Over 10,000 employees are injured at work in Alberta every year. Some are seriously injured, even killed. As a result, organizations across the province continue to invest more time and resources to better train and equip their personnel, identify potential dangers and develop strategies and policies that keep employees safe. The NAIT Occupational Health & Safety (OHSD) diploma program will prepare students to fill essential health and safety roles in industry to meet the growing demands of government regulations.

This 2-year program focuses on real-world issues and practical skills and is the only program in the province that offers full-time OHS training. The co-op work term will give students the opportunity to apply their professional skills and theoretical understanding in a workplace setting. Students will be given various occupational health and safety responsibilities and projects in a business, industry, government, education or non-profit organization. In addition to providing new learning experiences, the work term will give students valuable on-the-job skills and industry contacts that will set them up for success after graduation.