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General Industry Safety Professional Certificate

General Industry Safety Professional Certificate | OSHA

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Overview

The Safety Professional Certificate offers experienced as well as newer safety professionals an opportunity to expand their knowledge of workplace safety and OSHA's regulatory standards.

Participants in the Safety Professional Program can customize their program to reflect their own areas of interest through a selection of core required courses and electives. You must attend the 2 required courses and 3 choosen electives to attain this certificate.

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

Curriculum

Core Courses (Required)
Course # Course Name
521OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
Choose one of the following:
511Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
Electives
Course # Course Name
Choose three of the following:
2015Hazardous Materials
2225Respiratory Protection
2255Principles of Ergonomics
3015Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics
3095Electrical Standards
3115Fall Protection
7105Evacuation and Emergency Planning
7115Lockout/Tagout
7205Health Hazard Awareness
7400Occupational Noise Exposure Hazards
7500Introduction to Safety and Health Management
7505Introduction to Incident (Accident)Investigation
7845Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

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.

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