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Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)

Keeping workers safe and well, both physically and mentally, is arguably an employer’s most important job. It is critical to keep safety as your organization's top priority and ensure you and your workers are returning home safely every day.

Readers Choice Award 2022  

UNB is the proud recipient of the 2023 Readers’ Choice award. Readers of Canadian Occupational Safety magazine voted UNB one of the top three educational institutions in Canada for its Occupational Health & Safety programs.

     

Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (COHS)

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Develop the competencies needed to be effective in the development, implementation, and evaluation of Occupational Health & Safety programs and systems in your workplace. The Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (COHS) program consists of 11 courses designed to map to the 113 competencies identified in the 2020 BCRSP Examination Blueprint.

Courses

  • Health and Safety Program Basics
  • Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene
  • Legislative Compliance and Corporate Responsibility
  • Management of Health and Safety Systems
  • Management, Leadership, and Organizational Behaviour
  • Risk Management and Risk Communication
  • Accident Causation Theory and Incident Investigation
  • Fundamentals of Environmental Management
  • Fire Prevention and Protection
  • Ergonomics
  • Auditing OHS Management Systems

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$595 (no HST) per course

1-888-259-4222 (Option 1)
customerservice@unb.ca

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Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS)

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The Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (DOHS) is an advanced, online program has been designed for OHS leaders, and emerging leaders, who hold a UNB approved certificate in OHS or a professional designation such as the CRST® or CRSP®. Broaden your skills and knowledge in the area of health and safety with a combination of courses in leadership, business, management, and specialized technical topics. This program consists of 10 courses (four required core courses and six technical electives).

Courses

  • Required:
    • Effective Communications
    • Human Performance Leadership
    • Effective Workplace Training
    • Psychological Health and Safety
  • Elective (you can select any six):
    • Managing Substance Abuse in the Workplace
    • Disability Management
    • Safety in Complex Work Environments
    • Working at Elevation
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Program Planning & Wellness in the Workplace
    • Fatigue Management
    • Data Driven Decision Making
    • Understanding Your Leadership Potential (Know Yourself)

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$645 (no HST) per course

1-888-259-4222 (Option 1)
customerservice@unb.ca

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CRST® and CRSP® Exam Preparation Courses

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Our CRST® and CRSP® Exam Prep courses are ideal for anyone planning to write the CRST® or CRSP® examination with the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals. The courses provide you with an intense review of the six domains described in the 2020 BCRSP® Examination Blueprint and offers practice exams, instructional support, study tips and exam writing techniques.

$550 (+HST)

1-888-259-4222 (Option 1)
customerservice@unb.ca

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Certificate in Safety Leadership Program (CSL)

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Helping Safety Practitioners Find Their Voice

The Certificate in Safety Leadership (CSL) helps participants through the development of specific skills, knowledge, and abilities required to gain influence, build consensus, and successfully create positive change in the organizations where they work. This program includes three courses, each with five online learning modules.

Courses

  • Understanding Your Leadership Potential
  • Leading People
  • Organizational Leadership 

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$550 (no HST) per course

1-888-259-4222 (Option 1)
customerservice@unb.ca

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Certificate in Psychologically Safe Leadership (CPSL)

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The Certificate in Psychologically Safe Leadership (CPSL) is a three-course program that has been designed to equip leaders with the skills and insight needed to identify mental risks and reduce mental harms in the workplace. To be clear, this is not about counselling an at-risk employee, it is about creating an atmosphere where mental health is supported, leading to reduction in lost time, improved productivity, and more.

This program is engaging, incorporating a wide variety of relevant articles, white papers, assessments, video lectures, and more.

This certificate program includes three courses. You can register for the full certificate or an individual course. To register for courses individually, click the name of the course.

CPSL courses

$177 (+HST) for full program
$59 (+HST) per course

1-888-259-4222 (Option 1)
customerservice@unb.ca

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