Employers that participate in these certificate programs gain safety specialists who promote safety and health and can save them money through fewer lost-time injuries, fewer fines and citations, and cost-effective responses to regulatory requirements.
Completing these certificate programs prepare you for a profession as a safety professional.
See available certificate programs below.
National Safety Council's Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC)
The ASC Certificate program was designed to maximize your effectiveness as a safety leader and help you establish best safety practices for your organization. Advanced courses focus on technical and management safety skills and best practices needed to advance your safety program. With each course, you’ll be moving further along the path toward greater accomplishment and professional recognition.
Complete the Principles of Occupational Safety & Health course and earn 5.2 additional CEUs by taking a mix of the following courses. All courses must be completed within a five-year period.
- Ergonomics: Managing for Results (0.65 CEUs)
- Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (2.6 CEUs)
- Incident Investigation: Root Cause Analysis (0.65 CEUs)
- Job Safety Analysis (0.65 CEUs)
- Safety Inspections (0.65 CEUs)
- Safety Management Techniques (2.6 CEUs)
- Safety Training Methods (2.6 CEUs)
- Team Safety (0.65 CEUs)
Advanced Safety Certificate Flyer View upcoming courses at the bottom of this page.
The Whole Worker Health Certificate Program
The Whole Worker Health Certificate Program focuses on a hazard-free work environment and personal well-being guidance for all workers by bringing together interventions that collectively address worker safety, health, and well-being. It includes a safety and health management system approach with policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with the promotion of injury and illness–prevention efforts that advance worker well-being both on and off the job.
Upon completion of our Whole Worker Health courses, students earn the Whole Worker Health Certificate and a plaque issued by the Chesapeake Region Safety Council.
We believe the following key areas must be covered to address
Whole Worker Health:
- Whole Worker Health – Fit for Duty
1- day course available soon - Principles of Occupational Safety & Health (POSH)
4- day course - Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
1-day course - Reasonable Suspicion
for Supervisors Trainer
half-day course - Impairment Education and
Cannabis Use Workshop
half-day course
Mid Atlantic OTI Education Center Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Programs:
All courses must be completed within the past five years and presented by Mid Atlantic OTI Education Center or Chesapeake Region Safety Council. A maximum of two courses can be grandfathered from other OTI Education Centers or a National Safety Council Chapter. Final approval at the discretion of the MAOTIEC.
OSHA Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate Programs
ASC Courses Below
Oct 2023
10/16/2023 - 10/19/2023
Effective Safety Management Practices (ESMP I&II)
Ocean City, MD – Courtyard Marriott
10/16/2023
Team Safety – National Safety Council
Virtual Instructor Led Training
10/18/2023
Safety Inspections – National Safety Council
Virtual Instructor Led Training
10/19/2023
Job Safety Analysis – National Safety Council
Virtual Instructor Led Training
10/20/2023
Ergonomics – Managing For Results – National Safety Council
Virtual Instructor Led Training
10/23/2023 - 10/26/2023
Principles Of Occupational Safety And Health (POSH) – National Safety Council
Ocean City, MD – Courtyard Marriott
Nov 2023
11/27/2023 - 11/30/2023
Gaithersburg MD
Dec 2023
12/04/2023 - 12/07/2023
Principles Of Occupational Safety And Health (POSH) – National Safety Council
Baltimore, MD – Chesapeake Region Safety Council
12/11/2023 - 12/14/2023
Fundamental of Industrial Hygiene
Baltimore, MD – Chesapeake Region Safety Council
