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Request for Volunteers - NIOSH Grant PAR-18-798 Application & Proposal

HMS is seeking volunteers to assist with preparing the grant application and preforming peer reviews. We are seeking passionate and talented volunteers are with expertise in the development of education, programs, products, and services that support the occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) profession and advance the HMS mission.

Our HMS Hazardous Materials Society Education and Training Committee is organizing a sub-committee to apply for the NIOSH PAR-18-798 Grant. This sub-committee would be preparing the grant application and assisting with peer reviews. The grant opportunity enables the organization to work on projects that fulfill NIOSH mission goals and strategic objectives and align with the mission and goals of IHMM and HMS. To accomplish this goal, we require volunteers who can help us in making this grant application successful.

Selection Process

The process of selecting this sub-committee begins with an open call for volunteers. Submissions are reviewed, and confirmations are made by the HMS Hazardous Materials Society Education and Training Committee.

General Time Commitment

  • Monthly conference calls (up to 1 hour in length) until the scope of work has been completed
  • Approximately 1-2 hours researching and drafting sections of the application and proposal
  • Approximately 1-2 hours peer-reviewing the application starting in December 2021
  • Email correspondence as needed

Accountability

  • Accountable to the HMS Hazardous Materials Society Education and Training Committee
  • Agree to uphold and abide by the HMS Bylaws, Conflict of Interest, and Code of Conduct policies

Open call for volunteers remains active until 11:59 PM ET on Friday, November 19, 2021.

Sign Up Here!Thank you,
Bob West
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Chairman of the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS)

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Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
Created: 08 November 2021
Last Updated: 08 November 2021

Vote now: Hazardous Materials Society - 2021 Hazardous Materials Society Board of Directors Election

Those holding certification with the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (“IHMM “) are invited to vote in the Hazardous Materials Society - 2021 Hazardous Materials Society Board of Directors Election.

This is your opportunity to move the IHMM forward. The voting deadline is Nov 30 2021 12:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada).

IHMM is using an online election system to tabulate your votes. Certificants have been assigned a unique access key which can only be used to vote once and your voting choices will remain anonymous. IHMM will forward voting instructions to each certificants by e-mail     Please make sure your profile and contact information is current on the IHMM website.   IHMM hopes that each Certificant will familiarize themselves the candidates and vote.

If you have election questions, feedback or want to be removed from future ballot lists, please email Gene Guilford at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
Created: 04 November 2021
Last Updated: 04 November 2021

AHMP National meeting –Las Vegas NV. –Abstracts Now being accepted

On behalf of the AHMP Professional Development Committee, I am reaching out to you today to inform you about our upcoming in-person conference being held on March 19-23, 2022 in Las Vegas. We are celebrating this conference as a reunion, since so many of us have been working remotely for the last year and since you have previously submitted an abstract for consideration, I invite you to consider doing so again. Here are some details:

Abstract submissions are not limited to one category selection. Presenters can choose all that apply from the following categories.

  • Management/Auditing Systems
  • Regulatory
  • Sustainability
  • Training
  • Emergency Preparation or Response
  • Security
  • Emerging Topics
  • Environmental
  • Transportation
  • Management Skills (soft skills)
  • Workplace Safety
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Sharing Experiences (How I did it.)
  • Other (please specify)

Here is the link to submit: https://ahmp.confex.com/ahmp/2022/cfp.cgi

We would love to see you again at our conference in March.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

Thanks,

Atanu K. Das, CHMM, SDSRP, IHMM Fellow

Project Manager

MSDSWriter, LLC

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Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
Created: 29 September 2021
Last Updated: 29 September 2021

A Message from the Chair of the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS)

Our Annual HMS Membership Meeting is scheduled on Thursday September 30th at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  The link to the Free Conference hosted virtual meeting is below and in the attached draft agenda. 
 
Dial-in number:    (425) 436-6280

Access code: 778407

Online meeting ID: jnguyen14

Online meeting link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/jnguyen14
 

After a call to order, each BoD member will introduce themselves and make a statement regarding their work with HMS.  Then, we will conduct the HMS business as presented in the attached draft agenda.  I’ve also attached the copy of the original bylaws and a blackline copy of the changes as recommended by the HMS BoD and edited by Kermit Rader, Esq., the HMS BoD member.  Kermit and the balance of the HMS BoD will be available on this call to answer any questions regarding these changes.  Updates of the E&T programs and a solicitation for this year’s scholarship will follow.

As the draft agenda suggests, Board liaisons to HMS committees and/or committee chair present an update on each committee’s latest activities and plans.  In addition, Ron Wilkins, HMS’s Finance Committee chair and BoD member, will present the financial status of our group.

Lastly, I will discuss HMS’s plans for the near future and solicit any questions you may have. 

A voice vote is anticipated for the recommended bylaws changes.  However, if the group is too large or a voice result is unclear, a roll call vote administered by our moderator, Jimmy Nguyen of the Institute.  Should the group be too large to complete such a vote in a reasonable time (> ~70 members), a chat message with a link to a survey monkey request will be sent to each member in attendance in anticipation of your vote.  Information supplied during this process will be used to verify your attendance and member status.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter and your participation in the Hazardous Material Society’s second Annual Membership Meeting.

Bob West, Chairman of the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS)

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Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
Created: 28 September 2021
Last Updated: 29 September 2021