I obtained a UC Extension program Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management so I am a CHMM already, right?
No. The Hazardous Materials programs offered by UC Extension are similar to a mini degree program resulting in issuance of a certificate, as opposed to a certification. The CHMM certification program holds all participants to the same standard through administration of a nationwide examination and requirements proficiency in our business. The use of the CHMM credential without meeting IHMM certification requirements represents the same breech of professional ethics as would the use of the PE or RG credential without meeting requirements for those credentials. The attendance of college courses, receipt of a college certificate, or recognition by another professional organization does not make one a CHMM. Since 1993, the UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley extension programs in conjunction with our local chapter has offered the CHMM overview course and sponsored the exam. UC has published information in their brochures describing the CHMM certification exam as sort of a final achievement that
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