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 Rutgers School of Public Health, University at Buffalo, and the Universidad Ana G. Mendez, 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.
Construction
Safety and Health
Specialist Certificate Requirements
4 of 5 required courses must be
taken at AOTC
2 of 3 construction electives must be
taken at the AOTC
Required Courses:
1.OSHA 510: Occupational Safety and Health for Construction
2. OSHA 3015: Excavation, Trenching, and
Soil Mechanics
3. OSHA 3115: Fall Arrest Systems
4. OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and
Health Management
5. OSHA 7505: Accident Investigation
Choose three electives:
1. OSHA 2264: Permit-Required Confined Spaces
3. Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor
4. OSHA 2055: Crane Safety
5. OSHA 3085: Principles of Scaffolding
General Industry
Safety and Health
Specialist Certificate Requirements
4 of 5 required courses must be
taken at AOTC
1 of 3 electives must be taken at the AOTC
Required Courses:
1.OSHA 511: Occupational Safety and
Health for General Industry
2. OSHA 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
3. OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection
4.OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and
Health Management
5. OSHA 7100: Machine Guarding
Choose two of three electives
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 7120: Combustible Dust
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Certificate Program
This program is designed to assist safety directors, supervisors, managers, environmental technicians, and workers involved in the handling, transport, and clean-up of hazardous materials, expand their knowledge of waste minimization and pollution prevention strategies.
BENEFITS
Participate in hands-on training events related to hazardous materials operation.
Identify cost-effective measures to manage waste.
Reduce susceptibility of incidents.
Update knowledge of regulations related to hazardous materials and waste management.
COURSES REQUIRED:
• 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel, and/or current
Annual Refresher for 40- Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
(within 12 months)
• Hazardous Materials Transportation
• Hazardous Waste Management - RCRA Training
• Supervisors of Hazardous Waste Operations
• Remediation Strategies and Technologies for
Other than the 40-hr HAZWOPER and Annual Refresher for 40-hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel, all required courses must be completed at the Rutgers School of Public Health .
General Industry Technical Specialist Certificate Program
April 22 to April 26, 2024
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Please contact Bonnie Wilson at 732.235.9450 to register for
these five courses at a discounted rate of $795
This week-long workshop provides corporate managers, executives, and safety professionals essential tools to develop a safe work environment for their employees.
These five (5) courses are offered by the Atlantic OSHA Training Center. They provide practical instruction in safety concepts that today’s professional manager needs. Topics covered include safety awareness, effective record keeping (required by OSHA), elements of an emergency evacuation plan, tools to evaluate accidents and near misses, and effective management tools.
Continual changes in regulation as well as regulatory enforcement makes this
week-long program a vital link to workplace safety.