Professional Development

The Bakersfield Chapter of ASSE in no way endorses the companies listed below. The information is provided to our members as a partial list of educational opportunities, offered by members to members. This is not the only training available on these subjects. The Chapter cannot guarantee the content, pricing, or validity of the training listed here. Members are encouraged to exercise due diligence when choosing a training systems vendor.

California State Bakersfield Safety Courses

Safety and Risk Management Certificate Program
The Safety and Risk Management Certificate Program is designed to assist California employers and employees who are required to comply with state workplace safety requirements. The two courses required for this certificate program provide theory, practical applications, and hands-on assistance to those individuals with workplace safety responsibilities. (More Information)

Environmental Resource Management Bachelors Degree
CSUB's Environmental Resource Management (ERM) degree program prepares students for public and private sector careers in this area. Students must complete core requirements as well as a concentration. The innovative Hazardous Materials Management concentration is one of the first baccalaureate-level programs in California to articulate with accredited environmental technology programs offered by community colleges throughout California and other western states. The community college programs provide the hands-on skills required for environmental and safety compliance, emergency planning and response, and site remediation. (More Information)

Professional Development Study Group in Bakersfield - Meeting Monday Evenings

OHST / ASP Study Group Meetings take place on the second and fourth Mondays on each month some 6-7:30pm at Memorial Occupational Medical, located at 3838 San Demas Street, Building B, Suite 100.

Anyone can join the group at any time, This is a go at your own pace study group. Bring a calculator. We will be working through some study questions that involve math and the use of the calculator. Any of these calculators can be used while taking the Exam: Any Version of Texas Instrument TI-30, TI-34, TI-35, TI-36 (Most participants are using TI-30XIIS) cost about $15.00 to $18.00. CASIO FX-115, FX-250, FX-260, HP- 9 HP-10, HP-12, HP-30

We study materials offered by SPAN International Training. You can purchase the work books from www.spansafetyworkshops.com.

Call Mark if you have questions on which set of books you need to purchase.

Mark Ruder
Safety Coordinator
Sturgeon and Son, Inc.
3511 Gilmore Ave
Bakersfield CA 93308 		661-431-0177 (cell)
661-322-4408 (office)
MRuder@sturgeonandson.com
   

Online Distance Learning Opportunities

Columbia Southern University

  • Occupational Health and Safety Degrees

Community Colleges of Colorado consortium offers the following online degree:

  • A.A.S. in Occupational Safety

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Department of Safety Sciences offers:

  • Online Graduate Program leading to a Certificate of Recognition (COR) in Safety Sciences

The twelve-credit COR introduces students to the fundamentals of occupational safety and health, stressing the recognition, evaluation, and control of common workplace hazards. The COR is designed for those individuals who already have a bachelor's degree and have safety and health program activities as peripheral responsibilities within an organization. All courses required for completion of the COR are conveniently offered on the web and are flexible.

The Safety Sciences Program is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Scott Community College offers through correspondence and online learning:

  • Certificate Program in Applied Science in Health, Safety and Environmental Technology
  • Associate of Applied Science in Health, Safety and Environmental Technology

Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine offers these online master's degree programs:

  • Master of Public Health in Occupational Health & Safety Management
  • Master of Public Health in Occupational Health
  • Master of Science in Public Health in Industrial Hygiene

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of California, Davis - University Extension

  • Certificate Program in Workplace Health and Safety

University of Connecticut offers the following occupational degrees through distance education:

  • Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
  • Certificate in Environmental Health and Safety
  • Bachelor of General Studies - major in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

University of New Brunswick (Canada) offers the following online certificate in occupational safety and health:

  • Certificate in Health, Safety and Environmental Processes

The program will be of interest to a wide range of learners, from frontline workers to middle managers. Those who will benefit from the program include labour reps, joint safety and health committee members, practicing safety coordinators, occupational health nurses, ergonomic specialists, government inspectors, actuarial professionals, worker's compensation strategists, and industrial leaders interested in human capital development.

The Program has been approved as a non-credit Certificate by the University of New Brunswick, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP).

Campus-Based Professional Development Opportunities

California State University-Northridge offers:

  • Bachelor Degree Environmental Health

A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health specialists. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, toxicology, public policy analysis, public management, risk assessment, communications, environmental law and applications such as air quality, food protection, radiation protection, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, noise abatement, housing quality, and environmental control of reacreational areas.

University of California, Los Angeles

  • Industrial Hygiene

University of California, Riverside - Extension Center

  • Workplace Health and Safety Certificate


We offer OSHA-authorized training in the Bakersfield Region.

In addition to Crane and Trucking Services, Mobile Equipment provides Crane operator training (preparing for the CCO certification), Crane operations site supervisor training, Crane safety basic awareness, and rigging training. We have a small hydro, large hydro and a lattice boom set up for training and testing all the time.