Occupational Health & Safety

The Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety provides a comprehensive and intensive learning experience focused on the core competencies required of today’s safety professionals. The curriculum covers key areas of occupational health and safety practice, and instruction is delivered by experienced practitioners who bring real-world examples and applied insights into the classroom. 

A Flexible Stackable – Laddering Pathway 

Graduates of the Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety can seamlessly continue into the Diploma program by completing the remainder of the program requirements. All certificate courses are credited toward the Diploma program, giving flexibility to start small, then elevate your qualifications when ready.  

Advance Your Health & Safety Career 

Laddering from the Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, students can advance their knowledge and career in pursuing the stackable option into the Diploma program. The Diploma program will cover specialized areas within the Occupational Health & Safety profession and include a final capstone project tying academic to real-world experience.  

Who Is This Diploma Program For?

• Graduates of the Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety program
• Working professionals who wants to upgrade their skills  
• Individuals who want to advance their career in Occupational Health & Safety
• Supervisors, managers, leaders responsible for workplace safety
• Career changers
• Professionals seeking flexible online learning

Why Choose This Program?  

• Flexible asynchronous online schedule. Allowing students access to course materials, complete assignments, participate in discussions on your own time without attending live classes at set times.
• Support from subject matter expert instructors  
• Study from anywhere in the world
• Gain practical knowledge that can be immediately applied in the workplace
• Complete the foundational and advanced OHS courses and completion of the project providing work integrated learning.  
• No admission process allowing easy registration into courses

What You Will Learn

By the end of the program, students will be able to:    

• Identify and mitigate workplace hazards to help create safer and healthier work environments.  
• Design and implement Safety Management Systems that align with industry standards and organizational goals.  
• Conduct inspections, audits, and risk assessments to support workplace compliance and operational excellence.  
• Navigate occupational health and safety legislation with confidence and apply regulatory requirements in practice. 
• Manage workplace injury, disability, and return-to-work programs that support employee well-being and organizational success.  
• Investigate workplace incidents and develop effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.  
• Analyze safety performance data to identify trends, measure outcomes, and support continuous improvement initiatives.  
• Communicate safety information effectively to employees, leaders, and partners through reports, presentations, and training
• Promote psychological health and safety in the workplace, including identifying psychosocial hazards, supporting mental well-being, and applying provincial frameworks related to psychological health and safety.  
• Demonstrate effective organizational leadership skills, including communication, change management, influence, and collaboration to advance safety culture.  
• Apply fundamentals of ergonomics to assess tasks, design solutions, and reduce risks based on assessed physical needs of workers.

Applied Project

The final term is self-directed and will consist of the development of a group applied project for oral presentation.  

This project will have student groups choosing and researching an industry workplace for operating procedures, processes, accident statistics, and more. The group will conduct a risk assessment, then design and develop a training program that will explain how an Occupational Health and Safety program may be developed and maintained.  

Students will be working with mentors throughout the duration of the last term as they develop their project.