The Certificate in Total Worker Health ® is designed to offer occupational safety and health professionals and students an understanding of the Total Worker Health (TWH) approach, and to be competent to begin to implement its concepts within organizations. It provides information on the key determinants of physical and psychological health encountered at work, and how to be better equipped to act on these determinants as part of an interdisciplinary workplace team. This course is offered in collaboration with the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center and Portland State University
Occupational Health Psychology and Total Worker Health (TWH) Program.
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Required Courses
Courses that are required for more than one certificate program do not need to be repeated.
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Est. Cost* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7500 | Introduction to Safety and Health Management | 5.5 | $250 |
| SSHD | Supervisory Safety & Health Duties | 20 | $725 |
| TWH | Total Worker Health®: Advancing Well-Being in the Workplace | 26 | |
| OHSLEADERS1 | Accelerating Leadership Development for Health and Safety Professionals | 10 | $499 |
Elective Courses
Electives cannot be counted toward more than one certificate. If you are enrolled in multiple certificate programs and you complete a course that is an elective for multiple certificates, the course will be counted towards the first certificate for which you have not yet fulfilled the elective requirement(s), based on the certificate enrollment date. Courses that have been taken as part of a certificate program cannot be counted as an elective in another program, unless all other options have been exhausted. For more information, see our FAQ.
Electives Group A
You are required to take 2 of the following electives.
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Est. Cost* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOT3 | Root Cause Analysis for Incident Investigation - Advanced | 21 | $595 |
| OHSLEADERS2 | Transformational Leadership Development for Health & Safety Professionals | 10 | $499 |
| OHSLEADERS3 | Fostering Positive Psychological Capital & Emotional Effectiveness for Health and Safety Professionals | 10 | $499 |
| 521 | OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene | 26 | $825 |
| 2255 | Principles of Ergonomics | 18 | $725 |
Electives Group B
You are required to take 1 of the following electives.
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Est. Cost* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7005 | Warehousing and Storage | 7 | $250 |
| 7505 | Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation | 7.5 | $250 |
| 7400 | Noise Hazards in the Construction Industry | 7.5 | $250 |
| 7225 | Transitioning to Safer Chemicals | 7.5 | $250 |
* Estimated cost does not include discounts for students or government employees. See course details for more info.