Promoting Lifelong Safety
For more Safety Specialist information, contact: Open Enrollment Coordinator
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Coming Fall 2008!
New Professional Safety Institute Certification Program!SM
Certified Safety Management Certification Program
Certified Safety Management Specialist (CSMSSM) is a title or designation awarded by Safety Center Incorporated’s Professional Safety Institute to individuals who:
- Meet the standards for a Certified Safety Management Specialist as established by Safety Center Incorporated.
- Complete the entire Safety Specialist Certification Series and successfully sit for the certification exam.
The certification program will begin in the fall of 2008. Check back here or contact our training department for updates.
Professional Safety Institute
Safety Specialist Certificate
The Professional Safety Institute was founded in 1996. Since its inception, the Professional Safety Institute has graduated over 650 Safety Specialist in both the public and private sectors. The institute was founded on the principle that occupational health & safety is a dynamic field of study with continuous industry, regulatory, technological and legal changes. Safety Professionals must be current in the technical and management aspect of their profession in order to maintain safe employees and workplaces as well as stay within regulatory compliance.
The Professional Safety Institute courses may be taken individually or as part of certificated programs. Courses are designed for safety neophytes and for the seasoned safety professional. Institute courses are not designed to compete with government required technical courses; rather, they are designed to aid students in the creation of effective safety programs at their workplaces. Most importantly, students gain career skills and an excellent addition to professional resumes through graduation from the Professional Safety Institute.
The Core, Technical and Management certificates involve three, one-day classes that are held two to four times per year on a rotating basis. The Instructor Certificate Course is a single, three-day class held twice a year. Students are strongly encouraged to take these courses in order as each level builds upon skills acquire in prior sessions. If you have questions about your path to Safety Specialist, contact our Open Enrollment Coordinator for assistance.
Upon completion of the Safety Specialist Certificate, students will be able to:
Understand principles of safety, risk control and industrial hygiene.
Implement effective safety & health programs to fit any management style.
Communicate safety information with measured confidence to groups and in one-on-one conversations.
Students receive a certificate of completion fore each level-Core, Technical, Management and Instructor. Each Individual course certificate includes 0.6 continuing education units (CEUs). Upon completion of the Safety Specialist Certificate class series, graduates receive a handsome plaque.
Safety Specialist Certificate - Full Registration
Pre-register and pay in full for all ten courses at once and receive a 10% discount!
*All prices and dates are subject to change! Please call or check back here for date and price changes, as well as new classes added monthly.
Professional Safety Institute
Safety Specialist Certificate
CurriculumCore Safety Certificate (CSC)
*These classes may be taken individually or as part of the certificated program*1. Establishing a Successful Safety Program
Fees:
Member Price: $230
Non-member Price: $265Site: Safety Center Incorporated
3909 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827Dates:
February 5, 2008
May 13, 2008
August 5, 2008
November 4, 2008This is the foundation course for the Safety Specialist Certificate. In this course, students gain basic knowledge in the techniques and tools used most often by safety professionals. The information provided can be used immediately on a daily basis back on the job.
The course is designed to assist the safety specialist in implementing successful occupational safety and health programs. Developing and implementing new safety programs, maintaining their effectiveness, regulatory compliance and obtaining management, supervisory and employee buy-in requires a great deal of the Safety Specialist's time. This course teaches students how to use that time effectively.
Course curriculum includes discussions on:
Benefits of Safety
Initial Steps to Program Development
Successful Safety Program Structures
Using Cal/OSHA's Title 8
The course also includes mini-sessions on specific safety topics. Topic include: personal workspace safety; illumination; hand safety; slips, trips and falls; back injury prevention and materials handling; repetitive strain injuries; fire extinguishers; lock-out/block-out/tag-out; ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs); manual and portable power tools; Cal/OSHA hazard correction priorities; machine guarding; personal protective equipment (PPE) and housekeeping.
Students are strongly encouraged to take Establishing a Successful Safety Program or Selling Safety before taking any other Professional Safety Institute course.
Fees:
Member Price: $230
Non-member Price: $265Site: Safety Center Incorporated
3909 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827Dates:
February 6, 2008
May 14, 2008
August 6, 2008
November 5, 2008This is a one-day survey course of technical topics. Students will leave this course with a practical understanding of how to directly apply the information in their work environment. This course reviews the major stressors that comprise the field of Industrial Hygiene including chemical, physical and biological stressors. The course is presented in a highly interactive format utilizing audiovisual tools. Solutions will be offered for the following areas:
Hazard Communication
Respirators
Confined Space Safety
Solvents
Indoor Air Quality
Skin Care
Hazard Control
Temperature Extremes
Vibration
Radiation
Noise
Biological hazards
Students are strongly encouraged to take Establishing a Successful Safety Program or Selling Safety before taking any other Professional Safety Institute course.
Fees:
Member Price: $230
Non-member Price: $265Site: Safety Center Incorporated
3909 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827Dates:
February 7, 2008
May 15, 2008
August 7, 2008
November 6, 2008This is one of the most important courses within the Safety Specialist Certificate. Selling Safety provides students with ideas and techniques for improving workplace relationships. The 21 Steps to Success in Selling Safety are integrated into the course material and examples are based upon real life experiences.
