Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program
This Specialized Studies Program is designed to bring together two key areas for the health and safety trainer. Core health and safety classes communicate underlying principles of good health and safety management and analysis; and the education course provides you with key components involving the design and delivery of health and safety training.
How you will benefit
This program gives students a solid foundation in basic health and safety material, and provides the knowledge and skills needed for developing and delivering health and safety programs. This specialized studies program is designed to meet the trainer requirements of a portion of the Code of Federal Regulations 1910.120 (e)(5) and the HAZWOPER standard (q)(5), which states that students must "have the academic credentials and instructional experience necessary for teaching the subjects. Instructors shall demonstrate competent instructional skills and knowledge of the applicable subject matter."
Who should attend
Anyone required in their position to train people in their organization or facility, including: safety directors and officers, environmental supervisors, union representatives, health and safety technicians, occupational health specialists/nurses, risk managers, compliance managers, plant or facilities managers, production supervisors, human resource specialists and workers' compensation specialists.
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| REQUIRED COURSES | Health and Safety for Workers: Laws and Regulations | 1.5 | 
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| Industrial Safety Hazard Control | 1.5 |
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| Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
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| Health and Safety Management and Program Development | 3 |
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| Designing and Delivering Effective Health and Safety Training | 4 |
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Required Courses
Health and Safety for Workers: Laws and Regulations
1.5 quarter units academic credit, X431.9. 1.5 GEN CEUs, 15 GEN Hours, 2 ABIH CEUs, 14 MCLE CEUs
Administering health and safety programs requires up-to-the-minute, working knowledge of laws and regulations. Learn about the relevant laws and regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety, including Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA; criminal considerations, such as supervisors' and managers' responsibilities; workers' compensation jurisdiction, claims and benefits; the claims process and program administration; and legal liability.
Both simple and complex issues are illustrated by case
studies. Learn to use the Internet to research the most current
regulations during a computer lab session. This course is for
individuals who have interests in, or responsibilities for,
administering occupational health and safety programs. This is a
required course for the Workplace
Health and Safety Certificate Program, the Intensive Certificate Program in
Health and Safety and the Health and Safety Trainer
Specialized Studies Program.
Sections of this course open for enrollment:
- Health and Safety for Workers: Laws and Regulations starts October 8
Industrial Safety Hazard Control
1.5 quarter units academic credit, X431.4A. 1.5 GEN CEUs, 15 GEN Hours, 2 ABIH CEUs
Expand your understanding of industrial safety hazard control by identifying and assessing hazards in the workplace. Learn how to recognize priority hazards as well as strategies for removing them. Discover how to use regulations as tools to identify and control hazards. Use case studies to learn from the field and brainstorm your own potential solutions to real-life problems. This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Certificate Program, the Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program and the Intensive Certificate Program in Health and Safety.This course is not currently scheduled.
Industrial Hygiene
3 quarter units academic credit, X488.1. 3 GEN CEUs, 30 GEN Hours
Gain an overview of occupational health hazards, including how they can be recognized, evaluated and controlled. Designed for those responsible for employee safety, this course discusses how industries are regulated and how to apply industrial hygiene principles in the workplace. Additionally, instructors focus on the topics most likely to confront safety managers today, such as indoor air quality, noise protection and mold. This course provides a basic understanding of industrial hygiene that will allow you to communicate safety principles to employees, perform some environmental evaluation and evaluate independent industrial hygiene consultants. This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Certificate Program, the Intensive Certificate Program in Health and Safety and the Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program.
This course is not currently scheduled.
Health and Safety Management and Program Development
3 quarter units academic credit, X488.4A. 3 GEN CEUs, 30 GEN Hours, 4 ABIH CEUs
Explore the various approaches to health and safety management, including methods to obtain and maintain top management support; methods to obtain and maintain employee/union support; how to determine the real cost of accidents; behavior modification practices; the success and failure of rewards and recognition programs; and techniques for system-based auditing. Learn how to investigate the causes of accidents, organize health and safety committees, and develop health and safety training programs. This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Certificate Program, the Intensive Certificate Program in Health and Safety and the Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program.
This course is not currently scheduled.
Designing and Delivering Effective Health and Safety Training
4 quarter units academic credit, X426.6. 4 GEN CEUs, 40 GEN Hours, 5 ABIH CEUs
Build the skills necessary to effectively train others in health and safety. Learn how to design, develop and deliver workplace health and safety training programs using a wide range of instructional methods. Learn various approaches to instruction including participatory techniques, tips for engaging a specific audience, facilitated discussions and small group activity method. Topics include: adult learning principles, assessing audience needs, course development, instructional methods, presentation techniques, evaluation and feedback. Each student will develop and deliver a presentation using the techniques covered in this course and are encouraged to bring work related projects and supporting materials. A laptop computer is also recommended, but not required. This is a required course for the Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program. Two units from this course can be applied to the Workplace Health and Safety Certificate Program.
Sections of this course open for enrollment:
- Designing and Delivering Effective Health and Safety Training starts November 17
For More Information
Download a Health and Safety Trainer Specialized Studies Program fact sheet for an overview of the program. 
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