Certificate Courses

The Certificate Courses are aimed at equipping employees with the requisite skills to recognize hazards, evaluate them and make meaningful contributions to their control and management. Participants of these short professional development courses will gain practical knowledge and experience for aiding in the solution of OSH challenges. (Jump to course schedules.)

OESH Certificate Courses

  • Accident Investigation
  • Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout Tagout)
  • Essentials of OSH (Download PDF brochure - 1MB)
  • Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
  • Introduction to Industrial Hygiene (NEW!) (Download PDF brochure - 788KB)
  • Occupational and Environmental Risk Assessment (NEW!) (Download PDF brochure - 832KB)
  • Permit Required Confined Space
  • Training the Trainers
  • Workplace Inspections

Target Groups

  • Line Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Newly Appointed Safety Officers
  • Safety and Health Committee members
  • Human Resource Officers and Managers
  • Trade Union Representatives
  • Anyone with responsibility for Occupational Safety and Health

Certificates of completion are awarded upon successful completion of respective course. Credits for matriculation to UWI may NOT be obtained from these courses.

How to Apply

  1. Complete registration form and email to oesh@uwimona.edu.jm or fax to 1-876-977-1835. Our registration form is available as an Adobe Reader (PDF) file and also in Microsoft Word (.doc) format. You may print and fax the form to (876) 977 1835 or email the modified Word document to oesh@uwimona.edu.jm.
  2. An invoice will be generated for payment.
  3. Pick up your invoice and use it to pay fees at the UWI Cashier.
  4. Take your receipt to the OESH office on campus to complete registration.

Minimum Qualifications

Individual course pre-requisites are outlined in the downloadable (PDF) brochures above.

Course Schedule

This schedule is continually updated in response to the emerging needs of Industry. You are encouraged to consult it regularly or subscribe via Microsoft Outlook, Gmail or iCal using the following address:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tqnhq64khskvlaqq3kprq8bjss%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

You may need to click the "Look for more" link (below) while in Agenda view in order to see courses more than one month into the future.

 

Page last updated: 2009-10-26