IHMM 2023 Certificant Survey

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* 3. About how many years have you worked in the industry?

Less than 1

1 to 5 years

5 to less than 10 years

10 to less than 15 years

15 to less than 20 years

20 to less than 30 years

30+ years

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* 4. IHMM requires recertification of your credential every 5 years. Please describe your experience with the IHMM recertification system

I found it easy to navigate

I found it somewhat challenging to navigate but got it done

I found it difficult to navigate

I have no experience with it

If you found it difficult at all, tell us what you had a problem with.

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* 5. IHMM sends its IHMM Today electronic newsletter to certificants every Tuesday. Tell us about your preferences or view of this electronic publication

I receive it and find it useful to me

I receive it but only read portions of it

I receive it but don't find it useful

I don't recall ever seeing it

Comment here for what you would like to see in information sent to you from IHMM

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* 6. IHMM has a Foundation, the Hazardous Materials Society, whose core mission is to provide education and training support for IHMM certificants. Please let us know of your experience with using HMS services.

I have used HMS education and training and found it helpful

I have never used HMS education and training

I have never visited the HMS website

Comment here about what you need for education and training services from HMS

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* 7. As an IHMM certificant, what should IHMM do to improve the quality of your credential and its value to you?

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* 8. Affinity programs are constructed to leverage the strength of 9,000 certificants to lower the cost of some of the goods or services that you regularly use or buy. If IHMM had an affinity program to lower your cost of some goods and services that you use, what goods or services should we focus on?

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* 9. IHMM has had an online forum that allows all certificants to collaborate on their professional challenges since March of 2020. Tell us about your experience with IHMM's Collaboration platform.

I have used Collaboration and found it useful

I have never used Collaboration

I don't know what Collaboration is

Comment here about Collaboration

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* 10. Do you attend an in-person conference or trade show that you find particularly useful to you? Let us know your opinion

I attend ASSPs conference and find it useful

I attend NSCs conference and find it useful

I attend AHMPs conference and find it useful

I attend CUHMMCs conference and find it useful

I attend COSTHAs conference and find it useful

I don't find attending conferences useful

Give us your opinion of the conference[s] you attend or why you don't attend one at all

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* 11. In 2021 IHMM received more than 200 suggestions about developing microcredentials to add to your primary IHMM credential. The first microcredential IHMM will launch from these suggestions is the Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist [CPPS], coming early in 2023. What other microcredentials might be helpful to you?

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* 12. IHMM attends 7-8 conferences/trade shows each year for AHMP, ASSP, CUHMMC, NSC, and others. what other conferences should IHMM attend?

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* 13. IHMM has never had an annual conference of its own. Should IHMM organize and deliver a conference?

Yes, but regional conferences

Yes, one annual conference

Yes, but with another organization

No, there are enough conferences

If you believe IHMM should do a conference with another organization, which organization would be best for you?

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* 14. Currently, the CHMM, CHMP, and CDGP credentials are accredited by ANSI/ANAB. IHMM is going to see ANSI/ANAB accreditation for the CSHM and CSMP credentials in 2023. How important is ANSI/ANAB accreditation for your credentials? [IHMM will have spent $70,000 on ANSI/ANAB accreditation for the CSHM and CSMP by the time we apply]

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 15. IHMM launched a $32,000 scholarship program in 2022 to support the academic pursuits of Student CHMMs and Student ASHMs. Would you or your company make a contribution to this scholarship program? [The first two scholarships were awarded in November 2022]

Yes

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* 16. IHMM has had a 45 in 5 Government Recognition of IHMM credentials program since 2021. To date, 13 states have recognized, 16 states are close to recognition, and we need legislation in 21 states. 9 federal agencies have recognized IHMM credentials. How important is this program to you?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 17. IHMM's electronic newsletters come from our association management system that currently cannot send material in dynamic html so that it can be easily read on a mobile device. How important is being able to read an IHMM newsletter on a mobile device?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 18. Occasionally IHMM has a request from a certificant to be able to print a wallet-size certificate from their MYIHMM account. As it will cost about $7,000 in programming to be able to do this in MYIHMM, how important is it for you to be able to print your own wallet card certificate?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 19. The IHMM Sustainability Task Force is nearing completion of a Sustainability credential based on the principles of the Environment, Social, and Governance [ESG]. Based on what you know about the evolution of ESG principles in corporations in the US and around the world, your impression of ESG is best characterized as [choose one]

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 20. What are the two (2) most important factors that would influence your decision to attend a regional conference?

Strength of the overall educational component

Name recognition of the keynote speakers

Networking opportunities

Presentation opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Thinking about in-person programming other than the annual conference, what method would you prefer IHMM to deliver educational content? Select up to three.

In-person institutes (program with a single topic and all participants attend the same sessions)

Extended webinar (a multiday virtual program)

Virtual round-table discussions

Experiential volunteer opportunities

In-person seminars (program with a unified topic but with choices of sessions for participants to attend)

Publications

Webinar (audio conference synched with online visual presentation)

On-demand playback of recorded webinars

Other (please specify)

IHMM 2023 Certificant Survey

IHMM Certificant Survey

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* 1. Which IHMM Certification Do You Hold?

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* 2. What is your age range?

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* 3. About how many years have you worked in the industry?

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* 4. IHMM requires recertification of your credential every 5 years. Please describe your experience with the IHMM recertification system

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* 5. IHMM sends its IHMM Today electronic newsletter to certificants every Tuesday. Tell us about your preferences or view of this electronic publication

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* 6. IHMM has a Foundation, the Hazardous Materials Society, whose core mission is to provide education and training support for IHMM certificants. Please let us know of your experience with using HMS services.

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* 7. As an IHMM certificant, what should IHMM do to improve the quality of your credential and its value to you?

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* 9. IHMM has had an online forum that allows all certificants to collaborate on their professional challenges since March of 2020. Tell us about your experience with IHMM's Collaboration platform.

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* 10. Do you attend an in-person conference or trade show that you find particularly useful to you? Let us know your opinion

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* 12. IHMM attends 7-8 conferences/trade shows each year for AHMP, ASSP, CUHMMC, NSC, and others. what other conferences should IHMM attend?

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* 13. IHMM has never had an annual conference of its own. Should IHMM organize and deliver a conference?

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* 15. IHMM launched a $32,000 scholarship program in 2022 to support the academic pursuits of Student CHMMs and Student ASHMs. Would you or your company make a contribution to this scholarship program? [The first two scholarships were awarded in November 2022]

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* 16. IHMM has had a 45 in 5 Government Recognition of IHMM credentials program since 2021. To date, 13 states have recognized, 16 states are close to recognition, and we need legislation in 21 states. 9 federal agencies have recognized IHMM credentials. How important is this program to you?

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* 17. IHMM's electronic newsletters come from our association management system that currently cannot send material in dynamic html so that it can be easily read on a mobile device. How important is being able to read an IHMM newsletter on a mobile device?

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* 18. Occasionally IHMM has a request from a certificant to be able to print a wallet-size certificate from their MYIHMM account. As it will cost about $7,000 in programming to be able to do this in MYIHMM, how important is it for you to be able to print your own wallet card certificate?

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* 20. What are the two (2) most important factors that would influence your decision to attend a regional conference?

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* 21. Thinking about in-person programming other than the annual conference, what method would you prefer IHMM to deliver educational content? Select up to three.