Professional Certificates and Development Courses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Safety Professionals

Our professional safety certificates demonstrate to employers, potential employers, and those you protect and teach, that you have an advanced and proven set of knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field of workplace safety.

These courses and comprehensive tests delve into the intricacies of being a safety professional and far exceed mere OSHA and other regulatory requirements. They will equip you with the tools and resources you need to truly reduce job-related injuries and illnesses and focus on the human dynamics within the safety field.

NASP is also pleased to offer the Master Safety Professional (MSP) and Certified Safety Director (CSD) exams for qualified individuals. The Master Safety Professional (MSP) and Certified Safety Director (CSD) credentials are accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2012 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons. Click here for details and to see if you qualify to apply for the exams.

Safety Certificates

These certificates assure all employers or potential employers that the practitioner has exceptional acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities in the specific areas covered by the courses.

I. Safety Professional Certificate (SPC)

The Safety Professional Certificate is the highest certificate offered by NASP and indicates the highest level of proficiency. The Safety Professional Certificate program is an indication of a level of proficiency expected of a safety professional who is capable of developing and managing a comprehensive facility-wide or corporate safety program and supervising others to do the same.

II. Safety Director Certificate (SDC)

An SDC is involved in problem solving and application of strategy; their advice is based on conceptual and technical knowledge mediated by training and experience, analysis of evidence and critical thought. They understand how to use and access the evidence base and value professional collaboration. They are capable of working with minimal supervision and usually give direction to others.

III. Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Certificate

A CSM is an implementer of strategy and actions normally mandated by those on the corporate level. They oversee and drive compliance and monitoring and are able to effectively employ a range of OHS tools and processes. They are likely to have a site or industry focus.

IV. Certified Safety Manager Construction (CSMC) Certificate

A CSM Construction Certificate provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for individuals who oversee complex construction sites or whose duties include 1926 Construction regulations. A CSM-C will oversee multiple contractors, provide competent person training, and develop required plans, programs, and procedures in the construction industry.

V. Environmental Health & Safety Professional (EHS) Certificate

This certificate requires the successful completion of a series of environmental and safety-related modules.

VI. Hydrogen Sulfide Safety Train-The-Trainer (HST)

This certificate requires the successful completion of various standards related to the hazards associated with exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas.

VII. Safety Auditor Certificate (SAC)

This certificate requires successful completion of various safety modules with emphasis on accident investigation, hazard analysis and proper safety inspections and assessments.

Environmental Certificates

These environmental certificates assure all employers or potential employers that the practitioner has exceptional acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities in the specific areas covered by the courses.

I. Certified Environmental Manager (CEM) Certificate

The Certified Environmental Manager (CEM) is an indication to employers, potential employers, regulatory agencies, and the courts that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to a level of proficiency expected of a professional who is capable of working with little or no supervision while managing the environmental programs, policies, and procedures common to business and industry.

II. HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer Online

This brand new, state-of-the-art course will cover in detail the regulatory and training requirements of the Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response (29 CFR 1910.120) standard. OSHA states that a measure of the competence of an instructor is the successful completion of a train-the-trainer program with training and experience specific to the topics they will teach. This course meets Appendix E HAZWOPER training requirements. Practical training must also be obtained to qualify yourself to meet the ‘experiential’ requirements of the standard.

........... Specialist Designations

These Specialist Designations assure all employers or potential employers that the practitioner has exceptional acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities in the specified area.

General Industry

Construction

Petroleum

Environmental

Upcoming Events

October 25-29, 2021 | HAZWOPER Train-The-Trainer Course Classroom | Wilmington, NC
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November 15-19, 2021 | 40 Hour Confined Space Entry & Rescue Train-The-Trainer | Wilmington, NC
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February 7 – 11, 2022 | Certified Safety Manager (CSM) | Classroom | Las Vegas, NV
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