Certification Levels

Certified OHS Practitioner

 OHS Practitioners job titles

• WHS Officers
• HSE Advisors
• Safety Coordinators
• WHS Training Officers
• OHS Project Officers

Characteristics

At an operational level they:

• Implement OHS risk control strategies and frameworks
• Work closely with middle management, supervisors, and shop floor staff to mentor and provide advice
• Monitor compliance and drive local change when required
• Focus on core business processes within known limits and established hazards
• Operate independently or under supervision, typically in SMEs or large organisations with well-known risks

Certified OHS Professional

OHS Professionals job titles

OHS Professionals are:

• Safety Managers
• EHS Directors
• Risk Control Specialists
• Corporate Safety Consultants
• HSE Managers

Characteristics

At senior level they:

• Design OHS management strategies and frameworks for critical risk control
• Influence senior managers by providing strategic and technical advice
• Develop monitoring systems and contribute to organisational change
• Consider broader business contexts, including regulations, market trends, and societal impacts
• Manage complex, novel, and unknown risks autonomously while collaborating professionally

Chartered OHS Professional

Chartered OHS job titles

OHS Senior Professionals are:

• Directors of HS
• Group Heads of HSE & Wellbeing
• Chief Safety Officers
• VPs of OHS
• Principal OHS Advisors

Characteristics

At an executive level they:

• Shape national or international OHS strategy, policy, and governance
• Engage with executives, boards, and policymakers to drive OHS culture and legislative change
• Oversee enterprise-wide OHS governance integrated into corporate strategy
• Balance global trends and emerging risks to influence industry-wide approaches
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, drive innovation, research, and set professional standards

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