Confidence Is Growing in Environmental Services
The US Workforce Confidence Index measures how LinkedIn members are feeling about their careers, investments, personal finances, and more. It uses a scale from -100 to +100 to reflect professionals’ sentiments and expectations about the labor market.
These consumer confidence measures have historically been a key indicator of the economy. LinkedIn is in a unique position to measure how people feel, to understand what challenges they’re facing, and to help find them solutions.
Environmental Services ranked near the top of industries whose employees have gained the most confidence in their employer’s outlook for the future.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the credential badges that are now in each CHMM, CHMP, CDGT, CDGP, Student CHMM, CSHM, CSMP, and ASHM certificant’s MYIHMM account. Every IHMM certificant may use these badges, linked as those below are to their IHMM credential page, for their email signatures, business cards, and other social media applications. You’re justifiably proud of the accomplishment of having earned your credential and you can show the rest of the world. Simply right-click on the badge of choice, then save as to your computer, and then load it to wherever you want to use it, and please link that back to https://ihmm.org/.
IHMM Certificant Recognition
IHMM has completed inserting new credential badges in every certificant’s MYIHMM account. Everyone may access those badges for use in their email signatures, LinkedIn accounts, and other social media and communications media. With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are also now placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
IHMM has also added Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges will be accompanied by new lapel pins to be sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
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IHMM Launches Applications Video
IHMM is pleased to announce that it has launched a video providing step-by-step instructions on how to easily apply for an IHMM credential. The 4.5 minute video is located in the applications section of the online applications section of the IHMM website. The video is also shown here. In addition, IHMM has streamlined the presentation of its credential applications to make it easier to selection the desired credential and less likely to start the wrong credential.
The next video IHMM will produce focuses on Recertification and the steps necessary to complete a recertification application.
IHMM Helps You Recertify Your Credential
You worked hard and committed time and resources to earn your credential. Every 5 years you need to recertify that credential in order to keep it. In the past year and a half recertification has become more of a challenge.
We recently spoke with a certificate we will call Jim, a very nice certificant who was worried he would not have enough points to recertify because the pandemic had kept him from traveling to conferences. Jim told us about all the things he couldn’t do because of the pandemic, so we asked if he’d mind doing a little exercise we like to do with someone when they don’t think they will have enough points to recertify.
We started by going over his recertification cycle dates, so we were on the same page regarding when activities could be claimed. Then we went over his employment during the 5 year period, to determine how many Continuing Education/Professional Development points he would need to enter to reach the remaining CMPs needed to recertify.
As Jim was employed full-time, he earned 20 CMPS per year giving him the maximum 100 CMPs claimable for employment, which is HALF of the total CMPs needed to recertify. After that we reviewed the activities he’d already entered, and he still needed 40 CMPs. So we chatted about what else he does in the community, outside of work. During that chat, Mr. Lamb shared that he is a member of the National Guard, and that keeps him from doing too much in the way of recertification activities.
Like a ray of sunlight shining down, we found his source of overlooked points. We explained that when in his Guard capacity MANY of his activities in that role meet the criteria for CMP activity claim eligibility. In an instant, he went from struggling to find activity points, to having to decide which activities would be the largest and easiest to enter to keep his typing load to a minimum.
The lesson here is: Don’t forget that if you have more than one job (whether it is paid OR volunteer), any employment over and above the 100 CMPs maximum claimed for Employment are likely to be eligible to be used as Professional Development. Activities can qualify either by the nature of the employment, training, coursework, or service provided, or the training it requires to DO. It is a matter of figuring out which type of activity it is and how to enter it.
As long as the activity relates to one (or more) area of the blueprint, it can be claimed.
Earning CMPs is NOT all about attending conferences or seminars in person. IHMM has created HMS to make it easier to find CMPs right online > https://hazmatsociety.org/training/category/cmps/ so every certificate can make use of resources enabling them to more easily recertify. Guidance on recertifying your credential is found here > https://ihmm.org/credentials/#recertification
For more information contact: Jim Drosdak at [email protected]
June Brock-Carroll, Board Member and Treasurer
IHMM 2021 Board of Directors Election
Each year, one or more seats are about to become vacant on the IHMM Board of Directors as a person’s term or tenure is ending. In 2021, the position held for the CHMP seat on the Board will become vacant as June Brock-Carroll’s first term ends on 12/31/2021.
June is running for re-election to another 4-year term, unopposed.
June’s Nomination Papers Are Here
Every IHMM certificant in good standing will receive an email from IHMM with a discreet identification number that may only be voted once. The Election begins October 1, 2021, and runs through October 31, 2021. Results will be announced on November 9, 2021, in IHMM Today.
Driving Employee Participation in Safety through Representation
Save the Date!
The next installment of the Safe + Sound Partner Seminar Series will take place on November 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Join the National Safety Council (NSC) and the Safe + Sound Campaign for a webinar on “Driving Employee Participation in Safety through Representation,” which focuses on building employee engagement around safety by ensuring everyone has a voice at the table. This webinar will also examine how to set clear, measurable goals around participation and representation.
Registration Link:
https://nsc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uW89Tf0vT-q-IimfwT0H4Q
Time Is Running Out
The Safe + Sound partner survey will close on Monday, October 18th. We want to hear from you! Please fill out the survey and help us improve Safe + Sound.
Encourage Workers to Participate
Workers often know the most about potential workplace hazards associated with their jobs, and they may be able to recommend simple, effective solutions. Managers should create an environment where workers feel encouraged to speak up and offer their input. Learn how to include worker participation in your safety and health policy. Download the Worker Participation Worksheet – Inclusion in your Policy worksheet now! The purpose of the Safe + Sound worksheets is to provide concrete activities to help you develop and implement your safety and health program.
FEDERAL CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION – CALL TO ACTION – Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
CALL TO ACTION – Representative Spanberger of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District has drafted legislation entitled, H.R. 2171, “Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act.” This legislation expands the provisions of existing law with respect to the allowable uses of Section 529 education tuition accounts to include most expenses paid by the holders of private professional certifications. We need you to contact your House and Senate members to ask them to co-sponsor this legislation.
CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE
You can support this effort with your voice and message. Go here> https://ihmm.org/45-in-5-task-force/ and fill out your contact information where provided and help to pass H.R. 2171/S. 905.
IHMM CSSS-CSSM Committee Set to Meet
Thanks to the 15 volunteers, the IHMM Certified School Safety Manager [CSSM] and Certified School Safety Specialist [CSSS] committee meets on November 2, 2021 to begin the process of creating new blueprints for each credential. The IHMM CSSS-CSSM Committee shall serve as the committee of the Institute that will determine whether there is sufficient basis of support among CSSS and CSSM credential holders to create fully credible IHMM credentials with complete job task analyses, blueprints, exams, and item banks, and all other associated work to create newly formed credentials for recommendation to the IHMM Board of Directors.
Here is the committee > https://ihmm.org/csss-cssm-committee/
For more information please contact Mikki Shea at [email protected]
Call for Volunteers – Student CHMM Committee
From Spring 2020 through Early Summer 2021 IHMM ran a pilot program for the newly created Student CHMM credential. See > https://ihmm.org/student-chmm/ The pilot program involved two colleges that brought forth 90 Student CHMM applications. Having successfully conducted this pilot program, IHMM now seeks to have a small group of volunteers oversee and help to guide the program.
You can learn more about the program here > https://ihmm.org/ihmm-student-chmm-committee/ including the charter of the committee as approved by the IHMM Board of Directors.
If you would like to help increase interest in IHMM credentials among college students, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful and valuable contribution to IHMM and to college students before they graduate from college and start their professional hazmat careers.
Go here > https://ihmm.org/ihmm-student-chmm-committee/ and volunteer today! Preference is given to CHMMs.
IHMM to Launch Student ASHM Credential
Thanks to the outstanding leadership of the IHMM Associate Health and Safety Manager [ASHM] Committee chaired by IHMM Board member Jan Rosenberg > https://ihmm.org/ashm/ IHMM will be launching a Student-level version of the ASHM in 2022.
The ASHM is for recent graduates of IHMM-approved or ABET-approved colleges and universities, of which there are 41 today.
The new Student ASHM will focus on students of these same schools to introduce them to professional credentials and the IHMM EHS credentials while they are in school.
IHMM to Launch Associate Hazardous Materials Manager [AHMM]
Thanks to the outstanding leadership of IHMM Board Vice Chair William Diesslin together with fellow Board member Morgan Hyson, the IHMM Board of Directors has created a new hazardous materials credential entitled Associate Hazardous Materials Manager [AHMM].
This is the draft blueprint for the Associate Hazardous Materials Manager [AHMM] credential.
IHMM Board Approves Federal Credential Recognition Rulemaking
The IHMM Board has approved a proposal for IHMM to create an initiated rulemaking at EPA to amend 40 CFR § 312.10 – Definitions to include CHMMs, as well as a petition to the Small Business Administration recognizing CHMMs for the purposes of conducting Phase I and Phase II site assessments.
Important to these efforts will be every non-government credential holder to support the effort when the time is right. IHMM will notify all very soon.
Government Agencies That Recognize the IHMM Credentials
Here is a small sampling of the government agencies that recognize IHMM Credentials
EPA Proposes Further Extension of Compliance Dates for PIP (3:1)-Containing Articles
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on “Evaluating the Federal Response to the Persistence and Impacts of PFAS Chemicals on our Environment”
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal Acquisitions
Biden Administration Announces Multi-Agency Plan to Confront PFAS Pollution; EPA Releases Strategic Roadmap
EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Authorities investigate $1.8 million sale of bogus masks to Cleveland Clinic as part of wider probe
House Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on “TSCA and Public Health: Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act”
EPA Targets Ethylene Oxide
Du Pont, PMNA settle with EPA on waste-related accusations
Life Lessons in Safety
Are You Prepared for an OSHA Inspection?
How a Bacterium May Help Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis
Scientists Discover Method to Boost Energy Generation from Microalgae
Urban Wastes Used as Fertilizers Contain Higher PFAS Than Livestock Manure
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for August 2021
Notification of Regional Roundtable Discussions Regarding “Waters of the United States”
Alternate PCB Extraction Methods and Amendments to PCB Cleanup and Disposal Regulations
EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
EPA Highlights Actions During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Cal/OSHA Proposes to Expand COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Through April 2022
Selecting hand and arm protection
Geography and the Dangerous Goods Regulations, by Karrie Ishmael, CDGP
NYC tests transit airflow to prepare for hazmat accidents or attacks
Unannounced hazmat inspections reveal risks, unsafe practices
National Safety Council
IHMM is a member of the National Safety Council and is pleased to bring this important information to all of its certificants.
‘Safety doesn’t care about yesterday’: Brian Fielkow encourages forward-thinking, prevention mindset during Leadership Keynote
Campbell Institute Workshop focuses on building safety culture amid outside pressures
Check out the ‘On the Safe Side’ podcasts recorded live from Congress & Expo
Save the date: 2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo
Fall Protection remains atop OSHA’s ‘Top 10’ list of most frequently cited violations
NSC Webinars
October 27 – Top 5 OSHA Safety Training Topics: Answers to Who Should be Trained, When, and Why
October 27 – Roundtable Discussion on Water Sector Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 27 – Machine Safety – Incorporating Interlocking Switches and Other Safety Devices
October 28 – How to Effectively Identify & Control Electrostatic Sparks During Your Dust Hazards Analysis
November 3 – OSHA’s First Aid Requirements: Top FAQs – Answered!
November 10 – Top 10 OSHA Citations: What Are They and How Do I Avoid Them?
November 10 – Drinking Water Utility Spill Response Webinar
IHMM is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is pleased to pass along this information to our certificants.
ASSP Training
October 27 – Assessing Risk Plays a Key Role in Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs)
November 1 – Live Virtual Classroom: Building Employee Engagement for a Strong Safety Culture
November 2 – Live Virtual Classroom: Lean Six Sigma Tools for Safety Professionals
November 3 – The Z490 EHS Training Standards
November 11 – Turning the Page: Reengage People and Revitalize Your Culture
November 16 – Live Virtual Classroom: Corporate Safety Management
HMS Education and Training
Hazardous Materials Society now has 6,347 education and training programs on its website, with more coming every week. Certificants will note that most of these programs carry a CMP value, making it easier to know in advance what to expect. The HMS Education and Training platform also provides a wide variety of courses for professional development across all of IHMM’s credentials – and more are being developed by the HMS Education and Training Committee.
IHMM applicants and certificants are free to search the landscape for training. IHMM wanted to make that task easier by aggregating training in one place if you choose to use it. Among these more than 11.000 programs are webinars delivered online and virtually all carry IHMM CMPs values with them for your annual / 5-year CMP planning.
Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] Scholarship Applications – DEADLINE November 1, 2021
Dan Levine, Chair of the HMS Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that HMS Scholarship applications for 2021 are live and available on the HMS website.
Visit the HMS Scholarship page and click the big red button that says APPLY NOW GET THE APPLICATION FORM HERE!
Thank you to Dan and his committee for getting the HMS Scholarship open in 2021, and for more information and the application form, please visit the website link above.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Do you want to hold polluters accountable? Clean up contaminated sites? Address environmental crimes?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance [OECA] is holding a Virtual Career Fair on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 9.30 am Eastern. For more information on the OECA Virtual Career Fair, including an opportunity to register please visit https://lnkd.in/gbZQwz2v Space is limited, so sign up early!
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.
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
81% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.
Did You Know?
Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.
To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.
In February of 2020, the World Health Organization’s director-general has declared a public health emergency of international concern over the ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. On March 13, 2020 President Trump declared a national emergency for the United States. IHMM and HMS’ first concern is with the safety and health of all of us; our staff and families, colleagues, certificants and members. We will update this page regularly as credible, authoritative information is available.
INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND LABORATORIES.
New! Vaccine Data Dashboard. We now have a specific dashboard dedicated to state vaccination plans, updated daily. For each state, you’ll find:
- Current distribution phase,
- Brief overview of state plan,
- Current and future eligible populations, and
- Links to state documentation.
A Collaborative Culture
There are 514 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.
Retiring? IHMM Invites You to Become an Emeritus
You may have decided, after a long and successful career, to retire from active daily duty. Congratulations. That doesn’t mean you have to completely disengage from your profession. IHMM is pleased to offer Emeritus status to all certificants who will no longer be actively engaged in their communities of practice but who still want to stay in touch. Please let us know when you’re approaching that decision and we will assist you in the credential transition.
Please contact Jim Drosdak at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
Columbia Southern University
The Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] is a partner of Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, that strives to change and improve lives through higher education by enabling students to maximize their professional and personal potential.
A subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education Group, CSU offers online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a multitude of areas such as occupational safety and health, fire administration, criminal justice, business administration, human resource management, health care administration and more. CSU also features undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to provide focused training in specialized areas for adult learners.
Click on the CSU graphic at left and learn more about the professional development and degree program opportunities at CSU.
IHMM CONFERENCES FOR 2021-22
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2021-22, virtually as well as in-person as COVID issues allow. Below are some of the conferences IHMM will support in 2021-22.
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]
Federation of Environmental Technologists Environment 2021 Conference
December 7-9, 2021
The Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
This will be an in-person event – more information here.
EnviroWorkShops 2022 Global Enviro Summit
April 4-7, 2022
Charlotte, North Carolina
Contaminated soil, groundwater, and the air is a global issue and over $1 trillion is spent every year to mitigate pollution. There is a lot still to learn from each other on how each segment of the environmental industry impacts the next. The 2021 Global EnviroSummit is postponed until April 4-7, 2022 due to COVID-19 Delta variant.
With over 75 speakers from around the globe, the EnviroSummit is likely the first environmental conference that will have presentations from all 6 continents about 4 different themes – Remediation, Air Quality, Vapor Intrusion, and Wastewater.
American Society of Safety Professionals – San Francisco
March 10, 2022
San Ramon, California
This Annual Symposium provides one of the most sought-after events for attendees to learn the profession’s best practices focusing on Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Issues. The Symposium is attended by over 400+ attendees annually and features an Exhibition of over 40+ Sponsors and Exhibitors. The event features a keynote speaker and 20 breakout sessions with five concurrent tracks running throughout the day. The event is hosted at the San Ramon Marriott, located at 2600 Bishop Drive in San Ramon, California.
Thank you to Bart Miller, CHMM, for being the IHMM’s leader for this event.
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree & Deakins
Congress: Lather. Rinse. Repeat. After scuttling plans last month to vote on both a $1.2 trillion bipartisan “hard infrastructure” bill that the U.S. Senate approved, 69–30, on August 10, 2021, and a proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package of social programs focused on “human infrastructure,” Democrats huddled this week to hammer out their differences regarding the size and scope of the latter package. The current legislative schedule would bring both measures up for votes in the U.S. House of Representatives before the end of October 2021. There is no word yet on the status of provisions increasing and adding penalties to various federal labor statutes or on the contours of a proposed federal paid leave plan. Because Democrats are seeking to lower the overall costs of the human infrastructure legislation, any paid leave plan would likely be less generous than what was included in the original draft.
Workplace Safety Update. It was another busy week in the workplace safety policy arena.
- ETS remains under review. As the Buzz goes to the press, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), which would require the vaccination or weekly testing of workforces of employers with 100 or more employees, remains under review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). To date, OIRA has held 64 stakeholder meetings on the vaccination ETS. Of course, the OIRA process is rather opaque and there is still no sign as to when the ETS will issue, other than “very soon.”
- OSHA and state plan friction. This week, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health James Frederick sent letters to workforce agencies in Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah, stating that OSHA would begin proceedings to revoke approval of those states’ workplace safety plans due to the states’ alleged failure to adopt OSHA’s healthcare ETS, finalized in June 2021. The standoff may foreshadow similar legal roadblocks that the administration could face when implementing its vaccination ETS. Indeed, a group of Republican attorneys general has threatened to take legal action against the ETS (and Arizona’s attorney general already has).
- Senate to vote on assistant secretary. On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the confirmation of Douglas Parker to be assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. Parker currently leads the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA).
- Heat standard rulemaking begins? While the vaccination ETS remained pending at OIRA, the agency this week completed a review of its request for information/advance notice of proposed rulemaking on a heat standard. The U.S. Department of Labor has referred to the action both ways (as a “request for information” and as an “advance notice of proposed rulemaking”), but however the action is styled, it will represent the very early stages of the rulemaking process.
Republicans Ask for Dem Board Member Recusal. Buzz readers may recall the ethical kerfuffle that surrounded the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in late 2017 and early 2018 concerning its handling of the joint-employer issue. Now a similar issue is being raised with regard to Democratic NLRB members’ ties to labor unions. In a letter released on October 20, 2021, a group of 14 Republican members of the Senate and House asked NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran to resolve potential conflicts of interest regarding members Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty, who previously served as in-house attorneys at affiliates of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The letter specifically focuses on potential conflicts that members Wilcox and Prouty might have with regard to issues touching on the Board’s joint-employer rule, which the SEIU is currently challenging in federal court. The letter states, “Members Wilcox and Prouty cannot be neutral arbiters on cases involving issues or policies concerning the Final Rule. This conflict raises concerns that each will predetermine policy outcomes, and at a minimum, their involvement in such matters would create the appearance of a conflict of interest.” No word yet on how Chair McFerran will respond.
Task Force Report on Encouraging Unionization Due. By October 26, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh are scheduled to deliver to President Joe Biden a report from the Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. In fact, the report might arrive as early as this weekend. The report is expected to recommend ways that the executive branch could use its authority to increase union density. This might include actions such as reviving a version of President Barack Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order. Further, according to then-candidate Biden’s campaign website, the task force (termed a “cabinet-level working group” on the website) would:
- “consider whether there are very specific areas where the federal government could waive preemption of the National Labor Relations Act to allow cities and states to pursue innovative ways to increase union organizing and collective bargaining without undermining current workers’ protections, like allowing for neutrality agreements and card check”; and
- “work[] with unions and trade associations to further explore the expansion of sectoral bargaining, where all competitors in an industry are engaged in collective bargaining with a single or multiple unions.”
Whatever it contains, the report is likely to be a road map for future administrative action.
Clean Water Act Anniversary. October 18, 2021, marked the 49th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act. Technically speaking, the law is named the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, and it amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 (FWPCA), Congress’s first major effort at addressing water pollution in the United States. Worsening environmental conditions in the 1960s, culminating with the burning of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1969, sparked national outrage that started the process that led to the 1972 amendments to the FWPCA. Though the amendments received bipartisan support, President Richard Nixon vetoed the bill, claiming that the legislation’s $24 billion price tag was too expensive. Hours later, in the very early morning of October 18, 1972, Congress overrode the president’s veto and enacted the Clean Water Act.
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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.
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