IHMM In-Person or Remotely Proctored Exams
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 2020.
72% 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.
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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 Certificant Recognition
IHMM has completed inserting new credential badges in every certificant’s MYIHMM account. Everyone may access those badges for use in their email signatures, LinkedIn accounts, and other social media and communications media. With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are also now placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
IHMM has also added Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges will be accompanied by new lapel pins to be sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM UPDATES
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Pictured: Patricia Buley, Jim Brinton, Tom Slavin, David Onchagwa, Don Hermey, Dr. William Goetz, Steven Guillory, Amanda Davies. Not pictured: Fred Pearson and Jan Brown, Jr.
IHMM Announces New CSHM® Test Specification (Blueprint)
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Manager (IHMM) conducts a Job Task Analysis (JTA) to validate all certification examinations every five years, or more often if circumstances warrant. The job analysis identifies the performance areas and associated knowledge, tasks, skills, and abilities relating to the credential. The analysis ensures adequate and accurate coverage of all content as defined by the overall scope of the test. During the JTA process, a new blueprint is created that reflects the consensus of the profession validated by survey participants. The blueprint provides the areas of competency that a minimally qualified candidate must have to be deemed competent.
See the IHMM CSHM webpage here.
The IHMM CSHM Scheme Committee has conducted its first comprehensive Job Task Analysis (JTA) based on psychometric principles during a yearlong series of one-and-a-half-hour workshop meetings and has finalized the JTA and the blueprint for the CSHM examination. The job task analysis includes the test definition documents, the purpose of the exam, description of the intended audience, the definition of the minimally-competent candidate, domains, and testing objectives The committee worked on evaluating testing objectives using the cognitive levels of:
- Declarative – which requires a candidate to recall and retain knowledge
- Application – which requires a candidate to apply the knowledge to a scenario.
IHMM would like to extend a very special thank you to the CSHM Scheme Committee members. The success of this project can be largely attributed to the passionate subject matter experts in their field who were fully engaged in the process, and committed to the mission of IHMM and the CSHM credential. Thank you for volunteering your time, your expertise, and your passion to define the CSHM credential!!
Nine subject matter experts (SMEs) serve on the CSHM Scheme Committee, working under the guidance of Jim Brinton, a trained psychometrician from Certification Management Services (CMS), and other facilitators, Steven Guillory, Chair, and Tom Slavin, Vice-Chair of the CSHM Scheme Committee and M. Patricia Buley, IHMM’s Director of Certification and Accreditation.
Subject Matter Expert | Sector |
Steven Guillory, Chair | Government/Environmental Safety and Risk |
Tom Slavin, Vice-Chair | Consultant / Safety, Health, Environment & Quality |
Jan Brown, Jr. | Consultant / Safety, Health, Environment & Quality |
Amanda Davies | Public/ Environmental, Health, and Safety |
William Goetz | Consultant /Health and Safety |
Donald Hermey | Government/Environmental Health and Safety Officer |
Kurt Kehl | Public/Environmental, Health, and Safety |
David Onchagwa | Education/Environment, Health, and Safety |
Fred Pearson | Public, Environment, and Safety Compliance |
The eligibility requirements for the CSHM examination are as follows:
Candidate education and experience must be validated through the application process before taking the CSHM examination. Individuals who meet the criteria outlined in the table may be eligible to sit for the CSHM examination.
Degree or Designation | Qualifying Experience Requirement |
Bachelor’s OR an advanced degree in a Safety-Related Field, OR ASHM designation | 4 years |
Bachelor’s OR an advanced degree in any field | 5 years |
Associate degree in Safety-Related Field | 6 years |
Army Corps of Engineers Proposes Changes in Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1) is the gold standard for Safety and Occupational Health regulations. The manual holds a long history dating back to 1941 and is designed to facilitate the standardization of all safety programs. The EM 385-1-1 prescribes the safety and health requirements for all Corps of Engineers activities and operations. The USACE is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions to EM 385-1-1. USACE intends to update the manual and periodically thereafter, to reflect such public input, experience, and innovation. The agency will address significant comments received in the next revision of this manual.
This is an opportunity for IHMM to expand the recognition of the CSHM already cited in the ACE manual, as well as expand recognition of the CHMM.
The current manual may be seen here.
Specifically, USACE is soliciting assistance in the form of “data, comments, literature references, or field experiences, to help clarify the policy requirements for implementing Safety and Occupational Health activities” for both USACE and contractor personnel. More information on the nature of USACE needs is available in the notice.
The deadline for submitting written comments on the draft is June 13, 2022.
EPA Proposes TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Asbestos
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 27060. EPA proposes to require certain persons that manufactured (including imported) or processed asbestos and asbestos-containing articles (including as an impurity) in the four years prior to the date of publication of the final rule to report electronically certain exposure-related information. The proposed rule would result in a one-time reporting obligation. EPA requests public comment on all aspects of the proposed rule and also has identified items of particular interest for public input. Comments are due July 5, 2022. For more information, please read the full memorandum.
IHMM Certifications Are LifeLong Credentials
Unlike other types of credentials, IHMM certifications promote lifelong learning through our recertification processes. These processes require IHMM certification holders to demonstrate that they have up-to-date knowledge and skills either through re-examination and/ or participation in a specified learning activity every 5 years after receiving the initial certification. IHMM’s certification renewal processes also require the certification holder to provide assurances of having met professional ethics and other standards needed to renew the certification.
IHMM Board Nominations Open
Heather Waldmann, CHMM, Chair of the IHMM Nominating Committee [https://ihmm.org/nominating-committee/], is pleased to announce the opening of the Board nominating season for 2022.
In 2022 the IHMM Nominating Committee solicits candidates for three [3] director positions that will be open on January 1, 2021. [1] Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP], [1] Certified Safety and Health Manager [CSHM], and [1] At-Large, that can be either a CHMM, CDGP, CHMP, CSHM, or CSMP.
The documents describing the nominations and elections process and forms for submitting nominations are here:
Call for Volunteers – IHMM Sustainability Task Force
Do you have a background in ESG / Corporate sustainability? If you do, then Mark Bruce, CHMM, CSHM, Chair of the IHMM Sustainability Task Force, seeks your participation in the Task Force. See > https://ihmm.org/ihmm-sustainability-task-force/
The Sustainability Task Force is investigating the potential of creating an IHMM credential for ESG / Corporate Sustainability and making any recommendations toward that end to the IHMM Board of Directors.
If this growing arena of corporate attention interests you, please join us! Go to: https://ihmm.org/ihmm-sustainability-task-force/ and click on the Volunteer button.
IHMM Committee and Task Force volunteers earn 10 CMPs annually for volunteering.
IHMM Fellows Becoming Mentors
IHMM Fellows Committee Chair Atanu Das, CHMM, is leading the effort within the IHMM Collaboration networking platform to provide instruction to the more than 75 IHMM Fellows in becoming mentors.
Given the extraordinary experience Fellows have, this is a unique opportunity for IHMM Fellows to help guide more recent certificants in their professional development activities.
IHMM’s Collaboration platform contains a “Mentor Match” module [see below at right] that allows mentors to signup designating the hours, number of mentees, subject areas, and length of time they wish to mentor – as well as allowing mentees to signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.
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IHMM Recertification Videos
IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.
While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.
- Every CSHM and CSMP should start a recertification application now.
- Even if your recertification is years away, starting an application now and adding your accumulated points enables you to see where you are all the time and it makes it very easy when you have to file your application
Annual IHMM Excellence in EHS Management Award
Each year IHMM is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements and distinction of the CSHM, CSMP, or ASHM that has made a worthy contribution to the communities of practice and the profession.
This award is usually given at the annual National Safety Council Congress.
Nominations begin in March and end in July. Make your nomination here.
Announcing Safe + Sound Week 2022: August 15-21
Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe.
Develop your Safety + Health Program
Why Participate?
Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Participating in Safe + Sound Week can help get your program started, energize an existing one, or provide a chance to recognize your safety successes.
Who Participates?
All organizations looking for an opportunity to recognize their commitment to safety are welcome to participate. Last year, more than 5,300 businesses helped to raise awareness about workers’ health and safety!
Check out our event archive for information on previous years’ engagement.
Domestic Chemical Regulation and
Achieving Circularity
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Register Today
A circular economy requires new thinking about what products we make, from which materials we make them, and where products go at the end of their useful life. An important but often overlooked aspect of new product development is an understanding of the consequences of the product’s chemical composition and the end-of-life implications of the decisions made at the front end of the process. Working within this framework plays a critical role in building a resilient, dependable, and sustainable system that fosters innovation to develop a circular economy.
Register now to join Lynn L. Bergeson, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Kate Sellers, and Mathy Stanislaus, as Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) presents “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity.”
Topics Covered:
- Achieving sustainability and the promise of the circular economy
- Defining sustainable chemistry under the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act
- Federal policy and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulatory shifts intended to support sustainability and circularity
- Transitioning chemicals from research and development (R&D) platforms into the market
- Changes to TSCA and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that affect chemical innovation
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
- On Safety: OSHA’s NEP on outdoor, indoor heat hazards
- Chemical Safety Board calls for stronger standards on reactive chemicals
- Annual ‘Death on the Job’ report part of Workers’ Memorial Week
- NYC buildings official challenges construction stakeholders to strengthen safety
- On Safety: OSHA’s NEP on outdoor, indoor heat hazards
- Study of health care workers shows that most early COVID-19 exposures happened on the job
- Study explores effects of public gratitude – or lack of it – on essential workers
- Chemical Safety Board calls for stronger standards on reactive chemicals
- Researchers explore the effects of psychological therapies on chronic low back pain
- 2022 Job Outlook
NSC Webinars
IHMM News & Recent Updates
- Regulatory Update: Cal/OSHA Issues Latest COVID-19 ETS
- Injury Claims by First-Year Employees has Increased
- Environmental Justice, Supply Chain Obstacles and Fertilizer Shortages: EHS Today’s Sustainability News
- How Safety Professionals Can Support ESG Initiatives – Webinar
- EPA Proposes TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Asbestos
- Release of Draft Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- PHMSA Enforcement Discretion Regarding Packaging Tape
- House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY 2023 Budget Request for EPA
- Time may be right for more aerobics
- Hydroponic Plants to Detox PFAS-Contaminated Water
- Webinar Workshop To Obtain Input on Initial Draft Materials for the Lead (Pb) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
- Notice of Receipts of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants Residual Risk and Technology Review
- Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Pesticides; Notice of Availability
- The Standard on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
- Lead in Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction
- EPA and Army Host Midwest-Focused Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable
- New Enforcement Strategy Advances President Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda
- SEC Climate and ESG Task Force Issues First Enforcement Action
- EPA Issues Direct Final Rule to Adopt the New ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA Standard
- EPA Turns its Focus to Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Combustion Turbines
- Keep aging workers safe
- Reducing exposure to help prevent soft-tissue injuries: The leader’s role
- Workforce Trends Leaders Need to Understand
- Selling Safety, Regulatory Updates and Marijuana Usage: What You’re Reading This Month
- Why every American should care that diesel prices are surging across the country
- How to Protect Workers from Falls from Height
- What Is the Purpose of ID8000?
- ATE Calculations
- Time to Get Serious about Sustainability
- New process harvests ammonia from wastewater
- Wastewater monitoring helps airport watch flow
- Climate Change Disputes Series (I) – An Overview
- Mitigating Risks that Lead to Slips, Trips & Falls
- PHMSA: Pipeline Safety Research Programme
- Back To Basics: Managing Workplace Chemical Hazards
ASSP News
- Improper Wear, Comfort and the Evolution of FRC
- Prevention Through Design With Limited Resources: It’s a Mindset
- Mitigating Liability and Managing Safety on Multiemployer Work Sites
- How to Choose a Safety Management System and Show Benefit to Your Company
- Q&A: Why Your Safety Management System Needs Prejob Briefings
- 4 Common Objections Safety Managers Hear and How to Overcome Them
ASSP Webinars
IHMM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
FEDERAL CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION – CALL TO ACTION – Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
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 to include most expenses paid by the holders of private professional certifications. We need you to contact your House and Senate members to ask them to co-sponsor this legislation.
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Notice of Public Meetings in 2022 for International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
The PHMSA Office of Hazardous Material Safety (OHMS) will host public meetings in advance of three international meetings to allow the public to give input on current proposals being considered by the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) and the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP). These international meetings include:
- The 60th session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for June 27 to July 6, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The ICAO DGP Working Group 22, tentatively scheduled for November 21–25, in Montreal, Canada.
- The 61st session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for November 28 to December 6, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Each of these public meetings will be held approximately two weeks before the corresponding international meeting. Specific information for each meeting, including date, time, conference call-in number, and details for advance registration will be posted when available on the PHMSA website under “Upcoming Events.” These meetings will be virtual, with concurrent in-person sessions possible, pending public health guidelines.
The Federal Register announcement can be found here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-03/pdf/2022-04435.pdf utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
HMS UPDATES
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!
RCM&D Professional Liability Insurance
HMS is proud to have partnered with RCM&D to be able to offer an outstanding comprehensive professional liability insurance program to IHMM certificants. Here, you will find information about this important program offering Environmental Consultants and Engineers Professional Liability coverage. This coverage is intended to add protection for loss stemming from actual or alleged negligent acts, errors and omissions in performing professional services.
For more information see > https://hazmatsociety.org/professional-liability-insurance/
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
99% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.
Did You Know?
Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.
To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.
Linking IHMM and HMS Exam Training
Every IHMM credential page has a section providing guidance on Exam Preparation.
In each credential’s Exam Preparation section is the graphic at left, linked to the section of the Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] website where the applicant can find the exam prep courses being offered to assist the applicant with preparing for the IHMM exam.
If you are a vendor offering exam prep courses and your prep course is on the HMS site, IHMM applicants will find it. If you do not have an exam prep course on the HMS site, no applicant will find it.
Click on the graphic at the left, from the CHMM Exam Preparation page, and see where it takes you. Is your prep course there?
Make your IHMM credential exam prep courses visible to IHMM applicants by contacting Gene Guilford at [email protected]
Applications for the 2022 HMS Scholarship Awards Now Open
The HMS scholarship award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students whose academic program and research studies have the potential to address the most serious issues in handling hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environmental issues, health & safety challenges. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited U.S. academic institutions.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS IS December 1, 2022. All submissions and associated materials must be submitted using the online form.
Scholarship Winners Will Be Announced at the HMS Annual Meeting.
For More Information, Visit > https://hazmatsociety.org/scholarship/
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.
There are 693 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]
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 2022
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2022, virtually as well as in-person as COVID issues allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2022.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that do not appear here? If so, let us know! Send an email to Jillian Wood and tell us what conferences we should attend.
The College and University Hazardous Materials Management Conference
August 7-11, 2022
Frisco, TX
2022 FET Environmental Conference
October 25-27, 2022
Pewaukee, WI
IHMM-HMS EVENTS CALENDAR
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society education and training website can be found here.
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