| AAOHN offers Continuing Education Certificate Programs for occupational and environmental health nurses (OHNs) and other health care professionals, who want to improve or maintain their professional competency and/or prepare for new professional opportunities. AAOHN's certificate programs are specifically designed to address the variety of emerging workforce, workplace and community needs, incorporating adult learning principles to build and advance knowledge and skills, increase professional competence and build expertise. To be awarded a certificate and continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours, participants must successfully complete the course of study. The Safety Management Certificate Program is an in-depth three-day seminar designed to educate participants on the role of the safety manager and review the material for the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (ABOHN) Safety Management Certification Examination. The seminar offers 18.0 CNE contact hours. The ABOHN Safety Management (SM) examination is a sub-specialty exam for OHNs who currently hold the designation as Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S). The ABOHN SM credential recognizes certified occupational health nurseswho have expanded their practice to include safety management. Additionally, the SM credential may provide a career path for OHNs who plan to obtain the Certified Safety Professional® (CSP®) credential. Course content and materials are based on ABOHN’s blueprint of the examinations. Mathematics, physics, industrial hygiene, engineering and environmental concepts and problems will be a primary focus, including practice with the scientific calculator. A comprehensive study manual with more than 300 sample questions and applicable study materials is included. Please note: participants are required to bring a scientific calculator. * back to top About the Faculty
Sarah R. Budde, MAE, RN, COHN-S, CSP, has over 30 years experience in occupational health and safety serving as Safety Leader for SCA and Weyerhaeuser. Responsibilities also included the areas of human resources, facility and environmental management. Currently, she is principal of Sarah Budde & Associates, a safety and health consulting firm with focus on helping companies select and implement safety initiatives and providing training in occupational health and safety at all levels Mary Gene Ryan, RN, BSN, MPH, RN, COHN-S/SM, FAAOHN, is an Occupational Health Nurse Consultant with over 25 years of occupational health, safety and environmental program management experience. She was one of the first 10 OHNs to receive the ABOHN certification in Safety Management. Ms. Ryan has provided numerous occupational health and safety presentations for clients and nationally for organizations at seminars and symposiums. She currently provides occupational health and safety consultation & training services for clients. back to top Program Hours
Tuesday, September 4
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 6
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. back to top Registration
The registration fee is $595 for AAOHN members and $750 for non-members. Register online or by fax/mail with the registration form. Enrollment is limited to 40 participants, so register now! back to top Hotel
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*Calculators
Some questions on the Safety Examination require computation. You are permitted to bring a scientific calculator to the examination if it complies with ABOHN rules. You are required to bring a scientific calculator to this workshop. Select one that performs algebraic, two-variable statistics, trigonometry, exponent functions and metric conversions. Texas Instrument (TI) 36XSolar, Hewlett Packard (HP) 30s, and Casio FX-300MS will be used in the class for demonstration. You should expect to pay $10-15 for your calculator. Types of calculators that are not permitted on the exam because they perform higher level functions and should not be brought to the workshop are TI 73 and 80-89 Series, Casio 9000 Series, and HP 33. Additional questions about calculators may be referred to the instructor: sarah@sarahbudde.com. back to top |
Certificate Program Learning Objectives:
Day 1 - Discuss application requirements and examination blueprint;
- Practice basic mathematical concepts used in Safety and Industrial Hygiene;
- Perform calculations using the scientific calculator and Examination Reference document;
- Identify OSHA Regulations pertinent to the Safety Management and ASP Examinations;
- Classify Organizational Theory and Management practices relative to Safety;
- Recognize Industrial Hygiene concepts used in Occupational Health and expectations for the exam; and
Utilize the NIOSH Lifting Equation to quantify risk. Day 2 - Identify Natural Science concepts and terminology used in Safety;
- Review terminology in Industrial Ventilation and practice calculating system dimensions;
- Solve basic Trigonometry problems and relate to concepts of load bearing and friction;
- Review statistical terminology and practice Statistics applications referenced in the examination;
- Describe knowledge expectations for Communications and Leadership in Safety; and
Review principles of Education and Training. Day 3 - Identify principles of Probability and System Safety;
- Discuss best practices in Safety Program Development, Worker’s Compensation and Emergency Management;
- Recognize important Environmental regulations and their application;
- Identify Fire Control Technology and Classifications;
- Review and apply the Quadratic Equation;
- Describe knowledge expectations and review Information Management;
- Discuss expectations for Professional Conduct and Ethics; and
Practice time management of the exam while completing sample problems in each domain. |
