Mission
The mission of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (ETAHMP) is to provide a balanced program for Certified Hazardous Material Managers.
Managers in the following four areas.
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Regulatory Compliance and Policy
- Science and Technology
- Materials Handling, Emergency Response, and Remediation
Objectives
ETAHMP objectives are to:
- Develop professional recognition for Certified Hazardous Material Managers.
- Provide, promote, and encourage continuing education for maintaining certification status and to document related training as recognized by the Chapter.
- Provide a forum for information exchange among peers in order to promote qualified environmental decision making.
- Broaden our scope and understanding of prudent hazardous materials management, in the interest of protecting human health and the environment.
ETAHMP draws on available resources in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge, Tennessee area to support the local community and advance the mission of AHMP through activities, meetings, tours, presentations and training. Chapter members include representatives of Federal and State government agencies, industry, utilities, academia, and other professional organizations.
Recent activities that ETAMP members have participated in include:
- Local emergency response planning and exercises.
- County-sponsored household hazardous materials round-ups.
In addition, ETAHMP has
- Furnished instructors for waste management and transportation sections of the Certified Health Physics certification course.
- Sponsored and provided instructors for the National IHMM Certification Examination Review Course.
- Sponsored speakers from emergency response agencies (e.g., the Incident Commander at a railcar sulfuric acid release in west Knoxville, Department of Energy (DOE) remediation projects, shock sensitive chemical treatment project, medical facilities, and professional safety organizations.
- Sponsored tours of the Windmill Farm on Buffalo Mountain, Transuranic Waste Treatment Facility and Spallation Neutron Source Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and computer component recycling facility in Oak Ridge.
For the past three years, ETAHMP has sponsored a year-end event to celebrate the Chapter’s accomplishments, as well as provide a networking opportunity for local vendors and professionals in hazardous materials management and environment, health, and safety. These well-attended functions have great speakers, good food, and a fun atmosphere to meet others in our profession and to see the latest equipment and technology.