Certified Safety Auditor (SAC) Independent Study - General Industry

Our Certified Safety Auditor Certification will show you:

  • How to analyze and document workplace hazards
  • How to perform a workplace safety inspection
  • How to investigate, analyze and document a workplace accident
  • And much more!
  • Course Outline

Certification:


Certified Safety Auditor (SAC)



Course Objectives:


This is a comprehensive and thorough course. There is no more important skill to the safety professional than the ability to discover and remedy hazards before they can injure workers. This is the purpose of the workplace safety auditor and his or her three primary tools - Hazard Analysis, Inspections and Accident Investigation. More

Course Composition:


This course is composed of the following courses:

Accident Investigation Technician (AIT)
Hazard Analysis Technician (HAT)
Safety Inspections Technician (SIT)

Course Prerequisites:


The following courses are pre-requisites of this course:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Optional Credits:


There is an exam that can be faxed or e-mailed to NASP for grading. The estimated time required to complete the course is 54 hours, but can be done at the student's own pace. Students will be given six months to complete the course.

Five (5) CEUs are offered through the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for this course. If you are interested in receiving CEU s for this course, upon successful completion of the exam please either download the form and instructions here or the obtain form and instructions from a Member Services Representative by calling 800-922-2219 ext. 4.

Course/Exam Delivery Methods:


If you wish to review the course materials then click on the link(s) below and save the files to a folder of your choice. Please understand that these files contain course materials only - the certification exam is not included.

Accident Investigation (AIT) Independent Study Course Materials - [download] [online]
Hazard Analysis Technician (HAT) Independent Study Course Materials - [download] [online]
Workplace Safety Inspections Technician (SIT) Independent Study Course Materials - [download] [online]

In order for you to receive your certification exam you must first register by clicking on one of the links below. If you select the CD version you will receive both the course materials and the certification exam. If you select the Download version you will receive the certification exam only. If you wish to download the course materials then click on the download link(s) above.

Certified Safety Auditor (SAC)


Certified Safety Auditor (SAC) - CD: $695.00 + $12.95 S&H
Certified Safety Auditor (SAC) - Download: $695.00


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Safety Auditor Course Outline

  • Hazard Analysis

    • Job Hazard Analysis
      • Defining Tasks
      • Observation
      • Objectives
      • Work Procedures
      • Hazard Abatement
      • Preparing for the JHA
      • The 5 Steps of Performing the JHA
    • Change Analysis
      • New Facilities
      • New Equipment
      • New Materials
      • Starting Up Processes
      • Analyzing Multiple Changes
    • Process Hazard Analysis
      • Regulatory Requirements
      • Elements of the PHA
      • Performing the Process Hazard Analysis
    • Phase Hazard Analysis
      • What
      • When
      • Why
      • How
    • The Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
      • Engineering Controls
      • Administrative Controls
      • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • Inspections

    • About Workplace Safety Inspections
      • Objectives
      • Methodology
    • Workplace Safety Inspections as a Part of the Safety and Health Program
      • Analysis
      • Relationship
    • Safety Plans, Programs, Policies, and Procedures
      • Analysis
      • Relationship
    • Planning
      • Information Requirements
      • Sources of Information
    • The Inspection
      • Forms and Format
      • Procedures
    • Reporting
      • Form and Format
      • Function
    • Monitoring
      • Purpose
      • Methods

  • Accident Investigation

    • The Initial Investigation at the Accident Scene
      • Immediate Post-Accident Actions
      • Preserving and Documenting the Accident Scene
      • Securing and Preserving the Scene
      • Documenting the Scene
      • Collecting, Preserving, and Controlling Evidence
      • Obtaining Initial Witness Statements
    • Managing the Accident Investigation
      • Project Planning
      • Determining Task Assignments
      • Acquiring Resources
      • Establishing Information Access and Release Protocols
      • Managing the Investigation Process
      • Taking Control of the Accident Scene
      • Initial Meeting of the Investigators
      • Promoting Teamwork
      • Managing Information Collection
      • Managing Report Writing
    • Collecting Data
      • Collecting Human Evidence
      • Locating Witnesses
      • Conducting Interviews
      • Collecting Physical Evidence
      • Documenting Physical Evidence
      • Inspecting Physical Evidence
      • Removing Physical Evidence
      • Collecting Documentary Evidence
      • Examining Organizational Concerns, Management Systems, and Management Oversight
      • Preserving and Controlling Evidence
    • Analyzing Data
      • Determining Facts
      • Determining Causal Factors
      • Direct Cause
      • Contributing Causes
      • Root Causes
      • The Importance of Causal Factors
      • Using the Core Analytical Techniques
      • Events and Causal Factors Charting
      • Barrier Analysis
      • Change Analysis
      • Events and Causal Factors Analysis
      • Root Cause Analysis
    • Developing Conclusions and Judgments of Need
      • Conclusions
      • Judgments of Need
    • Reporting the Results
      • Writing the Report
      • Report Format and Content
      • Disclaimer
      • Table of Contents
      • Glossary
      • Executive Summary
      • Introduction
      • Facts and Analysis
      • Conclusions and Judgments of Need
      • Appendices
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Course Objectives (cont.):


The purpose of a workplace safety audit is to discover circumstances, situations, equipment, or materials that may harm a person. The objective is not regulatory compliance, and it is not saving money, it is the avoidance of human injury. Regulatory compliance and monetary gain are collateral benefits, not the primary objective.

It is a certainty that accidents cost money. They cost money in medical expenses, insurance, lost work, and a variety of indirect costs. Regulatory compliance is also an important part of ensuring a safe workplace. But there is not a regulation to cover every hazard. In fact, OSHA addresses this issue by citing the General Duty Clause when no specific standard applies to a situation that could injure a worker. The General Duty Clause states, "Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees, employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees".

Rather than an auditor in the sense of a financial auditor, consider yourself an investigator in the sense of a detective who is carefully searching for clues that indicate potential injury scenarios. But, no matter how thorough you are in discovering hazards, that's only the first step. Be sure that the hazards you discover are remedied in a timely fashion. For every hazard you discover, you must first attempt to eliminate the hazard through Engineering Controls. If the hazard cannot be remedied by Engineering Controls then you must attempt to eliminate or control it through Administrative Controls. Only if it can not be controlled by Engineering Controls or Administrative Controls may you use PPE as the remedy.

Above all, remember that people will retain or lose life and limb based upon how well you perform the safety audit function.
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