The International Assoc. of Safety Health Environmental Professionals (IASHEP)

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We want to you know that the International Assoc. Safety Health Environmental Professionals (IASHEP) is like a private miniature community college that offers our professional members an EDUCATION in the field of safety, health, and environmental studies and offers our professional certifications to show the world that you are well qualified and certified to hold any position in the safety, health, or environmental field.  While most Safety, Health, & Environmental professional associations offers you a test to receive your professional certification, IASHEP offers you an education, then based on your life's learning experiences, you may have to take a timed, proctored examination, then you must pass our examination at 80% to obtain ours.

 
WE ARE DIFFERENT! And Will Always Be. 

 
Our Humble Beginning 

As Martin Luther King once said," I Have A Dream."  IASHEP knows that we are all from different communities, but in reality, our members are all one community, and our founding fathers and sisters also had a dream.  Their dream was to be the very best SH&E professional association in the world.  While other SH&E associations  offer you a test to receive your professional certification, IASHEP offers you an education based on your life's learning experiences; You!   As one of our founding fathers has always stated " Degrees do not make you smart, but knowledge makes you smart. If you can envision it in your mind, you can achieve it." (c) John F. (Jack)Podojil.    This quote emphasizes the importance of actual understanding and the power of visualization in achieving goals, rather than solely relying on academic credentials.

Key points about this quote:

• Knowledge over degrees:It highlights that true intelligence comes from the knowledge you acquire, not just from the degrees you earn.
• Power of visualization:The idea that if you can picture your goal clearly in your mind, you are more likely to achieve it is a key principle in goal setting and positive thinking.
• Mindset and achievement:This quote encourages a proactive mindset where believing in your ability to achieve something is a crucial first step.

Our founding fathers and sisters came from a humble beginning working as laborers in industry and working up from what is known as the factory, utility industry and construction field before there was ever an OSHA, college, or university offering a degree in the safety, health, or environmental field. They learned our trade in the safety, health, and environmental field by doing.   It is still the best way to learn.

Meet Just Some of the Staff:

 
IASHEP founding fathers and sisters bring to you, our members, over 500 years of solid safety, health, environmental experience working at the corporate, mid-management, and management working levels of fortune 500 companies. They bring you real knowledge and experience and not just school knowledge. 

Basically said, one of our founding members John F. (Jack) Podojil  worked for The Boeing Company at the Corporate level as Corporate Manager of Safety Technical Support for the entire company and he started his career at Arizona OSHA and then federal OSHA when OSHA first started in 1974 and his compliance officer number is 60.  This founding IASHEP member has fifty years of experience in the safety, health and environmental field.  Mr. Podojil is a published author, owns his own successful safety, health, environmental consulting company www.podojilconsulting.com  and has worked for companies like Long Beach Naval Shipyard (Code 106.1 Program Audit Manager) Allied Signal Aerospace, Lockheed Skunkworks / Advanced Development Center, and Boeing.  Mr. Podojil is a Vietnam Veteran and served in a war zone and he is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America.  

It is to be noted that  Mr. Podojil is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, which recognizes individuals' noteworthy positions and/or achievements that have proved to be of significant value to society. An individual's desire to be listed is not sufficient reason for inclusion. Similarly, wealth or social position are not criteria. 

Ray Enama is another one of our IASHEP founding members. Ray served the utility industry for over fifty years and is a published author. Ray is considered a subject matter expert in education, electrical safety, 70 E electrical safety, OSHA regulatory standards, National Electrical Codes (NEC), high and low voltage electrical, and many other subjects. Ray is also retired from the Marine Corps, serving both active duty in a war zone and reserve capacity.

Peggy Sue Podojil is a founding member of IASHEP and President of IASHEP.  Peggy has over 34 years of financial and banking experience, becoming Vice President of Chase Bank.  After retiring from Chase Bank, Peggy worked at Alliance Bank and Vantage West Credit Union.  

Karen Schomburg is a founding member of IASHEP, and Karen has a master's degree in education with over 40 years of experience as an educator and environmental, health, and safety manager.  Karen has been a Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Manager at The Boeing Company, worked for Arizona OSHA as a Safety Supervisor, and she owns her own company Within U LLC.  Karen is responsible for keeping IASHEP accredited with IACET and is the Chairperson for IASHEP.  To learn more about our accreditation, visit the IACET website at www.iacet.org.  

For information on the resumes and qualifications of our other IASHEP founding team members and IASHEP chairpersons, please contact IASHEP at peggysuepodojil@gmail.com. We are happy to match our skills with your needs.

Partnering With OSHA & State OSHA 

IASHEP is willing and proud to partner with OSHA and State OSHA agencies because OSHA saves lives, and IASHEP supports OSHA and State OSHA efforts. OSHA and State OSHA's only mission is to send workers home to their families at the end of the workday. 

This is also IASHEP's goal: to educate our professional safety, health, and environmental professionals in outstanding and updated certified and accredited safety, health, and environmental educational programs so they can return to their worksites and develop programs to safely send workers home to their families at the end of the day. That is why we are an "OHANA" type of professional association.

Your Educational Journey  ----  It Is Not About the Money, It Is All About You,  Our Member of IASHEP.  

IASHEP is the first professional association in the United States to offer our members these two prestigious professional certifications:

The IASHEP's top professional credential is Certified Environmental Health Safety Professional (CEHSP). Typically, this professional credential would cost $5495.00 if a candidate were to take all the courses IASHEP required them to obtain before achieving our highest professional credential.  

However, IASHEP allows our members to keep their hard-earned money in their pockets to help feed their families, and IASHEP will enable them to transfer into IASHEP any Life Learning Skills,  College or University studies, Military Specialty jobs and even OTIEC courses that meet the topics that we would be teaching in that course. 

IASHEP will let you challenge this test for $495.00 , but you must pass the timed, proctored, open book, 250-question examination and pass this test with an 80%, which is a (B) average.  The reason for the B averge is because our Partner Waldorf University requires our members to have a "B" avergae to issue them college credit at no cost to them for transfering IASHEP courses over to them.

 
Certified Safety Health Environmental Technician (CSHET). This professional credential goes beyond what any community college or an OSHA Training Institute Education Center (OTIEC) can present to their students. The IASHEP course of instruction in the CSHET course prepares our students to: 

Develop and demonstrate a higher awareness of safety, health, and environmental knowledge, including the responsible exercise of individual judgment, civic responsibility, and honesty in dealing with safety, health, and environmental issues:  
 

• It prepares them to understand the importance and application of the science of ecology and its impact on the cultural and social development of humans and the earth's physical and biological systems. 

• It prepares them to understand critical thinking processes and analyze, understand, and evaluate safety, health, and environmental issues in organizations, including educating the public and instituting collaborative decision-making on issues involving the levels of acceptable risks, degree, intensity, and acceptability of environmental protection. 

• Provides them with critical instruction on health and safety statutes and regulations,  management of worker health and safety issues, environmental management, and reporting systems. 

IASHEP will also let you challenge this test, and you must pass the timed, proctored, open-book, 250-question examination with an 80%, which is a (B) average.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

To earn any of our professional certifications, a member must have minimum technical knowledge in the principles of the occupational safety, health, and environmental field as well as a solid foundation in business and financial principles.  Plus, the following:

A bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety studies, natural science, business or public administration, education, or related field AND four years of professional experience in occupational safety, health, and environmental programs. 

Note: A master’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety studies, natural science, business or public administration, education, or allied field may be substituted for two years of the above professional work experience requirement. 

 
OR - Equivalent education/experience. 5-7 years of General Industry, Construction Industry, Maritime, Oil & Gas, Refinery, Agricultural, Educational, Military Specialty or related field. 

OR - Must possess a High School diploma or GED equivalency and a minimum of ten years experience in the General Industry, Construction Industry, Maritime, Oil & Gas, Refinery, Agricultural, Educational, Military Specialty, or related field. 

Membership Fees

For the IASHEP  $150.00 a year membership fee, IASHEP offers our members accredited continuing education and professional certification opportunities by providing our professional courses online, in the classroom, self-study or by virtual learning to become knowledgeable in a wide variety of subject in the safety, health, or environmental field. 

If you are a student in 

 
Each year since IASHEP first opened our doors in 2014, IASHEP has allowed our members to take selected professional and credentialed courses for free.  IASHEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit. IASHEP does this because EDUCATION and KNOWLEDGE are valuable.  It is never and will never be about the money with IASHEP.  It will always be about the journey of educating our members to help reduce hazards on the job or shopping in stores or where their children or grandchildren go to school and even at home.

Our members can receive their professional certifications by taking our certificated continuing education courses and passing a timed and proctored open book examination. The candidate must pass with a minimum grade of 80%. IASHEP allows life-learning skills to be applied to obtain our certifications. 

IASHEP constantly reviews these programs since most are based on OSHA standards and not, on the most advanced standards like ANSI, NEC, NFPA or other national and international consensus standards. Rather than waste our money on trying to prove how valuable our certificated continuing educational programs are when we have set the bar by establishing three and a half OSHA Training Institute Educational Centers and their curriculum, where SH&E professionals still attend today, taking classes that use our older curriculum that we first built. We build ours better.

 
Course Challenging 

IASHEP allows our courses to be challenged.  Since many colleges and universities allow their potential students to challenge their courses, IASHEP felt this is a great way to educate people, so why not offer our members a chance to do the same instead of paying the full price of the course? Knowledge is knowledge.  For more information on IASHEP course challenges, please visit the certification portion of our website to learn more about these opportunities. 

IASHEP is a not-for-profit professional association that believes in giving part of our money to our two charities, Tunnel to Towers and St. Jude Research Hospital for Children. 

We are accredited by IACET, an independent third-party accreditor who has validated our industry-leading safety, health, and environmental specialty programs. IACET has also accredited our association to offer continuing educational credit (CEUs). 

IASHEP has met the gold standard in providing valuable education tools to our members. IASHEP completed the arduous task of achieving the IACET accreditation.

IACET ensured that IASHEP has a  systematic approach to identifying and analyzing learning needs, the ANSI/IACET Standard helps CE/T providers:

• Establish an appropriate responsibility and control system.
• Encourage an analytic approach to identifying and analyzing learning needs.
• Design, plan, and execute a quality learning event
• Establish appropriate assessment criteria based on the learning outcomes.
• Monitor and improve the learning process to achieve its objectives.

The ANSI/IACET Standard also emphasizes the importance of continually reviewing and improving education and training to ensure the development of quality programs that meet consumer needs. 

 
IASHEP is a non-governmental organization/non-profit safety, health, and environmental professional association. Consistent with national, international, and worldwide conformity assessment standards. 

IASHEP is accredited by IACET.      Yes

IACET -  The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) is the premier standard-developing organization for the continuing education and training industry and is an ANSI-accredited standards developer (ASD).  Accreditation by the American National Standards Institute, also known as ANSI, signifies that IACET’s procedures meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. IACET’s standards development process ensures that interested individuals and organizations representing academia, industry, product users, and governments have an equal vote in determining a standard’s content. 

• ANSI/IACET 2018-1 - Standard for Continuing Education and Training
• ISO/IEC 17024:2012 - Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons (Europe)
• ISO/IEC FDIS 17011 - Conformity assessment —Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies (ASIA) 

IASHEP is not subject to any regulations legislated by the federal government. Regardless of political administration, IASHEP remains consistent in its standards of accountability and transparency. 

Family First 

We believe in educating professionals to protect the world’s most valuable resource, the worker and their families. This is why IASHEP says we are "OHANA". In Hawaiian “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind.” IASHEP would instead help families that have children battling cancer, our United States Military (Army Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force, Coast Guard)  Active Duty/Retired/Reserve or Veteran, including the National Guard, Police Officers, Firefighters, First Responders including EMT's, Law Enforcement Officers (LEO’s), Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Volunteers who lost their lives. 

Our charities provide families with a home to live in and medical care at no cost.  Education is not having a little piece of paper from someone else saying your programs are great; when you finish your courses, and you show your employer that you have the knowledge, that is enough.
 

Trust me when I say this, and you can quote me (John F. (Jack) Podojil). I have been in this field for going on now 50 years, and this was just when certifications were just starting. Degrees do not make you wise, certification’s and passing a test certainly does not make you wise but having the knowledge in the topic and being able to demonstrate that expertise certainly makes you bright.  Also, if you do not have a penny in your pocket and need help, I will be there for you and IASHEP will be there as well if you are one of our members.

Developing Educational Programs To Educate Others:

Does IASHEP know how to build educational and certified programs?  You bet we do!  

One of our founding fathers, John F. (Jack Podojil), built an accredited two-year safety, health, and environmental college degree program for South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington. This degree program concentrated on teaching the students real subjects in occupational safety, health, and environmental subjects. 

IASHEP would welcome partnering with community colleges and universities to offer extended studies. If you are a high school, trade school, community college, university, or military school and would like to form an alliance with us, please contact John F. (Jack) Podojil, CHCM, CHMM, CEHSP, CSHET, ASA, CUSA, CSHCO, CSHCO, at (520) 568-5565.

Ray Enema and John F. (Jack) Podojil built all the course curriculum, lesson plans, course syllabuses, final exams, course catalog information and had it approved by the following OSHA Training Institute Education Centers (OTIEC) universities at Cal-State Dominguez Hills, CA, College of Southern Nevada, Arizona State University, and many courses at the University of California San Diego UCSD OTIEC. 

I think that we know how to build adult educational programs and certify people’s knowledge in the subject matter.  IASHEP doesn't issue tests to pass like the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or others accredited by others who have been in business making money since 1969.  We would love to partner with them and offer our courses through extended studies.  IASHEP delivers an education, then a timed, proctored examination, which you must pass the examination with an 80% or better to receive your professional credential.  Naturally, we allow for life-learning skills and course challenging opportunities just like the major colleges and universities do.

Charities 

St. Jude Research Hospital For Children & Tunnel To Towers 

IASHEP is committed to ensuring that every child with cancer and other catastrophic diseases will have access to quality care and treatment no matter where in the world they live.  And that every family that lost a loved one by helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. We are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to Never Forget September 11, 2001.

Difference Between Credentials & Certifications Credential

A third party issues a credential with authoritative power (IASHEP) and is proof of an individual's qualification or competence in each subject. Possessing a credential not only helps one to prove competency and capability in each field but also demonstrates to one's community and employers that the individual is competent, adequately trained, and equipped to carry out their duties. To sit for a credential exam, an individual must possess specific requirements — a set level of education, experience, or a combination of both. Credentials serve as verification that a professional has achieved a baseline level of competency in his or her subject matter. With credentialed staff members, employers are assured of having a workforce of employees that are capable of handling whatever challenges their job responsibilities present.

Credentialing Board of Examiners

Through IASHEP's  Board of Examiners,  IASHEP validates its members certifications based upon predetermined standards, an individual's knowledge, and qualifications for practice in safety, health, and environmental protection.  An IASHEP credential serves to verify that an individual has achieved a baseline level of professional competence in safety, health, and environmental fields.

Our credentials are nationally and internationaly recognized and meets International Standards Organziations (ISO 17024 -ANAB) standards and validate an individual's specialized knowledge and experience in occupational safety, health, and environmental protection. Studying for and maintaining an IASHEP credential keeps one up to date on the latest developments in the environmental health field and demonstrates one's commitment to life-long learning.  Credentials earned from us must be renewed every three years. The credential holder must also submit continuing education points every three years to renew their certifications.  Failure to do so ends with the revocation of the certification.

Certification
 

Certification is a formal process that recognizes and validates an individual's qualifications in a certain subject. Certification is earned by an individual to assure he or she is qualified to perform a job or task through the acknowledgment of educational achievement. Certificates verify that a professional has achieved a baseline level of competence in a complicated subject area and assure employers that an individual is capable of handling the challenges his or her job responsibilities present. Certifications are earned from a professional society and must be renewed periodically, generally through completed continuing education units.

IASHEP is at the same level and accreditation level as the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administrations, the United States Department of Labor, Directorate of Training and Education (DTE) (OSHA Training Institute) in Arlington Heights, Illinois (Pg. 56) IASHEP is accredited by IACET as well and once again you can find our accreditation on Page 26 of the IACET Accredited Provider List. THE OTIEC are not. IASHEP could have become an Authorized OSHA Training Institute Educational Center (OTIEC), but IASHEP decided that we did not want to be controlled by the federal government (OSHA) in the way we instruct our professionals or offer our professional credentials.

 
IACET, the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes the revised ANSI/IACET 1-2018 Standard for Continuing Education and Training. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., United States, the IACET standard is the core of thousands of educational programs worldwide and the caretaker of the internationally used Continuing Education Units (CEUs), serving to assure the validity of educational courses.
 

Our new accreditation audit will be in 2025. IASHEP will be audited to the new more rigid IACET 2023 accreditation standards and certification for continuing education and certification. The ANSI /ANAB will remain a 2012 standard which follows ISO -17024: 2012 https://anab.ansi.org/standard/isoiec170

To Ensure Excellence in Education Studies and Certifications

IASHEP: We are an IACET Authorized Provider of Continuing Educational Credit.  IASHEP also believes we are in good company with others who also chose to share IACET Accreditation.  

Waldorf University 

IASHEP is honored to say that we are a  Learning Partner with Waldorf University and receive the IASHEP 15% tuition discount, waived application fees, and textbooks at no cost. Scholarship opportunities are also available for those who would like to attend classes either online or in person on our campus in Forest City, Iowa and you can speak with Mr. Jeff Butcher to see what IASHEP courses will transfer over to them.  

CAN MY FAMILY RECEIVE THE LEARNING PARTNER DISCOUNT? 

Yes, as a member of IASHEP, all family members of employees and/or members are also eligible to take advantage of these benefits.

 ARE THERE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR WALDORF LEARNING PARTNERS?

Waldorf University offers six scholarships annually (60 credit hours towards any degree) to our Learning Partner employees/members who wish to attend online. For those who want to attend on campus, each Learning Partner employee/member, spouse, or dependent child will receive an annual $15,000 scholarship toward tuition. 

Other Important Agencies & Professional Associations that also have been accredited by IACET include but are not limited to:

 
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) (Pg.48)

Associated General Contractors of America - AGC (Pg. 48)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

Army Management Staff College (AMSC) (Pg. 5)

Center for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Pg. 9) 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Pg. 9)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Pg. 15)

Center For Domestic Preparedness (CDP)-Curriculum Development & Evaluation (Department of Homeland Security) (Pg. 9)

Building & Fire Code Academy (BFCA) (Pg, 8)

Center for Biologics Evaluation, Research & Training - FDA (Pg. 20)

360 Training  (Pg. 1)

CLICKSAFETY (Pg.12) 

Clark Atlanta University (Pg. 12)

Civil Defense Academy United Emirates (Pg. 12)

College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico (Pg. 13) 

Disney Institute (Pg. 15)

Fluor University (Pg. 21)

Gravitech Systems Inc. (Pg. 22)

Contractor University (Pg. 24.)

The International Code Council (ICC] is a member-focused association with over 64,000 members (Pg. 26)

International Institute for the Brain's - IBRAIN (Pg. 26)

Jubail Industrial College - Saudi Arabia (Pg. 28)

National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) (Pg. 33)

National Fire Protection Association - NFPA (Pg. 34)

National Highway Institute - Federal Highway Administration (Pg. 34.)

Nightingale College (Pg. 35)

Safety Unlimited, Inc. (pg. 43)

American University in Cairo (Pg. 44)

Skanska (Pg. 45)

Southern New Hampshire University - SNMU (Pg. 45)

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (Pg. 50) Tulane University, Center for Continuing Education (Pg. 52) 

U.S. Army School For Command Preparation (SCP) (Pg. 52) 

We couldn't do what we do without the support of the individuals and corporations that believe in our vision and mission to advance the safety, health, and environmental field.  IASHEP looks forward to you joining our OHANA family for your next learning and certification experience.

If you or your company would like to be a sponsor of our programs and help our chosen charities, please contact Mrs. Peggy Podojil at peggysuepodojil@gmail.com or peggysuepodojil@iashep.org.

 FOUNDING PRINCIPLES

“The world’s future rests with technical education instructors educating the future craftspeople and professionals of tomorrow.” Jack Podojil

Over forty years after OSHA was founded we have employees who do not understand the basics of safety. IASHEP was founded to provide the workforce with the knowledge to WORK SAFE. Every day the news has a story about a worker injured or killed on the job. We see workplace safety as our responsibility.

By offering courses to management, supervisors, and employees, we strive to improve the safety of the work environment. From onsite instruction, safety, health and environmental audits, to creating courses that are current and relevant; IASHEP is committed to sharing knowledge. Knowledge is power and our students will be empowered.

The IASHEP experience does not end at the conclusion of a course. Our instructors are available to support our students by email or phone and can provide resources to them. Our goal is that IASHEP’s students have the ability to research and utilize the classroom instruction and translate resources to the workplace.

MISSION STATEMENT

IASHEP MARKETS KNOWLEDGE - The International Assoc. of Safety Health Environmental Professionals (IASHEP) is dedicated to developing curriculum and instructing our students by teaching them the most up to date and technically advanced standards and information in the safety, health, and environmental field. It is our goal to be respected nationally for the quality of safety, health, and environmental professionals that we educate.

Our signature programs and our offering of recognized professional credentials will have a national and international reputation for providing educational courses that will enable our students to develop effective safety, health and environmental risk management programs providing guidance to management and workers. 

Our ultimate goal is to help reduce the tragic loss of life and reduce accidents in the workplace. 

Pros for obtaining a professional safety, health and / or environmental certification may include an increased salary and higher self-esteem for the individual; demonstrated knowledge.

Benefits of Certification

Outside of the hiring process, safety, health and environmental certifications for employees provide companies with consistency in training and work practices, increased confidence from customers, staff adherence to ethical standards, differentiation in marketing, and a standard for projects, promotions, salary increases and career road maps. Like an individual, the more certifications a company possesses, the better it looks on paper.
 

Why Should You Become An IASHEP Certified Professional? Here Are Just A Few Of The Reasons:

Potentially leads to performance awards and promotions

Increases your marketability and career opportunities

Provides focus for professional development

Confirms and validates professional skills to others in your field and to your employer and the public

Enhances networking opportunities with other IASHEP members

Conveys privileges such as using IASHEP Professional Credentials on letterhead

Affirms commitment to IASHEP code of ethics

Allows user to perform professional services and seal work products

Gives a personal sense of achievement

Professional credentials may transfer to leading colleges and universities.

To Employers

Enhances confidence in the knowledge, skills and accomplishments of your professional employees
 

Increases your ability to bill professional and certified employees out at higher rates
 

Strengthens your technical proposals to customers
 

Demonstrates the depth of technical skills available to prospective customers and to the public
 

Reduces professional liability insurance costs.

To Clients and Customers

Assures confidence in the professional's services addressing a broad array of safety, health and environmental planning, analysis, education and documentation
 

Provides an assurance of engaging competent safety, health and environmental professionals
 

A professional credential provides a stronger defense in case of lawsuits
 

Serves as a source for qualified, practicing safety, health and environmental professionals.

The Future: The need for safety, health and environmental professionals to demonstrate our credentials is growing throughout the country and abroad. Many of the current college and university and other credential programs do not adequately cover the fields that many of us work in today. 

With IASHEP, all of our certified courses and professional credentials allow our members to hit the ground running by learning real life skills for the various work environments in which they will be working.

For more information call (520) 568-5565

If you are working to obtain a college degree many of our courses will transfer to leading colleges and universities,