OSHA Safety & Health Specialist Certificate Program

Program Overview

The certification program is intended to give the health and safety professional comprehensive knowledge of workplace hazards and an understanding of OSHA regulatory standards.  These practical courses help students immediately apply what they have learned. 

The Certificate will be awarded by The Region II: Atlantic OSHA Training Center (AOTC).  The AOTC is a collaboration of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University at Buffalo, and the Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, Puerto, Rico. 

How the Program Works:

The certification program allows the student the opportunity to concentrate on construction or general industry. 

The student can take these courses at any OSHA Training Institute Education Center and transfer the credits.

All courses previously completed will be grandfathered. 

There is a $30 processing fee for the certification.

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Construction

Safety and Health

Specialist Certificate Requirements

1. -4 of 5 required courses must be taken at AOTC
   

2. -
   

3. -2 of 3 construction electives must be taken at the AOTC
   

Required Courses:

1. 1.OSHA 510: Occupational Safety and Health for
   

    Construction

or

    OSHA 500: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and

    Health Standards for the Construction Industry

2. OSHA 3015: Excavation, Trenching, and Soil 

     Mechanics

3. OSHA 3115: Fall Arrest Systems

4. 4.OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and Health  
   

    Management

5. OSHA 7505: Accident Investigation

Choose three electives:

1. OSHA 2264: Permit-Required Confined Spaces

2. Asbestos Inspector

3. Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor

4. OSHA 2055: Crane Safety

General Industry

Safety and Health

Specialist Certificate Requirements

1. -4 of 5 required courses must be taken at AOTC
   

2. -
   

3. -1 of 3 electives must be taken at the AOTC
   

Required Courses:

1. 1.OSHA 511: Occupational Safety and Health for
   

    General Industry

or

    OSHA 501: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and

    Health Standards for the General Industry

2. OSHA 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

3. OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection

4. 4.OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and Health
   

    Management

5. OSHA 7100: Machine Guarding

Choose two of three electives

1. 1.OSHA 2255: Principles of Ergonomics Applied to
   

Work-Related Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders

2. OSHA 2264: Permit-Required Confined Spaces

3. OSHA 3095: Electrical

Choose two of three electives

1. OSHA 7505: Accident Investigation

2. OSHA 7845: Recordkeeping

3. OSHA 7125: Combustible Dust