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Certified Safety Management Practitioner™ (CSMP™)
IHMM’s Certified Safety Management Practitioner (CSMP™) credential recognizes workplace safety and health professionals who have a less formal education but can demonstrate a mastery of workplace safety and labor law regulations earned through training and experience. Gain the trust and confidence of your colleagues and management with a CSMP™ credential.
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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/.
EHS/Workplace Safety Credentials
Microcredentials
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety and Health Manager
Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist
Certified School Safety Manager
Student Associate Safety and Health Manager
IHMM Certificant Recognition
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are placed 10-year, 20-year, 30-year, and 40-year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, and then load it to whatever medium you choose.
IHMM has Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges are accompanied by lapel pins sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS for EHS Professionals
WORKPLACE
Stress and loneliness on the job: Who’s most at risk?
Adapting Business Practices for an Aging Workforce
Cal/OSHA Grants NSC Petition Proposing Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis
National Safety Council releases report on technology solutions to prevent worker injuries and save lives
Good Safety Cultures Can Attract and Retain Talent
AI’s role in workplace safety
SCHOOLS
UCLA Dorm Sexual Assault Suspect Apprehended
See Something, Say Something: Cincinnati-Area School District Received 279 Tips
Florida School District Installs Knox Boxes to Improve First Responder Access
Kansas, Missouri Governors Veto School Gun Detection Funding
Former Uvalde CISD Police Chief, Officer Indicted Over Response to School Mass Shooting
5 Physical Access Control Technology Trends to Watch in 2024
Specialized Therapy K-9 Helps UC Davis PD Respond to Mental Health Crises on Campus
Florida Governor Signs Bill to Improve Security at Jewish Schools
Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems
TRANSPORTATION
Can better truck design help protect vulnerable road users?
Annual truck and bus brake inspection blitz set for Aug. 25-31
What can be done to make work zones safer?
NTSB: Vent and burn of tank cars after Ohio train derailment was “unnecessary”
OTHER
Firefighter deaths fell slightly in 2023, but remain high: NFPA
US Department of Labor Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Benton Restaurant to Stop Employing Children Illegally, Retaliating Against Workers
US Department of Labor Finds Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System Again Failed to Protect Employees from Serious, Potentially Deadly Patient Violence
INDUSTRIAL
Fatal chemical release prompts safety board’s call for ‘preventive safeguards’
OSHA Finds Ohio Iron Castings Company Could Have Prevented Worker Death
OSHA Identifies 44 Safety Violations at Houston Metal Refinisher
NSC Report Highlights Technology’s Role in Reducing Workplace Fatalities
Minnesota OSHA Cites Amazon for Ergonomic and Other Hazards
Employee wellness is a cornerstone of effective safety strategies
Q&A with Mips CEO on the company’s sustainability strategy
Four Years After Double Fatality, Houston-Area Tank Cleaning Contractor Cited for Same Hazards That Claimed Another Employee’s Life
US Department of Labor Cites Georgia Sawmill for Willfully Exposing Workers to Hazards After Investigation of 24-Year-Old Employee’s Fatal Injuries
LABOR
New Minnesota law aimed at enhancing utility worker safety
Tower workers: What do you know about life safety ropes?
Prevent harassment in construction: New guide from EEOC
Beyond Boundaries: Enhancing Safety for Lone Workers with Resilient Networking
Florida Labor Contractor Faces Penalties After Worker Dies from Heat-Related Illness
OSHA Fines Georgia Construction Contractor for Safety Lapses Following Fatal Worker Fall
MSHA Identifies 300 Violations During Impact Inspections in May 2024
How does extreme weather affect crane safety?
ASSP and SafetyCulture offer new training on mobile devices
Optimizing Contract Labor Management and Reducing Risks
Department Of Labor Finds Pennsylvania Roofing Contractor Willfully Exposed Own Children to Potentially Deadly Falls at Mechanicsburg Site
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.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
Reception & Celebration • December 3, 2024
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
9200 Corporate Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850
IHMM requests the honor of your company on December 3, 2024, for our 40th Anniversary Reception & Celebration, to be held in Rockville, MD.
Join us for an observance of our shared history and recognition of those who have contributed to the Institute’s advancement over the years. Food and drinks will be provided.
The program will consist of opening remarks from the Institute’s leadership and esteemed guests, an awards ceremony, and more.
Please save the date on your calendar and RSVP no later than October 18, 2024, so we can have an accurate headcount for this event.
RSVP Here
IHMM Works for Certificants in the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition
Congress often takes it easy around the holidays, but a lot has happened with the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (H.R. 1477) since we last wrote to you before the 4th.
Imminent Committee Action on H.R. 1477
The House Ways & Means Committee will formally consider the text of H.R. 1477 during a “markup” Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
New Legislation: The Education and Workforce Freedom Act (H.R. 8915)
The Ways & Means Committee combined two bills that Members will consider during tomorrow’s markup: H.R. 1477 and the Student Empowerment Act (H.R. 6050), which would allow people to use 529 plan funds on K-12 education costs, private school tuition and homeschooling, among other expenses. The latter bill, unfortunately, is not bipartisan, so the combined legislation will also lack bipartisanship.
Review the new Education and Workforce Freedom Act (H.R. 8915). Importantly, the H.R. 1477 portion of the new bill includes improved language that would expand the list of eligible training and credentialing programs.
S. 722 / H.R. 1477 / Coalition Roster
There are 925,962 full-time occupational health and safety job openings in the United States via ZipRecruiter today – 29,000 of which pay more than $85,000 a year for CSHMs or CSMPs
Excellence in EHS Management Award
The Excellence in EHS Management Award recognizes an individual who has excelled in their role as an EHS manager. The Institute for Hazardous Materials Management [IHMM] will present the award at the annual National Safety Council Expo.
The honoree will receive a commemorative plaque and be recognized in a press release and IHMM member communications. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be subsidized. If traveling from overseas IHMM will pay travel expenses from the nearest port of entry.
Nominations will be accepted from March through July of each year and the presentation to the winner will be in conjunction with the National Safety Council Congress and Expo [Sept 13-19, 2024 in Orlando]
For more information and the Excellence in EHS Management Award Nomination Form Go Here
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – Deadline 10/18/2024
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 Recertification Videos
Recert Video #1
Recert Video #2
IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.
While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.
Full recertification information is found here >> https://ihmm.org/credentials/#recertification
Questions about your recertification may be made to either Jimmy Nguyen [email protected] of Jelian Larbi [email protected]
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,379 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 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.
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 Government Affairs
IHMM Proposes Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials
IHMM Signs Letter Opposing Reductions in OSH Worker’s Pay – The IHMM Government Affairs Committee has agreed to sign a coalition letter opposing reductions in pay for IH and OSH employees. Here is the coalition letter we signed.
IHMM submitted comments on OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Meetings concerning OSHA-2024-0002-0007, and highlighted the creation of IHMM’s Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential.
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.
Regulatory Updates
| Date: | Subject: | Document Type: | Part: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/28/2024 | Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments; Technical Correction | Rule | 192 |
- Department of Labor Issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Environmental Protection Agency Issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Department of Transportation Issues its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
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.
State legislation tracked this year…
Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition
We are thrilled to share that 807 organizations have now joined the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition!
Our association community created the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition to advocate for legislation that would help strengthen the economy now and into the future: the bipartisan, bicameral Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (S. 722 / H.R. 1477). This commonsense bill would allow people to use 529 savings plans funds to help pay for job training and credentials, such as licenses and certifications, and shift the 529 paradigm from “college savings plans” to “career savings plans.”
The Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition remains hard at work to help build support for the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (H.R. 1477 / S. 722), and things are moving along nicely:
- 807 member organizations comprise the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition.
- 135 Members of Congress cosponsor the House bill (80 Republicans / 55 Democrats).
- 24 Senators* cosponsor S. 722 (11 Democrats / 12 Republicans / 1 Independent).
*The Senate bill has its first Democratic cosponsor on the Senate Finance Committee! The newest cosponsor isn’t listed online yet, but we’ll share more information once everything is official.
(Review the coalition roster, our bill one-pager and the list of cosponsors in the House and Senate.)
Important Stories for IHMM Certificants
A handful of potential OSHA standards have advanced in the rulemaking process, according to the Department of Labor’s Spring 2024 regulatory agenda – released July 5.
The agenda – typically issued by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs twice a year – provides the status of and projected dates for all potential regulations listed in three stages: pre-rule, proposed rule and final rule.
Two of those potential standards have moved to the final rule stage from the proposed rule stage. One is intended to clarify fit requirements for personal protective equipment in construction. The other is aimed at updating the standard on powered industrial trucks to the 2018 version of the ANSI PIT standard from the 1969 version.
Read more by clicking here.
On July 2, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge brought forward by Ohio-based construction contractor Allstates Refractory LLC that could have weakened OSHA.
According to The Hill, the case was backed by Republican-led states and anti-regulatory groups. Allstates Refractory—which provides furnace services to the glass, metal, and petrochemical industries—argued Congress unconstitutionally delegated its legislative powers to the executive branch by granting OSHA authority to set and enforce workplace standards.
Read more by clicking here.
OSHA Heat Standard Coming
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a proposed rule that would protect approximately 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings from extreme heat. The proposed rule would require employers to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to control heat hazards in workplaces affected by excessive heat. Among other things, the plan would require employers to evaluate heat risks and — when heat increases risks to workers — implement requirements for drinking water, rest breaks and control of indoor heat. It would also require a plan to protect new or returning workers unaccustomed to working in high heat conditions.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway is a new requirement that affected employers (there’s a list of exemptions, which are mostly office and telework employee related) must develop and deploy a written heat safety plan. Once the formal proposal is published, there will be a comment period and plenty of opportunity to provide feedback to OSHA before any rule is finalized.
AIHA Releases Beta Heat App
We are pleased to announce that AIHA has released a Beta Version of its new Heat Stress App. Please note: Currently, it is only available for iPhone users (Android users, please stay tuned as we work through the mechanics of getting the app listed on the Google Play store).
We would welcome your engagement in spreading the word about the app and circulating it to your members and other constituents who can test it and provide feedback.
You can find more information about it on this web page: https://healthierworkplaces.org/workplace-safety-resources-employee-employer-guidance/employer-health-safety-resources-infection-control-guidelines/thermal-heat-stress-safety-resources-for-employers
We are also providing the attached PDF with background information and instructions on accessing the app and giving feedback.
OSHA has made available more than $12.7 million as part of its Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
The grants support training and education that help employers and workers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards. They’re available to nonprofit organizations, including community, faith-based and grassroots organizations; employer associations; labor unions; joint labor/management associations; Indian tribes; and public/state colleges and universities.
The grants will support recipients’ efforts to provide “instructor-led training for workers, supervisors and employers in small businesses; industries with high injury, illness and fatality rates; and vulnerable, underserved workers, many of whom have limited English proficiency or are employed in temporary jobs,” a June 27 press release states.
Read more by clicking here.
A recent Supreme Court decision could affect how legal disputes with OSHA or the Mine Safety and Health Administration are settled.
In a 6-3 decision on Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the court on June 27 ruled that SEC may not use administrative law judges while seeking civil penalties for alleged securities fraud. Instead, the agency must take its cases to federal court, where parties alleged of fraud would have a jury trial – a right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution.
The decision could prove important for OSHA and MSHA because both agencies also use administrative law judges, along with review commissions, to settle disputes stemming from citations.
Read more by clicking here.
Supreme Court Overturns Chevron
The Supreme Court on Friday the 28th upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety, and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests.
The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron, long a target of conservatives. The liberal justices were in dissent.
Since 1984 under Chevron, we have all been taught that when a federal statute has some ambiguity the administrative agency is given deference to what it can regulate and how.
Under Loper, a group of fishermen challenged the Department of Commerce and the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] and how the NMFS regulated fishermen and the fees it could charge – and won, overturning Chevron.
Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in challenges that could be spawned by the high court’s ruling. The Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer had warned such a move would be an “unwarranted shock to the legal system.”
The heart of the Chevron decision says federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details when laws aren’t crystal clear. Opponents of the decision argued that it gave power that should be wielded by judges to experts who work for the government.
LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES ET AL. v. RAIMONDO, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ET AL.
Climate Adaptation Plans
EPA’s 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan focuses on priority actions the agency will take over the next four years to allow the agency to deliver on its mission to protect human health and the environment, even as the climate changes. The plan integrates consideration of climate risks into multiple actions as appropriate and where consistent with EPA’s statutory authorities, such as in the development of rules, policy and guidance; permitting and environmental reviews; monitoring, enforcement, and compliance activities; and grant-making.
Highlights from the plan include priority actions EPA is taking to:
- Foster a climate-ready workforce.
- Build facility resilience.
- Develop climate-resilient supply chains.
- Integrate climate resilience into external funding opportunities.
- Apply climate data and tools to decision-making.
- Integrate climate adaptation into rulemaking processes.
Read the plan: EPA’s 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan (pdf) .
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Safe + Sound Week 2024
Safe + Sound Week will be held from August 12-18, 2024.
Registration will open in July. Resources on how to participate will be released in the coming months. Stay tuned for more information! In the meantime, visit the Safe + Sound event archive to view participation from previous years.
NIOSH Mental Health Resources
NIOSH launched an Impact Wellbeing Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing. This Guide offers six concrete Action Steps that hospital leaders can take to accelerate or supplement professional well-being efforts in their hospitals. It was developed in partnership with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation and tested in six CommonSpirit hospitals across the U.S.
Are You Prepared for Any School Emergency?
We are excited to invite you to the next crucial step on the Path to Safer Schools: “Be Prepared”. Join us for this empowering conversation, designed to equip school leaders, teachers, and safety professionals with essential skills and knowledge for comprehensive emergency preparedness.
Webinar Details:
- Date: July 16, 2024
- Time: 2 PM EST
- Panelists: Guy Bliesner, Daniel Dluzneski, Gabrielle Morquecho
- Register Here
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- 8/7 – Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities Webinar
Hosted by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center - 9/25-26 – 2024 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security
Explore Our School Threat Assessment Toolkit:
Now Available in Interactive Web Format!
The House is seeking budget cuts for OSHA and other workplace safety agencies, according to separate bills published on the website of the chamber’s Appropriations Committee.
The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill allocates around $557.8 million to OSHA. That’s a nearly 12% reduction from the agency’s $632.3 million budget for FY 2024.
“We must stop the out-of-control spending spree and take a critical view of some of these ‘nice to have’ programs, including those contained in this bill,” Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), chair of the Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, said during a June 27 markup. “The bill before us represents a clear first step toward returning to fiscal responsibility, while ensuring that funding for critical and high-priority functions are maintained.”
Read more by clicking here.
Other Governmental News
IHMM Credential Recognition
The highest priority of IHMM’s Government Affairs Committee is the recognition of IHMM’s credentials by government. We have made substantial progress in the two years we have undertaken this endeavor, as outlined in detail here > https://ihmm.org/credential-recognition/
In this project we have 45-in-5, increasing the number of states that recognize IHMM credentials.
- We have already succeeded in 13 states – New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Arkansas, Oklahoma. Ohio, North Dakota, and Georgia. [Red states in the map above]. These are states where IHMM credentials are cited or 40 CFR 312.10 is cited by reference.
- We have partially succeeded in another 16 states – Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. [Orange/Black Stripe states in the map above] These are states where the requirements of an “environmental professional” or QEP are cited that coincide with an IHMM credential so that relatively little work would need to be done to clarify the desired outcome.
- We have 21 states where no reference to an IHMM credential is made in either statute or regulation, nor is there anything defined in the area of an environmental professional. These states will require legislation or regulatory work. [Yellow states in the map above].
in January 2022 Gene Guilford released the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation that states a private certification that meets or exceeds the requirements of the regulation is an Environmental Professional under the regulation. Here is the crosswalk between the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation and the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager [CHMM] blueprint. The CHMM meets or exceeds the requirements of an Environmental Professional.
Here’s what we ask each volunteer to do:
- Watch legislative and regulatory developments in your state that provide an opportunity for us to create amendments or other interventions
- Be willing to speak with regulators and legislators in your area about the recognition efforts we craft together
Retiring? IHMM Invites You to Become an Emeritus
You may have decided, after a long and successful career, to retire from active daily duty. Congratulations. That doesn’t mean you have to completely disengage from your profession. IHMM is pleased to offer Emeritus status to all certificants who will no longer be actively engaged in their communities of practice but who still want to stay in touch. Please let us know when you’re approaching that decision and we will assist you in the credential transition.
Please contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
News from IHMM Affiliates
National Safety Council
IHMM is a member of the National Safety Council and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
NSC News
Firefighter deaths fell slightly in 2023, but remain high: NFPA
New Minnesota law aimed at enhancing utility worker safety
Susan Harwood Training Grants are available
SCOTUS decision may have ramifications for OSHA and MSHA
SCOTUS won’t review case that questions OSHA’s authority
OSHA proposed heat rule ready for publication
NSC Webinars
IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
ASSP News
July 17 – Equipped for Safety: Competency-Based Driver Training in Oil & Gas
Aug 1 – Aug 29 – ONLINE COURSE: Enterprise Risk Management for Safety Professionals
Aug 4 – 6 – Advanced Safety Management Methods
Aug 4 – 6 – Corporate Safety Management
Aug 4 – 6 – Safety Management I
For a complete list of ASSP Webinars, click here.
ASSP Standards News
ASSP finished the adoption process for ISO 45004 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report. It is now available on the ASSP website:
ASSP/ISO TR-45004-2024 has been published on the web for sale: store.assp.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Store/Product-Details/…
Title: “Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines on performance evaluation “Scope: “…This document gives guidance regarding how organizations can establish monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation processes, including the development of relevant indicators for the assessment of occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance. It enables organizations to determine if intended results are being achieved, including continual improvement of OH&S performance. This document is applicable to all organizations regardless of type, industry sector, level of risk, size or location. It can be used independently or as part of OH&S management systems, including those based on ISO 45001:2018, or other standards or guidelines….”
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.
Aarcher Institute, IHMM, and HMS’ New Training Partner Offers Courses for 2024
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| Aug 13-15, 2024 | NEPA NAVIGATOR™ | In Person |
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AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.
Bowen EHS, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
Bowen EHS, an HMS training partner, has had 4 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee, chaired by Diana Lundelius. Thank you Bowen EHS and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
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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
CSMP™ Prep Courses
HMS Makes Finding Courses to Earn CMPs Easy
Every year more than 1,600 IHMM certificants have to recertify their credentials, evidenced their continuing commitment to improvement and learning to elevate their professional credential.
Earning Certification Maintenance Points [CMPs] is illustrated under Recertification of Your Credential, that includes the Recertification Claims Manual – Appendix A, that details all of the ways a certificant may earn CMPs > https://ihmm.org/recertification-claims/
Having mastered that manual, how does an IHMM certificant find courses to earn CMPs?
HMS has made that simple and easy.
- Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
- Scroll down until you see a row of buttons…click on the CMPs button
The system will then generate all of the courses on the HMS E&T platform with IHMM CMPs already attached.
The next developments by the HMS E&T committee will refine available courses’ CMPs by individual credential!
Donate to HMS
One of the most important projects of the Hazardous Materials Society is our Scholarship Program.
HMS wants to make it as easy as possible for those who cannot always afford to participate in pursuing certification, or keeping up with professional development, or attending great conferences and receiving outstanding training. HMS does not solicit contributions from the general public. HMS does ask IHMM’s certificants and their companies and our education and training vendors to consider a contribution.
Here, through your generosity, you can make a difference in promoting the ability of those who can afford it least to become participants in our communities of practice.
It’s never too late to make a difference, so don’t let this opportunity to make a difference pass you by. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $250, $500 or what you can to help build HMS’s effort to help others in our communities of practice.
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]
IHMM-HMS Event Calendar
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society education and training website can be found here.
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