Core classes
These classes are offered multiple times a year. If you don't see an upcoming time scheduled for a class you are interested in check back soon, or send us an email.
Authentic Leadership Development Series
Learn moreOccupational Medicine Grand Rounds with CME/CNE
Learn moreRoot Cause Analysis System for Incident Investigation – Basic
Learn moreRoot Cause Analysis System for Incident Investigation – Advanced
Learn moreNIOSH 1-Day Spirometry Refresher Training
Learn moreNIOSH 2-Day Initial Spirometry Training
Learn moreGreen Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Curriculum for Early Care & Education eLearning
Learn moreEmergency Safety Officer Course
Learn moreGreen Chemistry & Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate Program
Learn MoreContinuing Education for occupational safety and health professionals
Our Continuing Education programs create safer workplaces, healthier communities and sustainable environments in our four-state region—Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho.
We offer professional development opportunities for:
- Industrial hygienists
- Safety and health professionals
- Occupational medicine practitioners
- Occupational health nurses
- Green chemistry and sustainability professionals
- First responders
- Individuals working with hazardous materials
- And workers across various industries.
Our courses are partially supported by the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS), one of 18 Education and Research Centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Current NWCOHS Courses
Authentic Leadership Development Series: Accelerating Leadership Development for Health and Safety Professionals
– Seattle, WAAuthentic Leadership Development for Health and Safety Professionals is a series of courses designed to help leaders committed to advancing health and safety can learn how best to navigate today’s evolving health and safety landscape. The series is comprised of three (3) leadership development courses that accelerate professional growth based on extensive body of evidence-based research, which supports the models and methods used. The courses are designed to cultivate leadership knowledge, skills, and capabilities important to the success of health and safety leaders and participants are provided experiential learning opportunities for increasing critical leadership skills. The series begins with discussions of foundational concepts, tools, and practices across all levels of professional development in the health and safety field, and then covers using those concepts, tools, and practices in an organization.
Accelerating Leadership Development for Health and Safety Professionals
Leadership development at all levels of professional experience can be accelerated by understanding what theories, capabilities, and motivation fosters leader and follower effectiveness. Before you can engage in acquiring these new capabilities and skills, you first need to be in a position of being ready and willing to learn and develop. This course will provide insight into unlocking both the motivation and abilities related to launching your leadership development. Participants will complete an online self-survey to explore their motivation and ability to understand how to activate positive leadership capabilities, which we refer to as leader developmental readiness.
Authentic Leadership Development Series: Fostering Positive Psychological Capital & Emotional Effectiveness for Health and Safety Professionals
to – Online, Instructor LedAuthentic Leadership Development for Health and Safety Professionals is a series of courses designed to help leaders committed to advancing health and safety can learn how best to navigate today’s evolving health and safety landscape. The series is comprised of three (3) leadership development courses that accelerate professional growth based on extensive body of evidence-based research, which supports the models and methods used. The courses are designed to cultivate leadership knowledge, skills, and capabilities important to the success of health and safety leaders and participants are provided experiential learning opportunities for increasing critical leadership skills. The series begins with discussions of foundational concepts, tools, and practices across all levels of professional development in the health and safety field, and then covers using those concepts, tools, and practices in an organization.
Fostering Positive Psychological Capital & Emotional Effectiveness for Health and Safety Professionals
People, and how they feel about their work, can have a very significant impact on how they emotionally engage in the workplace each and every day. Today’s safety leaders need to understand stress, emotional labor, and the role of emotions in order to design a healthy workplace for the 21st century. This course will provide opportunities to examine, explore, and practice positive ‘resource’ approaches for increasing individual and group levels of motivation, inclusivity and emotional effectiveness with the ultimate goal of fostering a safe work environment. Participants will take a self-rater survey to discover what constitutes their positive psychological strengths and potential areas for development.
Fundamentals of Occupational Health for Nurses
Online, On-DemandThe course brings together content from an expert line-up of faculty and practicing professionals in an online, on-demand format that includes video lectures, interactive activities and case-based problem solving in order to increase competency of nurses and other healthcare providers with occupational health responsibilities. The program is designed to familiarize practicing nurses with occupational injuries and illnesses and the tools and resources to recognize, diagnose, treat, and report them.
Course 1 - Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate - Sustainability, Toxicology, and Human Health
to – OnlineExplore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.
You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.
Course 2 - Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate - Principles of Green Chemistry
to – OnlineExplore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.
You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.
Course 3 - Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate - Assessment Tools for Safer Chemical Decisions
to – OnlineExplore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.
You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Heat Related Illness Prevention in English
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn how heat affects workers and common risk factors for heat related illnesses. You will learn how to recognize different heat related illnesses, how to recognize them, and how they can be treated. The goal of this course is to improve the awareness of heat-related illness and provide solutions by using the resources in the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Health and Safety Center toolkit.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Heat Related Illness Prevention in Spanish
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn how heat affects workers and common risk factors for heat related illnesses. You will learn how to recognize different heat related illnesses, how to recognize them, and how they can be treated. The goal of this course is to improve the awareness of heat-related illness and provide solutions by using the resources in the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Health and Safety Center toolkit.
Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. En este curso, aprenderá cómo el calor afecta a los trabajadores y los factores de riesgo comunes de las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor. Aprenderá a reconocer diferentes enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y cómo tratarlas. El objetivo de este curso es adquirir más conciencia respecto a las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y proporcionar soluciones mediante el uso de los recursos del kit de herramientas del “Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)”.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Pesticide Safety Solutions in English
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. You will be introduced to practical solutions for pesticide exposure and safety solutions, including a review of two pesticide safety solution projects, fluorescent tracer techniques and pesticide drift. Last, you will also be introduced to the Bilingual Pesticide Safety Project. This project is led by members of the PNASH team and will explore two mobile applications within the bilingual pesticide safety project and how you can get involved.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Pesticide Safety Solutions in Spanish
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. You will be introduced to practical solutions for pesticide exposure and safety solutions, including a review of two pesticide safety solution projects, fluorescent tracer techniques and pesticide drift. Last, you will also be introduced to the Bilingual Pesticide Safety Project. This project is led by members of the PNASH team and will explore two mobile applications within the bilingual pesticide safety project and how you can get involved.
Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. Se le presentarán soluciones prácticas para la exposición a pesticidas y soluciones de seguridad, incluida la revisión de dos proyectos de soluciones de seguridad con los pesticidas: la técnica del marcador fluorescente y deriva de pesticidas. Por último, también se le presentará el Proyecto Bilingüe de Seguridad con los Pesticidas, el cual está dirigido por miembros del equipo de PNASH y se explorarán dos aplicaciones móviles y cómo puede usted participar.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Sexual Harassment Prevention Agriculture in English
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn It's everyone's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The toolkit helps everyone understand their roles and responsibilities for preventing harassment by providing education and tools for growers to the supervisors and workers. This course will describe how to maintain a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting. Promoting the dignity and the rights of others is essential to creating and maintaining a positive, healthy, and productive workplace. This course is divided into five key topics and includes case scenarios, interactive activities and videos to help reinforce the core message to show respect for others.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture: Sexual Harassment Prevention in Agriculture in Spanish
Online, On-DemandThis course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn It's everyone's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The toolkit helps everyone understand their roles and responsibilities for preventing harassment by providing education and tools for growers to the supervisors and workers. This course will describe how to maintain a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting. Promoting the dignity and the rights of others is essential to creating and maintaining a positive, healthy, and productive workplace. This course is divided into five key topics and includes case scenarios, interactive activities and videos to help reinforce the core message to show respect for others.
Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. En este curso aprenderá que es responsabilidad de todos el prevenir el acoso sexual en el lugar de trabajo. El kit de herramientas ayuda a todos a comprender sus roles y responsabilidades para prevenir el acoso al brindar a los supervisores y trabajadores educación y herramientas para los productores. Este curso describirá cómo mantener un ambiente de trabajo saludable en un entorno agrícola. El promover la dignidad y los derechos de los demás es esencial para crear y mantener un lugar de trabajo positivo, saludable y productivo. Este curso está dividido en cinco temas clave e incluye escenarios de casos, actividades interactivas y videos para ayudar a reforzar el mensaje principal para mostrar respeto a los demás.
Occupational Diseases Online Course (ODOC) Series: Compressive Neuropathies
Online, On-DemandSeries Overview
This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.
Occupational Diseases Online Course: Compressive Neuropathies
The goal of this activity is to train regional primary healthcare providers on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and other compressive neuropathies, including occupational and non-occupational risk factors. The course will cover best practices for the diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of CTS, and it will introduce prevention strategies using the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls.
Occupational Diseases Online Course (ODOC) Series: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Online, On-DemandSeries Overview
This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.
NIHL Unit: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
The objectives of this unit are for students to be able to:
1. Describe the irreversible pathophysiological change associated with noise-induced hearing loss.
2. Describe the difference in causation between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
3. Describe the notable difference between an audiogram showing noise-induced hearing loss and one showing age-related hearing loss.
4. List three examples of controls to mitigate workplace noise that correspond to levels of the industrial hygiene “Hierarchy of Controls”.
5. Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration in preventing and treating occupational noise induced hearing loss.
Root Cause Analysis for Incident Investigation - Basic
– Seattle, WAThis course provides a basic introduction to the root cause analysis system for incident investigation. Course participants will leave with a basic understanding of the procedure for incident investigation using root cause analysis and an introductory understanding of appropriate preventive measures or corrective actions.
Root Cause Analysis System for Incident Investigation - Advanced
to – Seattle, WAThis 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.