OSHA’s Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate Program (DOL certificate)
This certificate program is available to anyone interested in furthering their practical knowledge while earning a nationally recognized safety and health credential. If you have completed OTI courses in the past, chances are you are well on your way to completing OSHA’s Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate Program (DOL certificate). This certificate program is supported by the Department of Labor and its curriculum consists entirely of OTI courses. Non-OTI courses are not accepted.
Participants may earn a safety and health fundamentals certificate for Construction, Maritime, or General Industry after completing a minimum of 7 courses comprised of a minimum of 68 (Construction and General Industry) or 77 (Maritime) contact hours of training.
How to Apply
1. The first step is to complete the course work. You can track your progress by saving your OSHA course completion certificates (you will need these for your application) and reviewing the requirements of the DOL certificate at the below link:
https://www.osha.gov/training/certificate
2. Upon completion of all required and elective OSHA courses, submit a completed Application Verification Form include copies of all course completion certificates. Completed Applications can be submitted by emailing:
sam@midamericaosha.org
Maritime Application Verification Form v03.21.24
General Industry Application Verification Form v03.21.24
Construction Application Verification Form v03.21.24
3. Upon verifying that all requirements have been met, the staff at Mid-America OSHA Education Center will send your application to OSHA for you. Your certificate will be printed by OSHA DOL and mailed to you by Mid-America OSHA Education Center.