Advanced Safety Management

This certificate program from Toronto Metropolitan University equips learners with the skills required to elevate their careers to mid-management roles. From there, students can guide safer, healthier workspaces for others.

Learners will get in-depth training that will lead them to a successful career, following the completion of courses that cover accident theory, ergonomics, safety evaluation techniques, safety control methods, and fire and radiation safety. Speciality subjects such as disability issues and conflict resolution are also available. Following completion, students will be able to work in a variety of workplaces and sectors. Each workplace in Ontario with five or more employees is legally required to have an in place Occupational Health and Safety policy, and many industries require OHS professionals.

As this is an entirely online program, students can learn at their own pace and tackle courses in any order they desire. Learners who have completed this program, and the Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety program – followed by the Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Leadership – will be eligible to write the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) exam to become a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP).

Admission Requirements

• Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent is recommended.

What You’ll Learn

• How to evaluate and measure risks for areas including human error, injury data, and fault tree analysis.
• How to examine disability issues in a socio-political context, and the disadvantages that differently abled people face.
• Techniques for evaluating, identifying, controlling, and managing hazardous materials, including mining, health care, and construction.