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Message from the Chair
Achieving professional certification can be a very difficult task. Some of you may be asking yourself if you should take the time, effort, and spend the money necessary to become certified. Others of you may be wondering to yourself whether you think its worth the time and money to maintain your certification as a Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM).
Certification announces to the world that you are competent and perform quality work. Keep in mind that certification is an indication that one has attained a certain level of achievement which sets the certified person apart from those in the field who are not certified. With more safety and health professionals becoming certified, the bar is being raised and employers have a greater expectation that safety and health professionals should be certified.
Current CSHM’s should keep in mind that they need to pursue continuing education not only for maintaining their CSHM but also to kept up to date on ever changing safety and health issues. There is no doubt that certification rightfully demands this of individuals holding themselves out to be certified in the profession.
The safety and health profession requires individuals to be competent in a vast body of knowledge. Those who have achieved the CSHM certification can represent themselves as having competency in the vast body of knowledge required in practicing safety and health. Across a variety of professions, including the safety and health profession, certification brings with it a higher regard within the profession as well as increased compensated. Thus, I strongly believe it is worth your while to pursue and retain certification as a CSHM.
As always, I will be happy to field any of your questions or concerns by e-mail at rosenberg.jan "at" dol.gov.
by Jan Rosenberg |
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