Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC)
Proven Leadership in OHSE
The Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) certification recognizes and promotes excellence in professional occupational health and safety consulting.
About CHSC Designation
Instituted in 1994 by the Health and Safety Professionals Canada (formerly known as the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering), CHSC is the premier certification of leading safety, health and environmental professionals. The certification recognizes and promotes excellence in professional consulting within and to business and industry and government agencies at all levels. CHSCs provide consultative leadership in workplaces and communities across the nation and around the world.
Six Proven Advantages of a Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) Professional
- Education and experience in the profession
- Demonstrated commitment and specialized training and examination
- Ethical behaviour supported by a peer-reviewed CHSC Code of Conduct
- Assurance of protection when acting on professional advice
- Continuous Professional Growth monitored through an audited CHSC Maintenance Program.
- Independent consultative advice and leadership
Are you ready for to become Certified?
Are you…
- An internal or external health and safety advisor or consultant
- Having a minimum of five (5) years (60 months) cumulative work experience within the previous seven (7) years with a minimum of 51% HS related duties
- Having successfully completed a 1-year OHS or 2-year non-OHS college or university certificate or diploma program
- A CSSE member. Become a member now!
Get started now!
The process:
- Submit your application with supporting documentation
- Register for HSPC courses. Spring/Summer catalogue is now open!
- Provide Proof of Professional Liability Insurance or company indemnification equivalent after finishing the 6 courses.
- CHSC Awarded
- Maintain your CHSC by participating in the maintenance program. HSPC members who currently hold the CHSC certification in Good Standing are up to date with the maintenance program.
Courses
After the application has been approved, candidates have six years to complete the full educational program of six courses: three mandatory + three electives.
In-Person Courses
We will be hosting four of our courses in person for the first time since the pandemic, both before and after the HSPC Professional Development Conference 2024 in Edmonton, AB. This provides an opportunity not only to progress towards your CHSC certification but also to network with your peers face-to-face.
| Requirement | Course | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Mandatory | Legal Obligations and Liability | JUL 13 & 14 @ 9:30 AM MT |
| Mandatory | Applied Risk Communications | JUL 18 & 19 @ @ 9:30 AM MT |
| Mandatory | Consulting Skills | JUL 18 & 19 @ 9:30 AM MT |
| Elective | Project Management for the Health and Safety Professional | JUL 13 & 14 @ 9:30 AM MT |
Online Courses
| Requirement | Course | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Mandatory | Legal Obligations and Liability | MAY 22 & 23 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Mandatory | Applied Risk Communications | AUG 28 & 29 @ @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Mandatory | Consulting Skills | JUL 31 & AUG 1 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Assessing OHSE Training Needs & Options | APR 25 & 26 @ 11:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Measurement and Evaluation of OHS Performance | JUN 4 & 5 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Project Management for the Health and Safety Professional | APR 2 & 3 @ 9:30 AM ET JUL 24 & 25 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Essential Value of OHS Management Systems | MAY 14 & 15 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Essentials of Risk Management for OHSE Practitioners | APR 16 & 17 @ 9:30 AM ET JUN 12 & 13 @ 9:30 AM ET |
| Elective | Developing Effective OHSE Training Courses | APR 30 & MAY 1 @ 9:30 AM ET AUG 13 & 14 @ 9:30 AM ET |