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Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist® [CPPS®]
America and the World were not prepared for COVID-19, and according to the federal government, we are not ready for the next pandemic. IHMM has created the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist® [CPPS®] microcredential as our contribution to being prepared for the next pandemic. A Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist® (CPPS®) microcredential holder is first a CHMM or CSHM credentialed professional who has demonstrated, through education, experience, and examination, the ability to identify and assess the risks associated with pathogens and their effect on public health, commerce, industry, and/or government operations.
Learn more here.
IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the credential badges that are now in each CHMM, CHMP, CDGT, CDGP, AHMM, Student CHMM, CSHM, CSMP, CSSM, ASHM and Student certificant’s MYIHMM account. Every IHMM certificant may use these badges, linked as those below are to their IHMM credential page, for their email signatures, business cards, and other social media applications. You’re justifiably proud of the accomplishment of having earned your credential and you can show the rest of the world. Simply right-click on the badge of choice, then save as to your computer, and then load it to wherever you want to use it, and please link that back to https://ihmm.org/.
Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods Transportation Credentials
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner
Certified Dangerous Goods Professional
Associate Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Dangerous Goods Trainer
Student Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
EHS / Workplace Safety Credentials
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety & Health Manager
Student Associate Safety & Health Manager
Certified School Safety Manager
Microcredentials
Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist
IHMM Certificant Recognition
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
IHMM has Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges are accompanied by lapel pins sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the World.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS
New York businesses face fines with waste containerization rule
WATCH: A closer look at new federal funding for Houston air monitoring
Engineers Design More Powerful RNA Vaccines
Table Salt Could Be the Secret Ingredient for Better Chemical Recycling
Better Quantum Error Correction
Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”; Conforming
National Priorities List
Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other Pipeline Safety Initiatives
Used Drum Management and Reconditioning; Extension of Comment Period
Effective Immediately, EPA and Army Corps Drastically Reduce Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
EPA Posts Resources on Rule to Accelerate Use of PIPs
Sackett v. EPA Aftermath: EPA’s New WOTUS Rule has Unforeseen Impacts in 27 States Challenging Previous Biden Rule
Final Rule: Suspension of HMR Amendments Authorizing Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail
Tyndale Company Partners with Arc Flash Survivor to Enhance Worker Safety
New York Governor Signs Workplace Safety Bill for Schools
Understanding ‘Point of Work’ in NFPA 70E
Car services franchisor facing $265K in OSHA fines
AIHA declares September Worker Health and Safety Month
DOL to clarify regulations on authorized employee representation during workplace inspections
The differences between guardrail standards compliant with OSHA 1910 and Cal/OSHA
eSchool News: What’s the State of K-12 Assessment?
Creating an Effective ESG Strategy
Three Thoughts on Fostering Global Health and Safety
Why Manufacturers Should Prioritize Workplace Safety and
Student Health and Wellness Critical to Ensuring Safe Schools
4 steps to improve patient safety: Presidential advisory group issues
Construction planning posts largest drop since March, falls 6.5%
RAAC and its impact upon construction professional indemnity
First remediation order under Building Safety Act: key takeaways
Helping New Hires Navigate Chemical Safety
Streamlining Projects: From Site to Office
Shared outcomes: How preconstruction impacts projects from start to finish
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Committee releases financial recovery estimates for the $13.6B drinking water PFAS settlement
INSIDE IHMM
IHMM Launches Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist® [CPPS®] Microcredential
In 2021 the IHMM Microcredential Task Force was created, first chaired by Dan Blankfeld, CSHM, CSMP, and now chaired by Bart Miller, CHMM, with the charter to develop microcredentials for IHMM. The Task Force surveyed IHMM’s certificants for ideas and received more than 200 suggestions – with pandemic preparedness being at the top.
What is a microcredential? “A microcredential is a certification of assessed learning that is additional, alternate, complementary to or a formal component of a formal qualification” (Oliver, 2019, p.19). In the case of the CPPS, one has to be either a CHMM or a CSHM first, then may apply to become a CPPS. This is a recognition that the CHMM or CSHM reflects their solid basis of learning, experience, and certification in broader subject areas and then augments that foundation with narrower, more specific knowledge, skills, and experience with pandemic preparedness.
As part of the President’s commitment to ensure that our country is more prepared for a pandemic than we were when he took office, the Administration is standing up the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR). This will be a permanent office in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) charged with leading, coordinating, and implementing actions related to preparedness for, and response to, known and unknown biological threats or pathogens that could lead to a pandemic or to significant public health-related disruptions in the United States. OPPR will take over the duties of the current COVID-19 Response Team and Mpox Team at the White House and will continue to coordinate and develop policies and priorities related to pandemic preparedness and response. Read more here.
IHMM, in keeping with the spirit and letter of helping America become more prepared for the next pandemic, has created the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist® [CPPS®] microcredential, reflecting the critical knowledge, skills, and abilities a professional must have in order to better prepare a private sector business or government.
LeRoy Demarest, CHMM, CPPS Introduces the CPPS Microcredential
❝We created the CPPS as we believe that the country and the world were not adequately prepared for the COVID pandemic – and
so are also not prepared for the inevitable next pandemic.
IHMM Organizing Broader Government Affairs Activities – Call for Volunteers
In strategic planning on August 17, 2023 IHMM created a strategic imperative to create a broader government affairs operation on behalf of, and with the assistance of, IHMM’s certificants.
On August 29, 2023 IHMM’s Executive Director made a presentation of this strategic imperative to the AHMP annual conference. Here is what IHMM intends to organize over the next few months:
Federal Government – Regulatory. We need a group of people watching Federal regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies.
Federal Government – Congress. We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in Congress.
State Governments – Regulatory. We need a group of people watching state regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies.
State Governments – Legislatures. We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in state legislatures.
If you want to make a difference in the recognition of your credentials and build on the successful record we have achieved thus far – we need you to volunteer. Please see > https://ihmm.org/join-the-government-affairs-committee/ and get involved with government affairs. You can volunteer for one, two, three or all four of the segments of the committee’s work. That’s up to you!
The full presentation may be viewed here.
Central Ohio CHMM [COCHMM] Participates in Columbus State Community College Environmental Occupational Safety Career Event
Glorianna L. Reeser, REM, CSRP, CHMM, CSP, and immediate past President of COCHMM, is leading the effort to promote IHMM credentials at the September 18, 2023 environmental and occupational safety career event at Columbus State Community College.
The Columbus State Community College Sustainability Group and the STEM Club are hosting an environmental and occupational safety career event at Columbus State Community College on Monday, September 18, 2023. The event will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on the 4th floor of the Center for Workforce Development on CSCC’s downtown campus.
The event will promote the awareness of the many types of environmental and occupational safety careers in Ohio, and the education and/or certifications, licenses, etc. that may be beneficial to those in these fields. It is also meant to provide a connection among students, professionals and interested individuals with companies and organizations in the Central Ohio region. Information about each company/organization/college and possible employment (full-time, part-time, internships) may be shared with attendees.
IHMM has shipped its booth and materials to Glorianna, and she and COCHMM staff the event to promote COCHMM and IHMM credentials. Thanks to Glorianna, Jeff Bates, Kristen Dameron, and the great people at COCHMM.
The promotional flier for the event on September 18th at Columbus State Community College is here.
Learn more about COCHMM here.
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,052 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
Beltway Buzz – Ogletree Deakins
Congress Returns, Eyes Finish Line. The U.S. Senate reconvened this week following its August recess. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued to hit the snooze alarm, as they will return to their work in D.C. the week beginning September 11, 2023. Employers should expect a busy few months leading up to the end of the calendar year as the U.S. Congress tackles government funding, military authorization, and other big-ticket items. Of course, as early as it might seem, underlining every action on Capitol Hill these days is the 2024 election—“only” 423 days away.
Wilcox Confirmed. On September 6, 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gwynne Wilcox to a second term on the National Labor Relations Board. Wilcox’s nomination squeaked by on a vote of 51–48, with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voting “nay” and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) voting “yea.” With no Republican nominated to fill the empty seat vacated by former member John Ring, Wilcox’s confirmation gives the Board a 3–1 Democratic majority. With Wilcox rejoining the Board, look for the agency to finalize its much-anticipated joint-employer rule in the near future.
Looking further down the road, Wilcox’s confirmation will extend the three-member Democratic majority on the Board until the end of December 2024, when Chair Lauren McFerran’s term expires. Beyond that, if President Biden acts quickly to fill the vacancy left by Chair McFerran’s departure, he could continue a Democratic majority on the Board well into a potential Republican administration that might begin in early 2025.
Top Senate Labor Republican Introduces Bill to Rein in Su. Republicans in Congress are frustrated that the administration seems to be having its cake and eating it, too, with regard to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. Although her nomination to serve as secretary of labor is still pending, it has essentially been rejected by the U.S. Senate. At the same time, she continues to serve—seemingly indefinitely—in the acting secretary role at the U.S. Department of Labor. Consequently, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), recently introduced the Advice and Consent Act, which would prevent a deputy secretary of labor such as Su—nominated to the position of labor secretary—from serving as acting secretary beyond “210 days after the date on which the President [has] submitted such nomination to the Senate.” Meanwhile, in a floor speech delivered earlier this week, Senator Cassidy urged President Biden to “withdraw Ms. Su’s nomination and put forward a nominee who is committed to fair enforcement of our nation’s labor laws.”
Cassidy Issues White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Senator Cassidy had a busy first week back in Washington, D.C. In addition to introducing the aforementioned Advice and Consent Act, this week Cassidy released a white paper, “Exploring Congress’ Framework for the Future of AI: The Oversight and Legislative Role of Congress Over the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Health, Education, and Labor.” With regard to federal employment policy, the paper focuses on AI’s promise and perils in three areas: job displacement, working conditions, and discrimination. While the paper does offer some potential legislative solutions, particularly with regard to potential job displacement, it primarily presents the various AI-related issues that might be in store for Congress in this evolving area and notes how challenging the task may be: “Federal lawmakers have shown interest in regulating AI, but significant problems, including the novelty of the technology and the still undecided nature of its impact, remain.”
EEO-1 Collection to Open. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2022 EEO-1 collection will open on October 31, 2023, and close on December 5, 2023. James A. Patton, Jr. and Kiosha H. Dickey have the details. Note, however, that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection form for only one year:
OMB approves this collection of information for 1 year. Before submitting the collection for future approvals, OMB requests that EEOC work closely with OMB to ensure that the collection is preparing to become fully compliant with upcoming revisions to OMB’s Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity and any associated OMB guidance. OMB also recommends that EEOC seek the input of affected stakeholders about any revisions as early as possible, and provide respondents with ample notice before making revisions in order to minimize burdens. Finally, OMB expects EEOC to keep it updated about any possible revisions to this report on a regular basis.
With Kalpana Kotagal now a member of the Commission, this one-year approval leaves the door open for the EEOC to potentially add a pay data and hour-worked component to future data collections.
EPA Set To Update On WOTUS Revisions; Vehicle Rules Face Court Tests
EPA is slated to update stakeholders and the regulated community on its recently issued amended definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) crafted in order to comply with the Supreme Court’s Sackett ruling. A suite of Biden administration rules governing vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency are slated for a multi-day review before an appellate court.
WOTUS
EPA is hosting the first two of three planned public webinars to provide updates on its amended definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on Sept. 12 and 13, where the agency will discuss changes to its new definition that was amended to align with the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA ruling. The webinars, which are already at capacity, come as litigation is slated to resume in several district courts around the country after EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register their “good cause” rule that narrowed the definition to comply with the Sackett ruling.
Vehicle Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral arguments in a series of cases over Biden administration vehicle climate policies, including threshold claims about whether critics have standing to pursue the suits and whether the rules represent “major questions” subject to strict court scrutiny. The court is set to hear oral argument Sept. 14 in the suit State of Texas, et al., v. EPA, et al., about EPA’s vehicle greenhouse gas standards out to model year 2026, along with a separate consolidated dispute over coordinated fuel economy standards, Natural Resources Defense Council v. National Traffic Safety Administration, et al.
And Sept. 15, the court will hear arguments in State of Ohio, et al., v. EPA, a challenge to EPA’s reinstatement of a Clean Air Act preemption waiver for California and other states to implement vehicle greenhouse gas standards stricter than federal requirements.
Clean School Buses
The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a Sept. 13 hearing on EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, where Sean O’Donnell, EPA’s Inspector General, will testify before the subcommittee on issues such as limited electric vehicle infrastructure, supply chain constraints, as well as elevated risks for waste, fraud, and abuse.
NEPA
The White House Council on Environmental Quality is holding a Sept. 11 public meeting providing an overview of its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II proposed rule to revise regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA. The rule codifies statutory measures the White House agreed to with congressional Republicans in recent debt ceiling legislation but also includes several new mitigation, assessment and other mandates that GOP and industry critics charge will drive new litigation opportunities and further delay project approvals.
Groundwater Protection
The Groundwater Protection Council, a group that represents state regulators, is set to hold its 2023 Annual Forum in Tampa, FL, from Sept. 12-14, where speakers will present on topics including PFAS, aquifer storage and recovery, environmental data management, class VI underground injection control, well site plugging and abandonment, environmental justice and civil rights, and other issues.
Interstate Ozone
Comments are due Sept. 13 on EPA’s proposed approval of the Wyoming interstate ozone plan for meeting the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards, based on updated computer modeling that shows the Cowboy State has no “significant contribution” to the problems of other states in attaining federal ozone standards.
Cooling Water Permits
Parties are set to provide an update on Sept. 11 in an Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) suit from environmentalists, who called on the appeals board to review and remand a permit modification issued by EPA Region 1 revising a New Hampshire facility’s best technology available for cooling water entrainment reduction.
Lead
EPA Region 7 is hosting a Lead Summit: How to Reduce Exposures Together on Sept. 12 and 13, and will include sessions on childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, how to manage lead poisoning, managing federal funding and resources, and more.
Litigation Trends
Law firm Arnold & Porter is holding a Sept. 12 webinar to discuss the landscape of claims being filed against consumer health and personal care product manufacturers and retailers, including greenwashing, environmental, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) claims. Attorneys on the webinar will also present effective and ineffective approaches in defending against plaintiff allegations.
Incineration
The Air & Waste Management Association is hosting its 40th International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies and Hazardous Waste Combustors from Sept. 13-14, which will include updates to incineration, advancements in PFAS control technology, carbon capture, and a keynote on beneficial use of coal ash.
Great Lakes
EPA and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are holding a Great Lakes Areas Of Concern Conference from Sept. 13-14 in Green Bay, WI, that will include sessions on community perspectives on environmental justice, utilizing geospatial environmental justice tools in the area of concern program, making habitat restoration projects climate resilient, and more.
Industry Official Braces For Shutdown As Senate Readies FY24 Budget Bills
The Senate could soon take up its first in a series of bipartisan fiscal year 2024 spending bills that would hold EPA and other agencies’ funding close to current levels, but an industry source says House Republicans’ push for stiff cuts means the “worst-case scenario” of a government shutdown is increasingly likely.
Mike Gruber, senior vice president for government relations and public policy at the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA), tells Inside EPA that despite the Senate bills’ bipartisan support, the “best case” would be a continuing resolution (CR) maintaining current spending.
“Considering the political dynamic right now, the best-case scenario is passage of a long term CR” that would generally hold EPA funding level from FY23, he says.
“The worst-case scenario, and it’s very possible, is that EPA is going to have to navigate through a government shutdown. And regulated stakeholders will suffer from agency backlogs,” he says.
Gruber’s comments come as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is preparing to kick off a process for the Senate to debate appropriations bills for an upcoming fiscal year on the floor under regular order — something it has not done for several years, according to Punchbowl News.
Schumer filed cloture Sept. 7 on a “minibus” combining FY24 bills for military construction, the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and Transportation, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.
The measure appears poised to easily clear the upper chamber as top Democrats and Republicans on the appropriations panel are backing it.
–InsideEPA
National Preparedness Month and Worker Safety and Health Resources
Following the catastrophic impact of the Maui wildfires and natural disasters that have occurred in other parts of the U.S., we want to remind everyone that September is National Preparedness Month and that OSHA has an Emergency Preparedness and Response webpage that provides information to protect workers responding to hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters. For you convenience, I’ve attached OSHA’s Worker Safety and Health Resources for Hurricane and Flood Cleanup and Recovery and OSHA’s Fact Sheet: Keeping Workers Safe During Disaster Cleanup and Recovery (both found on OSHA’s webpage here). Please note that many of the OSHA materials are available in Spanish, along with a few Public Service Announcements that have been recorded and transcribed. Please share this information, as appropriate, with your stakeholders, including those who may be cleanup and recovery employers, workers, and volunteers.
For questions about these resources, please contact Christopher Lawver [(202) 693-1985 or [email protected]] or Bill Matarazzo [(202) 693-2160 or [email protected]].
Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Notice of Proposed Rule Making
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today posted for public inspection a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process, that will officially be published on August 30, 2023, which proposes OSHA to amend its representatives of Employers and Employees regulation to clarify that the representative(s) authorized by employees may be an employee of employer or third party.
OSHA has preliminarily determined that the proposed changes will add OSHA’s workplace inspections by enabling employees to select a representative of their choice to accompany the CSHO during a physical workplace inspection. Employee representative during the inspection is important to ensuring OSHA obtain the necessary information about worksite condition and hazards.
Individuals may submit comments identified by Docket No. OSHA-2023-0008, electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. The deadline for submitting comments is 60 days from the official publication of the Federal Register Notice. For more information, please see Federal Register Notice and the OSHA’s New Release.
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing this “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule” to revise its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including to implement the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s amendments to NEPA. CEQ proposes the revisions to provide for an effective environmental review process that promotes better decision making; ensure full and fair public involvement; provide for an efficient process and regulatory certainty; and provide for sound decision making grounded in science, including consideration of relevant environmental, climate change, and environmental justice effects. CEQ proposes these changes to better align the provisions with CEQ’s extensive experience implementing NEPA; CEQ’s perspective on how NEPA can best inform agency decision making; longstanding Federal agency experience and practice; NEPA’s statutory text and purpose, including making decisions informed by science; and case law interpreting NEPA’s requirements. CEQ invites comments on the proposed revisions.
Comments: CEQ must receive comments by September 29, 2023. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. docket number CEQ–2023–0003
EPA Selects Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives
After proposing new National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI) in January and considering comments from states, tribes, NGOs and other parties, newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement chief David Uhlmann announced Thursday the adoption of three new NECIs and one modified NECI for the 2023-2027 cycle.
The EPA selects NECIs to guide the EPA and delegated states’ deployment of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The initiatives are selected based on the need to address serious and widespread environmental issues and significant violations impacting human health and the environment, particularly in overburdened and vulnerable communities. The agency also considers where federal enforcement authorities, resources, and expertise are needed and ensures the initiatives are consistent with the EPA’s strategic plan.
Read more >> https://www.natlawreview.com/article/epa-selects-final-national-enforcement-and-compliance-initiatives
Creating the Water Workforce of the Future: Webinar Series
Women in Water
September 28, 2023
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Register Here
Today’s water workforce is becoming more diverse, with more and more organizations actively seeking to attract and retain women to a variety of challenging careers. Women are providing much needed energy, skills and innovation to help water sector utilities become truly sustainable and provide 21st century water services to their communities. While women are advancing to executive level positions, this webinar will focus on the journey of three women who are making critical contributions through both operator, engineering, and scientific positions. Speakers will provide a brief overview of their current job and address some of the challenges and opportunities they see for women wishing to make water a truly exceptional career. The remainder of the webinar will focus on a conversation between the speakers and the audience, to answer additional questions, and provide other perspectives on ways to attract women into a career in water.
This webinar is part of an ongoing webinar series hosted by EPA, in partnership with leading water sector organizations around the country. More information on this webinar series can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-water-infrastructure/water-sector-workforce-webinars
Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum 2023 – Registration OPEN 8/8-10/20
The mission of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. In helping with this advancement, PHMSA Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Forum is held periodically to generate a national research agenda that identifies technical challenges, fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the environment, and provides a venue for information exchange among key stakeholders, including the public, states, other federal agencies, industry, and international colleagues. The meeting and forum are open to the public; those who wish to attend must register on the meeting website, including their names and organizational affiliation.
The forum will be held October 31–November 1, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online preregistration are open on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and close on Friday, October 20, 2023. The forum will be held in person at the Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, 1800 Richmond Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. There will be a webcast of the opening remarks, including the technical presentations on Day 1.
The full agenda will be updated on the meeting website below. Day 1 will start with technical presentations, followed by five working group breakout sessions. Day 2 will have continued working group sessions, finishing up with brief out presentations from each working group to wrap up the forum.
2023 PMSA R&D Meeting Registration Link and website: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166
Crystal City Hotel Link: Book your group rate for Reservation Link for US DOT – 2023 R&D Forum October 30 – November 2, 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.
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
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 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.
HM-265A: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency
PHMSA is seeking your input to help us improve the HMR!
On July 5, 2023, PHMSA published the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) “HM-265A: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency” to the Federal Register. Based on feedback from industry stakeholders, internal PHMSA review, NTSB safety recommendations, and modal safety partners, the ANPRM addresses 46 separate areas where the requirements of the HMR may need to be updated to increase efficiency while improving safety. Topics addressed in the ANPRM include those related to UN Performance Oriented Package testing, tank car safety, hazardous material employee training, and updates to incorporated by reference documents, among others.
The public comment period for this ANPRM ends on October 3, 2023. For questions, please contact Mr. Eamonn Patrick at [email protected].
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.
IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.
Go to > https://ihmm.org/scholarship/
IHMM 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
Iowa’s revised child labor law violates federal law, DOL says
Which workers are most at risk for sharps injuries?
Newly updated: Substance use disorder webpage for federal workers and contractors
Offshore drilling safety rule gets update
MSDs common among long-term care aides, study shows
Becoming a recovery-friendly workplace: New guide for small businesses
NSC Webinars
Sept 14 – How to Become a Better Safety Leader
Sept 21 – NFPA 70e Standard Updates
Sept 28 – General Industry’s 10 Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations: How to Avoid Being ‘One of Those Companies’ OSHA Cites
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.
Online Safety Series Spotlights General Hazards
PARK RIDGE, IL – The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has planned a second installment of its new workplace safety education series called “Stand Up for Standards.” A live two-hour webinar on general industry hazards will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT Sept. 28, helping occupational safety and health professionals minimize on-the-job risks to prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
“Stand Up for Standards – ANSI/ASSP General Industry Standards Implementation and Impact for OSH Professionals” will provide an overview of four voluntary national consensus standards and discuss best practices for implementation on worksites across various industries. Safety experts Terry Ketchum, Robert Foster, Deena Ibrahim and Wyatt Bradbury of ASSP’s standards committees will share key insights to help safety professionals develop a better understanding of the standards to address significant workplace hazards and exposures.
“Organizations with true safety cultures go beyond complying with OSHA regulations,” said Ketchum, chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z15 standards committee who has more than 35 years of safety and health experience. “They hold their businesses to a higher standard, better protecting workers while reducing claims costs and reputation damage caused by workplace incidents.”
The safety experts will spotlight the following standards:
- ANSI/ASSP Z15, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations
- ANSI/ASSP Z117, Safety Requirements for Entering Confined Spaces
- ANSI/ASSP Z244, Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout, Tagout and Alternative Methods
- ANSI/ASSP Z490, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training
The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session. Attendees will earn 0.2 continuing education units (CEUs) and receive 10 ANSI/ASSP safety standards to help their organizations prevent many hazards.
Voluntary national consensus standards provide the latest expert guidance and fill gaps where federal regulations don’t exist. Companies rely on them to drive improvement, injury prevention and sustainability. Since regulatory requirements are slow to change and often out of date, compliance is not sufficient to protect workers. A standards-based approach to workplace safety also improves productivity and boosts a company’s bottom line.
Safety professionals should register online for this second event of ASSP’s new education series, which features a different standards-related topic every quarter.
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
Online Safety Series Spotlights General Hazards
Q&A: Why Ergonomics Should Be at the Forefront of Worker Safety and Well-Being
Episode 115: OSHA News: Proper Fitting of PPE and Expanded Injury and Illness Reporting
ANSI/ASSP/ISO 45001-2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use
Q&A: What the Updated Z359.2 Standard Means for Managed Fall Protection Systems
Episode 114: Tips for Improving Ergonomics Through Better Design, Innovation and Collaboration
Q&A: Using OSHA Consultation to Improve Your Safety and Health Management System
5 Emerging Technologies in Ergonomics and Why They Matter
ASSP Webinars
Sept 13 – Risk Intervention Strategies in Contractor Safety Management
Sept 14 – Legal Framework and Workplace Best Practices for Infectious Disease Including COVID-19
Sept 15 – Planning and Management of Pandemics and Other Infectious Diseases
Sept 18/19 – Prevention through Design
Sept 18-20 – Safety Management I
Sept 18 – Measuring the Success of Your OSH Program: A Standards-Based Approach
Sept 18 – Live Virtual Classroom: Measuring the Success of Your OSH Program: A Standards-Based Approach
Sept 18 – Live Virtual Classroom: People-Based Safety: The Human Dynamics of Achieving an Injury-Free Workplace
Sept 19 – ESG/Sustainability: Strategy, Road Mapping and Action Planning
Sept 19 – Managing Risk Is More Than Risk Assessment
Sept 19/20 – Advanced Safety Management Methods
ASSP Standards News
The U.S. TAG to ANSI for ISO TC283 approved ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as ANSI registered technical reports.
- ISO/ASSP TR 45002-2023: Occupational health and safety management systems – General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
- ISO/ASSP TR 45006-2023: Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines for organizations on preventing and managing infectious diseases
At this point, the adoption process is complete. We will conclude limited public review and then move forward with publication of ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report[s].
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY
IHMM and HMS
The graphic to the left illustrates the relationship between IHMM and HMS. IHMM formed HMS to serve IHMM’s certificants. IHMM offers a variety of professional credentials and HMS creates education and training programs to serve the applicants and certificants of those credentials.
Lion Tech, HMS Training Partner, Adds Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training
This week Lion Tech has added its Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This two-day workshop provides comprehensive training to offer hazardous materials for transportation in compliance with the US DOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The two-day workshop is approved for 12.50 CM Points toward IHMM re-certification.
| Daily | Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Training | Lion Tech Online |
| Sept 13-14, 2023 | [Los Angeles] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sept 20-21, 2023 | [San Jose, CA] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | San Jose, CA |
| Oct 4-5, 2023 | [Chicago, IL] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Chicago, IL |
| Oct 18-19, 2023 | [St. Louis, MO] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | St. Louis, MO |
| Oct 25-26, 2023 | [Atlanta, GA] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Atlanta, GA |
| Nov 8-9, 2023 | [Charlotte, NC] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 4-5, 2023 | [Houston, TX] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Houston, TX |
| Dec 6-7, 2023 | [Philadelphia, PA] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 13-14, 2023 | [Hartford, CT] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Hartford, CT |
| Dec 14-15, 2023 | [Dallas, TX] Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification Training (DOT) | Dallas, TX |
CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds HAZWOPER Refresher Training
CHEMTREC has added its HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training is designed for individuals who need to refresh their existing 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers involved in the transport, storage, or handling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.
See the CHEMTREC HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training here!
CHEMTREC, an HMS training partner, has had 8 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee. Thank you CHEMTREC, and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.
Bowen EHS, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
Bowen EHS, an HMS training partner, has had 4 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee, chaired by Diana Lundelius. Thank you Bowen EHS and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
| Daily | EPCRA Tier II Reporting | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | CHMM Online Review | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Bowen EHS | Online |
| Daily | Acute Toluene Exposure Webinar | Bowen EHS | Online |
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
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 365 CHMM applicants IHMM had on June 27, 2023, all 365 looking for CHMM prep courses could see and choose their favored CHMM exam prep course. If your course is not on the HMS platform, none of the 365 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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Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516