Continuing Education Spotlight
February 2025
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Welcome to our OSHCE Spotlight!
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Total Worker Health® Certificate
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If you are an Occupational Health and Safety professional, or a professional intersecting with health, safety, and well-being, this is the course for you! This includes human resources, risk management, wellness, and disability management specialists. No prior knowledge of Total Worker Health (TWH)® is required. This certificate will offer students an understanding of the TWH® approach, and competency to begin to implement its concepts within organizations.
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Instructor Highlight : Troy Corbin
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Troy Corbin is a health and safety professional with over 30 years of experience in industrial hygiene, safety, and maritime training. Beginning his career as a Chief Technologist in a medical laboratory, he transitioned to an industrial hygienist with OSHA and later specialized as a Marine Chemist. Currently, Troy is a health and safety consultant and instructor, passionate about making training both informative and engaging for his students.
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When asked what inspires him to teach health and safety, he said:
"I teach health and safety because I really enjoy the students. I enjoy the interaction with my students and work to make the training not only informational but also fun."
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Wildfire Response and Recovery
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Read this OSHA article to learn about the response and recovery following a wildfire, as well as common hazards and associated with wildfires.
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Read this NIOSH article and corresponding resources to learn about personal protective equipment (PPE) and how it keeps firefighters safe.
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Could Heat Make us More Vulnerable to Toxic Chemicals?
Read the latest DEOHS blog to learn about MS student Cecelia Martindale's findings on how heat influences exposure to the most widely used weed killer.
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Upcoming Continuing Education Courses
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Root Cause Analysis System for Incident Investigation - Advanced
Feb. 19 - 21, 2025 | Seattle, WA
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.
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OSHA #3015 Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics
Mar. 3 - 6, 2025 | Online Virtual Classroom
This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, and more.
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Advancing Methods for Worker Exposure Evaluation and Judgements
Mar. 11 & 13, 2025 | Virtual, Instructor-Led
New tools and strategies are emerging to improve professional judgment in health-related exposure assessments. This course will explain why and how it is feasible to apply multiple approaches and new tools to make judgments with a higher degree of precision and accuracy.
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Fostering Psychological Capital & Emotional Effectiveness
Mar. 11, 18, & 25, 2025 | Online, Instructor Led
This course will provide opportunities to examine, explore, and practice positive approaches for increasing individual and group levels of motivation, inclusivity and emotional effectiveness with the ultimate goal of fostering a safe work environment.
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OSHA #6005 Collateral Duty Course for other Federal Agencies
Mar. 17 - 20, 2025 | Online Virtual Classroom
This course covers the OSH Act, Executive Order 12196, and the OSHA General Industry Standards. This course is intended for federal agency collateral duty safety and health personnel.
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NIOSH-Approved Spirometry 1-Day Refresher Training Course
Mar. 21, 2025 | Seattle, WA
This 1-day refresher course is designed for experienced spirometry technicians who have completed a NIOSH spirometry certification course within the last five years. Documentation of a valid NIOSH Spirometry certificate is required. Technicians with certificates older than five years must repeat the initial 2-day course to maintain their certification.
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Collaboration and Partnerships
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OEM Grand Rounds: Research to Practice in the Development of Exoskeleton Guidelines
Attend this webinar offered by Carissa Harris-Adamson, PhD, Director for Occupational and Environmental
Health UC Berkeley, to learn about
the developing use of exoskeletons
to reduce musculoskeletal
injuries and disorders.
Online Webinar
April 09, 2025
6:45 - 8:00pm PST
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Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education
Phone: (800) 326-7568
E-mail: ce@uw.edu
Web: oshce.uw.edu
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