Panama City COSS Retreat
Date: October 13-17, 2008
Where: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, www.hipcbeach.com

What is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)? A person in the safety and health field that coordinates the successful implementation of corporate safety and health plans, coordinates and maybe even conducts safety and health training, and provides support to safety and training managers. Click here to download the COSS Newsletter.

Why become a COSS?

In today's fast paced and diverse workplace, the need for qualified people in the field that are trained in the basic essentials of safety and health, leadership, communication, and regulatory requirements is great. The COSS program is a solution to the increasing need for qualified safety professionals.

Who should attend:

• Newly appointed safety professionals
• Safety professionals who wish to learn how CFR's 1910 and 1926 relate
• First line supervisors who oversee multi-employer worksites

Course Length:

5-eight hour days (40 hours)

Format:

• The COSS course consists of 40 hours packed with learning.
• Case studies are used extensively to bring learning objectives into focus.
• Speakers are brought in from OSHA and other government agencies to enhance the learning experience.
• There are two hours of testing and certification at the end of the program.

  NFSC Member $1,699.00
  Non NFSC Member $2,199.00

  Graduating students also receive OSHA certification for 10-Hour Construction Outreach and General Industry Safety Training, a $550 value.

  Questions? - 850-877-5193, ext. 106

"I took the Certified Occupational Safety Specialist course in July 2002. The course was very informative and helpful. I took with me knowledge that will enhance my safety career. I am an OSHA Safety Consultant Trainee at the Louisiana Department of Labor-Workplace Safety Section. I recommend anyone who is working in the safety field take this course...[it's] worth it's weight in gold."
-Belinda Poche, Louisiana Department of Labor