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Safety and Health Specialist Certificate

Overview

This program gives participants certification of their knowledge and skills in understanding OSHA regulatory standards, and in developing solutions to workplace safety challenges.

Participants in the Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Program can customize their program to reflect their own areas of interest through a selection of core required courses and electives.

In addition to individual course costs, there is a one-time application fee of $25.00.

Curriculum

Construction Safety and Health Specialist Certificate

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Core Courses
Course # Course Name
3015Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics
3095Electrical Standards
3115Fall Protection
Choose one of the following:
500Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry
502Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers
510Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry
Electives
Course # Course Name
521OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
2055Cranes in Construction
2225Respiratory Protection
2264Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
3085Principles of Scaffolding
5600Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course
7115Lockout/Tagout
7205Health Hazard Awareness
7400Occupational Noise Exposure Hazards
7405Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry
7410Managing Excavation/Trenching Operations
7500Introduction to Safety and Health Management
7505Introduction to Incident (Accident)Investigation
7845Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

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General Industry Safety and Health Specialist Certificate

Participants in the Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Program can customize their program to reflect their own areas of interest through a selection of core required courses and electives.

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CORE COURSES (REQUIRED)
501Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
  or 503Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers
  or 511Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
521OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
2045Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

CHOOSE 3 ELECTIVES
2015Hazardous Materials
2225Respiratory Protection
2255Principles of Ergonomics
2264Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
3095Electrical Standards
7005 Warehousing and Storage
7115Lockout/Tagout
7205Health Hazard Awareness
7300Understanding OSHA\'s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard
7500Introduction to Safety and Health Management
7505Introduction to Incident (Accident)Investigation
7845Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

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Course Transfers

Up to two transfer courses may be applied to this certificate program from any of the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. The 500 and 501 courses or the associated update courses, 502 or 503, must have been completed within the past four years to be transferrable.

All courses previously completed through the RIT OSHA Training Institute Education Center will be grandfathered.

Outreach Trainer*

Participants can acquire OSHA-authorized outreach trainer status if they choose to complete the 500 or 501 course.

Outreach trainers are authorized to conduct 10- and 30-hour outreach courses.

*NOTE: Participants who do not want to teach the 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Programs should enroll in either Course 510 for the Construction certificate, or Course 511 for the General Industry certificate. Courses 500 and 501 require participants to have five years of safety experience in their field and have completed the respective Course 510 or 511 (or equivalent) before registering.