Managing Safety and Health - General Industry

Upon completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Apply OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs: implementing the seven core elements (management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation and improvement, and communication and coordination), and integrating each element into a functioning general industry safety program.
• Navigate the OSHA 29 CFR 1910 framework: understanding Subparts D through Z, identifying applicable requirements for specific workplace activities, and applying regulatory navigation skills to ensure all relevant OSHA standards are correctly identified and implemented.
• Design safety management systems: developing and implementing safety policies, structured hazard identification processes, risk assessment methodologies, control measures, competency assurance systems, performance monitoring tools, incident investigation processes, compliance auditing systems, and management review mechanisms.
• Design and manage a safety inspection programme: establishing inspection types (daily, weekly, monthly, annual), developing OSHA-aligned inspection checklists, documenting findings, tracking corrective actions, and ensuring inspection frequency effectively identifies hazards before incidents occur.
• Conduct incident investigations: performing structured investigations including evidence collection, witness interviews, root cause analysis focused on systemic and management failures, recommendation development, corrective action implementation, and verification of effectiveness to prevent recurrence.
• Manage safety committees: forming effective committees, defining membership roles, structuring meetings, developing agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring committee outputs result in measurable safety improvements rather than administrative activity.
• Measure and report safety performance: utilizing TRIR, DART, severity rates, and leading indicators (inspections, observations, training completion, near-miss reporting), developing dashboards, producing management reports, and using performance data to drive continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Topics

• OSHA Recommended Practices: seven core elements, implementation strategies, system integration
• 29 CFR 1910 Framework: Subpart structure (D–Z), applicability assessment, regulatory navigation
• Safety Management System Design: policy, planning, implementation, evaluation, and management review
• Hazard Assessment: workplace surveys, JHA, risk analysis, hazard prioritisation
• Safety Inspection Programme: inspection types, frequency, checklists, findings, corrective actions
• Incident Investigation: evidence collection, interviews, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking
• Safety Committees: structure, roles, meetings, agenda development, action tracking
• Compliance Auditing: internal audits, findings classification, corrective action management, documentation
• Performance Metrics: TRIR, DART, leading indicators, dashboards, reporting systems
• Management Review: data analysis, resource allocation, continuous improvement decision-making

• No prior training required
• No academic degree required
• All instruction in English; working proficiency required

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

• Safety managers in manufacturing, warehousing, healthcare, and service industries
• Operations managers who carry safety accountability in general industry
• New safety professionals entering general industry safety management
• HR managers involved in safety programme governance
• Facility managers responsible for site-level safety compliance
• Anyone preparing for CHSO or CHSM certifications

• Managing Safety and Health in General Industry — YOU ARE HERE
• CHSO: Certified Health and Safety Officer
• CHSM: Certified Health and Safety Manager
• International Diploma in Industrial Safety Management (diploma depth)