Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)

The Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) certification from the American Institute of Safety Professionals is the professional designation for safety specialists working in healthcare: hospitals, clinics, long-term care, ambulatory surgery, and healthcare systems. Healthcare safety is a specialist field requiring competency in hazards unique to healthcare (patient handling, BBP, workplace violence, hazardous drugs, infection control) AND competency in the healthcare-specific regulatory environment (Joint Commission, CMS Conditions of Participation, state health department, OSHA, NFPA Life Safety Code).

The curriculum covers healthcare regulatory framework (Joint Commission, CMS, state, OSHA, NFPA 101), patient safety and worker safety integration, safe patient handling programme management, BBP and infection control programme management, workplace violence prevention in healthcare, hazardous drug management (USP 800 awareness), healthcare fire and life safety (NFPA 101, ILSM), healthcare emergency management (HICS, 96-hour sustainability), environment of care management, hazardous materials and waste management in healthcare, construction safety in operating healthcare facilities (ICRA), and healthcare safety programme governance.

All training is delivered 100 percent online through leading delivery platforms and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). On successful completion, you receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, a professional wallet card, and an official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

Upon completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the healthcare regulatory framework: Joint Commission Environment of Care and Emergency Management standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, state health department requirements, OSHA general industry standards applied to healthcare, and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code.
• Manage healthcare fire and life safety: NFPA 101 compliance, Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) during construction, fire drills (RACE/PASS), fire barrier integrity, and the fire/life safety programme specific to healthcare occupancies.
• Manage healthcare emergency management: Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS), 96-hour sustainability planning, hazard vulnerability analysis, evacuation of patients (horizontal before vertical), and the emergency management programme Joint Commission requires.
• Manage environment of care: safety, security, hazardous materials, fire safety, medical equipment, and utility systems — the six EC management plans Joint Commission evaluates.
• Manage construction safety in operating healthcare: Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), dust containment, noise management, utility interruption planning, and the construction safety that protects patients in operating healthcare facilities.

Core Topics

• Healthcare Regulatory Framework: Joint Commission, CMS, state, OSHA, NFPA 101
• Patient Safety + Worker Safety Integration: dual safety mandate
• Safe Patient Handling Programme: mechanical lifts, no-lift, assessment, programme governance
• BBP and Infection Control: sharps, standard precautions, programme management
• Workplace Violence: patient/visitor, de-escalation, security, prevention programme
• Hazardous Drugs: USP 800, CSTDs, PPE, spill management
• Fire/Life Safety: NFPA 101, ILSM, fire drills, barrier integrity
• Emergency Management: HICS, 96-hour sustainability, HVA, patient evacuation
• Environment of Care: six EC management plans, rounding, deficiency management
• Hazmat/Waste in Healthcare: regulated medical waste, chemotherapy, pharmaceutical
• ICRA: infection control risk assessment for construction in healthcare
• Healthcare Safety Programme: committee structure, data analysis, improvement

• Healthcare safety officers and directors
• Hospital environment of care managers
• Safety professionals transitioning to healthcare
• Joint Commission survey coordinators
• Healthcare facility managers
• Anyone seeking the CHSP professional designation

• No academic degree required
• All instruction in English

Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, wallet card, and official transcript. Employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

• Healthcare Worker Safety (healthcare safety awareness)
• Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare (healthcare BBP)
• Safe Patient Handling (patient handling programme)
• CHSP: YOU ARE HERE (healthcare safety professional certification)
• International Diploma in Healthcare EVS Management

Participants receive online training delivered through leading delivery platforms and the institute's Learning Management System (LMS). Training is provided directly by American Institute of Safety Professionals as well as through its network of Accredited Training Providers (ATPs), all backed by expert instruction and official study materials. Assessments are conducted online, and successful participants are awarded internationally recognized certificates.

To suit individual needs and schedules, participants can access training through the student dashboard and choose from a range of flexible delivery options, including blended learning, e-learning, remote and distance learning, and face-to-face instruction.