CHMP case studies
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The Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner (CHMP®) is a credential issued by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) that recognizes front-line hazardous materials workers. IHMM describes it as recognizing "the highest standard of proficiency for front-line hazardous materials workers," and it is intended to give both the practitioner and the employer added assurance of secure and proper handling and management of hazardous materials in the workplace. The CHMP case studies are 5 cases and about 4,852 words.
1Spent Solvent Drums: The Flash Point Is Not the Whole Determination
A 180-employee metal-finishing shop in Ohio uses a petroleum naphtha (closed-cup flash point 65 °C) in two immersion parts washers. Spent solvent and settled sludge are drummed together in open-head 55-gallon steel drums, stored in a curbed area inside the shop, and shipped quarterly.
927 words, about 5 min2150-Pound Chlorine Cylinder Leak at a Municipal Water Plant
A municipal water utility serving 3,500 connections chlorinates with 150-pound cylinders: two connected in a chlorine room, one spare on site. At 06:40, during shift change, the operator who had just changed a cylinder reports a leak at the valve stem packing and a greenish-white haze at the chlorine room door.
929 words, about 5 min3Trip Blank Hits, Duplicate Failure, and a Lender Deadline at a Former Dry Cleaner
A Phase II investigation is under way at a former dry cleaner, now a vacant retail building being sold. The purchaser's lender requires confirmation that perchloroethylene has not migrated off the 0.4-acre parcel.
976 words, about 5 min4Selecting a TCE Remedy at a Low-Permeability Site with a Municipal Well Downgradient
A former aerospace parts-cleaning facility has trichloroethylene in groundwater. The source area is a 30 m by 40 m former vapor degreaser pit; the plume is 220 m long and 60 m wide, with a maximum detected concentration of 850 µg/L.
973 words, about 5 min5A 25% Budget Cut Across Fourteen Sites: Ranking Compliance Exposure
You are corporate EHS manager for a coatings manufacturer with 14 facilities in six states. The budget you must submit in six weeks falls from 1.2M to 900,000 for the coming fiscal year.
1,047 words, about 5 min