Workplace safety instructor-led classroom training

Begin or advance your safety career with these instructor-led classroom courses. You’ll expand your foundation of safety knowledge and learn practical applications to bring back to your workplace. Seasoned NSC instructors teach classes at local NSC Chapters and most can also be offered onsite at your location.

Advanced Safety Courses

• Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (POSH) provides a firm grounding in the fundamentals of workplace health and safety. (4 days, 2.6 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• REVISED, EXPANDED & UPDATED! Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH) covers the terminology, principles and practices of industrial hygiene in terms anyone can understand. (4 days, 2.6 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Safety Management Techniques (SMT) looks at safety from a business and system perspective and addresses administrative, technical and cultural elements. (4 days, 2.6 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Safety Training Methods (STM) gives you the tools to create, select or evaluate training programs that engage employees and improve your organization’s safety performance. (4.5 days, 3.0 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a proven process for controlling operating hazards and costs. You’ll get a step-by-step overview of the process and define your role in making it effective. (1 day, .65 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Incident Investigation outlines investigative procedures step by step, showing you effective techniques for gathering incident data and interviewing witnesses. (1 day, .65 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Ergonomics: Managing for Results shows you how to recognize risk factors, conduct an ergonomic worksite analysis, evaluate and rank hazards, and select appropriate control methods. (1 day, .65 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Safety Inspections addresses basic skills for conducting various types of inspections and correcting identified hazards. Learn what to inspect, how often and who should be involved. (1 day, .65 CEUs) Download a printable PDF
• Team Safety shows you how to make group safety efforts work for your organization. Learn how to build an effective safety team, how to get the most of the one you have. (1 day, .65 CEUs) Download a printable PDF

More Occupational Safety Courses

• Roadway construction training options
• Lift truck training options
• Creating a World Class Safety Culture
• Lift Truck Operator Training
• Making Sense of Safety
• Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
• Safety Communication & Training Techniques
• Safety Management Systems for Small Business (This one-day train-the-trainer course is presented FREE by the National Safety Council and participating Chapters in cooperation with OSHA and funded by a Susan B. Harwood Grant.)

Workplace Certificate Programs

Earn one or all of the following NSC certificates to create a positive impact on your company’s safety program and take an important step in advancing your career. Start learning the basics, and go as far as you want to go:

• Begin with the Certificate in OSHA Compliance to better understand OSHA 1910 general industry standards and learn how to avoid fines. 
• Next, pursue the Certificate in Principles of Safety to establish a foundation of safety knowledge and corresponding skills. 
• Finally, earn your Advanced Safety Certificate to gain specific knowledge, skills and tools that fit your organization's safety needs.