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162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager

Level 6 of the Construction safety career ladder. 100% online, at your own pace.

Aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Employer-verifiable credentials Open-book online exam
162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager
Certificate · Transcript · Wallet card Verifiable at amiosp.com
Duration
162hoursMinimum instructional hours
Modules
18modules12 core · 6 specialised
Completion
~1monthTypical, fully self-paced
Delivery
100%onlineMicrosoft Teams + LMS
Career level
6of 7Manager on the career ladder
LEVEL 6 PROGRAM 162-Hr Construction Safety Manager
Program overview

What is the 162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager?

The 162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager program from the American Institute of Safety Professionals is a management-level certification that develops the programme leadership, organisational management, and strategic governance competencies required to direct the safety function on major construction projects and across construction organisations. At 162 instructional hours, this programme integrates the technical construction safety knowledge and operational enforcement skills of the preceding career-ladder levels with the management competencies that project owners, general contractors, and EPC firms require from their safety managers: safety programme architecture, safety team leadership and development, contractor pre-qualification and governance, project safety budget management, management system implementation, owner interface and reporting, and the strategic decision-making that shapes how an entire construction project or company approaches safety. The construction safety manager occupies a fundamentally different position from the construction safety supervisor. The supervisor enforces compliance on the ground. The manager designs the programme the supervisor enforces, leads the safety team the supervisor belongs to, manages the contractor pre-qualification system that determines which subcontractors access the site, sets the performance targets the project is measured against, interfaces with the owner’s safety representative, and reports project safety performance to the executive leadership. When an owner or GC hires a project safety manager, they are hiring the person who is responsible for every safety outcome on the project — not just daily compliance, but the programme design, resource allocation, and organisational leadership that determine whether the project achieves zero harm or accumulates citations and injuries. The programme delivers 115 hours of mandatory core modules covering construction safety management system design (ISO 45001 applied to construction), project safety programme architecture, safety team management, contractor safety governance, project safety budgeting, construction safety performance measurement, project safety auditing, owner and client safety reporting, construction safety culture development, and multi-project safety programme governance. An additional 47 hours of specialised modules cover NYC Local Law 196 Site Safety Manager alignment, construction insurance and EMR management, legal liability and dispute resolution, mega-project safety management, and change management for safety programme transformation on active projects. All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, professional wallet card, and official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

Learning outcomes

What you'll be able to do
  1. 01 Design comprehensive construction safety programmes for projects of any size and complexity, including safety policy, management system architecture, organisational structure, resource allocation, performance targets, and continuous improvement mechanisms aligned with ISO 45001 and ANSI/ASSP Z10.
  2. 02 Lead and develop the project safety team: recruiting and selecting safety supervisors and specialists, defining competency requirements, establishing performance expectations, conducting performance reviews, providing coaching and development, and building team capability across the project lifecycle.
  3. 03 Architect and manage the contractor safety governance system: pre-qualification criteria and evaluation, contract safety requirements, contractor orientation programme, onsite monitoring framework, performance scorecards, consequence management for non-compliance, and multi-tier subcontractor accountability.
  4. 04 Develop and manage the project safety budget including safety staffing, equipment, training, monitoring, engineering controls, and the cost-benefit analysis that justifies safety investment to project management and owner representatives.
  5. 05 Implement construction safety management systems aligned with ISO 45001:2018 adapted for the project-based, multi-employer construction environment: context analysis, leadership commitment, hazard identification, operational controls, performance evaluation, and continuous improvement across project phases.
  6. 06 Direct the project safety audit programme: audit scheduling across construction phases, auditor assignment, audit execution against 29 CFR 1926 and project-specific requirements, findings analysis, corrective action governance, and management review.
  7. 07 Manage the owner/client safety interface: understanding owner safety requirements, aligning project safety programmes with owner expectations, conducting owner safety reporting, facilitating owner safety audits, and managing owner safety representatives.
  8. 08 Establish and monitor construction safety performance measurement systems: project dashboards with leading and lagging indicators, benchmarking against industry rates and project targets, trend analysis, predictive indicators, and executive reporting.
WHO IT'S FOR

Who should take this program?

Prerequisite: Completion of the 30 Hour Construction programme and practical construction experience are strongly recommended. The 145 Hour Supervisor or 130 Hour Specialist provide an excellent foundation.

  • Project Safety Managers and Project HSE Managers on commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction
  • Corporate Safety Managers and Directors for general contractors and EPC firms
  • Safety professionals preparing for or serving in NYC Site Safety Manager roles under Local Law 196
  • Construction Safety Supervisors and Specialists seeking promotion to management-level positions
  • Operations and project management professionals assuming safety programme oversight for construction projects
  • Safety consultants specialising in construction programme design, contractor governance, and management system implementation
  • Safety professionals on Gulf mega-projects seeking advanced OSHA-aligned construction management credentials

Entry requirements

Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, wallet card, and transcript. All credentials are employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
1 Completion of the 30 Hour Construction programme is strongly recommended
2 3 or more years of construction safety experience at supervisory or specialist level is recommended
3 The 145 Hour Supervisor or 130 Hour Specialist provide excellent preparatory foundations
4 No formal academic degree is required
5 All instruction is delivered in English; professional proficiency is required
Curriculum

What will you study?

18 modules in two parts: 12 core modules and 6 specialised modules.

How your 162 hours are split
115 hrs12 core modules
47 hrs6 specialised

Core modules

12 modules · 115 hours
01

Core module 1 Construction Safety Management System Design

12 hrs

ISO 45001:2018 adapted for construction projects.

  • ANSI/ASSP Z10 for construction. OSHA Recommended Practices applied to project-based work. Management system design for multi-employer
  • multi-phase construction. PDCA cycle for construction: planning during pre-construction
  • doing during construction
  • checking through audits and inspections
  • acting through management review. Documentation systems for construction
02

Core module 2 Documentation systems for construction. Project Safety Programme Architecture

12 hrs

Safety programme structure: policy, objectives, procedures, work instructions.

  • Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) governance: template design
  • subcontractor SSSP review
  • SSSP compliance monitoring. Activity-specific safety procedures. Emergency response plan design. Training programme architecture. PPE programme governance. Permit-to-work system design. Safety communication plan
03

Core module 3 Training programme architecture. PPE programme governance. Permit-to-work system design. Safety communication plan. Construction Safety Team Leadership

10 hrs

Safety organisation design for construction projects: safety manager, supervisors, specialists, trainers, competent persons.

  • Team sizing based on project scope and risk. Recruiting and selecting safety personnel. Competency frameworks. Performance management. Coaching
  • mentoring
  • development. Succession planning. Managing remote safety teams across multiple work fronts
04

Core module 4 Performance management. Coaching, mentoring, and development. Succession planning. Managing remote safety teams across multiple work fronts. Contractor Safety Governance

10 hrs

Pre-qualification framework design: safety performance criteria (EMR, TRIR, DART), programme evaluation (written programmes, training records, equipment inspection), insurance verification.

  • Contract safety requirements: specification language
  • consequence clauses. Contractor orientation programme. Onsite monitoring framework: inspection frequency
  • permit compliance
  • documentation. Performance scorecards. Subcontractor safety meetings. Consequence management: warnings
  • work stoppages
  • contract termination
05

Core module 5 warnings, work stoppages, contract termination. Construction Safety Budget and Resource Management

8 hrs

Building the project safety budget: personnel costs, equipment, training, monitoring, PPE, engineering controls, signage, barricades.

  • Budget phasing across construction schedule.
  • Cost-benefit analysis for safety investments.
  • EMR impact on bidding and insurance premiums.
  • Workers’ compensation management for construction companies.
  • Presenting the business case for safety to project management.
06

Core module 6 Workers’ compensation management for construction companies. Presenting the business case for safety to project management. OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Programme-Level Compliance

12 hrs

Building the project regulatory compliance framework.

  • Standard-by-standard compliance planning for all applicable 29 CFR 1926 subparts. Compliance calendar management. Recordkeeping requirements (29 CFR 1904) for construction. Multi-employer compliance strategy. OSHA inspection management at the manager level: pre-inspection readiness
  • opening conference
  • walkaround coordination
  • closing conference
  • post-inspection abatement management
  • citation review
07

Core module 7 Construction Safety Performance Measurement

8 hrs
  • Designing the project safety dashboard: leading indicators (inspection completion, permit compliance, training completion, near-miss reporting, observation counts) and lagging indicators (TRIR, DART, LTIFR, severity rate, EMR). Benchmarking against BLS construction industry rates
  • project targets. Weekly
  • monthly reporting. Management review meetings. Trend analysis
  • predictive indicators
08

Core module 8 Weekly and monthly reporting. Management review meetings. Trend analysis and predictive indicators. Project Safety Auditing and Compliance Assessment

10 hrs

Audit programme design for construction projects: phase-specific audit scheduling, subcontractor audit programme, pre-OSHA inspection readiness audits.

  • Audit execution against 29 CFR 1926 and project specifications.
  • Non-conformance management.
  • Corrective action governance.
  • Owner/client safety audit facilitation.
  • Third-party audit coordination.
09

Core module 9 Non-conformance management. Corrective action governance. Owner/client safety audit facilitation. Third-party audit coordination. Construction Safety Culture Development

8 hrs

Building safety culture on construction projects with transient, multi-employer workforces.

  • Leadership visibility and engagement. Behavioural expectations across trades. Near-miss and hazard reporting culture. Recognition programmes. Just culture principles for construction. Measuring culture: perception surveys
  • observation data
  • reporting rates. Phase-by-phase culture development strategy
10

Core module 10 Measuring culture: perception surveys, observation data, reporting rates. Phase-by-phase culture development strategy. Incident Investigation Programme Management

8 hrs
  • Managing the project investigation programme: investigation team composition
  • evidence management
  • root-cause analysis quality assurance
  • corrective action governance
  • lessons-learned dissemination across trades and projects. Fatality and catastrophe response: OSHA notification
  • evidence preservation
  • communication management
  • legal coordination. Post-investigation programme improvement
11

Core module 11 Post-investigation programme improvement. Owner and Client Safety Interface

8 hrs

Understanding owner safety requirements: owner safety specifications, pre-qualification processes, owner safety audits.

  • Aligning the project safety programme with owner expectations. Owner safety reporting: format
  • frequency
  • content. Facilitating owner safety walkthroughs. Managing owner safety representatives. Handling safety disputes with owners. Meeting owner safety KPI targets
12

Core module 12 Managing owner safety representatives. Handling safety disputes with owners. Meeting owner safety KPI targets. Multi-Project Safety Programme Governance

9 hrs

Managing safety across multiple concurrent projects: centralised safety standards, decentralised project execution.

  • Corporate safety programme design for GCs
  • EPC contractors. Project safety manager deployment
  • oversight. Cross-project lessons learned. Company-wide safety performance tracking. Corporate safety policy governance

Specialised modules

6 modules · 47 hours
01

Specialised module 1 NYC Local Law 196 Site Safety Manager Alignment

6 hrs

NYC SSM requirements under LL196.

  • How the 162 Hour programme maps to SSM competency areas.
  • NYC DOB site safety plan requirements.
  • NYC-specific regulatory overlay beyond federal OSHA.
  • Fire safety director coordination.
  • NYC DOB inspection interface.
02

Specialised module 2 NYC-specific regulatory overlay beyond federal OSHA. Fire safety director coordination. NYC DOB inspection interface. Construction Insurance, EMR, and Workers’ Compensation

8 hrs

Construction insurance programme management: GL, workers’ comp, umbrella, builders risk.

  • Experience Modification Rate (EMR) calculation
  • management. EMR’s impact on bidding competitiveness: how a 0.85 EMR wins work
  • a 1.20 EMR loses it. Return-to-work programmes for construction injuries. Claims management discipline. Insurance broker
  • carrier management
03

Specialised module 3 Return-to-work programmes for construction injuries. Claims management discipline. Insurance broker and carrier management. Legal Liability and Dispute Resolution

6 hrs

Construction safety legal landscape: OSHA citations, personal injury claims, wrongful death, third-party over actions.

  • Multi-employer liability analysis. Contractual indemnification
  • additional insured provisions. Expert witness
  • deposition preparation awareness. OSHA criminal referral criteria. Insurance defence coordination
04

Specialised module 4 Expert witness and deposition preparation awareness. OSHA criminal referral criteria. Insurance defence coordination. Mega-Project Safety Management

10 hrs

Safety programme design for billion-dollar construction and infrastructure projects: multiple work fronts, thousands of workers, dozens of subcontractors.

  • Safety logistics: orientation processing centres
  • PPE distribution
  • credential management. Technology: safety management software
  • drone inspections
  • wearable technology
  • real-time dashboards. International mega-project considerations: Gulf region
  • Asia
  • Africa
05

Specialised module 5 Gulf region, Asia, Africa. Advanced Construction Hazard Management

10 hrs
  • High-risk operations management at the programme level: tower crane operations
  • deep excavation support systems
  • marine and underwater construction awareness
  • tunnelling awareness
  • high-rise construction above 200 feet
  • heavy civil infrastructure (bridges, dams, highways). Risk-based resource allocation for high-hazard work phases
06

Specialised module 6 Risk-based resource allocation for high-hazard work phases. Change Management for Construction Safety Programmes

7 hrs

Implementing safety programme changes on active construction projects: mid-project programme upgrades, new owner requirements, post-incident programme modifications.

  • Stakeholder engagement with project management
  • trade unions
  • subcontractors. Communication strategies for safety changes that affect daily work practices
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Standards and frameworks you'll work with

Official sources, linked for reference
How it works

How is the program assessed?

One online, open-book exam at the end of the program, taken through your assigned student portal. Score 70% or higher to pass — your result is emailed to you straight after the exam.

  1. 1
    Enrol and get access Join live sessions on Microsoft Teams and study in the Institute's learning portal (LMS).
  2. 2
    Study 18 modules 12 core and 6 specialised modules at your own pace — most learners finish within a month.
  3. 3
    Take the exam One online, open-book exam through your assigned student portal.
  4. 4
    Get your result Your result is emailed to you as soon as you finish. 70% or higher to pass.
  5. Get certified and verified Receive your certificate, transcript and wallet card, verifiable online.
70% to pass The pass mark for the final online exam
Open-book Use your course materials during the exam — it tests application, not memory
Up to 3 retakes Didn't pass? Take a month to review the materials, then retake up to three more times
WHAT YOU RECEIVE

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Career path

Where does this program sit in your career?

It is Level 6 of the Institute's Construction safety career ladder. Each level builds on the one before, from worker awareness to organisation-wide safety leadership.

Construction safety career ladder 7 levels
  1. 1 10-Hour Construction Safety and Health Worker awareness
  2. 2 30-Hour Construction Safety and Health Supervisory knowledge
  3. 3 47-Hour Construction Safety Trainer Training delivery
  4. 4 130-Hour Construction Safety Specialist Technical expertise
  5. 5 145-Hour Construction Safety Supervisor Daily enforcement
  6. 6 162-Hour Construction Safety and Health Manager Program leadership YOU ARE HERE
  7. 7 192-Hour Construction Safety and Health Professional Organisation-wide safety leadership
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Fees and enrolment

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Why choose us

Why study with us?

A complete construction safety education from the American Institute of Safety Professionals — online, self-paced and built for working professionals.

A focused construction program 162 instructional hours across 18 modules.
Systems and leadership, not just rules ISO 45001, ANSI/ASSP Z10, audit governance, culture and board-level communication.
Fast and flexible Fully online and self-paced. Most learners finish within one month.
Fair, open-book assessment One online exam with a 70% pass mark, and up to three retakes if you need them.
Employer-verifiable credentials Certificate, transcript and wallet card, verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
A clear path forward Level 6 of a seven-level career ladder, with a direct route to International Diplomas.
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What is the 162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager?

The 162 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Manager program from the American Institute of Safety Professionals is a management-level certification that develops the programme leadership, organisational management, and strategic governance competencies required to direct the safety function on major construction projects and across construction organisations. At 162 instructional hours, this programme integrates the technical construction safety knowledge and operational enforcement skills of the preceding career-ladder levels with the management competencies that project owners, general contractors, and EPC firms require from their safety managers: safety programme architecture, safety team leadership and development, contractor pre-qualification and governance, project safety budget management, management system implementation, owner interface and reporting, and the strategic decision-making that shapes how an entire construction project or company approaches safety. The construction safety manager occupies a fundamentally different position from the construction safety supervisor. The supervisor enforces compliance on the ground. The manager designs the programme the supervisor enforces, leads the safety team the supervisor belongs to, manages the contractor pre-qualification system that determines which subcontractors access the site, sets the performance targets the project is measured against, interfaces with the owner’s safety representative, and reports project safety performance to the executive leadership. When an owner or GC hires a project safety manager, they are hiring the person who is responsible for every safety outcome on the project — not just daily compliance, but the programme design, resource allocation, and organisational leadership that determine whether the project achieves zero harm or accumulates citations and injuries. The programme delivers 115 hours of mandatory core modules covering construction safety management system design (ISO 45001 applied to construction), project safety programme architecture, safety team management, contractor safety governance, project safety budgeting, construction safety performance measurement, project safety auditing, owner and client safety reporting, construction safety culture development, and multi-project safety programme governance. An additional 47 hours of specialised modules cover NYC Local Law 196 Site Safety Manager alignment, construction insurance and EMR management, legal liability and dispute resolution, mega-project safety management, and change management for safety programme transformation on active projects. All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, professional wallet card, and official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

Who is this for?

Prerequisite: Completion of the 30 Hour Construction programme and practical construction experience are strongly recommended. The 145 Hour Supervisor or 130 Hour Specialist provide an excellent foundation.

How long does it take?

The program is designed to offer flexible online learning with a minimum instructional contact time of 162 hours. Most learners successfully complete the course within one month, allowing them to progress at their own pace while balancing professional commitments.

How is it assessed?

Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.

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