As part of the IHMM Foundation’s continuing effort to strengthen the professional development ecosystem supporting our credentials, we recently completed a detailed comparison of the Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM) Blueprint against the training programs currently listed on the IHMM Foundation education portal. This review was conducted to ensure that safety and health professionals pursuing or maintaining the CSHM credential have access to a comprehensive range of learning resources aligned with the competencies defined in the blueprint.

That analysis identified several areas where additional educational offerings would improve alignment between the CSHM blueprint domains and subdomains and the programs currently available on the Foundation website.

Specifically, we would appreciate your help identifying existing courses, training modules, certificate programs, webinars, or other instructional offerings within your catalog that address subject areas covered in the CSHM blueprint but that may not yet be represented on the IHMM Foundation site. Our objective is to ensure that certificants, candidates, and safety professionals can readily locate high-quality educational resources that reinforce the knowledge and competencies expected of CSHM credential holders.

Programs addressing topics such as safety management systems, regulatory compliance, workplace hazard identification and control, incident investigation, safety leadership, organizational culture, risk management, and emerging occupational safety issues would be particularly valuable additions. I have provided a program by program breakdown below so we focus on the right areas.

If you have courses that align with these areas, we would welcome the opportunity to review them for potential inclusion on the Foundation’s website. We would also be pleased to collaborate with you on developing new educational offerings that address blueprint areas not yet fully covered in the current marketplace.

Please feel free to send course descriptions, catalog links, or program summaries to us for review. We would be happy to discuss alignment and next steps at your convenience. Send your proposals to Jelian Larbi at [email protected] 

Thank you for your continued partnership and for helping us expand the educational resources available to the occupational safety and health community.

Programs we are looking for:

1) Incident Investigation & OSHA Recordkeeping Masterclass

(Highest Impact — Domain 6)

Why This Is #1

Domain 6 represents nearly 16% of the exam and is largely uncovered.

Core Content

  • Incident investigation models (5-Why, Fishbone, TapRooT overview)
  • Root cause vs contributing factors
  • Corrective vs preventive action
  • Injury/illness trend analysis
  • OSHA 300/300A/301 requirements
  • Recordable vs reportable
  • Fatality and severe injury reporting timelines
  • Defensibility and documentation practices

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 6 (primary) Domain 5 (data analysis crossover)

Impact: Closes most of Domain 6.

 

2) Safety Operations & Core OSHA Programs Bootcamp

(Major Domain 4 Gap Closer)

Core Content

  • Fire prevention fundamentals (NFPA framework)
  • Emergency action plans
  • Bloodborne pathogens
  • Excavation & soil classification
  • Confined space overview
  • Multi-employer citation policy
  • Hazard control program integration

 

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 4 (primary) Domain 3 (control logic integration)

Impact: Closes multiple high-weight subdomains in Domain 4 simultaneously.

 

3) Process Safety Management (PSM) & High-Hazard Operations

(Critical Domain 4 Gap)

Core Content

  • PSM applicability thresholds
  • 14 PSM elements
  • Management of change
  • Process hazard analysis
  • Mechanical integrity basics
  • Integration with ISO 45001

 

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 4 (PSM element) Domain 1 (leadership/management integration)

Impact: Addresses a currently uncovered high-risk, exam-relevant area.

 

4) Fire Prevention, Crisis Management & Business Continuity

Core Content

  • NFPA fundamentals for safety managers
  • Emergency preparedness planning
  • Crisis communication structure
  • Business continuity fundamentals
  • Disaster recovery coordination
  • Pandemic planning integration

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 4 (fire + crisis) Domain 2 (communication integration)

Impact: Closes multiple currently uncovered operational management tasks.

5) Statistical Analysis & Safety Performance Metrics

Core Content

  • Leading vs lagging indicators (advanced)
  • TRIR, DART, severity rate calculations
  • Behavior-based safety data interpretation
  • Injury trend analysis
  • Converting regulatory updates into measurable improvements
  • Prioritizing hazards using statistical tools

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 5 (primary) Domain 6 (injury prioritization crossover)

Impact: Closes gaps in injury-data analysis and behavior identification.

 

6) Regulatory Landscape & Agency Authority for Safety Managers

Core Content

  • OSHA vs EPA vs DOT vs MSHA authority
  • Federal vs state plan distinctions
  • Mandatory vs voluntary standards
  • Consensus standards (ANSI, ASTM, NFPA)
  • Applying regulatory updates to industry

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 1 (environmental applicability) Domain 5 (agency identification) Domain 4 (consensus standards selection)

Impact: Closes multiple moderate gaps across three domains.

7) Leadership, Labor Relations & Safety Culture

Core Content

  • Union vs non-union safety dynamics
  • Employee engagement strategies
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Building a safety culture
  • Quality principles applied to safety
  • Organizational context & change management

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 1 (primary) Domain 2 (communication integration)

Impact: Closes leadership and labor-context gaps currently uncovered.

 

8) Enterprise Safety Communication & Training Systems

Core Content

  • Designing enterprise-wide training matrices
  • Role-based competency mapping
  • Overcoming participation barriers
  • Systems-of-work analysis
  • Communicating requirements across divisions
  • Training documentation defensibility

Blueprint Domains Covered

Domain 2 (primary) Domain 1 (policy integration) Domain 4 (program implementation support)

Impact: Closes remaining partial gaps in communication and enterprise integration.