Registered Safety Professional (RSP)

Teacher

Introduction

The Registered Safety Professional (RSP) provides recommendations and actions for the prevention of accidents and/or incidents, which may cause injury or illness to people, damage to property, or destruction to a community (environmental). They employ various analytical methods to identify physical and health hazards. Then recommend and / or implement appropriate control measures (engineer, administrative, work practice, and / or personal protective equipment) to eliminate or mitigate the hazard.
In addition to having a working knowledge of the fundamentals and application of occupational health and safety, a Registered Safety Professional must be knowledgeable of science (physical, chemical, biological and behavioral), mathematics, business management, insurance, and performance of specially operation, such as construction, manufacturing, healthcare, etc

Suitable for:

This course is ideal for safety practitioners with 60% time of managing safety at work

Eligibility:

To meet this course eligibility, a candidate needs to acquire the following with 5 years proven experience

Registered Safety Manager (RSM) or
Bachelor degree in Occupational Health and Safety or
A level 6 diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or
An associate degree in Occupational Health and Safety or
Occupational Health and Safety Officers

Language requirement:

Whilst there is no pre-requisite for this course, at least intermediate level of English is recommended to ensure quality comprehension of the subject matter.

Course outline:

Domain 1:

Safety & Health Management
Identifying Applicable laws & Regulations
Evaluate workplace for Hazards & Assess risk
Demonstrate Compliance – written programs
Design and Implement Safety Management Systems

Domain 2:

Environmental Management
Identifying Applicable laws & Regulations
Evaluate workplace for Hazards & Assess risk
Development of written Programs
Design and implement environmental management systems

Domain 3:

Administrative Management
Determine effectiveness of management systems
Maintain recordkeeping system
Establish working relationships with stakeholders
Apply sound business practices and economic principles, such as cost benefit analyis

Certification:

RSP certificate and wallet card by the International Board of Environmental Health & Safety (IBOEHS), USA. Candidates who pass exams are entitled to use the designation “RSP” after their names in emails and business cards