are 1,031 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.

A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety communities of practice. Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? This is where we come together to help each other.

IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another, lessens the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.

We opened COLLABORATION to enable thousands of certificants and supporters to collaborate together. You can collaborate here.

Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]

IHMM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

White House Announces DOL Davis-Bacon Regulation

Today, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing that the Labor Department (DOL) will publish a rule that advances the Administration’s economic vision to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out – not the top down – by ensuring investments in America lead to jobs where construction workers are paid fairly, including the 84% of who don’t have a college degree. The rule, which advances President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, will mean thousands of extra dollars per year in workers’ pockets to help put a down payment on a home, save for retirement, or simply have more breathing room.

Vice President Harris, Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, is making the announcement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania alongside Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.

The rule will raise wage standards of construction workers by updating prevailing wage regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, which require payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits to more than one million construction workers delivering $200 billion of federally funded or assisted construction projects. These numbers will continue to grow given that nearly all of the significant construction programs contained in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act require or strongly incentivize the use of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.

Read more here.

Are We Headed for Another Govt Shutdown?

As the September 30 deadline to fund the federal government approaches, the House and Senate find themselves on a collision course, risking another government shutdown. A group of House conservatives is determined to hold the line on spending and pressure House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to do the same. They believe that a government shutdown is not a cause for concern and that most Americans wouldn’t notice it.

However, with Democrats controlling the Senate and the White House, the likelihood of the House Republicans’ spending bills being accepted seems slim. Many Republicans are optimistic that a shutdown can be avoided, as it would only weaken their leverage.

The spending dispute has also become entangled with culture war issues, as some Republicans are pushing for additional policy riders to eliminate or defund certain social programs. These divisions have sparked contentious moments in committee, and Democrats are pushing back against the inclusion of such riders.

In contrast to the House, the Senate has been working in a bipartisan manner to move through their versions of the spending bills. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray and ranking member Susan Collins have managed to maintain near-unanimous support for their bills, avoiding social policy riders.

As House GOP leaders aim to negotiate the 12 spending bills individually with Senate appropriators for final approval, there is uncertainty about what Speaker McCarthy will agree to, especially after he backed away from a previous spending deal with President Biden.

Some commentators say the fate of McCarthy’s speakership is also at stake, as conservatives have not ruled out using House Rules to oust him if they don’t get their way in the spending negotiations. The lack of a clear path to a deal has added to the uncertainty surrounding this year’s appropriations process.

Department of Labor seeks nominations for membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations to fill two Department of Health and Human Services-designated vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

The 12-member committee advises the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters related to administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The committee meets two to four times a year.

OSHA invites nominations to fill one HHS-designated public representative and one HHS-designated occupational health professional representative. The Secretary of Labor will appoint members designated by the Secretary of HHS. The members will serve two-year terms beginning Nov. 16, 2023.

Submit nominations to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, Docket Number OSHA-2023-0003 by Aug. 29, 2023. Read the Federal Register notice for submission details.

OSHA Rulemaking Updates and Upcoming Events

Below are current opportunities to engage with OSHA:

October 13: Date inspections may begin under OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations

OSHA Heat Hazard Alert

Federal law requires employers to protect workers against heat hazards. A new OSHA Hazard Alert lays out employer responsibilities, worker rights, and OSHA’s current heat enforcement efforts. For more information and resources to keep workers safe, visit OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention webpage.

Most states are experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is on track for the hottest summer on record. Heat is a well-known and recognized occupational hazard for outdoor and indoor workers that can cause serious or fatal illness when they are not provided the necessary protections and training. Each year, thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure, and too many of those illnesses result in fatalities. New employees whose bodies have not had time to adjust to working in the heat are most vulnerable — nearly 3 out of 4 workers who die from heat-related causes die in their first week on the job.

OSHA Heat Hazard Alert

Professional Certification Coalition

IHMM is a member of the PCC. The PCC monitors state and federal legislative and regulatory activity affecting professional certification on an ongoing basis. The PCC has compiled several “Watchlists” identifying and analyzing provisions in pending legislation at both the state and federal level that, under applicable rules, may still be enacted in the current legislative session.  Depending on the carry-over rules in the relevant legislature, the charts listing current legislation may include bills introduced in a prior year.  In addition, the PCC compiles each year a chart of enacted legislation that affects certification. The charts include hyperlinks to every bill or executive order. Note that the Watchlist and the Enacted Legislation document do not include profession-specific legislation and do not include regulatory initiatives. The charts will be updated as needed based on new developments.

Other State and Federal Activities

In this section we will highlight other state and federal government affairs activities undertaken by the committee.

Current Priorities – August 2023

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

School Safety, School Choice, And More From The Schooling In America Survey

Seventy-seven percent of American school parents are concerned that a violent intruder could enter their child’s school. That is the most stunning of many interesting results from EdChoice’s 11th Annual Schooling in America Survey.

Conducted both by telephone and online from April 18th to May 2nd, 2023, the poll surveyed 1,224 members of the general American public and 1,504 school parents.

School safety loomed large. While 64% of American school parents said that their school was safe when given the choice between describing their child’s school as “safe” or “unsafe,” only 49% said that it was “calm” (as opposed to “stressful”) and 52% said it was “orderly” (as opposed to “chaotic”).

Read more >> https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemcshane/2023/08/01/school-safety-school-choice-and-more-from-the-schooling-in-america-survey/?sh=48d84649346c

America’s Safest Companies 2023: Plastipak Packaging

Psychological safety is openly discussed with the leadership teams at Plastipak’s sites.

Plastipak Packaging
Manufacturer of plastic containers and packaging products
Plymouth, MI
4,000 employees | 20 sites | 3 EHS professionals

Where safety sits in an organization can impact its effectiveness. At Plastipak Packaging, safety is “owned” by operations, not the EHS function. “It is an integral part of every performance review for every associate in the company, including leadership,” explains Andrew Smigiel, the company’s EHS manager, North America.

Moving into everyday operations can create a new process. “Our overall philosophy is to learn and improve to prevent recurrence or add capacity to our system, not the traditional approach of ‘blame and punish’ to achieve zero accidents,” Smigiel explains. “We have adopted and incorporated the Human and Organization Performance (HOP) principles into our program and want to learn how work is actually accomplished, versus how the standard says it should be done.”

Read more by clicking here.

Safe + Sound Week 2023 Focuses on Mental Health in the Workplace

The annual celebration spreads awareness of workplace health and safety concern.

Every August, OSHA leads the nation in marking Safe + Sound Week. Although keeping workers safe and healthy is a year-long goal, this event invites employers to take stock of their successes.

In a release dated August 1, OSHA shared details of Safe + Sound Week 2023, which started on August 7 and runs through August 13. This year’s event highlights mental health in the workplace. With the relationship between workers and mental health coming increasingly into focus, Safe + Sound Week 2023 hopes to provide employers with the resources to address workers’ mental health.

Read more by clicking here.

US Department of Labor Finds Shreveport Hotel Denied Employee Federal Family, Medical Leave Protections; Wrongly Fired Worker

Hotel De Panache LLC pays back wages, reinstates fired employee illegally denied leave

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Hotel de Panache LLC denied an employee at its Home 2 Suites location their federally protected leave and fired the employee after they exercised their legal rights. The company is subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act because it operates multiple hotels that employee more than 50 employees within 75 miles of the employee’s worksite. The employer also received training on FMLA protections and trained their employees to prevent future violations.

Read more by clicking here.

Sun Safety: 5 Tips Employees Should Know

Working in the sun takes a toll, but here’s how workers can mitigate it.

When a job requires workers to be out in the sun, employers should take steps to protect their staff. However, employees might also be wondering how they can combat the devastating effects of prolonged sun exposure. To that end, let’s review some strategies employees should know to keep themselves in the clear while working outside in the blazing-hot sun.

  • Make Sunscreen Part of the Workplace Routine
  • Wear Appropriate Clothing to Repel Sunlight
  • Evaluate the Risk Factors to Determine Individual Risk
  • Conduct Regular Skin Checks to Prevent Illness
  • Coordinate with Co-Workers to Secure Safety Protocol

Read more by clicking here.

Medical receptionists face increased aggressions from patients, researchers say

Patient aggression toward receptionists in general medical practices has become a “serious workplace safety concern,” a recent research review concludes.

Researchers at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology looked at 20 studies published from 1970 through 2022 and from five different countries. The studies featured more than 4,100 participants, 21.5% of whom were recent or current general practice receptionists.

All of the studies reported that aggressive actions by patients were “frequent and routine.” Receptionists commonly experienced verbal abuse such as swearing; shouting; accusations of malicious behavior; and the use of racist, ablest and sexist insults.

Although cases of physical violence were less frequent than verbal abuse, some acts were serious threats to the receptions’ safety and well-being. They included being hit, shaken, held at gunpoint, stalked and threatened with a razor blade. These events caused a range of negative emotions that led to burnout and fatigue.

Read more by clicking here.

Federal Court Orders 401(K) Plan Fiduciaries To Make Immediate Payments To Restore $11K Software Company Employees’ Retirement Fund

Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for the District in Maryland has ordered Babatunde Ogunnaike and Adeboyejo Oni, fiduciaries of the Owen Software Development Co. Ltd 401(k) plan, to make immediate payments after they failed to comply with a March 2023 consent judgment obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor. The judgment required them to restore $11,130 in missing contributions, interest and penalties to the plan. If Ogunnaike and Oni fail to comply with the order, the court may find them in civil contempt unless the employers show good cause.

In April 2022, the department filed suit after an investigation by its Employee Benefits Security Administration determined the Rockville, Maryland company and other plan fiduciaries did not make certain that employee contributions were forwarded to the plan in a timely manner between 2017 and 2018. Senior trial attorneys Alejandro Herrera and Elizabeth Kuschel litigated the action on the department’s behalf.

Read more by clicking here.

Creating a Safety Culture Within a Landscaping Company

Learn how to develop and foster a safety culture and why it’s important. Hint: It starts at the top.

Landscaping companies must be ready for anything at any moment. For example, team members operate dangerous equipment outside and often in extreme heat. That’s why it’s important to develop and foster a safety culture. Knowledge, training and mentoring new team members reduces the chance of injuries and your potential financial losses. This includes:

  • Daily Safety Considerations for a Landscaping Company
  • Defining Safety Culture?
  • Why is Safety Culture Important for Your Landscaping Company?
  • Safety Culture Must Begin at the Top
  • How to Develop a Framework for Safety Culture
  • Methods to Discover and Reduce Hazards
  • and more

Read more by clicking here.

America’s Safest Companies 2023: Performance Contractors

Critical thinking spurred by go/no-go evaluation is at the core of the company’s safety program.

Performance Contractors
Industrial contractors
Baton Rouge, LA
5,760 employees | 90 sites | 140 EHS professionals

It’s not often you hear of a construction company that takes a page from NASA in its safety training, but that’s exactly what Performance Contractors has done. The concept—a mental checklist that each worker is prompted to perform prior to a task—is called “Go/No-Go Decision.”

“Far too often, workers fail to evaluate the hazard, downplay the risk, or simply make a poor choice to proceed without the safeguards to protect them,” explains Kelvin Gray, the company’s corporate EHS director-compliance.

Read more by clicking here.

Improve your sleep quality: Free training for workers and supervisors

An “evidence-based program designed to help supervisors support their employees’ work-life balance and sleep health” is available from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences.

“Sleep is vital to sustain the physical and mental abilities necessary for success in daily life,” the institute’s Center for Supportive Leadership says. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 out of 3 adults don’t get the recommended minimum of seven hours of sleep a night.

Leslie Hammer, co-director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center at the institute, developed the free training. It includes a one-hour online educational program and a two-week behavior-tracking exercise for supervisors, as well as sleep-tracking and goal-setting exercises for all workers.

Read more by clicking here.

Bollé Safety Announces Partnership with Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The company will launch a support campaign this fall.

Bollé Safety—which specializes in PPE eyewear—has confirmed its support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) in part to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

In a recent release, Bollé Safety announced it will donate 50 cents for each pair of Rush+ Pink prescription safety glasses sold in North America from September 1 to November 1, 2023, while supplies last. The lightweight, small-frame Rush+ is one of the company’s signature products. According to a release, Bollé Safety has committed to donating a minimum of $10,000.

“As a leading player in PPE, we are committed to supporting causes in line with our values,” Bollé Safety’s Vice-President of Brand Anne-Sophie François said in a statement. “This action enables us to highlight the role of women in the industrial world, still a very male-dominated sector, and to raise funds for associations fighting breast cancer.”

For more information on what BCRF has planned for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and beyond, visit the nonprofit organization’s official website.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Statement By US Secretary of Labor Su on July Jobs Report

Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su issued the following statement on the July 2023 Employment Situation report:

“Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 187,000 jobs in the month of July — and added an average of 218,000 jobs per month over the past three months — continuing the steady and stable growth that is bringing economic security to workers and families across the country. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5 percent, continuing the longest period of under 4-percent unemployment in over 50 years. Healthcare, social assistance, construction, and financial activities all gained jobs in July.

This jobs report is the latest evidence that the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda is expanding pathways to the middle class and leaving no one behind. The solid job market continues to deliver employment and earnings opportunities for our growing workforce, with average hourly earnings increasing 4.4 percent over the year and with the share of working-age Americans who have jobs at a 20-year high. For the fifth straight month, the labor force participation rate sits at 62.6 percent — a sign of the labor market staying on course and navigating changes to the makeup of our working population…..”

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Researchers say zero-tolerance cannabis policies may be ‘too broad’

Instead of having a zero-tolerance policy on cannabis use, employers may want to consider “minimum wait periods before a work shift when cannabis consumption is not allowed,” researchers say.

In 2018, recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada. To better understand changes in workers’ cannabis use, a team from the Institute for Work and Health used “three waves” of surveys from 2018 to 2020. They included a sample of responses from more than 1,700 workers.

The team found that the workers who reported using cannabis during or before work were twice as likely to be injured on the job as those who didn’t use cannabis.

However, “workers who only use cannabis outside of work hours are at no greater risk of getting injured at work than workers who do not use cannabis at all,” the researchers write.

Read more by clicking here.

America’s Safest Companies 2023: MasterBrand Cabinets LLC

Good isn’t good enough for MasterBrand Cabinets. That motivation has driven the company to improve its own safety record, and it hopes to encourage its industry peers to focus on safety, too.

MasterBrand Cabinets
Kitchen and Bath Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturer
Jasper, IN
13,732 domestic employees | 30 domestic sites | 50 EHS professionals

One way MasterBrand Cabinets makes its workplaces safer is through transparent benchmarking.

As an example, the company uses what it calls daily management to track and verify the efficacy of processes, including safety, at all levels of the organization. Each day, a green or red visual indicates whether an objective was met or not met. Those visuals are placed where everyone can see them—on the plant floor, in meeting areas and conference rooms.

Read more by clicking here.

Spring 2023 OSHA Regulatory Agenda

As part of our efforts to keep you informed of OSHA’s activities, we wanted to let you know that the Department of Labor, including OSHA, has issued its Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda. Federal agencies post their regulatory agendas on the Reginfo.gov website and Mobile.Reginfo.gov  twice a year to provide a snapshot of their rulemaking priorities.

A listing of Department of Labor (including OSHA) rulemaking in the pre-rule, proposed rule, and final rule stages is available here. Rules that are classified as long-term actions are listed here.

Safe + Sound Week is here! View the Safe + Sound video > https://youtu.be/Rr-hjUfbIl0 

OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign is a nationwide opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of the value of proactive occupational safety and health (OSH) programs in all workplaces. Safe + Sound Week takes place from August 7-13, 2023. Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. We look forward to your participation!

Safe + Sound emphasizes the need for safety programs at small- and mid-sized businesses, which are more likely to have limited resources dedicated to safety. As you know, effective OSH programs can help organizations identify and manage workplace risk before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Safety and health management systems are a critical best practice to ensure that OSH programs achieve significant results and lower risk exposure.

Welcome to the 2023 OSHA Safe + Sound Week > https://www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek/  and its focus on mental health.

Share Your Safe + Sound Week Journey on Social Media

Show your participation in Safe + Sound Week on social media and encourage others to take the pledge using #SafeAndSoundAtWork so that everyone can follow along! Need ideas? Check out the Social Media Toolkit

IHMM Scholarship Program

The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.

IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.

Go to >  https://ihmm.org/scholarship/

IHMM CSHMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey

IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Safety and Health Managers Ⓡ [CSHMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CSHMⓇ community of practice.

You may download the CSHM survey here.

IHMM  – 26 Fellows Are Mentors 

IHMM Fellows Committee Chair Atanu Das, CHMM, is leading the effort within the IHMM Collaboration networking platform to provide instruction to the more than 75 IHMM Fellows in becoming mentors.

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.

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.

Recert Video #1

Recert Video #2

IHMM Recertification Videos

IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.

While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.

  • Every CSHM and CSMP should start a recertification application now.
  • Even if your recertification is years away, starting an application now and adding your accumulated points enables you to see where you are all the time and it makes it very easy when you have to file your application

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.

IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.

New Free Training Programs Offered by ASSP

ASSP is offering six new free, instructor-led courses developed under a Susan Harwood Grant from OSHA. These courses provide guidance on planning and managing pandemics; review regulations and a legal framework for infectious diseases; discuss industry best practices and more. The first course started July 27, register today!

Also, we are very interested in having end users register and take the course.  We are hoping that our OSH colleagues who work for labor organizations will get the word out to teams so they will have the opportunity to participate.

Susan Harwood link: https://www.assp.org/resources/osha-susan-harwood-grant

Courses:

IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.

ASSP News

ASSP Webinars

ASSP Standards News

The U.S. TAG to ANSI for ISO TC283 approved ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as ANSI registered technical reports.

  • ISO/ASSP TR 45002-2023:   Occupational health and safety management systems – General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
  • ISO/ASSP TR 45006-2023:  Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines for organizations on preventing and managing infectious diseases

At this point, the adoption process is complete.  We will conclude limited public review and then move forward with publication of ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report[s].

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY

IHMM and HMS

The graphic to the left illustrates the relationship between IHMM and HMS. IHMM formed HMS to serve IHMM’s certificants. IHMM offers a variety of professional credentials and HMS creates education and training programs to serve the applicants and certificants of those credentials.

CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants

This week CHEMTREC has added its HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training is designed for individuals who need to refresh their existing 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers involved in the transport, storage, or handling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

See the CHEMTREC HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training here!

CHEMTREC, an HMS training partner, has had 7 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee. Thank you CHEMTREC, and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.

DailyGround Transportation for CarriersChemtrecOnline
DailyOSHA Hazard Communications StandardChemtrecOnline
DailyShipping Lithium Batteries and Cells TrainingChemtrecOnline
DailyHazmat General, Safety and Security Awareness Online Training CourseChemtrecOnline
DailyIATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for OperationsChemtrecOnline
Daily49 CFR TrainingChemtrecOnline
DailyIATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for Operations PersonnelChemtrecOnline

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.

Daily

Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene

AIHAOnline
Daily

Certificate Program: Use of Direct Reading Instruments

AIHAOnline
Daily

How to Develop Creative Narrative for Better Training and Retention (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHAOnline
Daily

Electrical Safe Work Practices With Application of NFPA 70E PDC Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

Is Your Safety Training Good Enough? (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHAOnline
Daily

All About Leading, Lagging, and Predictive Indicators (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHAOnline
Daily

Elevating EHS Leading Indicators: From Defining to Designing Webinar Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

Increasing Risk Awareness and Leveraging Risk Management to Catalyze a Culture of Learning and Health (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHAOnline
Daily

Emergency Preparedness: Is the Workplace Truly Prepared for Emergencies? (AIHce EXP 2022 OnDemand)

AIHAOnline
Daily

Mitigation Through Decontamination PDC Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

SDS & Label Authoring Course

AIHAOnline
Daily

Empowering Industrial Hygienists With Systems Thinking for ISO 45001 Webinar Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

ISO 45001 OHSMS Update and Overview Webinar Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

Fire and Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries PDC Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

Decision Making in Managing Risk – Expand Context, Strengthen Skills PDC Recording

AIHAOnline
Daily

Risk Assessment Virtual Conference Recordings (2021): Introduction to Risk Assessment

AIHAOnline
Daily

Welding: A Case Study in Occupational Hygiene

AIHAOnline

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.

DailyEPCRA Tier II ReportingBowen EHSOnline
DailyCHMM Online ReviewBowen EHSOnline
DailyEmergency Management Self-Paced PDCBowen EHSOnline
DailyAcute Toluene Exposure WebinarBowen EHSOnline

Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.

Respiratory Protection Program Management – Susan Harwood Training Grant

University of Texas Medical Branch, William J. Pate, CHMM

This training course is intended to educate participants on the requirements of developing and implementing a compliant Respiratory Protection Program. The focus of this course will be on topics related to preparation for an infectious disease pandemic. At the end of this training the attendee should be able to:
1) Manage an effective respiratory protection program through proficient application of 29 CFR 1910.134
2) Compare potential routes of exposure
3) Identify and implement potential controls (engineering, administrative, and PPE)
4) List the equipment needed to support fit testing
5) Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative fit testing
6) Discuss the different types of respiratory protection available
7) Demonstrate correct donning/doffing of respiratory protection

This training course is 7.5 hours and participants will receive a certificate of completion that may be suitable for professional certification maintenance (CSP, CIH, CHMM, CHSP, etc.).

This course will provide 7.5 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours. Accreditation statement: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association –  Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002176

This training is available only to employees and employers who are subject to OSHA regulatory requirements.  Grant-funded training is not available to state or local government employees unless they have occupational safety & health responsibilities (e.g. occupational safety and health trainers, program managers, committee members, or employees responisble for abating unsafe and unhealthy working conditions for their organization).  Registration in this course confirms that meet these conditions.  This training will include the opportunity to don, doff, and fit test respiratory protection including N95, half-face, full-face, and powered air-purifying respirators.  Anyone participating in this training and wanting to put on a respirator agrees that they have been medically cleared by their employer to do so in accordance with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard.

The 8-hour training program is offered at various dates from March through September. For more information and registration for this FREE program go here >> https://www.utmb.edu/ehs/programs/radiation-occupational-safety-program/RPPSHTG2023

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.

  1. Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
  2. 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!

IHMM and HMS Tie Exam Preparation Together for Applicants

Every IHMM certification that requires an examination has a section of its website entitled Examination Preparation.

Connected to the Examination Preparation panel is a companion panel that is Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam.

You see the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel from the CSHM site at left.

When you click on the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel it takes the applicant directly to the HMS site where all CSHM prep courses may be found and chosen.

If you want your prep courses on the HMS platform so it can be found by IHMM credential applicants, contact Gene Guilford at [email protected]

Applications for the 2023 HMS Scholarship Awards Now Open

The HMS scholarship award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students whose academic program and research studies have the potential to address the most serious issues in handling hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environmental issues, health & safety challenges. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited U.S. academic institutions.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS IS December 1, 2023. All submissions and associated materials must be submitted using the online form.

Scholarship Winners Will Be Announced at the HMS Annual Meeting.

For More Information, Visit > https://hazmatsociety.org/scholarship/

Donate to HMS

One of the most important projects of the Hazardous Materials Society is our Scholarship Program.

HMS wants to make it as easy as possible for those who cannot always afford to participate in pursuing certification, or keeping up with professional development, or attending great conferences and receiving outstanding training. HMS does not solicit contributions from the general public. HMS does ask IHMM’s certificants and their companies and our education and training vendors to consider a contribution.

Here, through your generosity, you can make a difference in promoting the ability of those who can afford it least to become participants in our communities of practice.

It’s never too late to make a difference, so don’t let this opportunity to make a difference pass you by. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $250, $500 or what you can to help build HMS’s effort to help others in our communities of practice.

RCM&D Professional Liability Insurance

HMS is proud to have partnered with RCM&D to be able to offer an outstanding comprehensive professional liability insurance program to IHMM certificants. Here, you will find information about this important program offering Environmental Consultants and Engineers Professional Liability coverage. This coverage is intended to add protection for loss stemming from actual or alleged negligent acts, errors and omissions in performing professional services.

For more information see > https://hazmatsociety.org/professional-liability-insurance/

Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society

99% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.

Did You Know?

Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.

To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.

Columbia Southern University

The Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] is a partner of Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, that strives to change and improve lives through higher education by enabling students to maximize their professional and personal potential.

A subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education Group, CSU offers online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a multitude of areas such as occupational safety and health, fire administration, criminal justice, business administration, human resource management, health care administration and more. CSU also features undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to provide focused training in specialized areas for adult learners.

Click on the CSU graphic at left and learn more about the professional development and degree program opportunities at CSU.

IHMM CONFERENCES FOR 2023

IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2023, virtually as well as in-person as COVID issues allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2023.

Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that do not appear here? If so, let us know! Send an email to [email protected] and tell us what conferences we should attend.

National Safety Council Congress & Expo

New Orleans, LA

October 23-25, 2023

FET Annual Conference

Milwaukee Marriott West

October 31-Nov 2, 2023

IHMM-HMS EVENTS 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.

DateEventEvent ProducerLocation
DailyCHMM Exam Prep CourseInstitute of Safety & Systems Management

Online

DailyCE 1112- IHMM CDGP Exam Prep (online) Columbia Southern University

Online

DailyCE 1102- Industrial Hygiene for Safety Professionals (online) Columbia Southern University

Online

DailyCE 1105: Maritime Hazardous Materials Inventory Columbia Southern University

Online

DailyDOT NON-Bulk Training Compliance Associates

Online

DailyOSHA 30 Construction (Online) ClickSafety

Online

DailyHAZWOPER Refresher (Online) ClickSafety

Online

DailyHAZWOPER 40-Hour All Industries (Online) ClickSafety

Online

DailyHAZWOPER 24-Hour All Industries (Online) ClickSafety

Online

Daily8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher Course Hazmat School

Online

DailyDOT Hazmat Employee with Packaging Course Hazmat School

Online

DailyRCRA Hazardous Waste Generator Online Training Course Hazmat School

Online

DailyOSHA Asbestos Awareness TrainingHazmat School

Online

DailyCHMM Online Review Bowen

Online

DailyOnsite Lithium Battery TrainingCompliance Associates

Online

DailyOnsite ADR TrainingCompliance Associates

Online

DailyWebinar ADR TrainingCompliance Associates

Online

DailyOSHA Confined Space Operations TrainingHazmat School

Online

DailyIATA/IMDG Certification TrainingDGI

Online

DailyCSHM Exam Prep CourseVubiz

Online

DailyCSMP Exam Prep CourseVubiz

Online

DailyGround Transportation for CarriersChemtrec

Online

DailyOSHA Hazard Communications StandardChemtrec

Online

DailyShipping Lithium Batteries and Cells TrainingChemtrec

Online

DailyHazmat General, Safety and Security Awareness Online Training Course Chemtrec

Online

DailyIATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for Operations Chemtrec

Online

Daily49 CFR TrainingChemtrec

Online

DailyIATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for Operations PersonnelChemtrec

Online

DailyOnline 2-Hour OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen TrainingHazmat School

Online

DailyOnline Heat Illness Prevention TrainingHazmat School

Online

DailyOnline OSHA 24-Hour HAZWOPER Training CourseHazmat School

Online

DailyEPCRA Tier II ReportingBowen EHS

Online

DailyEHS Training Self-Paced PDCBowen EHS

Online

DailyEmergency Management Self-Paced PDCBowen EHS

Online

DailyBasic Principles of Occupational HygieneAIHA

Online

Daily

Certificate Program: Use of Direct Reading Instruments

AIHA

Online

Daily

How to Develop Creative Narrative for Better Training and Retention (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHA

Online

Daily

Electrical Safe Work Practices With Application of NFPA 70E PDC Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

Is Your Safety Training Good Enough? (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHA

Online

Daily

All About Leading, Lagging, and Predictive Indicators (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHA

Online

Daily

Elevating EHS Leading Indicators: From Defining to Designing Webinar Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

Increasing Risk Awareness and Leveraging Risk Management to Catalyze a Culture of Learning and Health (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)

AIHA

Online

Daily

Emergency Preparedness: Is the Workplace Truly Prepared for Emergencies? (AIHce EXP 2022 OnDemand)

AIHA

Online

Daily

Mitigation Through Decontamination PDC Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

SDS & Label Authoring Course

AIHA

Online

Daily

Empowering Industrial Hygienists With Systems Thinking for ISO 45001 Webinar Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

ISO 45001 OHSMS Update and Overview Webinar Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

Fire and Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries PDC Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

Decision Making in Managing Risk – Expand Context, Strengthen Skills PDC Recording

AIHA

Online

Daily

Risk Assessment Virtual Conference Recordings (2021): Introduction to Risk Assessment

AIHA

Online

Daily

Welding: An Exercise in Applied Industrial Hygiene

AIHA

Online

Daily

Response Considerations During an Outbreak or Pandemic

FEMA           Online
Daily

Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Awareness Course

FEMA           Online
Daily

RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Online

Lion Tech

Online

Daily

RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Refresher

Lion Tech

Online

Dec 18-19, 2023 [Webinar] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT)Lion Tech

Online

Jan 4, 2024Innovative Approaches to Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training: Unveiling the Digital AdvantageNational Safety Council

Online

Jan 8-Apr 8, 2024Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management [EHMM] CourseFET, Inc

Online

Jan 11, 2024Top 10 OSHA Injury Recordkeeping Challenges: Common Questions about the OSHA 300 LogNational Safety Council

Online

Jan 15-17, 2024Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management [EHMM] CourseAHMP Cyber Chapter

Online

Feb 1, 2024How to Understand & Apply ANSI Hand Safety StandardsNational Safety Council

Online

Mar 4-6, 2024

Lithium Battery Logistics Safety Management (LIVE virtual classroom)

IATA

Online

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2023-08-10T18:14:11+00:00

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