The Occupational Health and Safety Ontario College Certificate provides students with the knowledge and skills required to monitor and assess the safety of people at work and related workplace hazards. In addition to the fundamentals, students will explore the management skills required to support and lead workplace safety programs.
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, workplaces must prepare, and review at least annually, a written Occupational Health and Safety policy and maintain a program to implement that policy. This certificate program is designed to assist participants in fulfilling this legal requirement by providing guidelines and assistance in defining Health and Safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.
This program will interest individuals with responsibility for Health and Safety (e.g. Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees, etc.) that require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.
Note: The SAFE Program meets the Formal Education Requirement of the eligibility criteria (Pathway A) for the Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) set out by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP). Please see About the CRST Certification on the BCRSP website for more information.
Admission RequirementsO.S.S.D. or equivalent with: Mature Student Assessment is available for this program. For more information, please contact counselling@lambtoncollege.ca. Review the Mature Student Admission process.Academic admission requirements can be obtained through Academic Upgrading and the Pre-Programs at Lambton College.Course List
- Fire Protection (FPT-1003)
- Management Labour Concerns in O.H.S. (OHS-1052)
- Ergonomics I (OHS-1103)
- Legislation for Health and Safety (OHS-1033)
- Industrial Hygiene (OHS-1063)
- Introduction to Environmental Management (ENV-1013)
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS-1023)
- General Education Elective (GED-XXX3)
