IHMM Remotely Proctored Exams Available Now
IHMM is pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute [ANSI] has approved Kryterion Remotely Proctored Exams for IHMM’s CHMM, CHMP, and CDGP exams. IHMM has been using the Kryterion Remotely Proctored Exams for the CSHM and CSMP exams since April of this year.
About 60% of Kryterion in-person testing centers have reopened. If you prefer the comfort and convenience of taking your exam from your home or office instead of at a Kryterion center, IHMM is ready to enroll you in a remotely proctored examination.
Please contact either Kortney Tunstall at [email protected] for the CHMM, CHMP, or CDGP exams or Kaylene Cagle at [email protected] for the CSHM or CSMP exams.
Phone: 301-984-8969 | [email protected]
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IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the 3 EHS credential badges that are now in each CSHM, CSMP, and 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 UPDATES
HMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION PROCESS IS OPEN FOR SUBMITTALS
Overview of Available Board Positions
The Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) is looking for the best and brightest to lead the organization forward. A total of FOUR (4) DIRECTOR positions are open with a two-year term, beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024. The maximum number of years any candidate may serve is six (6) years.
These positions are open to ANY IHMM-certificant, who is in good standing with the Hazardous Materials society (HMS) as well as the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers (IHMM). Self-nominations are permitted.
There are two documents for review. Click on both to open, download, review and submit #2:
Please email the completed nomination forms/submittals to Ms. Kendra Schroer, CHMM, HMS Nominating Committee Chair, at [email protected].
Ask Me Anything In Collaboration Scheduled
Thursday, July 15, 2021, from 2:00 pm EDT until 3:00 pm EDT. Mark your calendars! Patricia Buley, Jimmy Nguyen, and Kortney Tunstall will be live in the General Information for All HMS & IHMM Community in Collaboration.
Whatever is on your mind, during this time period or whenever you wish, pose your question and we’ll be there to answer it.
Join us for ASK ME ANYTHING!
Trenching and Excavation Resources
June 2021 is the National Utility Contractors Association’s (NUCA’s) second annual Trench Safety Month, and June 14-18 will be Trench Safety Stand-Down Week (poster available here). During that week, NUCA and United Rentals will be providing guided toolbox talks and conducting webinars on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We
binar registration is available at https://www.trenchsafetyevents.com/. Webinar descriptions and registration links have also been provided below for your convenience.
As a reminder, OSHA resources (including posters, QuickCards, and a video) are available from the Trenching and Excavation Safety and Health Topics page.
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Meeting Announcement
OSHA and The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will meet on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, by teleconference and WebEx. Comments and requests to speak must be submitted by June 14, 2021.
Federal Register notice > https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/04/2021-11550/national-advisory-committee-on-occupational-safety-and-health-nacosh-notice-of-meeting
CALL TO ACTION – Representative Spanberger of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District has drafted legislation entitled, H.R. 2171, “Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act.” This legislation expands the provisions of existing law with respect to the allowable uses of Section 529 education tuition accounts.
PLEASE GO HERE TO PARTICIPATE: https://ihmm.org/45-in-5-task-force/
All you have to do is enter your name, address, and zip code and the IHMM VoterVoice system does the rest and automatically sends our message to your Senators and members of the House of Representatives. It’s very easy and matters!
A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future education costs. 529 plans, legally known as “qualified tuition plans,” are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions and are authorized by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under H.R. 2171 those pursuing or who already have private credentials may use their Section 529 savings for applications, examinations, professional development/certification maintenance points costsrecertification, and so on.
The “Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act” will enable those who seek professional, post-secondary credentials from institutions recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. A copy of the draft legislation is here.
Spanberger co-led the introduction of the legislation alongside U.S. Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI-06), Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01). A companion bill in the U.S. Senate is led by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Braun (R-IN).
The Occupational Health & Safety New Product of the Year
Submit your entry by June 25th!
The Occupational Health & Safety New Product of the Year Award is now in its 13th successful year! The award program honors the outstanding product development achievements of health and safety manufacturers whose products are considered particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve workplace safety.
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.
Join NSC and our sponsor VelocityEHS – Award-winning EHS & Sustainability Software – for the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, an annual observance to help keep each other safe from the workplace to anyplace.
With the U.S. seeing the highest number of workplace deaths since 2007 – 5,333 fatal workplace injuries in 2019 – this observance is more important than ever.
- Psychological Safety
- Hazcom Training
- Safer Guidance Evolves as Vaccine Distribution Continues
- On-demand Platform Matches Contractor with EHS Consultant in Just Three Days
- National Safety Council and the McElhattan Foundation Advance the Challenge to Eliminate Workplace Fatalities by 2050 Through Emerging Technology
- June: National Safety Month Tips
NSC Impact Tracks
The NSC Impact Tracks provide valuable educational opportunities for safety professionals looking to enhance their career, brush up on their skills and earn CEUs in the comfort of their home or office. This new virtual opportunity provides a day of topically focused education featuring five 60 minute technical sessions, lunch and stretch breaks, and an opening welcome from NSC President & CEO, Lorraine Martin. Each session will be taught by leading safety and subject experts in the field.
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NSC Webinars
- June 17: Could You Do More to Reduce Your Manufacturing Workplace Safety Risks?
- June 17: Oil & Gas: Using Data to Understand and Address Safety and Health Issues
- June 22: Hugh Hoagland Presents: Two New Electrical Safety Standards of Interest to Safety Professionals: ATSM F3258 & F3502
- June 22: The Evolution of Safety: Lessons Learned from Real Events in History
- June 23: Why category management and data analytics are essential in the fight against supply chain waste
- June 24 – How to Improve Safety and Reduce Accidents with Video AI
- June 30: Future-Proofing Health and Safety: How ISO 45001, 45003, and 45005 Help You Adapt to a Changing World
Please join us in participating in Safe + Sound Week from August 9-15, 2021. Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August to show your business’s commitment to keep workers safe year-round. Safe + Sound Week is also a time when information and ideas are shared to help get your safety and health program started or improve an existing program.
Download the Save the Date and share that you’ll be participating in Safe + Sound Week on social media using #SafeAndSoundAtAWork.
Registration opens in July and will be announced via IHMM Today and EHS Professional.
Take the Pledge
When management leadership is sincere and is supported by actions, workers know that safety and health are important to business success. Top management can demonstrate its commitment to workplace safety and health in many different ways, such as by developing and communicating a safety pledge. Download A Safety and Health Pledge for Managers template, choose specific actions you will take to support workplace safety and health, and share the pledge with your workers and on social media using #SafeAndSoundAtAWork.
Due to the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and its cascading effects on safety and health, work, travel, and large gatherings, all SafetyFOCUS events are now virtual. Our hope is that this format will make SafetyFOCUS events more accessible while offering the same networking opportunities and high-quality education you expect from ASSP. IHMM is a member of ASSP and we are pleased to send all IHMM certificants and you may learn more here.
Safety and Health This Week
- Smarter Than You Think: AI’s Impact on Workplace Safety
- Is Safety Really Your Top Priority?
- Safety News Roundup: Week of May 31 – June 4, 2021
- Cal/OSHA Can Investigate Workplace Violence
- Smarter Than You Think: AI’s Impact on Workplace Safety
- Now Is the Time to Start Embracing Mental Health in the Workplace
Latest Safety Tips
- Listen to the Podcast: Preparation & Prevention: Top 5 Workplace Summertime Injuries
- Listen to the Podcast: Staying Safe: Battling Distractions, Peer Pressure and Complacency
- SAEFTY ALERT: Heat safety tips during triple digit temperatures
- Five Ways to Optimize Manufacturing Worker Safety Training
- Stop Using Certain Syringes and Needles with Needle Safety Devices Manufactured by HAIOU – Letter to Health Care Providers
IHMM & AHMP 45 in 5 Project – National Credential Recognition – 21 States Targeted
On January 25th, we began outlining the strategy to go after the 21 states in yellow, above. Since then we have succeeded in adding Nebraska, Colorado, and California.
This is just the beginning. Here is the present composition of the 45 In 5 Task Force and the states we are focusing on. More people may volunteer anytime! https://ihmm.org/45-in-5-task-force/
In 2019 Mark Bruce from AHMP and Gene Guilford from IHMM worked on a project to get the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to recognize the CHMM and CDGT credentials. With Mark’s work on the ground in Pennsylvania, we succeeded.
Since the launch, we have added Delaware, Florida, Texas, California, Washington, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Iowa, North Carolina, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico as the next places for us to work on with 44 volunteers.
The Task Force meets again in June.
Where do CSHMs Work?
IHMM credentials are known and highly regarded worldwide. Below is the evidence of just a few reasons why IHMM promotion of its credentials – all of them – matters to governments, employers, and the employees who work so hard to acquire our credentials and keep them up-to-date. Here are only a few examples of the companies and governments that hire IHMM CSHMs…
ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY RECENT UPDATES
- US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from the coronavirus
- June 8 was National Forklift Safety Day
- Take Pride in Workplace Safety by Signing the Propane Council’s New “Mission Zero” Pledge
- ‘Our mission is to be the earth’s most safest company’: Amazon invests $300 million in safety, health initiatives
- Second Time’s the Charm? California Set to Amend Pandemic-Related Workplace Safety Rules
- Safety in the Renewable Energy Industry
- Without Psychological Safety, Hybrid Work Won’t Work
- How to Keep Employees Safe in 2021
- Automation And The Future Of Work – How Engineered Systems Are Improving The Workplace
- US Department of Labor implements initiative to conduct random, weekend safety inspections to protect construction workers from falls, trench collapses
- OSHA to repeal parts of COVID-19 workplace rule in line with announced vaccination target
- NIOSH Issues Nonregulatory Mask Criteria
- Masks? Social distancing? We answer your questions on California’s new COVID workplace rules
- Didion Milling fined $676K, OSHA finds multiple safety violations
- OSHA proposes $194K in fines for Adams County power plant collapse
- OSHA Updates FAQs on N95 Facemasks in the Workplace
- As Walmart Sales Soared, workers got scant COVID-19 Protection from OSHA
- Another $2 million in COVID-19 workplace safety grants available
- Us department of labor sues new york health center and its ceo for firing employee who reported coronavirus safety concerns
- US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PARTNERS WITH OHL NORTH AMERICA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TO PROMOTE WORKPLACE SAFETY
- Ask the Expert: What’s OSHA’s View of New CDC Guidance?
- Marathon Petroleum in Nashville Recognized for Workplace Safety Record
- Washington Staffing Agencies and Worksite Employers Must Now Train Temporary Employees on Workplace Safety Hazards
- How to Maintain a Safe Workplace
- Maryland Virus Workplace Safety, Paid Leave Bill to Become Law
- First deployable COVID-19 detection system targets school, workplace safety
- Bastrop to implement new safety guidelines next fiscal year to protect employees, reduce accident risk
- United States: Washington Staffing Agencies And Worksite Employers Must Now Train Temporary Employees On Workplace Safety Hazards
- Marathon Petroleum in Nashville Recognized for Workplace Safety Record
- Wisconsin Grain Facility Fined $676.8K for Workplace Safety Violations
- What to Know About Workplace Mask Rules
- How Beliefs Impact Dealing with Hazards
- Avoiding Safety-Based Workplace Retaliation Claims
- Industrial Safety: Factors that Present Barriers to Reporting Workplace Incidents and Contribute to Cultures of Non-Reporting
- Council targets increase in Covid vaccine take-up to improve workplace safety
- Too risky to pursue’: Wuhan lab ‘bat woman’ and US expert warned against performing gain of function experiments in 2015 paper after they created a coronavirus capable of infecting human cells
- Council targets increase in Covid vaccine take-up to improve
- Biden Administration to Propose New Federal Clean-Water Regulation
- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MACHINE GUARDING TO REDUCE WORKPLACE HAZARDS
- WorkWell Selected to Collaborate on Workplace Safety with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Building Trust Initiative
- Biden EPA’s Plans to Overhaul TSCA Chemical Assessments Sparks Debate Over PPE Use
- Federal court denies EPA approval of controversial pesticide for Florida’s citrus industry
ASSP NewsASSP Seminars
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HMS UPDATES
HMS Donations
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.
HMS Education and Training
Hazardous Materials Society now has 11,701 education and training programs on its website https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/ with more coming every week. Certificants will note that most of these programs carry a CMP value, making it easier to know in advance what to expect. The HMS Education and Training platform also provides a wide variety of courses for professional development across all of IHMM’s credentials – and more are being developed by the HMS Education and Training Committee.
This is the center of education and training for IHMM certificants and prospective certificants. Among these more than 15.000 programs are webinars delivered online and virtually all carry IHMM CMPs values with them for your annual / 5-year CMP planning. SEE: https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
HMS Affinity Programs – CINTAS Uniforms
With more than 27,000 people – here is where HMS leverages our numbers for member’s benefit. There is strength and value in numbers and that translates into lower costs for you.
Save up to 65% off Cintas uniforms, safety and facility services.
Keep your team and workspace looking their best. New Cintas contracts enjoy special discounts and a free one-time UltraClean service and free installation of hygiene dispensers. Enroll with NPP today and save on Cintas!
Enroll your business for FREE with NPP to learn more about Cintas discounts. Enroll with NPP here: https://mynpp.com/association/hms/
IHMM/HMS Coronavirus Resources
In February of 2020, the World Health Organization’s director-general has declared a public health emergency of international concern over the ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. On March 13, 2020 President Trump declared a national emergency for the United States. IHMM and HMS’ first concern is with the safety and health of all of us; our staff and families, colleagues, certificants and members. We will update this page regularly as credible, authoritative information is available.
INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND LABORATORIES.
- COVID-19 Data Tracker By State
- COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in Non-Healthcare Workplaces
- COVID-19 Weekly Review – June 4, 2021
- CDC Communications Toolkit
- Are adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine recordable on the OSHA recordkeeping log?
- New data from CDC on effectiveness of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
If you require your employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment (i.e., for work-related reasons), then any adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is work-related. The adverse reaction is recordable if it is a new case under 29 CFR 1904.6 and meets one or more of the general recording criteria in 29 CFR 1904.7.
State Vaccination Distribution Plans
New! Vaccine Data Dashboard. We now have a specific dashboard dedicated to state vaccination plans, updated daily. For each state, you’ll find:
- Current distribution phase,
- Brief overview of state plan,
- Current and future eligible populations, and
- Links to state documentation.
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
81% 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.
A Collaborative Culture
There are 421 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. 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> https://community.ihmm.org/home
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 Jim Drosdak at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
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 2021
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2021, virtually as well as in-person as COVID issues allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2021.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that do not appear here? If so, let us know! Sent an email to Diane McLevy at [email protected] and tell us what conferences we should attend.
AHMP 2021 National Conference
July 25-28, 2021
Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
College & University Hazardous Materials Management Conference
August 7-12, 2021
Denver, Colorado
This conference is currently planned as being in-person
ASSP Safety21 Conference & Expo
September 13-15, 2021
Austin, Texas
Registration for ASSP’s Safety 2021 Now Open
This is an in-person conference with a virtual component. View the brochure
IHMM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree & Deakins
Workforce Update. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2021 jobs report on June 4, 2021. According to the report, American employers added 559,000 jobs in the previous month. The number is an improvement over April’s lackluster report, but still short of what economists and employers had hoped for. Of course, politicians and policymakers on both sides of the aisle will claim that the report demonstrates why their particular policy preferences should be implemented. Political bluster aside, there is still concern within the employer community that too many jobs are going unfilled. Accordingly, on June 1, 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched its America Works program “to swiftly address America’s deepening worker shortage crisis.” The America Works agenda calls for increased investment in training and education, reduced barriers to employment (through expanded access to childcare, policies that increase “second chance” hiring, and occupational licensing reform), and immigration reform (including doubling the annual quota on the issuance of H-1B and H-2B visas).
Déjà Vu All Over Again. President Joe Biden will nominate David Weil to reprise his role as administrator of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division. Weil served in that position from 2014 through 2017, during which time he spearheaded the DOL’s 2016 changes to its overtime regulations (which were struck down in federal court). Weil is also known for his “fissured workplace” theory, which posits that nearly all workers are employees, and which informed his issuance of “Administrator’s Interpretations” on the legal tests for joint-employer and independent contractor status.
President Biden Proposes His First Budget. Though a bit late, President Biden released his budget for the 2022 fiscal year (FY) on May 28, 2021—his first budget request as president. The budget, which is largely aspirational, as federal funding allocations rest squarely with Congress, provides insight into the administration’s policy preferences. For example:
- Overall, the budget request seeks $14.2 billion for the DOL. The request represents an almost 7 percent increase over the FY 2021 enacted amount.
- More specifically, the DOL budget request calls for $30.5 million for the Wage and Hour Division “to restore enforcement staff, thereby strengthening enforcement strategies serving communities most vulnerable to economic exploitation,” and to “expand enforcement efforts in industries where evidence suggests workers are at risk of misclassification as independent contractors.”
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would receive $73 million more than was enacted in 2021. Nearly $20 million would be dedicated to “rebuild[ing] and strengthen[ing] OSHA’s enforcement program.”
- The National Labor Relations Board would receive nearly $302 million, a more than 10 percent increase over the 2021 enacted amount.
- The S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would receive $446 million, a more than 10 percent increase over the 2021 enacted amount.
The Buzz will have more on the federal budget and appropriations process as we head through the summer and approach the end of the current fiscal year on September 30, 2021.
OSHA ETS Still in Limbo. Another week has passed, and OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) is still under review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Two more stakeholder meetings have been calendared for next week, including a meeting scheduled for June 9, 2021. After that meeting, 45 days will have passed since the DOL sent the draft ETS to OIRA on April 26, 2021, and OIRA will have held 50 different stakeholder meetings.
Where EAGLEs Dare. On June 2, 2021, U.S. representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021 (H.R. 3648). The bill would gradually phase out the 7 percent per-country cap for employment-based visas and raise from 7 percent to 15 percent the per-country cap on family-based visas. It also would make changes to the H-1B visa program, such as
- requiring employers to provide to the DOL documentation of the prevailing wage methodology used for a potential H-1B employee;
- requiring new employer attestations as part of the labor condition application (LCA);
- eliminating the “B-1 in lieu of H” policy that allows B-1 business visitors to perform short-term H-1B work or services pursuant to an H-3 trainee visa in the United States for a limited time while remaining employed abroad; and
- allowing for increased audits, investigations, and penalties associated with LCAs.
The bill is a revamped Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020, different versions of which passed the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives during the 116th Congress, which adjourned before differences between the bills could be reconciled.
State Department Expands National Interest Exception Criteria. In other immigration-related news, late last week, the U.S. Department of State broadened its eligibility criteria for business travelers seeking national interest exceptions from restrictions contained in COVID-19–related travel bans. Pursuant to the new determination, travelers coming from Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa, and the United Kingdom “who are seeking to provide vital support or executive direction for critical infrastructure” or “those traveling to provide vital support or executive direction for significant economic activity in the United States” may qualify for a national interest exception.
Vendor Alert: How much of this business did you get?
IHMM saw an increase in applications of more than 50% in 2020, and for the first 1/3rd of 2021 now has 393 people waiting to take exams. How much of this business did your company see? If you’re missing out contact Diane McLevy at [email protected] and see how you can benefit from a relationship with IHMM and HMS.
IHMM EVENTS CALENDAR
IHMM NOW HAS A COMPANION ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED AND DELIVERED. THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY WEBSITE AND THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION FOUND HERE: https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
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