Certified Safety Manager (CSM)
- class 15 Courses
- access_time 40:00 hours / 4.0 CEUs
Description:
The Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Certificate Program is a high-impact, foundational train-the-trainer course that signals to employers, regulatory agencies, and even the courts that you possess the knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities expected of a safety professional. This program demonstrates your capability to independently manage comprehensive safety programs, policies, and procedures essential to maintaining a safe, compliant, and productive workplace.
Creating a strong safety culture is no easy task—but this program equips you with the strategies, tools, and confidence to make it happen. Through in-depth training, you’ll learn how to interpret and apply complex regulations, mitigate civil and criminal liability, elevate worker morale, reduce costly workers' compensation claims, and—most importantly—prevent injuries before they occur.
By earning the CSM designation, you position yourself as a trusted safety leader, ready to drive impactful change, protect lives, and set a new standard of excellence in workplace safety management.
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 40 hours. You have up to six months to complete the course.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will attain the designation of CSM. With this certificate, the student will have acquired the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:
- Identify and list primary, OSHA-required, workplace safety topics.
- Recall key regulatory requirements relevant to workplace safety.
- Perform as a qualified safety expert, safety manager, and administrator.
- Apply proven training methodologies to modify employee behaviors and improve workplace safety practices.
- Develop and customize cost-effective safety programs that align with organizational needs.
- Implement procedures to minimize and avoid civil and criminal liabilities related to workplace accidents and injuries.
- Determine proper interpretation and application of OSHA regulations.
- Assess, document, and analyze workplace hazards using standardized evaluation techniques.
- Plan, conduct, and manage workplace safety inspections and audits to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Investigate, analyze, and document workplace accidents, determining root causes to prevent recurrence.
- Design, implement, and sustain a successful safety culture using the latest behavior-based safety modification techniques.
Prerequisites and Authorization:
The CSM is a foundational course that requires no prerequisites; however, prior knowledge of workplace safety is highly recommended.
Upon completion, a CSM designee is granted Authorization to:
- Conduct Awareness-Level and Designation-Specific training
- Issue Certificates of Completion to their students under the NASP or IASP name
Click here for Trainer Resources.
The Certified Safety Manager (CSM) may issue NASP/IASP certificates for courses found on the link above. They may represent themselves as NASP/IASP Certified Trainers. They may use the NASP/IASP name and logo on their website and in other advertising, but they may not represent themselves as being NASP/IASP. CSMs may advertise themselves as an NASP/IASP Certified Trainer for any safety courses they may teach, whether or not the course is found on the link above, and issue their own certificates without the NASP/IASP name or logo. Details may also be found in the link.
Continuing Education Units:
4.0 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 a comprehensive online exam at the end of the course. You must score 80% to receive a Certificate. You have two opportunities to pass the exam.
Recertification:
A refresher course and exam will be required every three (3) years. The cost of this recertification is $395.
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.
Understanding Workplace Safety
Understanding Workplace Safety
Safety is not simply about OSHA compliance. This lesson discusses regulatory compliance but also introduces the concept of safety as a part of company culture, and emphasizes the benefits of a safety program through a developed Safety Management System.
Training Methodology
Training Methodology
Safety training may not be perceived as the most exciting topic, but it can be the difference between life and death. Therefore, effective safety training is imperative. This lesson defines adult learning styles, differentiates training adults versus children, discusses methods for dealing with problem students and explores ways to conduct training that changes the way employees work.
Chemical Terms & Concepts and HAZCOM
Chemical Terms & Concepts and HAZCOM
Understanding complex chemical and toxicological terms and concepts while reading an SDS or other emergency information can be difficult for even the most seasoned safety professional. This lesson reviews common terms and concepts used for hazardous chemicals in the workplace and covers the various labelling systems (GHS, HMIS, NFPA, DOT) typically used to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard.
Confined Space Entry
Confined Space Entry
Confined spaces are notorious for trapping workers who are exposed to hazards within the space and are unable to escape. This lesson provides an understanding of the concept of a confined space and the various elements that may require a permit to be issued. It also focuses on assessing the hazards that may be present in a confined space, the proper means of eliminating or controlling the hazards, the function of rescue service members, and PPE which may be required.
HAZWOPER Awareness
HAZWOPER Awareness
Emergency response to a HAZMAT incident requires extensive training. This lesson discusses to what groups the HAZWOPER standard applies, the difference between emergency response and incidental leaks and the various training requirements under the standard.
Lockout Tagout
Lockout Tagout
Maintenance of machinery requires equipment to be in a ‘zero energy state’ to avoid catastrophic consequences such as electrocution, crushing injuries, and/or amputations. This lesson will review proper lockout tagout protocol, including the six steps for LOTO, development of an HECP, identification of proper EIDs and LOTO devices, means for group lockout and training requirements under the standard.
Machine Guarding
Machine Guarding
There seem to be as many hazards created by moving machine parts as there are types of machines. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from needless and preventable injuries. This Lesson will identify hazardous areas, motions and actions, and allow the student to implement proper methods of safeguarding along with inspection procedures to ensure compliance.
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
While considered the last line of defense, PPE is an important element of a safety program. This lesson discusses the proper selection, use, maintenance, limitations and disposal of various personal protective equipment based on the specific hazards in the workplace.
Fire and Egress
Fire and Egress
Elimination or control of fire hazards in any workplace is of utmost importance. This lesson will cover the various components of fire detection devices, extinguishing systems, alarm systems as well as discusses the required elements of an Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plan.
Workplace Ergonomics
Workplace Ergonomics
Musculoskeletal disorders comprise the majority of workplace injuries. This lesson defines MSDs, identifies risk factors, and discusses solutions for these types of injuries using engineering and administrative controls and implementation of an effective ergonomics program.
Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is one of the top killers in the workplace. This lesson will define the types of violence in the workplace, discuss risk factors and means for elimination, appropriate response techniques and proper development of a violence prevention program.
Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection
Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection
Slip, trip, fall hazards are one of the leading causes of accidents on the job. This lesson discusses common STF hazards, simple, effective means for eliminating them as well as the various types of fall arrest systems that may be used.
Electrical Safety
Electrical Safety
More than 110 workers die in the US alone from electrocutions each year. This lesson will define basic electrical terms and concepts, identify electrical hazards and their effects on the human body, discuss arc flash and arc blast, and review the components of an effective Electrical Safety Program.
Bloodborne Pathogens
Bloodborne Pathogens
HIV and hepatitis merit serious concern for workers occupationally exposed to blood, and other potentially infectious materials that contain these bloodborne pathogens. This lesson will identify potentially infectious materials, identify types and methods of exposures, discuss the health hazards of bloodborne pathogens and describe the elements of an Exposure Control Plan as well as outline the requirements for workers administering First Aid.
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping
Proper recording of injuries and illnesses is necessary both from a legal standpoint as well to effectively trend workplace incidents. This lesson covers OSHA’s recordkeeping and reporting requirements, defines workplace related, and discusses the various forms that must be completed in the recordkeeping process.