EHS Professional – January 25, 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024

EHS Professional is an online publication of the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM).

Other than content specifically provided by IHMM, articles contained in EHS Professional are compiled from independent sources and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of IHMM.

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Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ [CPPS™]

America and the World were not prepared for COVID-19, and according to the federal government, we are not ready for the next pandemic. IHMM has created the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ [CPPS™] microcredential as our contribution to being prepared for the next pandemic. A Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ (CPPS™) microcredential holder is first a CHMM or CSHM credentialed professional who has demonstrated, through education, experience, and examination, the ability to identify and assess the risks associated with pathogens and their effect on public health, commerce, industry, and/or government operations.

Learn more here.

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IHMM Credentials

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

EHS/Workplace Safety Credentials
Microcredentials

Certified Safety & Health Manager

Certified Safety Management Practitioner

Associate Safety and Health Manager

Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist

Certified School Safety Manager

Student Associate Safety and Health Manager

IHMM Certificant Recognition

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

With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.

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

IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the world.

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Inside IHMM

IHMM Enters Its 40th Year

On December 3, 1984 the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management was created with the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager® [CHMM®] credential.  John H. Frick, Harold M. Gordon, John J. McCambridge, and Richard A. Young created what would become an Institute that offers 11 professional credentials across Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods and EHS Work Place Safety communities of practice in all 50 of the United States and 85 other countries.

IHMM thanks its hundreds of volunteer leaders, thousands of certificants and companies who support IHMM through strengthening its ability to extend its reach and allow us all to live up to why we exist our vision, and our mission…

Why We Exist

We believe there is only one Earth; our passion is to protect it.

Our Vision

IHMM credentials and competency standards are embraced worldwide

Our Mission

IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.

A Collaborative Culture

There are 1,204 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.

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

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

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

You can collaborate here.

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

IHMM Organizing Broader Government Affairs Activities – Call for Volunteers

In strategic planning on August 17, 2023 IHMM created a strategic imperative to create a broader government affairs operation on behalf of, and with the assistance of, all of IHMM’s certificants.

  • Federal Government  – Regulatory
    We need a group of people watching Federal regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies.
  • Federal Government – Congress
    We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in Congress.
  • State Governments – Regulatory
    We need a group of people watching state regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies.
  • State Governments – Legislatures
    We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in state legislatures.

If you want to make a difference in the recognition of your credentials and build on the successful record we have achieved thus far – we need you to volunteer. Learn more by visiting our Government Affairs Committee page, and get involved with government affairs. You can volunteer for one, two, three or all four of the segments of the committee’s work. That’s up to you!

IHMM Government Affairs

IHMM To Propose Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials

State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to update Chapter 851, Standards for Generators of Hazardous Waste. In the current regulation work is required by a professional engineer. IHMM is proposing to include an environmental professional as defined by 40 CFR §312.10.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a number of courses in occupational safety and health within which OSHA credits “A degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation.” IHMM will propose including the CHMM, CSHM, and CSMP.

Beltway Buzz, Ogletree Deakins

Snowstorm Spurs Deal to Continue Government Funding. Despite all the negotiations, closed-door meetings, and political caterwauling, a mild snowstorm was perhaps the catalyst for a flurry of activity that saved us—again—from a federal government shutdown. Seeking to get out of town before snow descended on the Washington, D.C., area, on January 18, 2024, the U.S. Congress passed another continuing resolution that will extend funding for the federal government to March 1 and March 8, 2024 (instead of January 19 and February 2, 2024). This will be the third time that Congress has had to postpone a final deal on fiscal year 2024 appropriations.

To Defer or Not Defer. Administrative law wonks were on high court alert this week, as the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in two consolidated cases concerning the viability of so-called “Chevron deference.” Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council—decided forty years ago—requires federal courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguities in the statutes they administer. Critics of Chevron claim that the decision has given too much authority to federal regulators’ interpretations of statutes when statutory interpretation should be a job for the judicial branch. Proponents of the doctrine argue that it helpfully constrains federal judges from making policy calls on issues that they know little about. Ultimately, the Court’s decision could have a significant impact on agencies’ enforcement actions and regulatory agendas. Expect a decision around June of this year.

Immigration Update. It was a busy week for immigration policy news. Here is what the Buzz is tracking:

  • H-1B Filings to be available online. Late last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that in February 2024, it will make available online organizational accounts “to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives.” The organizational accounts will allow multiple individuals from the same organization to prepare and file H-1B registrations, petitions, and premium processing requests.
  • H-1B modernization reg. moves forward. USCIS’s regulatory proposal to modernize the H-1B visa program has moved on to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review. This is a quick step forward in the rulemaking process, as the public comment period closed less than one month ago. In its proposal, USCIS indicated that it “may move to finalize the proposed provisions through one or more final rules,” but it is unclear at this time what is actually being reviewed by OIRA. If USCIS is moving to finalize the proposal via separate rulemakings, it is possible that OIRA may just be reviewing the beneficiary-centric selection procedure portion of the proposal.
  • Fee schedule. OIRA is also reviewing USCIS’s proposal to increase fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests. As proposed, the regulation would significantly increase fees on employers that supplement their workforces with foreign workers. In just one example, USCIS is proposing to increase the H-1B registration fee from $10 to $215—a 2,050 percent increase.
  • H-2B cap reached. USCIS announced that it “has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024 with start dates on or before March 31, 2024.” The supplemental visas were made available pursuant to a temporary final rule published in November 2023. Natalie L. McEwan has the details.

Employee Retention Credit: Accelerated Termination? Who says Congress can’t get anything done? In what may be described as a rare moment of bipartisanship, this week Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) announced that they had come to an agreement on a bipartisan, bicameral, tax package. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024” (H.R. 7024) would make changes to the child tax credit, low-income housing tax credit, and research and development deductibility, among other provisions. Here is why employers should take note: in addition to these changes, the framework proposes to end the CARES Act Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program as early as January 31, 2024. (Currently, 2020 ERC claims must be filed by April 15, 2024, and 2021 claims must be filed by April 15, 2025). The House Committee on Ways and Means was scheduled to mark up the bill today, so this could move quickly (though passage by January 31 would be unusually fast).

U.S. Senators: “I Can Buy Myself Flowers.” In addition to passing legislation to continue federal government funding, senators did other important work this week: they passed a resolution (S. Res. 526) to repeal the ban on flowers on the U.S. Senate floor. Way back when, the opening of each Congress was quite a spectacle, and there was a tradition of family members, friends, and political supporters sending their favorite legislators flowers to be displayed throughout the legislative chamber and adjoining galleries. The practice eventually became unwieldy, messy, and contentious (some legislators supposedly sent themselves flowers in secret in efforts to artificially inflate their own popularity), so flowers were banned on the Senate floor in 1905. In 1983, a floral exception was made in the event of the death of a sitting senator. This week’s resolution says “hosta la vista” to both the 1905 and 1983 resolutions.

What Is “Disease X?”

The World Health Organization uses the term “Disease X” to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global pandemic

What is Disease X?

Don’t panic! Disease X doesn’t exist yet – but it might one day. Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to some currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of causing an epidemic or – if it spreads across multiple countries – a pandemic. The term, coined in 2017, can be used to mean a newly discovered pathogen or any known pathogen with newly acquired pandemic potential. By the latter definition, covid-19 was the first Disease X. But there could be another in the future.

Why are people talking about it now?

The World Health Organization has been warning global leaders about the risks of future pandemics at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, held this week in Davos, Switzerland. “Some people say this may create panic,” says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “No. It’s better to anticipate something that may happen – because it has happened in our history many times – and prepare for it.”

IHMM created the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist™ [CPPS™] credential out of the conviction that the world was not prepared for COVID, and is similarly not well prepared for the next pandemic. When the next pandemic comes, the private and public sectors will need to rely upon trained, tested, and certified professionals to give sound advice.

Read more here

Communities with Combined Sewers Adapting to a Changing Climate: Webcast Series

January 30, 2024 and February 6, 2024
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Additional Information and Registration

The U.S. EPA is hosting a webcast series on CSO communities adapting to a changing climate. The impacts of climate change, such as changes in annual precipitation, storm intensity, storm surge, and/or sea level rise, are anticipated to impact the performance of many combined sewer systems and influence the volume and frequency of combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and basement backups. Several CSO communities will share their stories of how they are impacted by and have adapted to climate change.

January 30, 2024 (Register Here)

Presenters:

  • Scott Schreiber, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, NJ
  • Marlene Feist, City of Spokane, WA

February 6, 2024 (Register Here)

Presenters:

  • Todd King, Great Lakes Water Authority and Samuel Smalley, Detroit Water and Sewage Department, MI
  • James Stitt, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, PA

For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected]

Request for Nominations of OSHA’s Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)

As you may be aware, OSHA is requesting nominations for membership on its Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH). Nominations for FACOSH must be submitted by February 23, 2024.

Individuals may submit nominations and supporting materials, identified by Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012, electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. For more information, see the Federal Register Notice.

Understanding Firearm-Related Injury and School Violence

Episode 1: Contributing Factors for Firearm-Related Injuries

In the first episode of our new podcast series, we are joined by Dr. Marc Zimmerman, co-director of the National Center for School Safety. Together, we explore the issue of firearm-related injury and school violence by discussing contributing factors and providing some general context. Moreover, we look at the positive influences that can significantly reduce the probability of injury and violence among students.

LISTEN HERE

52nd Annual School Safety Conference

School safety through the eyes of many

New Orleans, LA. July 21 – 23, 2024

Celebrating our 52nd year as Pioneers in K-12 School Safety and Security! The National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officials is devoted to a safe learning environment for the K-12 educational system. We provide best practices, networking capabilities and professional development for our national and international membership.

Topics for NASSLEO’s 2024 Conference in New Orleans, La.

EPA Issues Final SNUR to Prevent Inactive PFAS from Reentering Commerce

On January 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final significant new use rule (SNUR) to prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture (including import) or processing of 329 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are designated as inactive on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. 89 Fed. Reg. 1822. The final rule notes that persons subject to the final SNUR are required to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing any manufacture (including import) or processing of the chemical substance for a significant new use. Once EPA receives a significant new use notification (SNUN), EPA must review and make an affirmative determination on the SNUN and take such action as is required by any such determination before the manufacture (including import) or processing for the significant new use can commence. EPA states that such a review “will assess whether the new use may present unreasonable risk to health or the environment and ensure that EPA takes appropriate action as required to protect health or the environment.” The SNUR will take effect March 11, 2024. For more information, please read the full memorandum.

Read more here.

OSHA – New Injury Tracking Application

Please be aware that the updated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury Tracking Application (ITA) is now available from osha.gov/injuryreporting. This page provides requirements and guidance about electronically submitting your establishments’ injury and illness data from the OSHA Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300: Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301: Injury and Illness Incident Report.   These data help employers, workers and OSHA evaluate the safety of a workplace, understand industry hazards, and implement worker protections to reduce and eliminate hazards -preventing future workplace injuries and illnesses.

As a reminder, establishments that meet certain size and industry criteria are required to electronically submit injury and illness data from their OSHA Form 300A, 300, and 301 (or equivalent forms) once per year to OSHA via the ITA. Employers should visit the ITA Coverage Application to determine whether they are required to submit this data. Data collection for CY 2023 will begin January 2, 2024, and must be submitted by March 2, 2024.

Gavel Down, Gearing Up: 2024 State Legislative Sessions and How AIHA Empowers You

The echoes of the gavel are beginning to ring across state capitols, marking the official start of the 2024 legislative sessions. For occupational and environmental health and safety professionals, this signals a renewed call to action: a chance to influence policies that impact worker well-being across the nation.

State legislatures will introduce thousands of bills that will impact the OEHS profession in the coming months. In this crucial landscape, AIHA stands as your unwavering advocate. Through our robust State Team Program and the comprehensive resources of the AIHA Grassroots Advocacy Center, we equip you with the tools and knowledge to effectively engage with your state legislators and make a tangible difference.

Read more here.

EPA Updates

High Court’s Chevron Decision Expected To Drive New Litigation ‘Flood’

The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the fate of EPA and other agencies’ deference under the Chevron doctrine is almost certain to drive reams of new litigation and result in conflicting circuit decisions, legal observers say, given widespread expectations the justices will overturn or significantly cabin the doctrine.

Mayors Recite Fears Over High Costs Of EPA PFAS Drinking Water Limits

Mayors from cities around the country are reiterating their concerns to EPA that they will lack the funds to comply with an upcoming rule expected to strictly limit PFAS in drinking water, and argue that the agency should redirect its focus from water systems to instead aggressively stem the sources of these chemicals.

Industry Makes Case For EPA To Set 3-Year Implementation For PM Limits

The wood products industry is pressing EPA to delay implementation of any tougher limits it may soon finalize for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), making the legal case for a three-year delay of the rule’s effective date, echoing similar calls from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and the United Steelworkers union in seeking a delay of any tighter limits.

EPA Floats Methane Fee Proposal, Including Key Exemption Parameters

EPA has released long-awaited proposed implementing rules for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) methane fee, outlining how to calculate payments by oil and gas facilities, when such payments must be made to the Treasury, and when and how officials would grant several exemptions to the fee required by Congress.

EPA Toughens CERCLA, RCRA Soil-Lead Screening Levels In New Guide

EPA is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for cleaning up lead-contaminated soil at Superfund sites and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action facilities in new guidance, a move the agency expects will drive evaluation and cleanup at a “significant number” of residential properties.

EPA Urges Court To Deny State, Industry Plaintiffs’ Bid To Block 401 Rule

EPA is charging that Republican states and energy industry groups challenging its Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 water quality certification rule lack standing to win a preliminary injunction against its application, arguing that plaintiffs fail to show they will suffer irreparable harm and are unlikely to succeed on the merits

–Inside EPA

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.

2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Priorities

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

Regulatory Updates

  • Department of Labor Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
  • Environmental Protection Agency Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
  • Department of Transportation Issues Fall 2023 Regulatory  Agenda – Read more here

The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – Closed for 2023 –  Deadline 10/15/2023 – Re Opens in 2024

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

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

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

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 engage both 26 IHMM Fellows as Mentors and anyone who seeks some assistance as Mentees.

Given the extraordinary experience Fellows have, this is a unique opportunity for IHMM Fellows to help guide more recent certificants in their professional development activities. This article from ASAE magazine outlines how a mentoring program can become more successful – engagement!

IHMM’s Collaboration platform contains a “Mentor Match” module [see below at right] that allows mentors to signup designating the hours, number of mentees, subject areas, and length of time they wish to mentor – as well as allowing mentees to signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.

IHMM Recertification Videos

Recert Video #1

Recert Video #2

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

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

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.

ASSP News


ASSP Webinars

For a complete list of ASSP Webinars, click here.


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].

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 Carriers

Online

   DailyOSHA Hazard Communications Standard

Online

   DailyShipping Lithium Batteries and Cells Training

Online

   DailyHazmat General, Safety and Security Awareness Online Training Course

Online

   Daily49 CFR Training

Online

AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants

American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.

   Daily

Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene

Online
   Daily

Certificate Program: Use of Direct Reading Instruments

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

Elevating EHS Leading Indicators: From Defining to Designing Webinar Recording

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

Mitigation Through Decontamination PDC Recording

Online
   Daily

SDS & Label Authoring Course

Online
   Daily

Empowering Industrial Hygienists With Systems Thinking for ISO 45001 Webinar Recording

Online
   Daily

ISO 45001 OHSMS Update and Overview Webinar Recording

Online
   Daily

Fire and Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries PDC Recording

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

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

Online
   Daily

Welding: A Case Study in Occupational Hygiene

Online

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 ReportingOnline
   DailyCHMM Online ReviewOnline
   DailyEmergency Management Self-Paced PDCOnline
   DailyAcute Toluene Exposure WebinarOnline

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

Easily Find Courses to Help You Pass IHMM Credential Exams

A core mission of EHS is education and training. Part of that mission includes assembling the best and most effective courses to assist IHMM applicants in passing their IHMM credential exams.

CSHM® Prep Courses

  1. Certified Safety and Health Manager® (CSHM®) Exam Preparation Course – VUBIZ – Available on Demand

CSMP® Prep Courses

  1. Certified Safety Management Practitioner® [CSMP®] Exam Preparation Course – VUBIZ – Available on Demand

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!

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/

Columbia Southern University

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

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

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

IHMM CONFERENCES For 2024

IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2024, virtually as well as in-person as resources allow. In 2023 IHMM participated in the Bay Area ASSP conference, Ohio Safety conference, COSTHA Annual Meeting, AIHA Conference & Trade Show, ASSP Annual Conference, CUHMMC, AHMP, National Safety Conference and FET

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

ASSP 2024 Bay Area Safety Symposium

February 29, 2024 – 8 am to 5 pm

The San Ramon Marriott located at 2600 Bishop Dr in San Ramon, California. Thank you to Bart Miller for making these arrangements for IHMM and staffing the booth!

IHMM-HMS Event Calendar

IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered.  The Hazardous Materials Society education and training website can be found here.

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

Daily

OHS Forecast 2024: Tools to Use for Compliance

EHS Daily Advisor

Online

Daily

OSHA Training for General Industry: Reviewing the elements for select topics

EHS Today

Online

Daily

How to Handle OSHA Inspections: A Webchat Q&A with Compliance Experts

EHS Today

Online

Jan 25, 2024

Building Stronger Employee Engagement for Safety Excellence

EHS Today

Online

Feb 12-16, 2024

SafetyFOCUS

ASSP

Irvine, CA or Online

Feb 19-23, 2024

SafetyFOCUS

ASSP

Online

Feb 29-Mar 1, 2024DOT Hazmat Ground Shipper TrainingLion Tech

Dallas, TX

Mar 4-6, 2024

Lithium Battery Logistics Safety Management (LIVE virtual classroom)

IATA

Online

Mar 5-Mar 7, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

LaGrange, GA

Mar 18-Mar 21, 2024

Multimodal Hazmat Shipper Training—DOT, IATA, IMDG

Lion Tech

Houston, TX

Mar 19-Mar 21, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Savannah, GA

Mar 26-Mar 28, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT with RCRA LQG Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Zanesville, OH

Apr 2-Apr 4, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT/PPE Hazard Assessment Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Binghamton, NY

Apr 16-Apr 18, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT/PPE Hazard Assessment Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Spindale, NC

Apr 23-Apr 25, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT with RCRA LQG Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

McMinnville, TN

May 21-May 23, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Martinsville, VA

May 29-May 31, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Hillsboro, MO

June 11-June 13, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT/PPE Hazard Assessment Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Oakdale, PA

June 18-June 20, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT with RCRA LQG Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Waycross, GA

June 25-June 27, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT with RCRA LQG Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Wheeling, WV

July 16-July 18, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT/PPE Hazard Assessment Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Union, MO

Aug 13-Aug 15, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT with RCRA LQG Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Columbus, OH

Aug 27-Aug 29, 2024

2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24-Hour DOT HAZMAT Regulations Awareness Course

NPETE

Chattanooga, TN

AFFILIATIONS

9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516

2024-01-25T17:23:17+00:00

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