The Safety & Health Management Program course is a self-paced, OSHA-aligned online training program from The Training Institute. Safety & Health Management Program delivers in-depth instruction, a final assessment, and a printable certificate of completion the moment you pass.

About the Safety & Health Management Program Course

The Safety and Health Management Program course is an online training program that walks leaders through the seven core elements of an effective safety and health program, drawn from OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs and aligned with the ANSI/ASSP Z10 occupational health and safety management system standard. Enrollees receive SCORM learning modules, a downloadable participant handbook, a sample written SHP outline, a program self-assessment scorecard, incident-investigation templates, and a library of leading- and lagging-indicator examples.

• Interactive SCORM modules covering management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation and improvement, and multi-employer coordination.
• Editable SHP policy template and responsibility matrix for executive, management, supervisor, and worker roles.
• Leading- and lagging-indicator dashboard examples with goal-setting guidance.
• Incident and near-miss investigation form with root-cause analysis prompts.
• Self-assessment scorecard scaled for small, mid-size, and multi-site employers.

What You Will Learn in Safety & Health Management Program

A documented, functioning safety and health management program is the single most predictive factor in reducing injuries, illnesses, and fatalities at any employer. The Safety and Health Management Program course gives managers, supervisors, and safety professionals a practical roadmap to build, re-energize, or mature a program that protects workers, satisfies OSHA and insurer expectations, and supports operational excellence.

Participants learn the seven core elements described in OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs: management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation and improvement, and communication and coordination for host employers, contractors, and staffing agencies. The course shows how these elements map to the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at the heart of ANSI/ASSP Z10 and to the ISO 45001 framework used by many multinational operators.

Learners study how to write a clear safety policy, set measurable objectives, allocate resources, integrate workers into hazard recognition and program review, conduct job-hazard analyses, deploy the hierarchy of controls, build competency-based training, and measure program performance with both leading and lagging indicators. Case-study segments illustrate how programs that look strong on paper fail in practice when leadership visibility drops, when workers perceive retaliation for reporting, or when corrective actions are not tracked to completion.

The course concludes with practical guidance on program evaluation, annual management review, trend analysis, benchmarking against VPP and SHARP criteria, and methods for sustaining improvement after an external audit or major incident. Employers gain a defensible training record for the leadership team, a shared vocabulary across operations and EHS, and a clear picture of where their program is strong and where it needs investment.

Who Should Take Safety & Health Management Program

This course is built for the people responsible for creating, sponsoring, and maintaining a safety and health management program: executives, plant managers, operations directors, HR leaders, EHS managers, safety coordinators, and line supervisors. It is equally valuable for small-business owners who must integrate safety into a lean management team and for corporate EHS leaders rolling a consistent program across multiple sites.

Consultants, insurance loss-control representatives, workers' compensation case managers, and third-party auditors use the material as a baseline reference when they evaluate client programs, price risk, or draft corrective-action plans. Union safety committee members, joint labor-management health and safety committee chairs, and peer-elected worker representatives benefit from the content because it frames their statutory and contractual roles in program governance.

Contractors and general contractors preparing for owner prequalification (ISNetworld, Avetta, Veriforce, PICS/ISN), VPP application, SHARP participation, or ISO 45001 certification will find the course directly aligned with those audit criteria. The material is also appropriate for newer safety professionals preparing for ASP, CSP, OHST, or CHST certification, who need a structured review of program elements before sitting for the examination.

Prerequisites

Learners should have prior workplace experience in any industry and a basic familiarity with OSHA recordkeeping concepts (300/300A/301 logs), common safety vocabulary (JHA, PPE, LOTO, PTD), and the general structure of their organization. Prior formal safety training is helpful but not required; all concepts are reinforced inside the course with diagrams, worked examples, and downloadable templates.

No specific prerequisite credential is required to enroll. Employers assigning learners to lead the written program after this course should also provide site-specific walk-through training, access to incident and inspection data, and sponsorship from senior leadership to act on findings. A modern browser, reliable internet connection, and a device with audio are the only technical requirements for completing the online modules and the final assessment.

Course Details

Price: $250.00. Browse our full course catalog for more options.

Your Instructor

The Training Institute — Training Institute Instructor Team

The Training Institute is a team of seasoned field experts with decades of hands-on experience across electrical safety, OSHA compliance, confined-space training, and hazardous-materials response. Our instructors combine practical jobsite expertise with proven adult-learning methodology to deliver training that meets — and exceeds — federal and industry standards.

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of this training program, participants receive an official certificate of completion from The Training Institute.

Curriculum

• Safety & Health Management Program
  • Safety & Health Management Program
  • Safety & Health Management Program Test
• Course Evaluation
  • Course Review & Completion

Standards & Compliance for Safety & Health Management Program

Safety & Health Management Program aligns with current OSHA outreach training program guidance and is reviewed regularly against the latest federal standards. Learners completing Safety & Health Management Program receive a printable certificate they can submit to employers as documented evidence of safety training, and may purchase additional Training Institute courses to satisfy related annual requirements.