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IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the credential badges that are now in each CHMM, CHMP, CDGT, CDGP, AHMM, Student CHMM, CSHM, CSMP, CSSM, ASHM and Student 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/.
Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods Transportation Credentials
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner
Certified Dangerous Goods Professional
Associate Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Dangerous Goods Trainer
Student Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
EHS / Workplace Safety Credentials
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety & Health Manager
Student Associate Safety & Health Manager
Certified School Safety Manager
Microcredentials
Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist
IHMM Certificant Recognition
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
IHMM has Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges are accompanied by lapel pins sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the World.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/DANGEROUS GOODS
Filtration for environmental testing
Syracuse mitigates algae with ultrasonic technology
EPA proposes new Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Michigan governor signs clean energy package
Pennsylvania suspends Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s settlement accommodation plan
Opinion: Pete Myers discusses the “Health Scientists’ Global Plastic Treaty”
Small Marine Creatures Swimming in Plastic Chemicals Not Reproducing
Removal of Affirmative Defense Provisions From the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Oil and Natural Gas Production Facility and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facility Source Categories
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide General Permit for Point Source Discharges From the Application of Pesticides; Reissuance
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Small and Rural Communities
EPA Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products
Ohio PFAS Lawsuit Settled For $100 Million
New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers
COP28: What to Expect in Dubai
EPA’s New Maui Functional Equivalence Guidance is Guidance in Name Only as Confusion Continues to Reign Over the Reach of the Clean Water Act
IARC PFAS Findings Will Influence Litigation and EPA Challenges
T&I Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
California OEHHA Proposes Changes to Controversial Prop 65 Warnings
CA HAZMAT Management Plan and Inventory Statement
Shippers beware: new rules on lithium ion battery air shipments coming
Reconditioning/Used Drum Management: ASTSWMO Comments Addressing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making
IAEA Praises Netherlands’ Management of Nuclear Waste
VIDEO: Growing calls for batteries to be declared ‘dangerous goods’
EHS/WORKPLACE SAFETY
Improving Construction Job Site Safety
Profits fall for many public firms, due partly to inflation
Construction starts drop 7%, marking second consecutive loss
Office construction may never return to pre-pandemic levels
The future of infrastructure is green, AECOM exec says
Unfair labor practice charges on the rise
Utah contractor faces 15 payment lawsuits, $2.8M in damages
From Compliance to Safety Excellence: Elevating Chemical Handling Practices in the Workplace
Back to Basics: Prepare Now for a ‘Tripledemic’ of Respiratory Illnesses
LenelS2 Launches “On the Safe Side” School Safety Program
Creating Safer Schools: A Case Study
Adopting and expanding ethical principles for generative artificial intelligence from military to healthcare
Addressing the ‘what-ifs’ of workplace violence
NLRB delays effective date for revised ‘joint employer’ rule
Deliver safety, not injuries
Women in frontline roles need more support: report
Helping firefighters respond to pipeline emergencies: new training
EPA seeks to increase protections for two toxic chemicals
Dropping the Ball: The Most Common Fire Safety Mistakes by Business Owners
OSHA workplace noise enforcement program renewed
INSIDE IHMM
IHMM Enters Its 40th Year
On December 3, 1984 the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management was created with the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager® [CHMM®] credential. John H. Frick, Harold M. Gordon, John J. McCambridge, and Richard A. Young created what would become an Institute that offers 11 professional credentials across Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods and EHS Work Place Safety communities of practice in all 50 of the United States and 85 other countries.
IHMM thanks its hundreds of volunteer leaders, thousands of certificants and companies who support IHMM through strengthening its ability to extend its reach and allow us all to live up to why we exist our vision, and our mission…
Why We Exist
We believe there is only one Earth; our passion is to protect it.
Our Vision
IHMM credentials and competency standards are embraced worldwide
Our Mission
IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.
IHMM To Create an AHMM Examination Preparatory Course
In late October IHMM issued an RFP soliciting proposals to work with IHMM on the creation of an Associate Hazardous Materials Manager™ [AHMM™] examination preparatory course.
IHMM is pleased to announce that it has selected Columbia Southern University and VUBIZ, both organizations already work with IHMM on delivering other credential prep courses, to work with IHMM on the AHMM project.
2023 IHMM John H. Frick Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced
IHMM’s John H. Frick Memorial Scholarship Committee, [https://ihmm.org/ihmm-scholarship-committee/] chaired by Pinkie Wood, CSHM, is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship winners!
Student CHMMs
- Jose Contreras, Washington State University Tri-Cities, $6,000
- Morris Butcher, Columbia Southern University, $5,000
Student ASHMs
- Elizabeth Okine, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, $6,000
- Runcheng Fang, University of Utah, $5,000
- Kale Gilbeaux, Southeastern University, $2,500
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship winners and their studies in environmental protection, health and safety as Student CHMMs and Student ASHMs.
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,115 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.
A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety communities of practice. Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? This is where we come together to help each other.
IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another, lessens the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.
We opened COLLABORATION to enable thousands of certificants and supporters to collaborate together.
You can collaborate here.
Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]
IHMM Organizing Broader Government Affairs Activities – Call for Volunteers
In strategic planning on August 17, 2023 IHMM created a strategic imperative to create a broader government affairs operation on behalf of, and with the assistance of, all of IHMM’s certificants.
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. Learn more by visiting our Government Affairs Committee page, and get involved with government affairs. You can volunteer for one, two, three or all four of the segments of the committee’s work. That’s up to you!
The full presentation may be viewed here.
IHMM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
IHMM To Propose Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials
State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to update Chapter 851, Standards for Generators of Hazardous Waste. In the current regulation work is required by a professional engineer. IHMM is proposing to include an environmental professional as defined by 40 CFR §312.10.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a number of courses in occupational safety and health within which OSHA credits “A degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation.” IHMM will propose including the CHMM, CSHM, and CSMP.
Beltway Buzz, Ogletree Deakins
Congress Returns and Faces Year-End Push. The U.S. Congress returned this week from its Thanksgiving break and is currently scheduled for a three-week legislative session leading up to the end of the calendar year. While the latest government shutdown crisis has been temporarily averted—again—Congress has a lot on its plate and a short amount of time with which to work. Addressing aid for Israel and Ukraine, passage of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, and military promotions are all items included on the to-do list. Legislators likely want to make progress on those appropriations bills, as well, because those pushed-back funding “double deadlines” of January 19, 2024, and February 2, 2024 (agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be funded through the latter date) will arrive very quickly when the calendar flips to 2024.
House Committee Challenges Overtime Proposal. On November 29, 2023, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled, “Bad for Business: DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule.” As the title implies, the purpose of the hearing was to examine the proposed overtime rule and ramp up political pressure against its finalization. One witness, an independent hotelier, noted that the rule would likely force employers to reclassify employees as nonexempt. She predicted that this would lead to a decline in employee morale as workplace status is diminished and certain benefits, such as flexible scheduling, remote work, and work-related travel, would no longer be available to nonexempt employees. Also in the crosshairs was the proposal’s provision that would automatically adjust the salary basis level, regardless of exigent economic circumstances. In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) stated, “The most concerning part about this rule is that it puts the policy on autopilot. Future changes should be subject to the regular policy review, including consulting with stakeholders, rather than a one size fits all formula. Automatic increases are bad policy and bad government practice.” A final rule is expected in the spring or summer of 2024.
House Committee Examines Right to Work. On November 30, 2023, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled, “Safeguarding Workers’ Rights and Liberties.” The hearing focused on the National Right to Work Act, a bill that would remove language from federal law that allows for contracts requiring employees to join or pay fees to a union as a condition of employment. The bill has 116 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and thirty cosponsors in the U.S. Senate—all Republican. The bill is unlikely to get much traction in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
DOL Adjusts Child Labor Penalties. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continues to take steps to address and prevent child labor violations. On November 28, 2023, WHD issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2023-4, on “Child Labor Civil Money Penalty Assessments for Nonserious Injury and Noninjury Violations.” The purpose of the FAB “is to ensure that WHD’s Child Labor Civil Money Penalty (CL CMP) assessments are based on the agency’s statutory enforcement authority and that the agency is appropriately and consistently utilizing its full authority in every child labor enforcement action.” The FAB goes on to describe the new process for assessing civil money penalties in child labor cases that involve nonserious injury and noninjury violations:
In order to fully utilize its statutory and regulatory authority, when assessing CL CMPs in nonserious injury and noninjury cases, the agency will no longer determine CL CMP assessments on a per child basis. Instead, the agency will assess CL CMPs per violation as authorized in the statute. For instance, if there are three separate violations relative to a child’s employment (such as two hazardous occupations orders violations and one recordkeeping violation), the employer will be assessed three separate CMP penalties, each of which can reach the statutory maximum.
The statutory maximum is $15,138 per violation. The FAB goes on to instruct regional administrators and district directors on how to adjust the penalties depending on the gravity of the offense and the size of the employer. The FAB is effective immediately.
Senate Rejects ETA Nominee. President Biden’s nominee to run the DOL’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), José Javier Rodríguez, did not advance past a crucial procedural vote this week on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) voted with Republicans against Rodríguez, effectively scuttling the nomination. The ETA, which oversees federal apprenticeship programs, the federal component of the unemployment insurance program, and the Office of Foreign Labor Certification, has not had a confirmed assistant secretary during the Biden administration.
Education and Technical Initiatives: 2023 in Review
As the end of the year approaches, AIHA continues to be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge, science-based education and resources. Below is a summary of the courses developed and titles published during a very productive year.
Technical Frameworks
A technical framework defines the core knowledge and skills needed for effective performance in a specific practice or expertise. These frameworks are widely used as resources by individuals looking to expand or refresh their knowledge or skills or develop new training programs within their organizations.
In 2023, AIHA published new technical frameworks on:
Comment Period Opens for EPA’s Proposed PGP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the proposed 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide General Permit (PGP) for discharges of pesticides to waters of the United States in areas where EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. Pursuant to a settlement agreement, EPA is issuing the 2026 PGP on or prior to December 17, 2024, with an effective date of October 31, 2026.
- EPA will take comments on the proposal during a 45-day comment period, which began November 28, 2023 and ends January 12, 2024. Comments can be submitted on regulations.gov for docket ID # EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268.
- The Federal Register Notice, proposed permit documents, and all supporting information can be found on the docket at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268.
- Information on the settlement agreement within the proposed permit docket: https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268-0013.
Information is also available on EPA’s Pesticide Permitting website: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticide-permitting-proposed-2026-pgp
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected]v.
Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program
Develop and Demonstrate a Remote Multi-Sensor Platform for Right of Way Defense
Objective: The project will improve and deploy additional instances of a pipeline right-of-way (ROW) monitoring system based on stationary sensors mounted on/near the pipeline. Sensor data from multiple locations along the pipe is wirelessly forwarded to a central location for processing and analytics, correlating the data from multiple sensors to rapidly alert operators to events occurring in the ROW. The project will deploy improved field hardware with machine learning analytics.
(Project page and final reporting are available: “Develop and Demonstrate a Remote Multi-Sensor Platform for Right of Way Defense”.)
Meeting Information:
Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Microsoft Teams Meeting:
Agenda:
Welcome and PHMSA Introduction
Summary Slideshow of Project Results
Open Q&A and Discussion
Adjourn
Controlling Air Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Operations
EPA’s Clean Air Act regulations for the oil and natural gas industry help combat climate change and reduce air pollution that harms public health. The regulations apply to equipment and activities used for the onshore oil and natural gas industry.
EPA Updates
EPA Air Rules Face Scrutiny, Global Climate Talks Heat Up In Dubai
EPA’s air quality advisors and other groups are slated to discuss a suite of pending rules governing criteria pollutants, air toxics and greenhouse gases including its Good Neighbor Plan governing interstate ozone emissions, mobile source rules and others. Negotiators at international climate change meeting in Dubai are slated to ramp up discussion about whether to restrict fossil fuels, increase renewable energy capacity, slash methane emissions, and make various other efforts to curb climate change.
EPA Invokes TSCA To Block Manufacture Of PFAS-Contaminated Plastics
EPA is ordering a plastics manufacturer already facing a landmark TSCA enforcement suit over alleged PFAS contamination in its fluorinated plastics to stop production of the materials within two months, saying several of the chemicals clearly present unreasonable risks banned by the law while others require more testing to gauge their safety.
EPA Aims To Strip ‘Affirmative Defense’ From Oil And Gas Air Toxics Rules
EPA is proposing to remove “affirmative defense” provisions shielding the oil and natural gas industry from civil liability for malfunctions in the production and transmission sectors, in line with agency policy and legal precedent, as the agency presses to remove waivers for periods of plant startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM) more broadly
Industry, Environmentalists Clash Over Legality Of EPA’s Air Reporting Plan
Industry groups and environmentalists are at odds over the legality of EPA’s planned expansion of air emissions reporting, with a host of manufacturers warning the plan exceeds the agency’s legal authority and would overburden regulators and facilities, but environmentalists counter that the expansion is not only legally necessary, but must go further to measure air toxics.
EPA Floats 10-Year Plan For Replacing Lead Lines But Utilities Fear Barriers
EPA has released its proposed lead and copper rule improvements (LCRI) that sets a 10-year timeline for water systems to replace 100 percent of lead service lines (LSL) and strengthens action levels and monitoring mandates, though utilities are warning of barriers, including difficulties replacing lines on private property and meeting initial inventory deadlines.
Why Lithium Battery Shipments Offer Opportunities and Challenges
IHMM previously provided the IATA the whitepaper “Make Lithium Batteries Safe to Ship”. We hope you found it helpful and insightful. You can always access it here
Lithium batteries are a fact of modern life. They power our computers, smartphones, and a wide variety of other consumer goods. The high value of such products and the demand for swift delivery means that, more often than not, air cargo is the transportation mode of choice. The revenue potential is huge.
But the devil is in the detail. All lithium batteries must be declared, labeled, packaged, and handled correctly. We want to make sure you are always in full compliance with the regulations and there are a multitude of manuals and support tools to help you with the processes involved.
Ensure the safety of all players in the supply chain by making the most of the solutions on offer.
Lithium Battery Shipping Regulations (LBSR)
As adoption of electric cars, e-bikes increase and lithium batteries become lighter and last longer, the number of products relying on lithium batteries will only continue to grow.
Though a practical and efficient way to store energy, lithium batteries, if not properly designed, tested and manufactured can fail and catch fire. In addition, the stored energy and flammable electrolyte in the battery means that they must be prepared properly for shipping to reduce the potential risk to the transport system.
To help address this, we’ve put together the LBSR; a manual with all the information manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, freight forwarders and others in the supply chain need to ensure compliance when shipping lithium batteries.
OSHA announces National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Dec. 12
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold an in-person and online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Committee members will meet in person and the event will be open to the public either in person or online.
The meeting will include new member introductions, updates from OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and discussions about the NIOSH Mental Health for Healthcare Workers Campaign, safety as a core value and whistleblower protection.
Register to attend the meeting in person or online. Once registered, online attendees will receive a link for remote meeting access and in-person attendees will receive directions for participation. In-person attendance by the public is limited to 25 people.
Submit comments and requests to speak to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, Docket Number OSHA-2023-0003, by Nov. 27, 2023. Be sure to include the docket number on all submissions. Read the Federal Register notice for submission details.
ECHA identifies risks from PVC additives and microparticle releases
European Commission decisions on applications for authorisation
Commission has granted a total of 26 authorisations for 12 uses of the following substances (review period expiry dates are in brackets):
- 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO) (EC -, CAS -)
- 1 use applied for by RSI ChemRep Europe ltd (4 January 2033)
- 2 uses applied for by Phadia GmbH, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB, Brahms GmbH (4 January 2033
- 1 use applied for by Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG (19 November 2033)
- Chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8; CAS 1333-82-0)
- 1 use applied for by Dornbracht AG & Co. KG (31 December 2028)
- 2 uses applied for by Ideal Standard Vidima AD and Ideal Standard Produktions-GmbH (31 December 2028)
- 1 use applied for by Volta Energy Solutions Hungary Kft (10 January 2032)
- 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (4-NPnEO) (EC -, CAS -)
- 1 use applied for by Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB (4 January 2033)
- 2,2′-dichloro–4,4’-methylenedianiline (MOCA) (EC 202-918-9, CAS 101-14-4)
- 2 uses applied for by Limburgse Urethane Castings NV (31 December 2030 and 31 December 2032)
1 use applied for by 12 applicants led by Courbis Synthèse (31 August 2028)
European Commission decisions on active substances
Commission decisions approving:
Commission decision not approving:
Read more about the product-types on our website. |
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
Regulatory Updates
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – Closed for 2023 – Deadline 10/15/2023 – Re Opens in 2024
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.
IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.
Go to > https://ihmm.org/scholarship/
IHMM CHMMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Hazardous Materials ManagersⓇ [CHMMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CHMMⓇ community of practice.
You may download the CHMM survey here.
IHMM CSHMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Safety and Health Managers Ⓡ [CSHMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CSHMⓇ community of practice.
You may download the CSHM survey here.
IHMM – 26 Fellows Are Mentors
IHMM Fellows Committee Chair Atanu Das, CHMM, is leading the effort within the IHMM Collaboration networking platform to engage both 26 IHMM Fellows as Mentors and anyone who seeks some assistance as Mentees.
Given the extraordinary experience Fellows have, this is a unique opportunity for IHMM Fellows to help guide more recent certificants in their professional development activities. This article from ASAE magazine outlines how a mentoring program can become more successful – engagement!
IHMM’s Collaboration platform contains a “Mentor Match” module [see below at right] that allows mentors to signup designating the hours, number of mentees, subject areas, and length of time they wish to mentor – as well as allowing mentees to signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.
#1 – Recertification Video
#2 Recertification Video
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.
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 our certificants.
NSC News
Lawmakers reintroduce legislation on black lung benefits for miners
Helping firefighters respond to pipeline emergencies: new training
Safe winter driving: New videos for truckers
EPA seeks to increase protections for two toxic chemicals
MSHA issues alert on machinery incidents
NSC summit highlights employer-worker collaboration on MSD prevention
NSC Webinars
Dec 7 – Bloodborne Pathogens Terminology: Exposing the Regulation One Term at a Time
Dec 14 – Synergizing Safety and Risk: An Integrated Risk Management Success Journey
American Society of Safety Professionals
IHMM is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
ASSP News
ASSP Webinars
Jan 25 – January 2024 Leadership Conference Webinar
Feb 12 – Managing Risk, Not Safety
Feb 12 – 14 – Advanced Safety Management Methods
Feb 12 – Live Virtual Classroom: Communicating for Action: Is Anyone Even Listening?
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.
AHMP Cyber Chapter Adds EHMM Course
The AHMP Cyber Chapter has added the Essentials of Hazardous Material Management (EHMM) Course for January 15-17, 2024. This course provides instruction on laws and regulations as well as technologies and practices in an overview fashion that highlights and emphasizes what is important for a hazardous materials manager to know and provides essential information for the hazardous materials manager to better conduct his/her job.
More information and registration for this January course may be found here > https://hazmatsociety.org/training/essentials-of-hazardous-material-management-course-ehmm-course/
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
- 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 |
| 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 HAZWOPER Refresher Training
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 8 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
A core mission of HMS is education and training. Part of that mission includes assembling the best and most effective courses to assist IHMM applicants in passing their IHMM credential exams.
CDGP® Prep Course
CE-1112: CDGP® Exam Prep – Columbia Southern University – Available On Demand
CHMM® Prep Courses
Jan 15-17, 2024 – Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management [EHMM] – AHMP Cyber Chapter
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
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 CHMM 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 CHMM prep courses may be found and chosen.
For the 404 CHMM applicants IHMM had on November 8, 2023, all 404 applicants looking for CHMM prep courses could see and choose their favored CHMM exam prep course. If your course is not on the HMS platform, none of the 404 CHMM applicants could find you.
If you want your CHMM prep course on the HMS platform so it can be found by IHMM CHMM applicants, contact Gene Guilford at [email protected]
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!
HMS Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] Exam Prep
The Columbia Southern University/HMS CDGP prep course is found here on the Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] education and training website > https://hazmatsociety.org/training/ce-1112-cdgp-exam-prep/2022-02-02/
The CSU CDGP exam prep course is delivered entirely online and may be initiated by any CDGP applicant at any time. The CDGP applicant has up to 10 weeks to complete the prep course, though an extension of the 10 weeks may be requested from CSU directly. The CSU CDGP exam prep course contains 8 modules covering the 4 principle texts involved in the CDGP exam, as follows:
- UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, and
- International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions (ICAO TI), and
- International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR), and the
- International Maritime Organization’s Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).
More information on the IHMM Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] credential may be found here > https://ihmm.org/cdgp/
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.
As an IHMM certificant, you pay no dues to take advantage of IHMM’s Foundation at HMS. We do appreciate IHMM’s certificants encouraging their companies to contribute.
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 2024, virtually as well as in-person as resources allow. In 2023 IHMM participated in the Bay Area ASSP conference, Ohio Safety conference, COSTHA Annual Meeting, AIHA Conference & Trade Show, ASSP Annual Conference, CUHMMC, AHMP, National Safety Conference and FET
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that are not named here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society is IHMM’s Professional Association and HMS’ education and training website can be found here. These events are produced independently of IHMM, and their providers have no access to IHMM certification examinations or program information other than that which is publicly available.
IHMM AFFILIATIONS
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Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516