CM Categories
Category | CM Credit & Acceptable Records |
1. IH Practice | CM credit for active practice if at least 20% of your job is IH
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2. Committee Service | Serving on IH/Safety technical and professional committees external to your organization
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3. Publications | IH/Safety articles published in peer-reviewed journals or non-peer-reviewed magazines outside of your organization
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4. Education |
Any IH, safety, or ethics training event, internal or external to your organization, as long as it is targeted to the professional level (not technician or technologist level). IH and safety events must be at least one hour in duration. Ethics events can be of any duration. Generally:
An acceptable proof-of-completion record will indicate the Diplomate’s name, date of completion, event title, event Sponsor/Provider, and the duration (e.g. hours or CEUs). If any of this information is missing or if the subject matter is not clear from the title, then additional records will be needed, e.g., event description, agenda, or schedule. If the Sponsor or Provider does generate a record, it can be one of the following:
If the event Sponsor or Provider does not generate a participation record and the Sponsor, Provider or Content Owner does not have any additional restrictions for use, participation, or viewing, then the Diplomate may use one of the following:
NOTE - If you are claiming the same class more than once during a CM cycle (e.g. annual ethics training), you will also need to retain something which shows that the content changed by more than 50% each time it was taught. |
5. Teach & Present | Teaching or presenting IH/Safety to any audience outside of your organization and job responsibilities
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6. Exam | Retake (and pass) the Exam in lieu of submitting a worksheet. This option is open only to a CIH certified in Comprehensive Practice. |
7. Approved Other | Includes mentoring, other Professional certifications, and many other miscellaneous activities
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