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Institute of Hazardous Materials Management Certifications in hazardous materials management, dangerous goods transportation, workplace safety.

Founded in 1984, the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM), a not-for-profit organization has been protecting the environment and the publicโ€™s health, safety, and security through the creation of credentials recognizing professionals who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge, expertise, and excellence in the management of hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, and health and safety. Over 18,000 homeland security, environmental protection, engineering, health sciences, transportation, and public safety professionals have earned IHMMโ€™s accredited Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMMยฎ) credential. IHMM also created the Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner (CHMPยฎ), the Certified Dangerous Goods Professional (CDGPยฎ), Certified Dangerous Goods Trainer (CDGTยฎ), Student Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (ST/CHMMยฎ), Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHMยฎ), Certified Safety Management Practitioner (CSMPยฎ), and Associate Safety and Health Manager (ASHMยฎ) credential. Here, you may join a unique and exceptional group of professionals who are in the top 1% of their communities of practice.

Welcome to Day 2 of the FET Conference in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! Thank you Jay Gasser, CHMM, Kristy Lindstrom, Ron Maroski,...
10/22/2026

Welcome to Day 2 of the FET Conference in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! Thank you Jay Gasser, CHMM, Kristy Lindstrom, Ron Maroski, and Linda Vang for visiting Jelian Larbi at the IHMM Booth

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ.Chemical hazards, worker protection, and material decisions conn...
10/21/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ.

Chemical hazards, worker protection, and material decisions connect professionsโ€”and the ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟยฎ (๐—–๐—›๐— ๐— ยฎ) brings those responsibilities together.

With a scope spanning chemical risk, occupational health, environmental protection, and hazardous materials management, CHMM has relevance across ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€”as well as emergency preparedness and construction trades.

If you assess chemical hazards, protect people, or guide how materials are used and managed, explore how CHMM fits your experience and professional goals.

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.
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Welcome to FET 2026 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! Visit IHMM and say hello to Jelian. Thank you, Michelle Dupey, Steve Strebel,...
10/21/2026

Welcome to FET 2026 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! Visit IHMM and say hello to Jelian. Thank you, Michelle Dupey, Steve Strebel, and Robbi Hiren

IHMM is at the FET Conference & ExhibitionVisit IHMM in Booth  #21October 20-22, 2026Oshkosh, WI Marriott Waterfront Con...
10/20/2026

IHMM is at the FET Conference & Exhibition

Visit IHMM in Booth #21

October 20-22, 2026

Oshkosh, WI Marriott Waterfront Conference Center

Come visit with Jelian!

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐˜† DGI Training โ€” ๐—œ๐—›๐— ๐—  ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ: Flammable Liquids (49CFR/IATA/IMDG) โ€” Online Tr...
10/20/2026

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐˜† DGI Training โ€” ๐—œ๐—›๐— ๐—  ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ: Flammable Liquids (49CFR/IATA/IMDG) โ€” Online Training

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ:

โ€ข Correctly apply hazmat and dangerous goods shipping requirements.
โ€ข Describe legal considerations for transporting hazardous materials.
โ€ข Explain how 49 CFR, IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and the IMDG Code relate.
โ€ข Recognize the duties of shippers and operators.
โ€ข Distinguish among all nine hazardous materials classes.
โ€ข Determine the appropriate shipping name.
โ€ข Select suitable packaging for the shipment.
โ€ข Interpret UN packaging markings and understand proper packaging use.
โ€ข Apply required package markings and labels.
โ€ข Prepare the necessary shipment documentation accurately.
โ€ข Select appropriate shipment placards.

โญ๏ธ ๐—œ๐—›๐— ๐—  ๐—–๐— ๐—ฃ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: 8 โญ๏ธ

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๐—œ๐—›๐— ๐—  ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.  and join this exceptional group.โ€œFo...
10/19/2026

๐—œ๐—›๐— ๐—  ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

and join this exceptional group.

โ€œFor me, one of the keys to staying relevant, both professionally and personally, is to never stop learning and challenging yourself. Thereโ€™s always something you donโ€™t know, something youโ€™ve forgotten, or even something you may need to rethink.โ€

Craig A. Branker, BSc, MIIRSM, CSHM
Director and Principal Consultant
InCrEdible Safety Services Limited

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This Week in Industrial Hygiene: October 13-20, 2026 https://ihmm.org/this-week-in-industrial-hygiene-october-13-20-2026...
10/19/2026

This Week in Industrial Hygiene: October 13-20, 2026 https://ihmm.org/this-week-in-industrial-hygiene-october-13-20-2026/

IHMM's CHMM, CHMP, AHMM, CSHM, and CSMP credentials all have components with a focus on industrial hygiene. This Week in Industrial Hygiene is to Serve Those IHMM Constituents EPA Proposes More Time for Trichloroethylene Complianceโ€”But Occupational Exposure Risks RemainOn October 14, EPA proposed ...

IHMM This Week in Chemicals โ€“ October 13-20, 2026 https://ihmm.org/ihmm-this-week-in-chemicals-october-13-20-2026/      ...
10/19/2026

IHMM This Week in Chemicals โ€“ October 13-20, 2026 https://ihmm.org/ihmm-this-week-in-chemicals-october-13-20-2026/

Chemical Incidents, Enforcement, Litigation & Response โ€” October 13โ€“20, 2026 This week offered a useful reminder that chemical compliance failures do not stay confined to one regulatory box.IHMM issued its bulletin on the EPA โ€“ Final TSCA Significant-New-Use Rules for 19 ChemicalsIn Illinois, ...

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