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Certified Dangerous Goods Professional® [CDGP®]
IHMM’s Certified Dangerous Goods Professional (CDGP®) credential is an unbiased verification that a company employs a global expert, as the CDGP recognizes expertise in dealing with the safe, secure, and compliant transportation of dangerous goods internationally under the model regulations published by the United Nations, International Maritime Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization, and International Air Transport Association.
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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
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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In Memoriam, Dr. John Henry Frick
We are saddened to inform IHMM of the passing of one of our founding members, Dr. John Henry Frick
John Henry Frick, 80, — husband, father, grandfather, friend, colleague — passed away at home surrounded by his family on June 10, 2023. He fought pancreatic cancer valiantly for over 4 years.
John was born on a family farm in Quay, Oklahoma on November 14, 1942. He grew up picking cotton, milking cows, hauling hay, and performing the myriad other chores involved with farming. This unrelenting labor led him to diligently pursue his education. He graduated from Quay High School in 1960 and began attending the 2-year Connors State College in Warner, OK that fall. After the first year, John spent the summer selling bibles and books door-to-door in Luray, VA. Since he did not have a car, he would walk the country roads around Luray to make his sales. After his second year, he and friends headed west to California where they harvested plums near Bakersfield.
In the fall of 1962, John transferred to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. It was here, during the spring semester, that he met the love of his life, Wanda Fleetwood. They were married in December 1963 in an unusual pre-Christmas Oklahoma snowstorm.
Read more >> https://ihmm.org/in-memoriam-dr-john-henry-frick/
IHMM RECENT NEWS
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Perchloroethylene (PCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Draft National Strategy To Prevent Plastic Pollution: Extension of Comment Period
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EPA Launches Nationwide Series of Community Lead Awareness Sessions
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NIOSH 2023: Two-Thirds of the Way There!
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An Introduction: What You Need to Know About Shipping Class 1 Explosives
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Ohio Adopted a NEW Hazardous Waste Rules Package with GREAT Opportunities for the RCRA Regulated Community
How to Safely Ship Class 7 Radioactive Materials
Plan to Move 50,000 Tons of “Hazardous” Material to Providence Neighborhood Draws Strong Criticism
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Products Containing Lithium Ion Batteries
PFAS CERCLA (Superfund) Liability: Congressional Letter Requesting Equal Treatment (Enforcement Discretion) for Privately Owned/Operated Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
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Leveraging Safety Data Sheets for Chemical Safety
Halt a Hazard
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California’s AV bill advances as industry, legislators clash on safety issues
Supreme Court concrete strike ruling likely to have minimal impact
INSIDE IHMM
IHMM Board of Directors Nominations – Deadline June 30th
IHMM Directors and Officers are volunteers who serve without pay. They may serve up to two, four-year terms. Directors are responsible for the governance of IHMM, including establishing the overall direction of IHMM, the appointment of Executive Director, policy-making, and financial management.
IHMM has two Board seats expiring at the end of 2023. IHMM is soliciting candidates for these two seats; one an At-Large Director seat that may be held by a CHMM, CHMP, CDGP, CSHM or CSMP. One a CSMP Director seat that must be held by a CSMP.
The composition of the present Board is here > https://ihmm.org/board-of-directors/
Qualified candidates may submit nomination papers [self nomination is acceptable] on or before June 30, 2023. The documents for this announcement, procedures, and nomination form are here:
IHMM Excellence in EHS Management Award
The Excellence in EHS Management Award recognizes an individual who has excelled in their role as an EHS manager. The Institute for Hazardous Materials Management [IHMM] will present the award at the annual National Safety Council Expo.
The honoree will receive a commemorative plaque and be recognized in a press release and in IHMM member communications. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be subsidized. If traveling from overseas IHMM will pay travel expenses from the nearest port of entry.
Nominations will be accepted from March through July of each year and the presentation to the winner will be in conjunction with the National Safety Council Congress and Expo, this year on October 23-25, 2023 in New Orleans.
Make your nominations here >> https://ihmm.org/ehs-management-award/
See previous award winners here >> https://ihmm.org/past-honorees/
A Collaborative Culture
There are 979 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
Ohio Adopted a NEW Hazardous Waste Rules Package with GREAT Opportunities for the RCRA Regulated Community
On June 2, the Ohio EPA filed its final hazardous waste rules package (HW Rules Package) that will significantly improve business opportunities for industries handling hazardous waste; including those with federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subparts AA/BB/CC permits for the RCRA Organic Air Emissions regulations. The HW Rules Package brings the 2018 RCRA Definition of Solid Waste (DSW), multiple exclusions, and subparts AA/BB/CC of the RCRA Organic Air Emissions to Ohio at long last! The HW Rules Package goes into effect June 12, 2023 – at which point Ohio EPA will seek authorization from US EPA as a final step.
While the HW Rules Package will go into effect in Ohio on June 12, 2023, Ohio EPA will not have full authority to implement the new rules until US EPA formally authorizes the HW Rules Package. Authorization is expected expeditiously. Even without authorization, Ohio businesses now have access to the 2018 DSW and its beneficial exclusions. Businesses in Ohio should be preparing now to take advantage of the benefits of the HW Rules Package during the authorization process.
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Product Schedule Listing and Authorization of Use Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the requirements in Subpart J of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) that govern the use of dispersants, other chemicals and other spill mitigating substances when responding to oil discharges into jurisdictional waters of the United States. This action addresses the efficacy and toxicity of dispersants and other chemical and biological agents, as well as public, state, local, and federal officials’ concerns regarding their use. Specifically, the Agency is amending the Subpart J regulatory requirements for the NCP Product Schedule in two distinct ways. First, the Agency is adding new listing criteria, revising the efficacy and toxicity testing protocols, and clarifying the evaluation criteria for removing products from the NCP Product Schedule. Second, the Agency is amending requirements for the authorities, notifications, and data reporting when using chemical or biological agents in response to oil discharges to Clean Water Act (CWA) section 311 jurisdictional waters and adjoining shorelines. These requirements are anticipated to encourage the development of safer and more effective spill mitigating products and better target the use of these products to reduce the risks of oil discharges and response technologies to human health and the environment. Further, the amendments are intended to ensure that On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Regional Response Teams (RRTs), and Area Committees (ACs) have sufficient information to support agent authorization of use decisions.
DATES:
This final rule is effective on December 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPA–2006–0090. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general information, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800–424–9346 or TDD at 800–553–7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 703–412–9810 or TDD 703–412–3323. For more detailed information on this final rule contact Gregory Wilson at 202–564–7989 ( [email protected]) or Vanessa Principe at 202–564–7913 ( [email protected]). The contact address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency Management, Regulations Implementation Division, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460–0002, Mail Code 5104A, or visit the Office of Emergency Management website at http://www.epa.gov/oem/.
EPA Updates TSCA CBI Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on June 7, 2023, a final rule with new and amended requirements concerning the assertion and treatment of confidential business information (CBI) claims for information reported to or otherwise obtained by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 88 Fe d. Reg. 37155. The final rule notes that amendments to TSCA in 2016 included many new provisions concerning the assertion, EPA review, and treatment of confidentiality claims. The final rule includes procedures for submitting such claims in TSCA submissions. It addresses issues such as substantiation requirements, exemptions, electronic reporting enhancements (including expanding electronic reporting requirements), maintenance or withdrawal of confidentiality claims, and provisions in current rules that are inconsistent with amended TSCA. The rule also addresses EPA procedures for reviewing and communicating with TSCA submitters about confidentiality claims. The final rule will be effective August 7, 2023. For a more in-depth review of the final rule and our insightful commentary, please read the full memorandum.
Read more >> https://www.lawbc.com/regulatory-developments/entry/epa-updates-tsca-cbi-requirements
OSHA Seeks Feedback on Effectiveness of Leading Indicators to Improve, Develop Resource Tool
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is asking for stakeholder input on their current use of leading indicators and their impact on managing their safety and health management systems. Leading indicators are proactive and preventive measures that can provide insight on the effectiveness of safety and health activities and reveal potential problems. They are vital in reducing worker fatalities, injuries, illnesses, and financial impacts.
As OSHA considers developing a Leading Indicators Resource, the agency welcomes stakeholders to share their experience and expertise and provide detailed feedback on how/where they are used at their workplace. OSHA is interested in various perspectives on stakeholders’ answers to questions, such as the following:
- What leading indicators do you use?
- What lagging indicators do you use (OSHA incident rates, for example)?
- What leading indicators are, or could be, commonly used in your industry?
- What metrics do you share with top management?
- How do you determine the effectiveness of your leading indicators?
- Do you link your leading indicators to outcome data, such as OSHA incident rates to evaluate results?
- How could employers be encouraged to use leading indicators in addition to lagging indicators to improve safety management systems?
- What barriers and challenges, if any, have you encountered to using leading indicators?
Individuals may submit comments at regulations.gov by July 17, 2023, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal, identified by docket number OSHA-2023-0006. For more information, see the OSHA Trade Release.
2022 TRI Reporting Deadline Is July 1, 2023 — What Is New This Year?
Each year about this time, companies are focused on the deadline to submit Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year is no different as the July 1, 2023, deadline is rapidly approaching. By this date, entities subject to the reporting requirement must submit data for activities that occurred during 2022. Companies are required to report if they meet chemical activity thresholds and are either in a covered industry sector and exceed the employee threshold; or are specifically required to report based on a determination by EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313(b)(2). EPA’s TRI Threshold Screening Tool can help companies determine if they are subject to TRI reporting. The tool uses a step-by-step questionnaire to help companies determine whether they meet or exceed the facility, employee, and chemical thresholds established by EPA. For more information, please read the full memorandum.
Read more >> https://www.lawbc.com/regulatory-developments/entry/2022-tri-reporting-deadline-is-july-1-2023-what-is-new-this-year
PHMSA – Announces ICR Renewal for IBC’s and Portable Tanks
The agency published a request for comment on its plan to request renewal of six separate control numbers/ICR’s dealing with the manufacture, testing, and certification of both IBC’s and Portable Tanks. This will primarily affect manufacturers of such packagings.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on six Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers pertaining to hazardous materials transportation. PHMSA intends to request renewal for these six control numbers from OMB. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 21, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket Number PHMSA–2023–0029 (Notice No. 2023– 07) by any of the following methods: •Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Read more >> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-22/pdf/2023-10857.pdf
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards
PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards by adopting various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.
FR Citation: 88 FR 34568
Published 5/30 comments by 7/31
Spring 2023 OSHA Regulatory Agenda
As part of our efforts to keep you informed of OSHA’s activities, we wanted to let you know that the Department of Labor, including OSHA, has issued its Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda. Federal agencies post their regulatory agendas on the Reginfo.gov website and Mobile.Reginfo.gov twice a year to provide a snapshot of their rulemaking priorities.
A listing of Department of Labor (including OSHA) rulemaking in the pre-rule, proposed rule, and final rule stages is available here. Rules that are classified as long-term actions are listed here.
Protecting Workers During National Safety Month
June marks the beginning of National Safety Month, which focuses on raising public awareness of the leading safety and health risks for workers and aims to decrease the number of injuries and fatalities in workplaces. While safety is important year-round, observances such as National Safety Month are paramount to raising awareness about safety and health hazards and creating an environment where workers and organizations can put safety first.
A safety-first workplace environment focuses on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. By creating awareness of the risks and hazards and educating workers to conduct tasks safely, solutions can be made to help eliminate on-site risks.
In safety plans, PPE should be considered the last line of defense against injury. But while it is viewed as the last line of defense, it is still crucial to have head-to-toe PPE. Indeed, head-to-toe protection starts at the top. This National Safety Month, let’s review the head, face and eye protection needed when it comes to staying protected on the job.
Read more >> https://ohsonline.com/articles/2023/06/01/protecting-workers-during-national-safety-month.aspx?admgarea=magazine&m=1
–OHS
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree Deakins
West Coast Ports: Parties Reach Agreement. This week, ocean carriers and terminal operators at the twenty-nine West Coast ports in the United States announced a tentative agreement with the labor union that represents their employees. The ongoing negotiations threatened to disrupt the nation’s supply chain and the economy, in general, similar to the threat posed by the freight rail labor dispute the Buzz chronicled in 2022. As part of the announcement, the employer group noted that “[t]he deal was reached with assistance from Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su.” Expect proponents of Su’s nomination to serve as secretary of labor to refer to this development as one of the reasons why she should be confirmed.
NLRB Narrows Test for Finding Independent Contractor Status. In a decision issued on June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) amended its independent contractor standard by rejecting its own 2019 decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., which held that “entrepreneurial opportunity for gain or loss” was a critical factor for determining whether a worker was an employee or independent contractor. In doing so, the Board reverted to an independent contractor standard that downplays this factor—a standard that has been specifically rejected two times by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Dissenting Member Kaplan agreed that the workers in question—makeup artists, wig artists, and hairstylists who perform work for a regional opera company—are employees, not independent contractors, but noted that this conclusion could be reached via application of the existing SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., test. Kaplan also predicted that the new test will not survive judicial review. Greg Guidry, Eric C. Stuart, and Zachary V. Zagger have the details.
Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda Released. On June 13, 2023, the administration released its Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions). Theoretically, the agenda provides stakeholders with both a roadmap and timeline of the regulatory actions that the federal government plans to take in the coming months. In practice, the agenda—likely due to the time that it takes to assemble—can be somewhat outdated as soon as it is released. Still, it can be helpful to take a look at the forthcoming regulatory landscape:
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Overtime. Originally scheduled to issue in April 2022, the DOL’s proposal to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations has now been pushed back to August 2023.
- Independent Contractor. On December 13, 2022, the DOL closed the public comment docket on its independent contractor proposal. In the fall regulatory agenda (released in January 2023), the final rule was scheduled to issue in May 2023. Now that date has been moved to August 2023.
- Davis-Bacon Act. By the end of June 2023, the DOL is expected to finalize its proposal “to update and modernize the regulations implementing the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.”
- Workplace Safety (Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA))
- Walkaround Representative. OSHA is expected to issue a proposal by the end of June 2023 to codify its 2013 “walkaround” letter.
- Injury and Illness Reporting. OSHA’s proposal to essentially resuscitate its 2016 injury and illness reporting regulation is scheduled to be finalized in June 2023.
- COVID-19 Standard for Healthcare Settings. Yes, this is still a thing. A final rule is scheduled to issue in June 2023.
- Heat Stress and Illness. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) process is scheduled to begin in August 2023.
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
- Modernizing Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors. This proposal is now scheduled to be released in December 2023.
- Pre-Enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures. OFCCP intends to issue a final rule by June 2023 to amend the 2020 final rule which set guidelines for resolving potential employment discrimination and issuing predetermination notices (PDN) and Notices of Violation (NOV).
National Labor Relations Board
The Board is scheduled to issue its joint employer rule by August 2023. This timing coincides with the expiration of Member Wilcox’s term.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- In December 2023, USCIS plans to issue a proposal “to amend its regulations governing adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence in the United States.”
- Also in December 2023, USCIS is expected to release a proposal to “modernize” the H-1B regulations.
Arbitration Agreements: Death by a Thousand Cuts? Following enactment of both the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (enacted in 2022) and the Speak Out Act (also enacted in 2022), lawmakers this week introduced a bill to further chip away at predispute employment agreements. The “Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023”—introduced by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Dick Durbin (D-IL), as well as Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC)—would prohibit predispute arbitration agreements and predispute class action waivers with regard to a case involving age discrimination under federal, state, or tribal law. The Buzz recently profiled the Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2023, another bill targeting arbitration agreements.
USCIS Issues Guidance on Employment Authorization in Compelling Circumstances. On June 14, 2023, USCIS released new guidance “on the eligibility criteria for initial and renewal applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) in compelling circumstances.” The guidance is likely in response to the job loss situation faced by many high-skilled visa holders. Included is “a non-exhaustive list of situations that could lead to a finding that compelling circumstances exist,” as well as insight into the types of “evidence an applicant could submit to demonstrate one of these compelling circumstances.” The guidance is effective immediately and applies to applications filed on or after June 14, 2023.
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.
Other State and Federal Activities
In this section we will highlight other state and federal government affairs activities undertaken by the committee.
Current Priorities April-June 2023
PHMSA Recycled Plastics Policy – https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/14/2023-07869/hazardous-materials-request-for-feedback-on-recycled-plastics-policy
Ohio EPA Hazardous Waste Rules – https://epa.ohio.gov/about/media-center/events/public-hearing-HazWasteRules
NY Department of Labor rulemaking concerning the recognition of the CSHM and CSMP. IHMM’s comments concerning initiating this rulemaking are here
Work with Eric Vega in Puerto Rico concerning credential recognition
Review of the Governor of Nevada’s Executive Order concerning licensing boards and potential for recognition of the CHMM. IHMM’s comments on the Governor’s Executive Order are here
Scheduling meetings with the Maryland Congressional delegation concerning the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS] credential
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
| DateSort ascending | SubjectSortable column | Document TypeSortable column | Part |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards | Proposed Rule | 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 180 |
| 05/26/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits | Notice | |
| 05/26/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits | Notice | |
| 05/26/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits | Notice | |
| 05/26/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Adjusting Registration and Fee Assessment Program; Notice of Public Meeting | Notice | |
| 05/22/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities | Notice | |
| 05/18/2023 | Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair | Proposed Rule | 191, 192, 193 |
| 05/05/2023 | Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Public Meeting | Notice | |
| 04/26/2023 | Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements | Proposed Rule | 107, 171, 172, 173, 178, 180 |
Notice of Public Meetings in 2023 for International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will be hosting public forums in advance of four international meetings, to allow the public to give input on current proposals being considered by the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) and the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG). The international meetings include:
- The 62nd session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for July 3 to July 7, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland
- The 29th session of the ICAO TDG, scheduled for November 13 to 17, 2023, in Montreal, Canada
- The 63rd session of the UNSCOE TDG, scheduled for November 27 to December 6, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland
Each of these public meetings will be held approximately two weeks before the corresponding international meeting. Specific information for each meeting, including date, time, conference call-in number, and details for advance registration will be posted when available on the PHMSA website under “Upcoming Events.” These meetings will be virtual, with hybrid options available as possible, pending public health guidelines.
The Federal Register announcement can be found here.
New Off-Site Stormwater Management Resources from EPA
EPA is pleased to announce the newest off-site stormwater management resources:
- Off-site stormwater management case studies featuring Delaware DOT, Washington, DC, Grand Rapids, MI, and St. Paul, MN
- Webcast: Off-site Stormwater Management to Promote Green Infrastructure (July 26, 2023, at 2pm ET)
The multiple benefits of green infrastructure are most significant when nature-based solutions are installed throughout a community. Off-site stormwater management can provide options for operators of development and redevelopment projects to meet post-construction stormwater performance standards outside the right-of-way or limit of the area of development in some circumstances. This flexibility can facilitate achieving additional environmental and planning goals in the community, such as implementation of green infrastructure in areas not undergoing development. EPA recently developed several off-site stormwater management case studies to provide examples of a range of strategies used by local and state governments. EPA’s next Green Infrastructure Webcast (July 26, 2023, at 2pm ET) will feature speakers from Washington, DC, Grand Rapids, MI, and St. Paul, MN who will share their experiences developing and implementing off-site stormwater management programs. Attendees will learn about different types of off-site stormwater management arrangements and how such flexibilities can promote green infrastructure.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected].
EPA Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Phase II Stormwater Regulations Related to Census Bureau Urban Area Designations
On June 7, 2023, the EPA Administrator signed its final rule, NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification, to clarify the designation criteria for small MS4s following the Census Bureau’s recent urban area mapping revisions. EPA provided notice of the final rule’s promulgation in the Federal Register on June 12, 2023. The effective date for the final rule is July 12, 2023.
The final rule clarifications are necessary due to the Census Bureau’s March 24, 2022 publication of final program criteria (pdf) (286.6 KB) that discontinued its practice of publishing the location of “urbanized areas” along with the 2020 Census and future censuses. The clarifications in this final rule replace the term “urbanized area” in the Phase II regulations with the phrase “urban areas with a population of at least 50,000,” which is the Census Bureau’s longstanding definition of the term urbanized areas. This change allows NPDES permitting authorities to use 2020 Census and future Census data in a manner that is consistent with existing longstanding regulatory practice.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected]
EPA Delays Key Rulemakings As 2024 Election Brings Uncertainty
EPA is delaying a series of air, water, waste and toxics rules, according to the just-released Spring Unified Agenda, pushing some high-profile measures governing munitions disposal, TSCA regulation of chemicals and Superfund rules for PFAS closer to the 2024 election or beyond, which could bring new uncertainty about their fate.
In addition, the agency has dropped previous plans for a second rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), adding to the uncertainty surrounding the issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Sackett v. EPA.
And it has no deadline for completing a long-delayed review for Obama-era air quality standards for ozone.
However, the agenda also shows the agency is accelerating deadlines for a handful of other rules, including measures governing disposal of coal ash at legacy sites and states’ assumption of Clean Water Act (CWA) dredge-and-fill permitting authority.
Release of the agenda comes as the Biden EPA is in the midst of crafting administration-defining rules governing vehicle and truck emissions; standards for power plants’ water and air releases; rules for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under both the Superfund and drinking water laws; first-time Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) risk management rules for existing chemicals; and many others.
But the time available for completing many of these measures in President Joe Biden’s current term is slipping amidst pushback from industry groups and their congressional allies, as well as resource constraints as the agency grapples with implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
As a result, many of the rules EPA is delaying are now slated for promulgation closer to, or in some cases after, the 2024 election.
–Inside EPA
Uncertainty Looms Over Impact Of NEPA Reforms To Ongoing Reviews
Major uncertainty looms over the impact of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) amendments enacted as part of the debt-ceiling legislation on major federal actions that are currently undergoing NEPA review, because the law was effective immediately and did not grandfather in any current projects,
Since the law is already in effect, “I think the question is what happens if there’s a project . . . in the middle of the NEPA process,” particularly a project that is undergoing a rigorous environmental impact statement (EIS) that may no longer be necessary under changes Congress just made, Mark Chertok, an attorney with Sive, Paget & Riesels, told an American Law Institute/Continuing Legal Education conference June 9.
“Will the agency cut back on the NEPA review or” complete it because it does not want to cause further delay and then “clarify [it is] for informational purposes only?” he asked. The outcome is “unknown,” since this was only enacted about a week ago, he said.
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which is writing NEPA implementing rules, did not respond to a request seeking comment.
In addition to questions about the new law’s applicability to ongoing reviews, Chertok also noted that CEQ’s pending phase 2 NEPA proposal — which had long been expected to be released this month to pare back some changes from the Trump administration’s 2020 wholesale streamlining — “may have to be modified or cut back.”
–Inside EPA
Increasing Fragmentation, EPA Drops Use Of PFAS ‘Working Definition’
EPA appears to have dropped the widespread use of a controversial “working definition” of PFAS that has been applied to numerous toxics office actions, opting to use case-specific definitions for different actions and deepening the already-fragmented nature of its approach to defining PFAS in many regulatory programs.
“We have recently heard that EPA is saying it’s no longer using a working definition to characterize the universe of” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) subject to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) “testing, reporting and regulatory efforts,” Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Executive Director Timothy Whitehouse said during a June 12 presentation at the ATMOsphere conference in Washington, D.C.
“Moving forward OPPT intends to continue to explain the rationale for identifying specific PFAS substances it believes are appropriate to include within the scope of each individual action,” Whitehouse continued. So, while the European Union is trying to provide a broad definition of PFAS, “things are getting less and less clear as we move forward with EPA in terms of what they mean by PFAS,” he said.
EPA did not respond to a request for comment on whether OPPT is changing its approach to using the “working definition.” The toxics program has used that definition in several Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) actions, including to identify chemicals it will target for mandatory testing under the “National PFAS Testing Strategy” and to define the scope of its PFAS reporting rule.
–Inside EPA
EPA Seen Facing Range Of Options For Revising WOTUS Rule After Sackett
As EPA grapples with how to proceed after the Supreme Court narrowed the definition of “waters of the United States,” environmental lawyers and other observers say officials face a range of rulemaking and guidance options, ranging from targeted excisions of provisions that are no longer operative to a full-scale overhaul to reflect new legal standards.
Some are even questioning whether the Biden administration could adopt provisions in the Trump administration’s 2020 navigable waters protection rule (NWPR), which prescribed a narrower approach than the Biden rule, with some warning that the Trump rule’s assessments could signal the kinds of protections that will be lost as a result of the ruling.
While the options are not exclusive, and many expect the agency will issue guidance before proceeding to any new rulemaking, how the agency proceeds could have a significant effect on: when regulators will resume making key permitting and other decisions; how jurisdictional waters are defined; and the likelihood that any decisions will be challenged given continuing legal uncertainties.
But the observers also note that the administration does not have long to make such decisions as President Joe Biden prepares for re-election and the end of his current term.
–Inside EPA
ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to Candidate List
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 235 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and giving customers and consumers information on their safe use.
New intention to identify a substance of very high concern
New intention has been received for: 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one (EC 438-340-0, CAS 119344-86-4)
SEAC draft opinion consultation on medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP)
We are looking for comments on the draft opinion of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) concerning the restriction proposal from ECHA on:
Have your say by 14 August 2023
Call for evidence: screening report on sixteen 1,3-dioxanes
We are looking for comments on a draft screening report, and for relevant information on sixteen 1,3-dioxanes (also known as ‘Karanal’) in products (articles).
As required by REACH Article 69(2), we are investigating whether the use of these substances in articles is adequately controlled, and if a restriction is needed.
Have your say by 31 July 2023.
Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling
We are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:
- trihydrogen pentapotassium di(peroxomonosulfate) di(sulfate) (EC 274-778-7, CAS 70693-62-8)
- piperonal; 1,3-benzodioxole-5-carbaldehyde (EC 204-409-7, CAS 120-57-0)
Have your say by 11 August 2023
OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign is a nationwide opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of the value of proactive occupational safety and health (OSH) programs in all workplaces. Mark your calendars! Safe + Sound Week will take place from August 7-13, 2023. Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. Registration for Safe + Sound Week opens in early July. We look forward to your participation!
Safe + Sound emphasizes the need for safety programs at small- and mid-sized businesses, which are more likely to have limited resources dedicated to safety. As you know, effective OSH programs can help organizations identify and manage workplace risk before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Safety and health management systems are a critical best practice to ensure that OSH programs achieve significant results and lower risk exposure.
Halt a Hazard
Workplace hazards can emerge over time. Setting aside time to regularly identify and rank safeguards can help keep safety and health hazards under control and keep workers safe.
- Identify ONE hazard to control within your workplace.
- Brainstorm potential controls using OSHA’s Identifying Hazard Control Options: The Hierarchy of Controls.
- Choose and implement which control(s) are most effective for your workplace.
- Download your challenge coin and share that you have completed the Halt a Hazard Challenge via email or on social media using #HaltAHazard and #SafeAndSoundAtWork!
Beat the Heat
Under the OSH Act, employers are responsible for protecting workers from known hazards, including heat. Developing a heat injury and illness prevention plan is vital to keeping workers safe. Highlighting the dangers of heat is an important first step in educating workers and employers on how to prevent and recognize when heat is affecting workers’ health and safety. Since heat illness can be a medical emergency, planning and preparing for heat illness is essential to increase the chances of a positive outcome.
OSHA is sponsoring a Beat the Heat contest to raise awareness about the dangers and hazards of heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces and to motivate workers, employers, and others to take action to prevent heat illness. To participate, stakeholders will create an awareness tool to increase worker and employer knowledge about hazardous heat in the workplace. The contest is open now, and submissions are due by June 9, 2023.
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Safety as a Core Workplace Value Learning Conversation
OSHA is holding a National Learning Conversation that will provide a forum for OSHA to collect insights from workplaces and to identify needs, challenges, and best practices for adoption of safety and health as a core workplace value.
Registration for the National Listening Conversation is now open! The conversation will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the US Department of Labor, Francis Perkins Building in Washington, DC. OSHA plans to use this meeting to establish an open dialogue with stakeholders and is interested in receiving feedback. You must register in advance to present comments in-person during the meeting.
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 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
$1M in mining safety grants available from MSHA
CSB video on refinery explosion highlights hazards of transient operations
Summer’s a busy (and dangerous) time for landscaping workers, OSHA says
How you recover after work affects your next-day mood: study
OSHA listening session: Make safety a ‘value that goes beyond OSHA compliance’
Operation Safe Driver Week to kick off July 9
NSC Webinars
June 22 – The Human Side of Safety: Overcome Objections and Address Motivations to Increase Participation
June 29 – Creating a High Reliability Organization – Blending Culture & Human Performance Reliability
July 20 – Forklift Safety & Compliance: Your Toughest Questions Answered!
July 27 – Turning Standards into Digital Inspections and Processes: A Practical Guide
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 and VPPPA to Collaborate on Worker Safety
Episode 109: Building an Effective Safety Management System for a Contingent Workforce
Episode 108: How to Identify and Prevent Struck-by Hazards on Your Work Sites
We Can Impact Worker Well-Being
Episode 106: What the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Means for Safety Professionals and Employers
ASSP Joins With Other Groups in Supporting OSHA and NIOSH Funding for FY2024
ASSP Launches Online Education Series on Standards
ASSP Webinars
June 22 – Managing Infectious Diseases and Health Hazards in the Construction Industry
June 29 – Hand Safety When Exposed to Energized Equipment
July 6-August 3 – ONLINE COURSE: Implementing an ANSI/ASSP Z10 Management System Based on Systems Thinking
July 6 – August 3 – ONLINE COURSE: Implementing ISO 45001 Course
July 13-August 10 – ONLINE COURSE: Risk Assessment and Management for Safety Professionals
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.
CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds HAZWOPER Refresher Training
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 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.
Respiratory Protection Program Management – Susan Harwood Training Grant
University of Texas Medical Branch, William J. Pate, CHMM
This training course is intended to educate participants on the requirements of developing and implementing a compliant Respiratory Protection Program. The focus of this course will be on topics related to preparation for an infectious disease pandemic. At the end of this training the attendee should be able to:
1) Manage an effective respiratory protection program through proficient application of 29 CFR 1910.134
2) Compare potential routes of exposure
3) Identify and implement potential controls (engineering, administrative, and PPE)
4) List the equipment needed to support fit testing
5) Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative fit testing
6) Discuss the different types of respiratory protection available
7) Demonstrate correct donning/doffing of respiratory protection
This training course is 7.5 hours and participants will receive a certificate of completion that may be suitable for professional certification maintenance (CSP, CIH, CHMM, CHSP, etc.).
This course will provide 7.5 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours. Accreditation statement: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002176
This training is available only to employees and employers who are subject to OSHA regulatory requirements. Grant-funded training is not available to state or local government employees unless they have occupational safety & health responsibilities (e.g. occupational safety and health trainers, program managers, committee members, or employees responisble for abating unsafe and unhealthy working conditions for their organization). Registration in this course confirms that meet these conditions. This training will include the opportunity to don, doff, and fit test respiratory protection including N95, half-face, full-face, and powered air-purifying respirators. Anyone participating in this training and wanting to put on a respirator agrees that they have been medically cleared by their employer to do so in accordance with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard.
The 8-hour training program is offered at various dates from March through September. For more information and registration for this FREE program go here >> https://www.utmb.edu/ehs/programs/radiation-occupational-safety-program/RPPSHTG2023
FREE US DOT PHMSA HMIT GRANT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS AWARENESS TRAINING WORKSHOP – 24 IHMM CMPs
Courses are here> Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/ Under “Find Training,” Search for NPETE>
These workshops are offered with U.S. DOT PHMSA HMIT (Hazardous Materials Instructor Training) Grant support to the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (National PETE). This training is FREE for employees and federal, state, county, and local government employees involved in DOT HazMat Shipping, Receiving and Handling via Ground, Air, and Vessel Transportation.
The workshop curriculum is in accordance with 49 CFR § 172.704 for General Awareness, Function-Specific, Safety, and Security Awareness training requirements. Class size is limited to 10-15 students with mask/social distancing protocols, so act fast. Minimum of 6 attendees is needed to confirm the class.
Registration: Contact Mr. Raymond Davis, CHMM, IHMM Fellow, NPETE US DOT PHMSA HMIT Grant Project Coordinator/Instructor at [email protected]
Please provide Mr. Davis with the following registration information via email to [email protected]
Your name, Your company, Your company address/city/state/zip, Phone number, and Email
Upon receipt of your registration information, the address of the training location will be provided.
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
Oct. 24-25 – CHMM Prep Course – PTP Consulting
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 392 CHMM applicants IHMM had on April 4, 2023, all 392 looking for CHMM prep courses could see and chose their favored CHMM exam prep course. If your course is not on the HMS platform, none of the 392 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/
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.
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 2023, virtually as well as in-person as resources 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 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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