Institute for Safety and Health Management

About the Institute for Safety and Health Management

The Institute for Safety and Health Management is the credentialing organization founded by the National Safety Management Society (NSMS), to promote the establishment of professional standards. The ISHM Board of Directors ensures the organization exists to promote the establishment of standards for the profession and recognizes safety and risk management professionals who, through demonstrated professional experience and the passing of a comprehensive exam, have met ISHM's requirements for mastering the safety management body of knowledge. See bylaws.

The National Safety Management Society and the Institute for Safety and Health Management are two separate organizations, although initially, the idea of establishing a credentialing organization grew from NSMS members and until 2002, NSMS financially supported ISHM.

Mission

Through its certification program, the Institute promotes the advancement of safety management through the application of management principles and the integration of safety into all levels and activities of management.

Safety is an integral part of the responsibilities of every function of line and staff management. The Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) identifies professionals who understand the role of the safety function in providing valuable support to organizations by preventing performance errors and controlling hazards that may result in loss-producing incidents customarily called “accidents.”

The Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM) program and Associate Safety and Health Manager (ASHM) Program recognize safety and health professionals who demonstrate knowledge of health and safety management skills and techniques through examination and experience. In addition to technical knowledge of safety and industrial hygiene a successful safety and health manager must possess working knowledge of a broad range of business and financial principles and an understanding of related issues such as hazard analyses, accident/incident investigations, safety audits/surveys, workers’ compensation, product safety, environmental laws, quality, and labor relations. The Certified Safety and Health Manager program is designed to provide recognition of those who can apply a broad range of health and safety management tools.

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