Keep Your Certification Up to Date

The field of hazardous materials management changes rapidly. For that reason, accreditation standards require that certification in such fields be renewed periodically. To be an effective CHMM, you need to stay current on developments in the industry. To make sure this happens, IHMM requires you to be recertified every five years.

You must recertify according to the schedule based on your initial certification or last recertification date. To meet this requirement, you must either:

There is a fee of $75 for recertification processing, due with your submission. Once received, your submission will be processed in 6-8 weeks.  If you choose to take the CHMM exam instead, you must submit an updated resume and pay the examination fee (currently $250).

Click on the links below for additional information on:

Read or download:

* CHMM Recertification Brochure (in effect through December 31, 2008).

* New Recertification Standards which took effect January 1, 2009.

Important Notice:

All CHMMs who were certified or last recertified in 2003 are due to submit their recertification documentation, covering the years 2004-2008, using the previous standards and point calculations, to the Institute office during 2008, according to the following schedule:

Last Name begins with:                   Submit Documentation by:

                      A - G                         June 30, 2009

                            H - O                               July 31, 2009

                            P - Z                              October 31, 2009

Maintain Your Credential