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Safety Professional Certificate (SPC)

The Safety Professional Certificate (SPC) is NASP's most distinguished Certificate Program, setting the standard for excellence in occupational safety and health leadership. This advanced program delivers a powerful, in-depth curriculum designed to refine your decision-making, strengthen your strategic leadership skills, and equip you to lead safety initiatives that influence change at every level of your organization. Read more

$5495.00 with premium membership

Courses: 25

Hours: 242

CEUs: 24.2

Narration: No

Description

The Safety Professional Certificate (SPC) is NASP’s most distinguished Certificate Program, setting the standard for excellence in occupational safety and health leadership. This advanced program delivers a powerful, in-depth curriculum designed to refine your decision-making, strengthen your strategic leadership skills, and equip you to lead safety initiatives that influence change at every level of your organization.

By earning the SPC designation, 
you position yourself as a trusted safety authority—capable of shaping policies, inspiring teams, and driving transformative improvements that safeguard workers and elevate organizational performance.

The required amount of time to complete the course is dependent upon your knowledge of workplace safety, but we find that the average completion time is approximately 242 hours. You have up to six months to complete the course.

Qualified Credential

This course is a qualified credential
for the CSD and MSP Certification Exams!

Course Details

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

  • Develop and implement advanced workplace safety management techniques
  • Identify safety management systems and ways to engage leadership and involve employees so that the implementation of safety management systems is effective
  • Perform as a qualified safety expert, safety authority, and administrator
  • Implement adult learning style training methodologies that change the way your employees work
  • Avoid civil and criminal liability for accidents and injuries
  • Determine proper interpretation and application of OSHA regulations
  • Establish and implement acceptable analysis and documentation of workplace hazards
  • Manage and conduct workplace safety inspections and audits
  • Investigate, analyze, and document workplace accidents and root cause analysis
  • Create and manage a successful safety culture using the latest behavior modification techniques
  • Develop, implement, and manage your internal company safety programs, saving your company money
  • Define and interpret requirements with OSHA compliance, workplace safety-related EPA guidelines, and relevant DOT regulations
  • Recognize potential sources of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace and implement control measures to reduce infection
  • Identify and manage hazardous materials
  • Identify the impact of workplace violence and describe effective response techniques to implement an effective violence prevention program
  • Develop proper responses to emergencies and implement an emergency management program
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of workplace safety and how to manage safety in your workplace, with emphasis on Behavior Based Safety

Prerequisites

The Safety Professional Certificate (SPC) is a stand-alone Certificate. However, NASP/IASP's designations are designed to be achieved in a step-by-step building block process where each level achieved is a step toward the next higher level. Obtaining the SPC requires successful completion of 25 areas of specialization listed below.

Authorization

Upon completion, an SPC designee is authorized to:

  • Conduct Awareness-Level and Designation-Specific training
  • Issue Certificates of Completion to their students under the NASP or IASP name

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Continuing Education Units

(24.2) CEUs are offered for this course. As an IACET Accredited Provider, NASP offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. CEUs will be reflected on the Certificate upon successful completion of the course and passing the exam. Partial credit or adjusted CEUs will not be awarded for individuals who do not successfully meet the criteria for achievement of CEUs.

Online Exams

The student will take an online exam at the end of each course. You must score 80% to receive certification. You have two opportunities to pass each exam.

Recertification

A refresher course and exam will be required every three (3) years. The cost of this recertification is $595.00.

Please Note: Upon completion of this Refresher course, the student does not earn CEUs. This Refresher course does not require the student to view all material to proceed to the next module. IACET does not allow NASP/IASP to issue CEUs for recertification when students may simply take the recertification exam without viewing course materials.

Non-discrimination Policy

NASP is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free of all forms of discrimination. View the full document here.

Proprietary Interest Disclosure

The instructor(s) has no financial interest in any course documents, products, tools, or instruments. View the full document here.

Corporate and Group Enrollment

NASP works with employers, safety departments, and training coordinators who need to enroll multiple people in the Safety Professional Certificate (SPC) course. We can set up group enrollment, apply volume pricing, invoice your company directly, and give you a single place to track completions for everyone on your roster.

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System Requirements

Minimum

  • Operating System: Windows 10, macOS 11, or a current Linux distribution
  • Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz dual-core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Browser: Current version of Google Chrome
  • Internet: Broadband, 5 Mbps download
  • Display: 1366x768
  • Audio: Speakers or headphones (required for narrated courses)

Recommended

  • Operating System: Windows 11 or macOS 14 or newer
  • Processor Speed: 3.0 GHz quad-core or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM or more
  • Browser: Current version of Google Chrome
  • Internet: Broadband, 25 Mbps download or faster
  • Display: 1920x1080 or higher
  • Audio: Headphones

Tablets and smartphones cannot be used to complete LMS courses. A desktop or laptop computer is required.

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