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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
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety and Health Manager
Certified School Safety Manager
Student Associate Safety and Health Manager
IHMM Certificant Recognition
IHMM has completed inserting new credential badges in every certificant’s MYIHMM account. Everyone may access those badges for use in their email signatures, LinkedIn accounts, and other social media and communications media. With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are also now placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
IHMM has also added Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges will be accompanied by new lapel pins to be sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
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IHMM UPDATES
Using reality capture technology for virtual firefighter training
Free technical report helps employers protect temporary workers
OSHA: $12.7M in grants awarded to promote workplace safety, health training, education
Mitigating the hidden risks of start-up and shutdown operations
Federal inspectors again find Pennsylvania contractor exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards, propose $328K in penalties
An Insider’s Perspective on Welding Hazards
Implicit Bias and Microaggressions as Health and Safety Hazards
2023 Virtual National Summit on School Safety
Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to Safety Preparedness in Educational Settings
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Addressing the Increase in School Violence
Chester County school leaders address safety issues at special meeting
The Dotted Line: How to prepare for Davis-Bacon updates
Why you should rethink what you know about construction safety
NY announces first-in-the-nation state concrete mandate
OSHA recordkeeping requirements: A quiz
Most contractors unprepared for cyberattacks
Guard Against Economic Shocks in Construction
Travel rebounds, boosts hotel projects
Manufacturing continues to drive construction spending
Study looks at reasons behind health care worker drug overdoses
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Walk Off the Job. It’s the Largest Health Care Worker Strike in US History
Manufacturing Company Fined $50k Following Critical Injury to Worker
Hand Health Risks for Dental Hygienists
College of Southern Idaho Hosts Health Occupation Event for Future Students
Texas School District Hires Retired Police Officers to Meet School Safety Requirements
More Than 80 School Districts in the Ozarks Receive School Safety Grants
National Safety Council Releases New Research on Technology to Reduce Most Common Workplace Injury
How Can Security Technologies Protect Lone Workers?
4 Teens Arrested for Shooting BB Guns at Homeless Person and Albuquerque Community Safety Worker
US DOL Investigation of 29 year old Worker’s Drowning Finds Key Largo Marine Construction Company Failed to Follow Federal Safety Requirements
Have Your Say on Workplace Safety
Campus Safety Culture Survey Now Available
Construction Worker Who Died When Section of Automated Train System Fell in Indianapolis Identified
ULM School of Construction Management Receives Over $250k from LA Contractors
Subcontractors Working Too Close to High Voltage Power Lines Draws OSHA Action
OSHA Launches Compliance Assistance Program for Workplace Safety
OSHA Seeks Comments on Improving Whistleblower Protections
Six Flags Worker Killed in Car Accident on Employee Access Road, OSHA Now Investigating
District 186 Installs New Stop-Arms on School Buses to Improve Safety
Office of School Safety Reports More Tips Than Ever This Past Year
Workers Demonstrate at Durham Waffle House, Call for Fair Wages and Workplace Safety
OSHA Launches Compliance Assistance Program for Workplace Safety
INSIDE IHMM
IHMM is conducting an election for two [2] seats on its Board of Directors that began October 3, 2023 and will end on November 3, 2023.
The two seats are [1] At-Large seat, and [1] CSMP seat. Certificants are asked to cast ballots for 1 of the 2 At-Large candidates, and for 1 CSMP candidate.
Below are the candidates for these two seats. Every IHMM certificant in good standing should have received an email ballot with an individually numbered code to cast their ballots.
Melissa Hamer, CHMM – At Large seat
Ms. Hamer was elected to a four-year term beginning in 2020 to the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management’s (IHMM) National Board of Directors. She was elected to the IHMM Board’s Executive Committee in December 2020 and serves as the Board Secretary. The IHMM certifies and manages multiple hazardous and dangerous materials and occupational safety and health credentials. She is also a regular speaker on environmental law including PFAS topics, administrative laws and procedures, and on construction and insurance law issues.
Ms. Hamer has been a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) since 2010 as accredited under ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024, the International Standard for Personnel Certification Programs and The Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB). She also is an environmental professional, as defined in the ASTM E1527 standard for environmental and real estate due diligence and under the U.S. EPA’s guidance.
Sarath Seneviratne, CHMM – At Large Seat
I care deeply about IHMM’s future. I believe no other candidate brings the wealth of detailed knowledge and specific work experience I have. This insight would be uniquely valuable to the Board. I sincerely hope you will do me the honor of electing me to serve this incredible and worthy mission. My first term serving on the Board of Directors has been educational, inspiring, and hugely motivational to stay involved with IHMM. If elected to a second term. I’d like to facilitate the translation of the IHMM’s mission into concrete ideas and actions.
Dan Blankfeld, CSHM, CSMP, CPPS – CSMP Seat
Dan Blankfeld, CSHM, CSMP, CPPS, is Vice President of Safety, GIC Madison / CBG Building Company of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dan has served on two IHMM committees as Chair, Professional Standards, and Microcredential. Dan served previously on the ISHM board of directors as vice chair. He also serves on the NFPA 241 Committee, and previously chaired the DC metro ABC Safety Committee, the DCMSA Safety Committee, served on the Montgomery County (MD) Volunteer Fire Rescue Association Board of Directors and is an active professional member of the ASSP.
Dan also currently serves as the Deputy Fire Chief of the Bethesda Fire Department.
University of Utah Joins Student ASHM Program
The IHMM ASHM Committee, chaired by Jan Rosenberg, CSHM, is pleased to announce that the University of Utah, has joined the Student ASHM program.
We welcome the University of Utah to the growing number of colleges and universities that support the Student ASHM program by encouraging their students to pursue IHMM’s Student ASHM credential while engaged in their undergraduate or graduate studies. IHMM’s Student Associate Safety & Health Manager (ST/ASHM ®) credential recognizes students who wish to demonstrate their development of knowledge and skills in safety and health management in the workplace while pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degree.
The Student ASHM program is backed by IHMM’s Scholarship Program which annually makes $32,000 available to eligible Student CHMMs and Student ASHMs.
The Student ASHM Committee oversees the future development of and engagement with the Student ASHM including, but not limited to; changes in the Student ASHM handbook, the Student ASHM examination, and item bank, soliciting new colleges and universities to participate in the Student ASHM program, and Student ASHM community in Collaboration and its Mentor Match program. The Student ASHM webpage is found here.
Call for Volunteers: CSMP Scheme Committee
The IHMM Certified Safety Management Professional (CSMP) Scheme Committee has an immediate vacancy for volunteers.
Participation in the Committee requires that members attend virtual meetings and participate in teleconferences to work on test development activities such as item writing, and technical review of the items. We will soon begin the Modified Angoff standard-setting procedure to determine the cut score for the CSMP exam. All committee members will receive training. Members of the committee are required to hold confidential all exam-related information and may not be involved in activities that train or prepare candidates for any IHMM examination(s) or be willing to cease such activities for the duration of service on the Committee and for five (5) years thereafter. Committee membership is awarded in 2-year increments.
The Committee meets via teleconference and the web, and it will take approximately 20 hours of participation on an annual basis, and at times work on individual assignments. The teleconference and web meetings range from 1-2 hours in duration. If you would like to contribute to the continued vitality of the Institute and the CSMP credential, you will earn 10 certification maintenance points (CMPs) per year toward your recertification for your participation on the committee, and an additional 10 CMPs for participating in the Modified Angoff procedure. The test development policies and procedures are based upon professionally recognized psychometric principles and on the accreditation body(ies) standards by which IHMM is accredited or recognized.
If you are interested, please send your resume and a cover letter to M. Patricia Buley at [email protected]. Please put the CSMP Scheme Committee in the subject line.
The application deadline for this opportunity is Friday, November 10.
Ask Us Anything
We will be hosting an “Ask Me Anything” call on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 1PM to 2PM EDT.
If you have any questions regarding:
- Earning a new IHMM Certification
- Earning recertifcation points
- Mentoring
- Where to take an exam
- Your MyIHMM account
- Need Help Using Collaboration
Or anything else regarding IHMM please join us.
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IHMM Earns Continued ANSI/ANAB Accreditation – CSHM and CSMP Next
IHMM has earned continued accreditation of its CHMM, CHMP, and CDGP credentials. In a letter from Dr. Vijay Krishna of the ANSI National Accreditation Board to IHMM’s Director of Examinations and Accreditation, M. Patricia, Buley,
“The Personnel Credentialing Accreditation Committee (PCAC) of the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) convened and reviewed the assessment report for IHMM’s 2023 Year 4 Surveillance. I am delighted to inform you that PCAC agreed with the assessors’ recommendation to close the NCR for 9.3.5 and voted to grant continued accreditation for IHMM’s CHMM, CHMP, and CDGP certifications under ISO/IEC 17024:2012.
On behalf of the ANSI National Accreditation Board, I would like to congratulate IHMM for demonstrating continued compliance with the standard. We look forward to a sustained partnership with you and your team.”
The continuation of IHMM ANSI/ANAB Accreditation is here.
The CSHM Scheme Committee, chaired by Steve Guillory, CSHM, and the CSMP Scheme Committee, Chaired by Kevin Herron, CSMP, are in the latter stages of completing new exams for their respective credentials as of this writing. When completed in Q4 this year, IHMM intends on applying for ANSI/ANAB accreditation for the CSHM and CSMP. ANSI/ANAB accreditation is the highest third-party accreditation in the United States and throughout much of the world.
National Safety Council Congress & Expo
Visit IHMM at Booth 1015 and say hello to IHMM Executive Director Gene Guilford
New Orleans, LA
October 23-25, 2023
FET Annual Conference
Visit IHMM at Booth 5 and say hello to Board Chair Bill Diesslin
Milwaukee Marriott West
October 31-Nov 2, 2023
There are 1,079 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.
A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety communities of practice. Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? This is where we come together to help each other.
IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another, lessens the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.
We opened COLLABORATION to enable thousands of certificants and supporters to collaborate together. You can collaborate here.
Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]
IHMM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
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, IHMM’s certificants.
On August 29, 2023 IHMM’s Executive Director made a presentation of this strategic imperative to the AHMP annual conference. Here is what IHMM intends to organize over the next few months:
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. Please see > https://ihmm.org/join-the-government-affairs-committee/ 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!
The full presentation may be viewed here.
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree Deakins
Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow, gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent this week that last-minute measures to keep the government open would not materialize. Although the U.S. Senate has reached an agreement on a bipartisan continuing resolution, a vote on that package might not even happen until after funding for the government runs out on September 30, 2023. Even then, the bill would have zero chance of passing the U.S. House of Representatives as written. With the shutdown all but inevitable, the focus on Capitol Hill is shifting towards figuring out a way to reopen the government. It is unclear how—or when—this will eventually end.
Agency Contingency Plans. Seeing the writing on the wall, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget has updated its website listing the government shutdown contingency plans for federal agencies. Generally speaking, most agency operations that do not involve the prevention of fatalities or imminent danger will cease. Here are some tidbits from the shutdown plans for the agencies that the Buzz tracks the most.
U.S. Department of Labor
- The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). “The OFCCP will suspend all operations, including conducting compliance evaluations, complaint investigations, and outreach to external stakeholders.”
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Given OSHA’s role regarding workplace safety, of 2,106 employees on board prior to the lapse, 1,180 will remain during a lapse in appropriations. OSHA will continue to inspect, among other things, “imminent danger situations,” conduct investigations of “workplace fatalities and catastrophes,” and investigate situations that “present a high risk of death or serious physical harm with the potential to cause death.”
- Wage and Hour Division (WHD). Conversely, at WHD, of 1,538 employees only seven will remain. WHD will cease “all regulatory work” (including, perhaps, finalization of its pending independent contractor regulation) and “enforcement activities that do not involve emergencies related to the safety of human life or protection of property” but will “[r]espond to and investigate any incidents involving child labor violations.”
- Employment and Training Administration. Foreign labor certifications will not be processed. Moreover, “[a] prolonged lapse of funding will exacerbate processing delays for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification activities especially temporary labor certification requests under the H2A and H2B Visa programs.”
- Unemployment Insurance (UI). “UI benefits will continue to be paid since funds are available as long as state UI agencies have sufficient administrative funding to operate and process claims.”
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). “MSHA will continue to conduct regular mandated inspections.”
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Charges will be accepted, but not investigated.
- The agency “will continue to litigate in cases where an extension has not been granted.”
- Mediations will be canceled and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests will not be processed.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- Of 1,241 employees, twelve will remain during a shutdown.
- The Board will continue to maintain “[n]ecessary court actions” in order “[t]o protect federal legal actions already taken.”
- The Board will cease all casehandling, which includes representation cases (hearings and elections) and unfair labor practice cases (investigations, hearings, complaints, and settlements).
House Republicans Shine Spotlight on OSHA Practices. On September 27, 2023, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas L. Parker was the sole witness. Chair of the Subcommittee, Kevin Kiley (R-CA) criticized OSHA for focusing on “political goals that could not win support through the democratic channels of our government.” Below are some points that Parker made regarding OSHA initiatives that we have been tracking:
- Heat Stress. Regarding OSHA’s efforts relating to heat stress, Parker was noncommittal regarding when we might see a proposed heat standard rule.
- Walkaround Letter. Parker denied that the purpose of the letter was to facilitate union organizing, maintaining that the agency’s focus is only on health and safety. Regarding a request by members of the business community to extend the public comment period for the proposed rule, Parker stated that the government shutdown combined with an extension would have “pretty grave consequences on getting this rule done.”
- COVID-19 Standard in Healthcare Settings. Parker would only say that the rule is under review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
- Respirable Crystalline Silica Focused Inspection Initiative. Regarding OSHA’s recently announced initiative “to prioritize OSHA inspection activity in workplaces where workers are typically exposed to high levels of silica,” Parker stated that it will “not get off the ground” during a federal government shutdown.
Su Can Stay, Says GAO. In response to an inquiry from House Education and Workforce chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), late last week the Government Accountable Office (GAO) issued a letter “regarding the legal authority governing Julie A. Su’s service as Acting Secretary of Labor of the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), and whether any time limitations apply to her service.” There has been some confusion over whether, when stepping in for departed secretary of labor Marty Walsh, Su has been serving pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (which places limitations on how long one can serve in an acting capacity) or a DOL succession statute (which does not have time limitations). The letter concludes, “As the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su may serve as Acting Secretary under section 552 [the DOL succession statute] until a successor is appointed. The Vacancies Act’s time limitations do not apply to her service.”
FTC and NLRB Enter Into MOU. Late last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coordinate information sharing, training, investigations, and enforcement. The MOU states, “The Agencies share an interest in protecting workers who have been harmed or may be at risk of being harmed as a result of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.”
Such methods, acts, or practices include collusive behavior; the use of business models designed to evade legal accountability, such as the misclassification of employees; illegal claims and disclosures about earnings and costs associated with work; the imposition of one-sided and restrictive contract provisions, such as noncompete and nondisclosure provisions; the extent and impact of labor market concentration; and the impact of algorithmic decision-making on workers.
The memorandum is similar to the one that FTC entered into with the NLRB in July 2022.
Federal Government Shutdown Averted – For 45 days
On Saturday the House took up HR 5860, the ‘Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, under the suspension of the rules process, and passed it by a bipartisan vote of 335 to 91 with 90 Republicans voting Nay.
The bill was not added to the schedule until just before it was brought to the floor by Rep Granger (R,TX) the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. The bill would extend FY 2023 funding rates for the federal government through November 17th, 2023. Section 129 of the bill adds $16 billion for FEMA’s disaster relief fund. A last-minute amendment was made to the bill by unanimous consent.
Shortly after 9 pm Saturday the Senate voted 88-9 to pass the House CR, and the legislation was signed by President Biden, thus averting a government shutdown for 45 days.
OSHA Requires Employers to Keep More Records
Agency will use the data to target what it deems high-risk employers.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that expands the scope of workplace injury and illness information certain employers are expected to submit electronically to the agency each year, and that data will be made public and used in the future by the agency to select its enforcement targets. Revised workplace injury and illness reporting requirements (29 CFR Part 1904) published in an OSHA Final Rule take effect on January 1, 2024. OSHA “intends for March 2, 2024 to be the first submission deadline for the new information required to be submitted under this rule.”
The rule requires establishments with 100 or more employees in what are deemed to be “high-hazard industries”—identified based on an establishment’s North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code—to electronically submit information from their OSHA illness and injury report Forms 300 and 301 to the agency once a year.
Among those NAICS-defined industries are warehousing and storage; general freight trucking; couriers and express delivery services; grocery and related product merchant wholesalers; hardware manufacturing; food manufacturing; steel product manufacturing from purchased steel; nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing; architectural and structural metals manufacturing; and machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut and bolt manufacturing.
OSHA Launches New Silica Enforcement Initiative
OSHA is stepping up enforcement of health and safety standards for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure in the stone cutting, fabrication, and installation industries. An inspection initiative announced last month will target workplaces categorized in NAICS 327991 and NAICS 423320 in most US states.
OSHA has directed each regional office to inspect at least five workplaces covered by the new initiative, with more inspections likely in areas with a high concentration of covered sites. The existing OSHA National Emphasis Program (NEP) on respirable crystalline silica took effect in February 2020 and covers dozens of general industry and construction industry sectors.
Targeted OSHA RCS Inspections
OSHA’s new RCS enforcement initiative seeks to enhance enforcement and compliance assistance efforts in the stone fabrication industry by covering RCS hazards during every inspection performed at facilities in covered industries.
Workplaces likely to be selected for inspection are those where employees manufacture, finish, cut, grind, chip, sand, drill, or polish stone and stone products, install finished products off-site, or handle silica by opening bags, moving or mixing materials, cleaning or scraping mixers, or changing or handling dust filters/bag houses.
Facilities covered by the NEP launched in 2020 will be inspected even if they do not meet of the inspection targeting criteria for the new enhanced RCS enforcement effort.
RCS-Related OSHA Standards & Regulations
In the memo announcing the RCS enforcement plan, OSHA provides a list of general industry (Part 1910) and construction industry (Part 1926) regulations that apply to silica dust.
OSHA standards that may be applicable to work involving RCS include, but are not limited to:
- 29 CFR § 1910.1053, Respirable Crystalline Silica.
- 29 CFR § 1926.1153, Respirable Crystalline Silica (Construction)
- 29 CFR § 1910.94, Ventilation
- 29 CFR § 1926.57, Ventilation
- 29 CFR § 1910.95, Occupational noise exposure
- 29 CFR § 1910.132, General Requirements-Personal Protective Equipment.
- 29 CFR § 1910.134, Respiratory Protection.
- 29 CFR § 1910.1020, Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records.
- 29 CFR § 1910.1200, Hazard Communication.
- 29 CFR Part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness.
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.
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
2023 Virtual National Summit on School Safety
Good news! Registration to the National Summit on School Safety is now open; and thanks to our partners, registration to the live broadcast is free this year! Attracting over 2,000 attendees last year, our virtual summit has become a must-attend event for leaders and learners from across the country. Supported by select partner organizations and designed with busy professionals in mind, this virtual summit delivers affordable access to the most critical and timely content for professionals, proponents, and change-makers of school safety.
Content covered during the summit follows Safe and Sound Schools’ Framework for Comprehensive School Safety:
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Physical Safety and Security
- Culture, Climate, and Community
- Leadership, Law, and Policy
- Operations and Emergency Management
- Health and Wellness
Safety Leadership Resides in Every Employee’s Hands
Creating systems which embed safety responsibility into the fabric of every job is the path to safety excellence.
A key characteristic that distinguishes our America’s Safest Companies (ASC) winners is the core value that responsibility for a safe workplace sits squarely on the shoulders of every single person in the company.
When everyone in the organization is able to not only speak up when identifying a risk but also to take action, disasters are avoided.
Therefore, the opposite is true—when the sum part of a company’s workforce refuses to see or act upon risks, catastrophes can happen.
A very recent example of that is the situation that occurred on the island of Maui. As the initial shock of the hurricane and wildfires wears off, officials are still trying to piece together what went wrong. The county of Maui, for instance, has sued the local electric company claiming that the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions.
Read more by clicking here.
NSC Honors Young Leaders as Its 2023 ‘Rising Stars of Safety’
Thirty-six professionals were recognized for outstanding contributions to workplace safety.
The National Safety Council (NSC) announced its 14th class of Rising Stars of Safety, an honor given to professionals under 40 years old who have demonstrated a commitment to enhancing safety protocols in the workplace. The 36 individuals acknowledged this year have been instrumental in fostering safety improvements and driving initiatives with tangible results.
“These 36 safety leaders, representing eight countries and a wide range of industries, are truly the best and brightest in safety,” NSC President and CEO Lorraine Martin said in a statement. “Through innovation, collaboration and communication, they have helped create safer workplaces and enabled people to live their fullest lives — both on and off the job. Though we know these leaders did not choose their profession for the accolades, they deserve our celebration and recognition.”
Read more by clicking here.
Federal Court Orders Former Boise Dog Daycare Facility, Owner to Pay $50K to Two Employees Fired After Reporting COVID-19 Safety Concerns
Investigation finds business, former owner retaliated when employees exercised their rights
The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Boise dog daycare facility and its former owner to pay $50,000 in general and punitive damages for terminating two employees unlawfully for raising workplace safety concerns about being exposed to the risk of the coronavirus amid the pandemic in June 2020.
On Oct. 2, 2023, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho entered a consent judgment in which House of Hounds LLC and former owner Kayla Martin must pay each of the two employees $25,000 in general and punitive damages, provide a neutral employment recommendation, remove any reference to the incident from their employment records and apologize publicly on social media to the terminated employees.
The court’s action follows an investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after two employees filed a whistleblower complaint, reporting that their employer fired them after they expressed concerns about working with a co-worker awaiting COVID-19 test results.
Read more by clicking here.
Injury and illness rates in warehouses are too high, OIG tells OSHA
OSHA hasn’t “effectively addressed” elevated injury and illness rates in the warehousing industry, the Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General contends.
A recent DOL OIG audit, the results of which were released Sept. 27, sought to answer the question: “To what extent has OSHA addressed high injury and illness rates at warehouses (before and during the COVID-19 pandemic)?” The oversight agency analyzed injury, illness, complaint and inspection data from October 2016 through 2021; interviewed OSHA personnel; and reviewed OSHA guidance and standards.
OIG says the injury and illness rate in 2021 was 5.5 per 100 employees – “more than double the rate across all industries” – and 5.1 per 100 employees during the audit period. The audit revealed that OSHA conducted nearly 3,800 inspections in the industry, covering 4.1% of establishments self-classified as warehouses. OIG also found that 82% of those inspections were unprogrammed, primarily stemming from referrals or complaints.
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US Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Dollar General For Electrical Hazards
Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an inspection at the Dollar General store on May 15, 2023. They identified three repeat electrical safety violations, including connecting two movable power taps in ways not recommended by their UL listing and safety label, having an outlet without a cover or faceplate and using flexible wiring when fixed wiring was required. OSHA cited the company for similar violations in 2020 and 2022 in Troy, New Hampshire as well as Mobile and South Ashland, Alabama. In addition, the agency identified one other-than-serious violation for not stacking or securing stackable totes to prevent them from sliding or collapsing.
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DOL Reveals Releases Annual Child Labor Report
The new report aims to uncover and combat the worst forms of child labor.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the 22nd edition of its “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report, which sheds light on some unsettling new statistics.
According to a release dated Sept. 26, the report provides insights into the child labor situations in 131 countries and territories, including trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, hazardous work and commercial sexual exploitation. The DOL also highlights efforts by various governments to combat child labor through legislative measures, law enforcement, policies and social programs. It offers over 2,000 country-specific recommendations to aid this global fight.
In tandem with the report’s release, the Bureau of International Labor Affairs released enhanced digital tools—including the redesigned Comply Chain website and an updated Sweat & Toil app—to fortify businesses and the public with resources to combat child and forced labor.
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Stress at work may raise men’s risk for heart disease
Men who experience high levels of work-related stress and feel underappreciated at work may be twice as likely to develop heart disease than those who don’t.
That’s the conclusion of a recent study led by a team of Canadian researchers, who analyzed workers’ stress and effort-reward imbalance.
The imbalance occurs “when employees invest high effort into their work, but they perceive the rewards they receive in return – such as salary, recognition or job security – as insufficient or unequal to the effort,” lead study author Mathilde Lavigne-Robichaud says in a press release.
From 2000 to 2018, the researchers followed nearly 6,500 male and female white-collar workers in Canada who didn’t have cardiovascular disease. They used questionnaires to gauge the workers’ stress levels and any effort-reward imbalance.
Findings show that the men who reported work-related stress and effort-reward imbalance had a 49% higher risk of developing heart disease than those who didn’t.
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A New Educational Opportunity for Safety Professionals
The Doctor of Occupational Safety and Health program aims to help safety managers leverage safety statistics and research to better protect workers.
Columbia Southern University has unveiled a new program to help safety professionals further expand their safety knowledge and expertise. CSU’s new Doctor of Occupational Safety and Health program helps workplace safety managers build strong analytical skills to help them apply safety statistics, data and research to their real-world jobs. Dr. Dan Corcoran, the Academic Program Director of Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Management at CSU, joins the podcast to discuss the new program, why it was created, how it helps safety managers, and how it helps workplace safety.
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Court Orders Operators of 14 Bay Area Subway Locations to Pay Employees Nearly $1M in Wages, Damages; Sell or Shut Down Their Businesses
Labor Department finds employers endangered children, bounced paychecks, stole tips
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered the owners and operators of 14 Bay Area Subway restaurants to pay employees nearly $1 million in back wages and damages after federal investigators found they directed children as young as 14 and 15 to use dangerous equipment and assigned minors to work hours not permitted by law; failed to pay employees their wages regularly, including by issuing them hundreds of bad checks; and illegally kept tips left by customers.
In a rare action, the court’s order requires the owners to sell or shut down their businesses by Nov. 27, 2023, a term the department insisted on to resolve the case.
The action comes after the department’s Wage and Hour Division found these and other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by John Michael Meza and his wife, Jessica L. Meza, who had franchise agreements with franchisor and operator Doctor’s Associates LLC to operate the restaurants in Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Cotati, Napa, Petaluma, San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Vallejo and Windsor.
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NTSB staffing boost includes influx of incident investigators
Aiming to keep pace with emerging technologies and reduce the time needed to complete investigations, the National Transportation Safety Board has hired a record number of staff this year.
Among that total: a growing complement of investigators in the Office of Rail, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations, which had NTSB on track to clear a backlog of nearly 450 investigations by the end of fiscal year 2023 (Sept. 30).
The agency announced on Sept. 27 that it expected to have 433 employees by the end of the fiscal year – a 9.1% increase over four years. That includes an almost 50% jump in rail, pipeline and hazardous materials investigators.
Additionally, the Air Traffic Control Division within NTSB’s Office of Aviation Safety is fully staffed for the first time in seven years, per an agency press release, which notes that the “NTSB workforce had remained flat” since the mid-1990s despite numerous advances in transportation technologies.
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From ESG to the Whole Person
A new NSC report “makes us rethink the value we put on safety and makes the case for better investment and support for new health and safety approaches.”
A new report New Value of Safety in a Changing World, from the National Safety Council, in conjunction with Lloyd’s Register Foundation, explores the interconnectedness of safety, sustainability and societal responsibility.
“Feeling and being safe is a fundamental condition for our wellbeing but health and safety interventions in the workplace are often taken for granted and undervalued,” said Dr Ruth Boumphrey, CEO of Lloyd’s Register Foundation, in a statement.. “This groundbreaking research makes us rethink the value we put on safety and makes the case for better investment and support for new health and safety approaches.”
This in-depth research delves into the critical role EHS plays in today’s dynamic landscape, bridging scientific advancements, technological innovations, regulatory transformations and the pursuit of holistic wellbeing. It explores the convergence of safety with environment, social, and governance considerations, emphasizing the interconnectedness of these factors in shaping modern safety excellence.
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The Dr. John H. Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.
IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.
Go to > https://ihmm.org/scholarship/
IHMM CSHMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Safety and Health Managers Ⓡ [CSHMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CSHMⓇ community of practice.
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.
Recert Video #1
Recert Video #2
IHMM Recertification Videos
IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.
While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.
- Every CSHM and CSMP should start a recertification application now.
- Even if your recertification is years away, starting an application now and adding your accumulated points enables you to see where you are all the time and it makes it very easy when you have to file your application
Retiring? IHMM Invites You to Become an Emeritus
You may have decided, after a long and successful career, to retire from active daily duty. Congratulations. That doesn’t mean you have to completely disengage from your profession. IHMM is pleased to offer Emeritus status to all certificants who will no longer be actively engaged in their communities of practice but who still want to stay in touch. Please let us know when you’re approaching that decision and we will assist you in the credential transition.
Please contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
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
EPA mulls health care worker training on pesticide-related illnesses
Study looks at reasons behind health care worker drug overdoses
Injury and illness rates in warehouses are too high, OIG tells OSHA
NTSB staffing boost includes influx of incident investigators
OSHA extends Regional Emphasis Programs in Southeast
Cal/OSHA eyes emergency standard for stone worker exposure to silica
NSC Webinars
Oct 12 – 5 Key Issues Driving DOT and OSHA Safety Compliance: Best practices for reducing hazards to workers in the trucking industry
Oct 19 – Riding the Wave: Ocean Spray’s Digital EHS Journey
Nov 2 – Safety 101: Understanding the Basics of Building a Successful Safety Program
Nov 9 – How to Reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities in the Workplace
IHMM is a member of ASSP and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
ASSP News
Episode 117: Talking Safety: How to Improve Communication with Your Workforce
Remembering the Triangle Fire
Medical Cannabis Laws: What Do They Mean for Workplace Safety?
Enabling Safety Success by Eliminating Workflow Bottlenecks
Risk Control for Hazardous Materials: How to Protect People and Property
Episode 116: How Improving Safety Can Increase Productivity and Benefit Your Bottom Line
Risk Intervention Strategies in Contractor Safety Management
Online Safety Series Spotlights General Hazards
ASSP Webinars
Oct 19 – Nov 16 – ONLINE COURSE: Safety Management II
Oct 19 – Nov 16 – ONLINE COURSE: Implementing ISO 45001 Course
Oct 19 – Nov 16 – ONLINE COURSE: Corporate Safety Management
ASSP Standards News
The U.S. TAG to ANSI for ISO TC283 approved ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as ANSI registered technical reports.
- ISO/ASSP TR 45002-2023: Occupational health and safety management systems – General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
- ISO/ASSP TR 45006-2023: Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines for organizations on preventing and managing infectious diseases
At this point, the adoption process is complete. We will conclude limited public review and then move forward with publication of ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report[s].
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY
IHMM and HMS
The graphic to the left illustrates the relationship between IHMM and HMS. IHMM formed HMS to serve IHMM’s certificants. IHMM offers a variety of professional credentials and HMS creates education and training programs to serve the applicants and certificants of those credentials.
Lion Tech, HMS Training Partner, Adds Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Webinars
This week Lion Tech has added its Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] webinars to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This two-day workshop provides comprehensive training to offer hazardous materials for transportation in compliance with the US DOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The two-day workshop is approved for 12 CM Points toward IHMM re-certification.
Webinars at Lion.com blend the convenience of online learning with the engagement and nowness of live classroom training. This two-day course provides comprehensive training to offer hazardous materials for transportation in compliance with the US DOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The webinar is approved for 12 CM Points toward IHMM re-certification.
Professionals who complete this course develop in-depth knowledge needed to assess a hazardous materials transportation situation and:
• Determine what regulations apply to the material.
• Select authorized and compatible packaging.
• Choose and place required labels/markings for transportation.
• Properly fill out shipping papers with required info (in the right order).
• Determine if placards are required for a bulk or non-bulk shipment.
• Carry out reporting, recordkeeping, and training responsibilities, and more.
Check out the Course agenda at Lion.com/IHMM.
2023 Schedule – Limited Sessions Remain
[Webinar] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) — 2 days / 12 hours
- October 30–31
- November 13–14
- December 4–5
- December 18–19
See more at Lion.com/IHMM, including 1-day DOT hazmat training and 1- and 2-day RCRA course delivered via live webinar. Check out all of Lion’s IHMM-approved courses to maintain your certifications and stay on top the latest hazardous materials, hazardous waste, and environmental regulations.
Already confident about the basics of the HMR? Join us for a one-day “Recurrent Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Webinar” instead to help meet DOT’s three-year training mandate for “hazmat employees,”—or train online at your own pace.
More at Lion.com/IHMM
Lion Tech, HMS Training Partner, Adds Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training
This week Lion Tech has added its Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This two-day workshop provides comprehensive training to offer hazardous materials for transportation in compliance with the US DOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The two-day workshop is approved for 12.50 CM Points toward IHMM re-certification.
| Daily | Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Training | Lion Tech Online |
| Oct 18-19, 2023 | [St. Louis, MO] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | St. Louis, MO |
| Oct 25-26, 2023 | [Atlanta, GA] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Atlanta, GA |
| Nov 8-9, 2023 | [Charlotte, NC] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 4-5, 2023 | [Houston, TX] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Houston, TX |
| Dec 6-7, 2023 | [Philadelphia, PA] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 13-14, 2023 | [Hartford, CT] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Hartford, CT |
| Dec 14-15, 2023 | [Dallas, TX] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Dallas, TX |
CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
This week CHEMTREC has added its HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training is designed for individuals who need to refresh their existing 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers involved in the transport, storage, or handling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.
See the CHEMTREC HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training here!
CHEMTREC, an HMS training partner, has had 7 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee. Thank you CHEMTREC, and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
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.
| Daily | EPCRA Tier II Reporting | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | CHMM Online Review | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Acute Toluene Exposure Webinar | Bowen EHS | Online |
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
CDGP® Prep Course
CE-1112: CDGP® Exam Prep – Columbia Southern University – Available On Demand
CHMM® Prep Courses
Daily – CHMM® Online Review – Bowen
Daily – CHMM® Prep Course – Institute of Safety & Systems Management
Daily –Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (CHMM®) Exam Prep – SPAN Exam Prep, Division of ClickSafety
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!
IHMM and HMS Tie Exam Preparation Together for Applicants
Every IHMM certification that requires an examination has a section of its website entitled Examination Preparation.
Connected to the Examination Preparation panel is a companion panel that is Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam.
You see the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel from the CSHM site at left.
When you click on the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel it takes the applicant directly to the HMS site where all CSHM prep courses may be found and chosen.
If you want your prep courses on the HMS platform so it can be found by IHMM credential applicants, contact Gene Guilford at [email protected]
Applications for the 2023 HMS Scholarship Awards Now Open
The HMS scholarship award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students whose academic program and research studies have the potential to address the most serious issues in handling hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environmental issues, health & safety challenges. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited U.S. academic institutions.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS IS December 1, 2023. All submissions and associated materials must be submitted using the online form.
Scholarship Winners Will Be Announced at the HMS Annual Meeting.
For More Information, Visit > https://hazmatsociety.org/scholarship/
Donate to HMS
One of the most important projects of the Hazardous Materials Society is our Scholarship Program.
HMS wants to make it as easy as possible for those who cannot always afford to participate in pursuing certification, or keeping up with professional development, or attending great conferences and receiving outstanding training. HMS does not solicit contributions from the general public. HMS does ask IHMM’s certificants and their companies and our education and training vendors to consider a contribution.
Here, through your generosity, you can make a difference in promoting the ability of those who can afford it least to become participants in our communities of practice.
It’s never too late to make a difference, so don’t let this opportunity to make a difference pass you by. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $250, $500 or what you can to help build HMS’s effort to help others in our communities of practice.
RCM&D Professional Liability Insurance
HMS is proud to have partnered with RCM&D to be able to offer an outstanding comprehensive professional liability insurance program to IHMM certificants. Here, you will find information about this important program offering Environmental Consultants and Engineers Professional Liability coverage. This coverage is intended to add protection for loss stemming from actual or alleged negligent acts, errors and omissions in performing professional services.
For more information see > https://hazmatsociety.org/professional-liability-insurance/
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
99% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.
Did You Know?
Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.
To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.
Columbia Southern University
The Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] is a partner of Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, that strives to change and improve lives through higher education by enabling students to maximize their professional and personal potential.
A subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education Group, CSU offers online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a multitude of areas such as occupational safety and health, fire administration, criminal justice, business administration, human resource management, health care administration and more. CSU also features undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to provide focused training in specialized areas for adult learners.
Click on the CSU graphic at left and learn more about the professional development and degree program opportunities at CSU.
IHMM CONFERENCES FOR 2023
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2023, virtually as well as in-person as COVID issues allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2023.
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that do not appear here? If so, let us know! Send an email to [email protected] and tell us what conferences we should attend.
National Safety Council Congress & Expo
New Orleans, LA
October 23-25, 2023
Come Visit Us in Booth #1015!!
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.
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516