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Occupational Safety and Health Certificates for OSHA and Hazmat


Certificate Program in
Occupational Safety and Health

Be Recognized For Your Achievements

An OSHA certificate from Georgia Tech prepares you for career success. These comprehensive certificate programs ensure you:

  • Develop an awareness of government agencies affecting your industry
  • Learn to communicate safety and health problems to your management team and staff members
  • Save money by staying compliant with OSHA regulations
  • Demonstrate proficiency and ambition to enhance your chances for advancement
  • Network with others who share similar concerns and resolutions
Georgia Tech offers four OSHA certificates, two advanced certificates, and one premier certificate to take your career and your organization's safety program to the next level.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Myrtle Turner via e-mail at myrtle.turner@gtri.gatech.edu or by phone at (404) 407-8066.

Notes

  • - All courses applied to a certificate program must be taken from Georgia Tech
  • - Electives taken for one certificate may not be used as core courses for another certificate
  • - Only one free seminar (see page 30) can be used as an elective course
  • - Certificate prices vary based on courses taken

Certificate Programs

Industrial Safety and Health Certificate

Required Core Courses
1. OTI 511: Occupational Safety and Health for the General Industry OR
    OTI 501: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry OR
    OTI 503: Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers OR
    OTI 6000: Collateral Duty for Other Federal Agencies

2. OTI 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

3. OTI 2045: Machinery & Machine Guarding Standards

Elective Courses
Take any three OTI, EST, or HAZ courses not used as above core courses.

Construction Safety and Health Certificate

Required Core Courses
1. OTI 510: Occupational Safety and Health for the Construction Industry OR
    OTI 500: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry OR
    OTI 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

2. OTI 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

3. OTI 3010: Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

4. EST 7000: Scaffolding Safety

5. OTI 3110: Fall Arrest Systems

Elective Course
Take any one OTI, EST, or HAZ course not used as above core courses.

Safety and Health Program Management Certificate

Required Core Courses
1. OTI 7500: Introduction to Safety & Health Program Management

2. EST 7001: Advanced Safety Management

3. EST 7003: Instructional Technology for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals

4. OTI 2250: Principles of Ergonomics

5. OTI 7505: Introduction to Accident Investigation

Elective Course
Take any one OTI, EST, or HAZ course not used as above core courses.

Hazardous Materials Management Certificate Program

Required Core Courses
1. HAZ 1000: 24-Hour Hazmat Technician-Level Emergency Response Course OR
    HAZ 1002: 8-Hour Annual HAZWOPER Refresher OR
    HAZ 1004: 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker Course

2. OTI 2015: Hazardous Materials

3. HAZ 1006: Advanced Hazmat School

4. OTI 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

5. OTI 2225: Respiratory Protection

Elective Course
Take any one OTI, EST, or HAZ course not used as above core courses.

Advanced and Premier Certificate Programs

Take it one step further ...

Are you looking for the next step in safety and health education? To effectively conduct your job, it is necessary to be knowledgeable of multiple occupational safety and health areas. Take advantage of Georgia Tech's cross-certificate program. Apply your electives to another certificate and focus on the core courses to build broader safety expertise in Georgia Tech's ADVANCED and PREMIER certificates.

Industrial Safety and Health ADVANCED Certificate
Expand your safety and health knowledge base. Learn how to react to a chemical spill. Be able to communicate with your team, management, and the community. Learn how to look at the big picture to ensure safety.

Requirements
1. Completed Certificate in Industrial Safety and Health, AND
2. Completed Certificate in Safety and Health Program Management, AND
3. Completed Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, AND
4. EST 6000: Managing Environmental Compliance


Construction and Health ADVANCED Certificate
Take your construction safety and health program to a higher level. Be prepared to handle chemical spills and other hazardous materials incidents. Know how to communicate to your team, management, and the community. Learn how to focus on the big picture.

Requirements
1. Completed Certificate in Construction Safety and Health, AND
2. Completed Certificate in Safety and Health Program Management, AND
3. Completed Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, AND
4. EST 6000: Managing Environmental Compliance


Occupational Safety and Health PREMIER Certificate
Once you've earned an advanced certificate, you are minimal courses away from earning a premier certificate. Leverage yourself as informed and knowledgeable about multiple disciplines of the occupational safety and health field.

Requirements
1. Completed Certificate in Construction Safety and Health, AND
2. Completed Certificate in Industrial Safety and Health, AND
3. Completed Certificate in Safety and Health Program Management, AND
4. Completed Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, AND
5. EST 6000: Managing Environmental Compliance