OSHA #5400 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Maritime Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour Maritime Safety and Health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on hazards in the maritime industry, and OSHA Maritime Standards. Participants will prepare and deliver a presentation on a Outreach Training Program topic.

Prerequisites: Five years of maritime industry safety experience and successful completion of the OSHA #5410 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Maritime Industry course within the past seven years.

Instructor(s): Gina Facca
Seats Available: 14

OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Federal and state policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles. Emphasis on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.

Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 0

OSHA #7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

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Cost: $145
Course credits: 0.4

This 4-hour course is designated to assist employers in identifying and fulfilling their responsibilities for posting certain records, maintaining records of illness and injuries, and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Several practice sessions are included.

Instructor(s): Mr. Richard Gleason
Seats Available: 26

OSHA #7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management

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Cost: $195
Course credits: 0.55

Using interactive assignments and thought-provoking group projects, students of this one day workshop come away with a strong understanding of the benefits in implementing a safety and health management system in the workplace.

Instructor(s): Mr. Richard Gleason
Seats Available: 22

OSHA #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Permissible exposure limits, OSHA health standards, regulations and procedures, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation, workplace health program elements, and other industrial hygiene topics. Workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards, and safety and health programs.

Instructor(s): Gina Facca
Seats Available: 20

OSHA #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Students who successfully complete this course will be authorized to conduct 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach classes. This is a trainer course so enrollees will give a presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program topic and must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

Prerequisites: Five years of construction safety and health work experience and successful completion of the OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry course within the past 7 years.

Instructor(s): Mr. Jesse Michaletz
Seats Available: 12

Advancing Leadership & Communication for Change Management

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Live sessions: Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, 2025 3pm-5:30pm PT
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Cost: $499
Course credits: 1

Advancing Leadership & Communication for Change Management

As a health and safety professional, your needs for effectively managing change are complex. You often need to influence others without having positional authority.

Evidence-based models, frameworks, and practical experience come together in a course designed to develop and foster change management practices as a leader, supervisor, and individual. This course will provide frameworks to apply as you navigate through this course and beyond with clients, employees, and organizations that are not ready for or are resistant to change. 

Participants will learn strategies to foster effective change. You'll also build on your network of peers as you share real experiences and challenges. This includes discussions designed to challenge your assumptions and to provide specific ways of thinking that you can employ when addressing real-life interactions.

Instructor(s): Molly Cox
Seats Available: 26

Advancing Leadership & Communication for Change Management

Seattle, WA
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Cost: $499
Course credits: 1

Advancing Leadership & Communication for Change Management

As a health and safety professional, your needs for effectively managing change are complex. You often need to influence others without having positional authority.

Evidence-based models, frameworks, and practical experience come together in a course designed to develop and foster change management practices as a leader, supervisor, and individual. This course will provide frameworks to apply as you navigate through this course and beyond with clients, employees, and organizations that are not ready for or are resistant to change. 

Participants will learn strategies to foster effective change. You'll also build on your network of peers as you share real experiences and challenges. This includes discussions designed to challenge your assumptions and to provide specific ways of thinking that you can employ when addressing real-life interactions.

Instructor(s): Molly Cox
Seats Available: 26

OSHA #502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 1.8

This course is for OSHA Outreach Training Program construction industry trainers who have completed OSHA #500 and whose trainer authorization has not expired before the first day of class. Provides an update on OSHA construction standards, policies, and regulations. Trainers are required to attend this course (or OSHA #500) once every four years to maintain their authorized trainer status.

Prerequisites: OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for Construction

Instructor(s): Gina Facca
Seats Available: 18

OSHA #2045 Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Focus on common machinery types and related safety standards, hazards associated with various types of machinery, and control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout).

Instructor(s): Mr. Jesse Michaletz
Seats Available: 25

OEM Grand Rounds: Air Pollution and Dementia

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Cost: $39
Course credits: 0.1

Occupational and environmental health exposures cause thousands of illnesses and injuries each year. This lecture series addresses the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of disease and injuries related to environmental and occupational exposures encountered by physicians and their colleagues in local, regional, and international settings.

Seats Available: 96

OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Students who successfully complete this course will be authorized to conduct 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes. This is a trainer course so enrollees will give a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic and must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

Prerequisites: Five years of construction safety and health work experience and successful completion of the OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry course within the past 7 years.

Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 12

OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Federal and state policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles. Emphasis on those areas that are the most hazardous.

Instructor(s): Mr. Troy Corbin
Seats Available: 9

OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Federal and state policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles. Emphasis on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.

Instructor(s): Mr. Jesse Michaletz
Seats Available: 18

OSHA #7505 Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation

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Cost: $195
Course credits: 0.75

This course is an introduction to basic accident investigation procedures and accident analysis techniques. Course topics include accident investigation methods, employer responsibilities related to workplace accident investigations, and a six-step accident investigation procedure.

Instructor(s): Mr. Richard Gleason
Seats Available: 25

OSHA #7515 Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

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Cost: $195
Course credits: 0.7

This course covers OSHA guidelines for developing a Job Hazard Analysis. Course topics include the purpose and requirements of a job hazard analysis, the relationship between worker tasks and tools in a work environment, identifying job hazards before they occur, and techniques for completing a job hazard analysis.

Instructor(s): Mr. Richard Gleason
Seats Available: 28

OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

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Cost: $795
Course credits: 2.6

Federal and state policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles. Emphasis on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.

Instructor(s): Edward Woodford
Seats Available: 20

OSHA #503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 1.8

This course is for OSHA Outreach Training Program general industry trainers who have completed OSHA #501 and whose trainer authorization has not expired before the first day of class. Provides an update on OSHA general industry standards, policies, and regulations. Trainers are required to attend this course (or OSHA #501) once every four years to maintain their authorized trainer status.

Prerequisites: OSHA #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry

Instructor(s): Gina Facca
Seats Available: 22

OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Students who successfully complete this course will be authorized to conduct 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes. This is a trainer course so enrollees will give a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic and must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.

Prerequisites: Five years of construction safety and health work experience and successful completion of the OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry course within the past 7 years.

Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 17

OSHA #7415 OSHA Construction Industry Requirements (Major Hazards and Prevention)

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Course credits: 1.2

This course provides pertinent information regarding OSHA requirements and guidelines applicable to construction industry activities and operations.

Instructor(s): Mr. Richard Gleason
Seats Available: 27

OSHA #5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course

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Cost: $195
Course credits: 0.75

For individuals who have completed OSHA #5600 and whose trainer authorization has not expired before the first day of class. This course provides an update of new technical and regulatory information related to disaster response. Participants will have the opportunity to share lessons learned and refresh their knowledge about various topics covered previously in the OSHA #5600 trainer course. Trainers are required to attend this course (or OSHA #5600) once every four years to maintain their authorized trainer status.

Prerequisite: OSHA #5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course

Instructor(s): Edward Woodford
Seats Available: 18

Root Cause Analysis System for Incident Investigation - Advanced

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Cost: $595 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.1

This 3-day course explores the principles, methods and tools for digging into the root causes of a workplace injury or fatality. The course begins with a basic introduction to the root cause analysis system for incident investigation and continues with a more in-depth look that will include detailed case scenarios and interactive exercises led by a dynamic and engaging instructor. Course participants will obtain data collection and analysis skills that will equip them to conduct incident investigations and to implement appropriate corrective actions. Health and safety professionals, supervisors and workers with an interest in safety and accident investigation should attend.

Instructor(s): Mr. Rocco Meraglia
Seats Available: 21

OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Federal and state policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles. Emphasis on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.

Instructor(s): Edward Woodford
Seats Available: 21

OSHA #502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 1.8

This course is for OSHA Outreach Training Program construction industry trainers who have completed OSHA #500 and whose trainer authorization has not expired before the first day of class. Provides an update on OSHA construction standards, policies, and regulations. Trainers are required to attend this course (or OSHA #500) once every four years to maintain their authorized trainer status.

Prerequisites: OSHA #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for Construction

Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 17

OSHA #3115 Fall Protection

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.0

This course provides an overview of state-of-the-art technology for fall protection. Topics covered include the principles of fall protection, the components of fall arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest equipment, and OSHA policies regarding fall protection.

Instructor(s): Mr. Jesse Michaletz
Seats Available: 22

OSHA #503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 1.8

This course is for OSHA Outreach Training Program general industry trainers who have completed OSHA #501 and whose trainer authorization has not expired before the first day of class. Provides an update on OSHA general industry standards, policies, and regulations. Trainers are required to attend this course (or OSHA #501) once every four years to maintain their authorized trainer status.

Prerequisites: OSHA #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry

Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 20

Supervisory Safety & Health Duties

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.0
This course covers general safety and health requirements from the standpoint of supervising, training, administering, and organizing safety and health programs. It includes regulatory requirements and specific applications for written program requirements, documentation, discipline, hazard evaluation, and control and compliance.
Instructor(s): Mr. Harvey McGill
Seats Available: 20

OSHA #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

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Cost: $795 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.6

Permissible exposure limits, OSHA health standards, regulations and procedures, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation, workplace health program elements, and other industrial hygiene topics. Workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards, and safety and health programs.

Instructor(s): Stephanie Carter, Mr. Martin Cohen, Mr. Gerry Croteau, Allison Crollard
Seats Available: 21

OSHA #3015 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

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Cost: $695 – Some discounts available
Course credits: 2.0

Focus on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and trenching. Introduction to practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavation.

Instructor(s): Mr. David Baker
Seats Available: 25


The Continuing Education programs offered by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences provide workplace safety and health training for the fields of general industry, construction, agriculture and the maritime industries.

We serve four states—Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho—with monthly in-person courses, as well as on-demand programs and online virtual instruction led by our expert instructors.

We are the home of the Pacific Northwest OSHA Education Center—the only training facility authorized by OSHA in our region—offering continuing education courses on federal and state safety and health regulations. 

We are also home to the Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety (NWCOHS). NWCOHS prepares graduate students for careers in occupational health and safety through training programs in occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, safety, hazardous materials management, leadership, green chemistry and related disciplines. The NWCOHS Continuing Education Programs provide professional development opportunities for health and safety professionals.

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