U of A Occupational Health & Safety Certificate
For students enrolling after Sept 1, 2005 who want to receive their U of A Occupational Health & Safety Certificate, they must now complete 6 compulsory core courses, any 2 of a possible 8 elective core courses, and 35 hours in elective enrichment courses (minimum 320 hours total) . Courses/seminars may not be offered every semester. Intended for part-time students working in the field, the program will take approximately two to three years to complete.
Please call the University of Alberta at 1.800.808.4784 for a full listing of course selections or check their website. These courses are open to anyone, in addition to those registered in and wishing to complete the entire University of Alberta Occupational Health & Safety Certificate Program.
Compulsory Core Courses (all 6 courses)
- Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (formerly Occupational Hygiene I)
- Applied Occupational Hygiene (formerly Occupational Hygiene II)
- Health & Safety Legislation & Policy
- Introduction to Health and Safety Systems (formerly Accident Control I)
- Management of Health and Safety Systems (formerly Accident Control II)
- Organizational Behaviour (Bus 303)
The theory and practice of the viable organization will be examined in three major parts: the organizational environment, the organizational structure, and the behaviour of groups and individuals within the organization. The course objective is to provide practitioners with a better understanding of the organizational-human interface, to enable them to develop a more effective management style. Please call the Registrar's Office at 403.342.3400 for a schedule of this credit course or refer to www.extension.ualberta.ca/ohs.
Elective Core Courses (any 2 out of 8)
- How to Be An Effective Safety Trainer
- Fundamentals of Auditing
- Fundamentals of Disability Management
- Fundamentals of Ergonomics
- Interpersonal Communications in Business
- Risk Management and Communication
- Safety Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
- Managing Performance Through Training and Development
- Any two 21 hr elective courses from the U of A Environmental Resource Management (will qualify as one course only)
Elective Enrichment Courses (35 required hrs)
Elective enrichment courses are offered on a rotating basis. Not all courses are offered every year.
1 day = 7 credit hrs
2 day = 14 credit hrs
3 day = 21 credit hrs
- Accident Causation Theory (14 hrs)
- Behaviour-based Safety (14 hrs)
- Conflict and Confrontation (14 hrs)
- Coping with Stress (7 hrs)
- Emergency Management (14 hrs)
- Fall Protection (7 hrs)
- Fire Safety Program (14 hrs)
- Health and Safety Committees (7 hrs)
- Incident Investigation (14 hrs)
- Managing Contractor Safety Performance (14 hrs)
- Managing Substance Abuse (14 hrs)
- Noise & Hearing Conservation (7 hrs)
- Safety Culture and Perception Surveys (7 hrs)
- Shiftwork: Safety and Sanity (7 hrs)
- Toxicology: Effects & Hazards (7 hrs)