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192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional

The capstone of the Construction safety career ladder. Master OSHA 29 CFR 1926 — 100% online, at your own pace.

Aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Employer-verifiable credentials Open-book online exam
192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional
Certificate · Transcript · Wallet card Verifiable at amiosp.com
Duration
192hoursMinimum instructional hours
Modules
20modules14 core · 6 specialised
Completion
~1monthTypical, fully self-paced
Delivery
100%onlineMicrosoft Teams + LMS
Career level
7of 7Capstone of the career ladder
LEVEL 7 PROGRAM 192-Hr Construction Safety Professional
Program overview

What is the 192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional?

The 192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional is the capstone programme in the American Institute of Safety Professionals Construction Safety career ladder and the most comprehensive construction-specific safety qualification in the catalogue. At 192 instructional hours, this programme integrates complete OSHA 29 CFR 1926 regulatory mastery, engineering-level technical specialisation, management system governance, and strategic organisational leadership into a single professional-level credential that prepares holders for the highest construction safety positions available: corporate safety directors, programme directors for mega-projects, principal consultants, and the senior leadership roles where safety professionals shape how entire construction organisations and multi-billion-dollar projects approach worker protection.

The 192 Hour Professional stands apart from the 162 Hour Manager by adding 30 hours of content that extends management competency into the strategic and enterprise governance domain. Where the Manager designs and leads the safety programme for a project or business unit, the Professional governs safety across the entire construction organisation or consulting portfolio: setting corporate safety strategy, establishing company-wide safety standards that all projects must follow, directing multi-project safety performance, managing the corporate relationship with owners and regulatory authorities, and building the organisational safety culture that differentiates market-leading contractors from their competitors.

The programme delivers 140 hours of mandatory core modules covering every dimension of construction safety at professional depth: complete 29 CFR 1926 regulatory mastery across all subparts, advanced hazard assessment and risk engineering, comprehensive SSSP and safety procedure governance, fall protection and working-at-heights engineering, excavation and geotechnical safety, crane and heavy lift programme governance, construction health hazard management (silica, lead, asbestos, noise), management system design and certification (ISO 45001 for construction), enterprise audit programme governance, safety team development, contractor governance architecture, construction safety performance analytics, and executive-level strategic leadership. An additional 52 hours of specialised modules cover high-risk construction sectors (tunnelling, marine, high-rise, heavy civil, international), advanced legal and regulatory strategy, corporate safety governance, technology and innovation in construction safety, and professional development for consulting practice.

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 Demonstrate complete mastery of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Standards across every applicable subpart, applying regulatory requirements to the most complex construction scenarios, interpreting standards at the regulatory-text level, advising organisations on strategic compliance, and serving as the authoritative technical resource during OSHA investigations and legal proceedings.
  2. 02 Govern construction safety programmes at the enterprise level: setting corporate safety policy and standards, directing multi-project safety performance, managing the corporate safety team, establishing company-wide contractor pre-qualification and governance frameworks, and reporting organisational safety performance to executive leadership and boards of directors.
  3. 03 Conduct engineering-level construction hazard assessments using JHA, AHA, PHA, HAZOP awareness, bow-tie analysis, fault tree analysis, and quantitative risk assessment to produce enterprise-grade risk registers that inform strategic capital allocation and organisational safety investment decisions.
  4. 04 Design and certify construction safety management systems per ISO 45001:2018 adapted for the multi-employer, multi-phase construction environment, managing the full certification lifecycle from gap analysis through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits to surveillance and recertification.
  5. 05 Direct construction health hazard programmes at the professional level: developing exposure control strategies for silica (29 CFR 1926.1153), lead (29 CFR 1926.62), and asbestos (29 CFR 1926.1101), managing occupational health surveillance, and coordinating with industrial hygienists and occupational health physicians.
  6. 06 Architect enterprise-level contractor governance systems: corporate pre-qualification standards, bid evaluation safety criteria, contract safety specification development, multi-tier subcontractor accountability, and industry-wide contractor safety benchmarking.
  7. 07 Lead construction safety culture transformation at the organisational level: corporate culture assessment, executive leadership engagement, multi-project culture measurement, recognition systems, just culture governance, and long-term culture maturity progression planning.
  8. 08 Present corporate construction safety strategy, performance, investment recommendations, and risk exposure to C-suite executives, boards of directors, owner organisations, and investor groups in the language of business value, competitive advantage, and organisational risk.
WHO IT'S FOR

Who should take this program?

Prerequisite: Completion of the 162 Hour Construction Manager or equivalent is strongly recommended. 5+ years of construction safety experience is recommended.

  • Corporate Safety Directors and VP-level safety leaders for GCs, EPC contractors, and construction management firms
  • Senior Project Safety Managers and Programme Safety Directors on mega-projects
  • Principal Construction Safety Consultants building or expanding their consulting practice
  • Safety professionals seeking the most comprehensive construction-specific credential available for career differentiation
  • Construction safety managers and specialists with 5+ years of experience seeking a professional capstone
  • BCSP CHST and CSP candidates seeking structured, comprehensive construction safety training
  • Safety professionals targeting Gulf mega-project leadership positions (NEOM, Aramco, ADNOC, QatarEnergy)
  • Military construction and government project safety directors requiring comprehensive federal OSHA construction expertise

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 162 Hour Construction Manager or equivalent management-level training is strongly recommended
2 5 or more years of construction safety experience at management level is recommended
3 Candidates with extensive supervisory or specialist experience (7+ years) may be considered for direct entry
4 No formal academic degree is required
5 All instruction is delivered in English; professional proficiency is required
Curriculum

What will you study?

20 modules in two parts: 14 core modules and 6 specialised modules.

How your 192 hours are split
140 hrs14 core modules
52 hrs6 specialised

Core modules

14 modules · 140 hours
01

Core module 1 Complete OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Regulatory Mastery

18 hrs

Every construction subpart at professional depth.

  • Advanced regulatory interpretation: letters of interpretation
  • preamble analysis
  • compliance directives. Federal versus state-plan enforcement. Multi-employer citation policy: advanced case analysis. OSHA enforcement trends
  • strategic compliance planning. Rulemaking tracking
  • organisational impact assessment
02

Core module 2 OSHA enforcement trends and strategic compliance planning. Rulemaking tracking and organisational impact assessment. Advanced Construction Hazard Assessment and Risk Engineering

12 hrs

JHA, AHA, PHA for complex construction activities.

  • Bow-tie analysis for construction risk. Fault tree analysis for construction fatality scenarios. Semi-quantitative
  • quantitative risk assessment. Enterprise risk registers. Risk-based resource allocation across construction phases
  • projects. ALARP demonstration for construction
03

Core module 3 Risk-based resource allocation across construction phases and projects. ALARP demonstration for construction. Comprehensive SSSP and Safety Procedure Governance

10 hrs

Corporate SSSP template governance.

  • Project SSSP development
  • review
  • approval workflows. Activity-specific procedure libraries. Management of change for construction. Permit-to-work system architecture. Safety procedure version control
  • documentation management across multi-project operations
04

Core module 4 Safety procedure version control and documentation management across multi-project operations. Fall Protection and Working-at-Heights Engineering

10 hrs

Complete Subpart M mastery.

  • Anchorage engineering evaluation. Fall distance calculations for complex scenarios. HLL analysis awareness. Leading edge fall protection programme design. Rescue engineering: self-rescue
  • mechanical advantage
  • technical rescue coordination. Fall protection equipment management programme. Corporate fall protection standards development
05

Core module 5 Fall protection equipment management programme. Corporate fall protection standards development. Excavation, Geotechnical Safety, and Earthwork

8 hrs

Complete Subpart P mastery.

  • Soil mechanics at professional depth. Deep excavation support systems awareness: soldier pile
  • sheet pile
  • secant pile. Dewatering safety. Engineered shoring system evaluation. Competent person programme governance. Corporate excavation safety standards
06

Core module 6 Engineered shoring system evaluation. Competent person programme governance. Corporate excavation safety standards. Crane, Heavy Lift, and Rigging Programme Governance

10 hrs

Complete Subpart CC mastery.

  • Corporate crane programme governance. Critical lift programme design. Tower crane operations management. Multi-crane pick coordination. Rigging engineering: sling analysis
  • below-the-hook lifting devices
  • engineered lift plans. Signal person
  • operator certification programme management
07

Core module 7 Signal person and operator certification programme management. Construction Health Hazard Programme Management

10 hrs

Silica (1926.1153): corporate exposure control programme, Table 1 compliance governance, alternative methods, medical surveillance coordination.

  • Lead (1926.62): exposure assessment programme
  • interim protection
  • medical removal. Asbestos (1926.1101): corporate asbestos management programme
  • Class I-IV work governance. Noise: hearing conservation for construction operations. Heat illness: corporate prevention programme. Industrial hygiene vendor management
08

Core module 8 Heat illness: corporate prevention programme. Industrial hygiene vendor management. Safety Management System Design and Certification

10 hrs

ISO 45001:2018 for construction: enterprise implementation across multiple projects.

  • Certification lifecycle management: gap analysis
  • implementation
  • Stage 1/Stage 2 audits
  • surveillance
  • recertification. Integrated Management System: ISO 45001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 9001 for construction organisations. Management system maturity progression
09

Core module 9 Integrated Management System: ISO 45001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 9001 for construction organisations. Management system maturity progression. Enterprise Audit Programme Governance

8 hrs

Corporate audit strategy for construction organisations.

  • Multi-project audit scheduling.
  • Auditor competency management.
  • Cross-project findings analysis and systemic corrective action.
  • Owner/client audit facilitation.
  • Third-party audit coordination.
  • Regulatory audit readiness at the corporate level.
  • Audit programme performance measurement.
10

Core module 10 Third-party audit coordination. Regulatory audit readiness at the corporate level. Audit programme performance measurement. Safety Team Development and Organisational Design

8 hrs

Corporate safety organisation design for construction companies.

  • Team sizing models based on project portfolio. Recruiting
  • developing
  • retaining construction safety professionals. Competency frameworks. Career path development. Performance management. Succession planning. Managing geographically dispersed safety teams
11

Core module 11 Competency frameworks. Career path development. Performance management. Succession planning. Managing geographically dispersed safety teams. Contractor Governance Architecture

8 hrs

Corporate pre-qualification system design.

  • Bid evaluation safety criteria.
  • Contract safety specification development.
  • Contractor safety performance database management.
  • Multi-tier subcontractor accountability.
  • Industry benchmarking.
  • Contractor safety award and recognition programmes.
12

Core module 12 Multi-tier subcontractor accountability. Industry benchmarking. Contractor safety award and recognition programmes. Construction Safety Performance Analytics

8 hrs

Enterprise safety dashboard design.

  • Multi-project performance comparison. Predictive safety analytics. AI
  • data science applications in construction safety awareness. Leading indicator architecture. Benchmarking against industry rates
  • owner targets. Board-level safety reporting
13

Core module 13 Leading indicator architecture. Benchmarking against industry rates and owner targets. Board-level safety reporting. Strategic Leadership and Executive Communication

10 hrs

Corporate construction safety strategy development.

  • Board-level safety governance. Executive presentation mastery. Stakeholder management: owners
  • investors
  • regulatory authorities
  • unions
  • communities. Safety as competitive advantage: how safety performance wins work. Reputation management. Crisis communication for construction incidents
14

Core module 14 Reputation management. Crisis communication for construction incidents. Construction Safety Culture at the Enterprise Level

10 hrs

Corporate culture assessment methodology.

  • Executive leadership engagement programming. Multi-project culture measurement
  • comparison. Just culture governance at the corporate level. Recognition
  • reward system design. Safety leadership development programmes. Long-term culture maturity planning. Industry culture benchmarking

Specialised modules

6 modules · 52 hours
01

Specialised module 1 High-Risk Construction Sectors

14 hrs

Tunnelling and underground construction: TBM safety, mined tunnel safety, shaft sinking, atmospheric hazards, emergency egress.

  • Marine and waterfront construction: overwater work
  • diving operations awareness
  • barge safety
  • tidal considerations. High-rise construction above 200 feet: wind load
  • material hoisting
  • perimeter protection
  • emergency evacuation. Heavy civil: bridge
  • dam
02

Specialised module 2 Heavy civil: bridge, dam, highway, and rail construction safety. International Construction Safety

8 hrs

Construction safety in diverse regulatory environments: Gulf region (UAE, Saudi, Qatar), Asia (Singapore, India, China), Africa, Europe (UK CDM Regulations, EU Directive 92/57/EEC).

  • Working with international safety standards alongside OSHA.
  • Cultural considerations.
  • International project mobilisation safety.
03

Specialised module 3 Working with international safety standards alongside OSHA. Cultural considerations. International project mobilisation safety. Advanced Legal and Regulatory Strategy

8 hrs

OSHA construction enforcement trends and strategic compliance.

  • Citation defence at the corporate level. Corporate officer liability. Criminal referral criteria for construction fatalities. Expert witness preparation. Deposition
  • testimony awareness. Insurance defence coordination. Regulatory negotiation
  • settlement strategy
04

Specialised module 4 Deposition and testimony awareness. Insurance defence coordination. Regulatory negotiation and settlement strategy. Corporate Safety Governance and Board Reporting

6 hrs

Safety governance frameworks for construction companies.

  • Board-level safety committee structure.
  • Director liability for safety performance.
  • ESG reporting and safety metrics.
  • Investor due diligence on safety.
  • Corporate safety policy governance.
05

Specialised module 5 ESG reporting and safety metrics. Investor due diligence on safety. Corporate safety policy governance. Technology and Innovation in Construction Safety

8 hrs

Safety management software platforms.

  • Drone inspection technology. Wearable technology: smart hard hats
  • proximity detection
  • fatigue monitoring. IoT sensors for environmental monitoring. BIM integration for safety planning. AI applications: predictive analytics
  • image recognition for PPE compliance
  • natural language processing for incident reports. VR/AR for safety training
06

Specialised module 6 VR/AR for safety training. Professional Development for Consulting Practice

8 hrs

Building a construction safety consulting practice.

  • Service offering development: programme design
  • audit
  • training
  • expert witness
  • management system certification support. Client acquisition
  • retention. Proposal writing. Consulting engagement management. Fee structures
  • rate negotiation. Professional liability
  • ethics
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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 20 modules 14 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 7 — the top 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 Operational enforcement
  6. 6 162-Hour Construction Safety Manager Program leadership
  7. 7 192-Hour Construction Safety Professional Organisation-wide safety leadership YOU ARE HERE
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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.

The most complete construction program 192 instructional hours across 20 modules — the deepest construction program in our catalogue.
Systems and leadership, not just rules ISO 45001, taught alongside the management systems used in this program.
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 The top of a seven-level career ladder, with a direct route to International Diplomas.
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What is the 192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional?

The 192 Hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Professional is the capstone programme in the American Institute of Safety Professionals Construction Safety career ladder and the most comprehensive construction-specific safety qualification in the catalogue. At 192 instructional hours, this programme integrates complete OSHA 29 CFR 1926 regulatory mastery, engineering-level technical specialisation, management system governance, and strategic organisational leadership into a single professional-level credential that prepares holders for the highest construction safety positions available: corporate safety directors, programme directors for mega-projects, principal consultants, and the senior leadership roles where safety professionals shape how entire construction organisations and multi-billion-dollar projects approach worker protection.

Who is this for?

Prerequisite: Completion of the 162 Hour Construction Manager or equivalent is strongly recommended. 5+ years of construction safety experience is recommended.

How long does it take?

The program is designed to offer flexible online learning with a minimum instructional contact time of 192 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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