Principles of Occupational Safety & Health-4th Edition

Certificate Programs Fundamental Safety Certificate

Registration Dates

In-Person

December 15 – 18, 2025

In-Person

August 4 – 7, 2025

In-Person

May 19 – 22, 2025

In-Person

February 17 – 20, 2025

Location

WSC/WMC Headquarters
2 Buttonwood Court
Madison, WI 53718

Fees

Regular Price $1,750
Discounted Member $1,395

Course fee includes over $350 worth of reference materials, including Accident Prevention Manual (12th Ed.)/Administration & Programs; Accident Prevention Manual (12th Ed.)/Engineering & Technology; Injury Facts CD-ROM; and Resource CD.

Continuing Education Credits

Attend this course and earn 2.60 CEUs from the Wisconsin Safety Council.

Course Overview

This re-envisioned Principles of Occupational Safety and Health course (POSH 4th Edition) takes advantage of the most cutting-edge learning technology and adult learning principles. You’ll come away from the brand-new, four-day classroom program with a solid foundation in occupational safety and health — a big first-step up the ladder in safety management. POSH represents best practices in safety training to be mimicked in your own organization.

Experienced safety professionals can brush up on all that’s new in safety management through engaging, technology-enabled training, case studies, simulations, group activities, electronic pre- and post-testing and networking. All-new modules include Fit for Duty, Vehicle Safety, and Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for new safety professionals, individuals seeking career development, and an excellent refresher for experienced safety professionals. Specific roles that will benefit from this course include:

Those new to safety or with newly appointed safety responsibilities
Those desiring a crash course in the fundamentals of occupational safety and health
Safety team leaders
Safety consultants
Purchasers of safety training for large groups of safety practitioners
Training developers of safety content
Training designers who need technical safety knowledge to develop safety and health content
Insurance underwriters or consultants for insurers or insurance brokers
Anyone else with safety and health responsibilities in an organization

Why Should You Attend?

You’ll go beyond the basics of compliance to learn best practices that help prevent injuries and related costs. You’ll also learn how to gain management’s support for your efforts and learn applications that you’ll use throughout your safety career. For individuals on a career path in safety, this program provides a clear roadmap and best-in-class education to meet many industry-leading certification requirements.

Additional Details

Homework prior to attending the course. Download and complete the forms prior to the class start date.

In an effort to make your training experience meaningful, as well as applicable in the workplace, you are asked to come to this course prepared to discuss the following: short background about your organization; safety and health procedures/practices, etc. with the organization; safety and health hazards that exist; and how hazards are or are not resolved.

Please complete the following pre-course activity relating to safety and health within your organization. Once completed, ask your supervisor to sign the form. Bring the completed and signed form to class. Your responses will be confidential.