162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager

Course Overview

Learning Outcomes

• Design comprehensive construction safety programmes for projects of any size and complexity, including safety policy, management system architecture, organisational structure, resource allocation, performance targets, and continuous improvement mechanisms aligned with ISO 45001 and ANSI/ASSP Z10.
• Lead and develop the project safety team: recruiting and selecting safety supervisors and specialists, defining competency requirements, establishing performance expectations, conducting performance reviews, providing coaching and development, and building team capability across the project lifecycle.
• Architect and manage the contractor safety governance system: pre-qualification criteria and evaluation, contract safety requirements, contractor orientation programme, onsite monitoring framework, performance scorecards, consequence management for non-compliance, and multi-tier subcontractor accountability.
• Develop and manage the project safety budget including safety staffing, equipment, training, monitoring, engineering controls, and the cost-benefit analysis that justifies safety investment to project management and owner representatives.
• Implement construction safety management systems aligned with ISO 45001:2018 adapted for the project-based, multi-employer construction environment: context analysis, leadership commitment, hazard identification, operational controls, performance evaluation, and continuous improvement across project phases.
• Direct the project safety audit programme: audit scheduling across construction phases, auditor assignment, audit execution against 29 CFR 1926 and project-specific requirements, findings analysis, corrective action governance, and management review.
• Manage the owner/client safety interface: understanding owner safety requirements, aligning project safety programmes with owner expectations, conducting owner safety reporting, facilitating owner safety audits, and managing owner safety representatives.
• Establish and monitor construction safety performance measurement systems: project dashboards with leading and lagging indicators, benchmarking against industry rates and project targets, trend analysis, predictive indicators, and executive reporting.
• Lead construction safety culture development: setting the leadership tone, establishing behavioural expectations, building reporting culture among transient workforces, recognising positive safety performance, and measuring culture progression across project phases.
• Manage OSHA regulatory compliance at the programme level: maintaining the project compliance framework, coordinating OSHA inspection response, managing citation abatement, and advising project leadership on regulatory strategy and enforcement trends.

Who Should Enroll

• Project Safety Managers and Project HSE Managers on commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction
• Corporate Safety Managers and Directors for general contractors and EPC firms
• Safety professionals preparing for or serving in NYC Site Safety Manager roles under Local Law 196
• Construction Safety Supervisors and Specialists seeking promotion to management-level positions
• Operations and project management professionals assuming safety programme oversight for construction projects
• Safety consultants specialising in construction programme design, contractor governance, and management system implementation
• Safety professionals on Gulf mega-projects seeking advanced OSHA-aligned construction management credentials

Entry Requirements

• Completion of the 30 Hour Construction programme is strongly recommended
• 3 or more years of construction safety experience at supervisory or specialist level is recommended
• The 145 Hour Supervisor or 130 Hour Specialist provide excellent preparatory foundations
• No formal academic degree is required
• All instruction is delivered in English; professional proficiency is required

Construction Safety Career Ladder

Level 1 → 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health

Level 2 → 30 Hour Construction Safety and Health

Level 3 → 47 Hour Construction Safety Trainer

Level 4 → 130 Hour Construction Safety Specialist

Level 5 → 145 Hour Construction Safety Supervisor

Level 6 → 162 Hour Construction Safety and Health Manager — YOU ARE HERE

Level 7 → 192 Hour Construction Safety and Health Professional — capstone

Managers seeking the comprehensive professional capstone should progress to the 192 Hour Construction Safety Professional.

Course Content

• Construction Safety Management System Design (12 Hours): ISO 45001:2018 adapted for construction projects. ANSI/ASSP Z10 for construction. OSHA Recommended Practices applied to project-based work. Management system design for multi-employer, multi-phase construction. PDCA cycle for construction: planning during pre-construction, doing during construction, checking through audits and inspections, acting through management review. Documentation systems for construction.
• Project Safety Programme Architecture (12 Hours): Safety programme structure: policy, objectives, procedures, work instructions. Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) governance: template design, subcontractor SSSP review, SSSP compliance monitoring. Activity-specific safety procedures. Emergency response plan design. Training programme architecture. PPE programme governance. Permit-to-work system design. Safety communication plan.
• Construction Safety Team Leadership (10 Hours): Safety organisation design for construction projects: safety manager, supervisors, specialists, trainers, competent persons. Team sizing based on project scope and risk. Recruiting and selecting safety personnel. Competency frameworks. Performance management. Coaching, mentoring, and development. Succession planning. Managing remote safety teams across multiple work fronts.
• Contractor Safety Governance (10 Hours): Pre-qualification framework design: safety performance criteria (EMR, TRIR, DART), programme evaluation (written programmes, training records, equipment inspection), insurance verification. Contract safety requirements: specification language, consequence clauses. Contractor orientation programme. Onsite monitoring framework: inspection frequency, permit compliance, documentation. Performance scorecards. Subcontractor safety meetings. Consequence management: warnings, work stoppages, contract termination.
• Construction Safety Budget and Resource Management (8 Hours): Building the project safety budget: personnel costs, equipment, training, monitoring, PPE, engineering controls, signage, barricades. Budget phasing across construction schedule. Cost-benefit analysis for safety investments. EMR impact on bidding and insurance premiums. Workers’ compensation management for construction companies. Presenting the business case for safety to project management.
• OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Programme-Level Compliance (12 Hours): Building the project regulatory compliance framework. Standard-by-standard compliance planning for all applicable 29 CFR 1926 subparts. Compliance calendar management. Recordkeeping requirements (29 CFR 1904) for construction. Multi-employer compliance strategy. OSHA inspection management at the manager level: pre-inspection readiness, opening conference, walkaround coordination, closing conference, post-inspection abatement management, citation review.
• Construction Safety Performance Measurement (8 Hours): Designing the project safety dashboard: leading indicators (inspection completion, permit compliance, training completion, near-miss reporting, observation counts) and lagging indicators (TRIR, DART, LTIFR, severity rate, EMR). Benchmarking against BLS construction industry rates and project targets. Weekly and monthly reporting. Management review meetings. Trend analysis and predictive indicators.
• Project Safety Auditing and Compliance Assessment (10 Hours): Audit programme design for construction projects: phase-specific audit scheduling, subcontractor audit programme, pre-OSHA inspection readiness audits. Audit execution against 29 CFR 1926 and project specifications. Non-conformance management. Corrective action governance. Owner/client safety audit facilitation. Third-party audit coordination.
• Construction Safety Culture Development (8 Hours): Building safety culture on construction projects with transient, multi-employer workforces. Leadership visibility and engagement. Behavioural expectations across trades. Near-miss and hazard reporting culture. Recognition programmes. Just culture principles for construction. Measuring culture: perception surveys, observation data, reporting rates. Phase-by-phase culture development strategy.
• Incident Investigation Programme Management (8 Hours): Managing the project investigation programme: investigation team composition, evidence management, root-cause analysis quality assurance, corrective action governance, lessons-learned dissemination across trades and projects. Fatality and catastrophe response: OSHA notification, evidence preservation, communication management, legal coordination. Post-investigation programme improvement.
• Owner and Client Safety Interface (8 Hours): Understanding owner safety requirements: owner safety specifications, pre-qualification processes, owner safety audits. Aligning the project safety programme with owner expectations. Owner safety reporting: format, frequency, content. Facilitating owner safety walkthroughs. Managing owner safety representatives. Handling safety disputes with owners. Meeting owner safety KPI targets.
• Multi-Project Safety Programme Governance (9 Hours): Managing safety across multiple concurrent projects: centralised safety standards, decentralised project execution. Corporate safety programme design for GCs and EPC contractors. Project safety manager deployment and oversight. Cross-project lessons learned. Company-wide safety performance tracking. Corporate safety policy governance.

• NYC Local Law 196 Site Safety Manager Alignment (6 Hours): NYC SSM requirements under LL196. How the 162 Hour programme maps to SSM competency areas. NYC DOB site safety plan requirements. NYC-specific regulatory overlay beyond federal OSHA. Fire safety director coordination. NYC DOB inspection interface.
• Construction Insurance, EMR, and Workers’ Compensation (8 Hours): Construction insurance programme management: GL, workers’ comp, umbrella, builders risk. Experience Modification Rate (EMR) calculation and management. EMR’s impact on bidding competitiveness: how a 0.85 EMR wins work and a 1.20 EMR loses it. Return-to-work programmes for construction injuries. Claims management discipline. Insurance broker and carrier management.
• Legal Liability and Dispute Resolution (6 Hours): Construction safety legal landscape: OSHA citations, personal injury claims, wrongful death, third-party over actions. Multi-employer liability analysis. Contractual indemnification and additional insured provisions. Expert witness and deposition preparation awareness. OSHA criminal referral criteria. Insurance defence coordination.
• Mega-Project Safety Management (10 Hours): Safety programme design for billion-dollar construction and infrastructure projects: multiple work fronts, thousands of workers, dozens of subcontractors. Safety logistics: orientation processing centres, PPE distribution, credential management. Technology: safety management software, drone inspections, wearable technology, real-time dashboards. International mega-project considerations: Gulf region, Asia, Africa.
• Advanced Construction Hazard Management (10 Hours): High-risk operations management at the programme level: tower crane operations, deep excavation support systems, marine and underwater construction awareness, tunnelling awareness, high-rise construction above 200 feet, heavy civil infrastructure (bridges, dams, highways). Risk-based resource allocation for high-hazard work phases.
• Change Management for Construction Safety Programmes (7 Hours): Implementing safety programme changes on active construction projects: mid-project programme upgrades, new owner requirements, post-incident programme modifications. Stakeholder engagement with project management, trade unions, and subcontractors. Communication strategies for safety changes that affect daily work practices.

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