Ethics for the Safety Professional: Navigating Whistleblowing and Reporting in High-Risk Workplaces - Safety Professionals Continuing Education, Ethics, 5 Hours

Meets Required Points in Ethics for Recertification for BCSP, BGC

BCSP Category 7: Safety Related Courses, Distance Learning, 0.5 Points

IHMM Category II: Professional Development Activities (Continuing Education), 5 CMP

BGC Category 4: Attendance at Educational Programs, 0.825 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 expertise in handling real-world safety concerns by learning when, why, and how to report safety violations or ethical misconduct even when doing so may involve personal or professional risk.

Course Objectives

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

• Identify the legal and ethical thresholds for reporting safety violations, including when to escalate concerns beyond internal channels.
• Understand how federal protections under OSHA Section 11(c), the EPA, and other relevant laws apply to whistleblower scenarios in safety and environmental compliance.
• Use clear documentation techniques to create reports that are legally sound, factually consistent, and traceable.
• Choose and use anonymous or third-party reporting tools to minimize personal risk while maximizing the impact of their report.
• Apply practical techniques for protecting personal records, managing retaliation, and building internal support during and after the reporting process.
• Contribute to a safety culture that encourages open communication, rewards ethical leadership, and builds employee trust.

Who Should Enroll? 

• Certified Safety Professionals (CSP): Safety leaders who want to strengthen their ability to manage whistleblower-related challenges while maintaining regulatory compliance and ethical integrity.
• Associate Safety Professionals (ASP): Emerging safety professionals seeking to build practical skills in reporting, documentation, and ethical decision-making in high-consequence environments.
• Construction Health and Safety Technicians (CHST): Safety technicians working on jobsites or within project-based teams who need tools to report violations without fear of retaliation and contribute to a just safety culture.
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (OHST): Field-level safety personnel who want to improve their ability to recognize, document, and escalate serious concerns in real-time work environments.
• Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Coordinators: Professionals responsible for regulatory compliance and risk management who are looking to implement better reporting systems and protect whistleblower integrity.