Effective Safety Training: The Understanding of Adult Learning Principles - Safety Professionals Continuing Education, 10 Hours

Accepted for:

BCSP Category 7: Safety Related Courses, Distance Learning, 1 Points

IHMM Category II: Professional Development Activities (Continuing Education), 10 CMPs

BGC Category 4: Attendance at Educational Programs, 1.66 CM Points 

Here's How Simple It Is:

1. Read the material online
2. Complete the quiz online
3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn professional development credit towards your recertification
   

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will expand their ability to design and deliver safety training that leads to lasting behavior change, stronger performance in the field, and measurable impact on organizational safety outcomes.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Identify the cognitive and behavioral reasons why traditional safety training fails to produce long-term change.
• Apply proven strategies for designing safety content that is easy to understand, retain, and apply on the job.
• Use real-world scenarios and decision-making tools to improve safety performance under pressure.
• Integrate coaching, checklists, visual cues, and peer influence into training programs to build safe habits and improve retention.
• Measure whether safety training is working using behavior-based data, not just attendance or quiz scores.
• Create a culture where workers feel safe to ask questions, admit gaps, and continuously learn.

Who Should Enroll? 

• Certified Safety Professionals (CSP): Professionals responsible for developing and evaluating training programs that reduce risk and improve safety culture.
• Associate Safety Professionals (ASP): Early-career safety leaders seeking to move beyond compliance-based training and into behavior-based learning.
• Construction Health and Safety Technicians (CHST): Individuals working in high-risk environments who want to design field-ready, real-time safety reinforcement.
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (OHST): Safety practitioners responsible for implementing and supporting training at the crew, site, or shift level.
• CITs, Training Managers, EHS Coordinators, and Safety Consultants: Anyone tasked with delivering effective safety education that drives performance and saves lives.