What is the Certified Occupational Health Manager?

The Certified Occupational Health Manager is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Occupational Health & Safety.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

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Executive Summary

Certified Occupational Health Manager

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Occupational Health Manager (COHM) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing.

This 11 Weeks programme is structured around ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s COHM holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Occupational Health Manager

Acronym

COHM

Who Should Enrol?

Safety and Health Officers
HSE Managers and Supervisors
Site and Operations Safety Leads
Risk and Compliance Practitioners

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex occupational safety functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement occupational safety systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to occupational safety

Global Employability

Qualify for occupational safety roles across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

✦Occupational Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing

✦Safety Management Systems and Compliance

✦Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness

✦Safety Culture, Training and Behaviour

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Occupational Health Manager

Certified Occupational Health Manager: industry context, trends and professional standards
Occupational safety and health principles
The business and moral case for HSE
HSE roles, responsibilities and competence
Legal framework and regulatory duties
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
The hierarchy of controls
Safety culture and leadership
Ethics and duty of care
HSE as a strategic enabler
Career pathways and professional development

Wellbeing, Fatigue and Psychosocial Risk

Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Permit to work and high-risk task control
Contractor safety and shared workplaces
Incident investigation and root cause
Emergency preparedness and evacuation
Environmental management and pollution control
HSE legal duties and enforcement
Measuring HSE performance
Fire behaviour and spread
Fire load and compartmentation
Fire risk assessment methodology
Ignition sources and control

Legal Duties on Health

HSE legal duties and enforcement
Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Measuring HSE performance
Building a proactive safety culture
Continuous improvement programmes
Integrity in reporting and investigation
Anti-corruption and honest compliance
Capstone scoping: a real HSE challenge
Hazard identification techniques
Physical hazards: noise, vibration, radiation
Exposure assessment and monitoring
Occupational diseases and prevention
Ventilation and exposure control
First aid and medical emergency response
Machinery and equipment safety

Investigating Ill Health

Incident investigation and root cause
Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Passive fire protection
Emergency lighting and signage
Inspection, testing and maintenance
Standards and codes
System design principles
Commissioning and reliability
Emergency response planning
Evacuation procedures and drills
Fire wardens and roles
Incident command basics
Coordination with fire services
Post-incident review

Exposure and Health Surveillance

Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
The hierarchy of control
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Regulatory compliance and audits
Continuous fire-safety improvement
Stakeholder mapping and consultation
Worker and union engagement
Regulator and auditor relationships
Contractor and client engagement
Working at height and fall protection
Construction and site safety
Transport, driving and fleet safety
Investigation methodology and evidence
Regulatory notification and RIDDOR-style reporting
Near-miss and hazard reporting culture

Controlling Exposure at Source

The hierarchy of control
Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Permit to work and high-risk task control
Safety leadership and visible commitment
Motivation, recognition and consequences
Just culture and reporting
Human behaviour in fire
Fire safety in building design
Documentation and review
Fire detection and alarm systems
Portable fire extinguishers
Sprinkler and suppression systems
Smoke control and ventilation
Fire safety management systems
Training and awareness

Assessing Health Risk

Risk assessment that changes what happens
Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Measuring HSE performance
Roles, responsibilities and consultation
Safety culture and climate
Human factors and error reduction
Monitoring, sensors and wearables

HSE Practice

Analytical techniques and bias
Preparing financial statements
Risk assessment and safe systems of work
Incident investigation and reporting
Contractor safety management
Safety culture and behaviour
Continuous safety improvement
Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice
Incident response process
Feed budgeting and cost control
Interpreting financial statements
Budget vs actual and variance
Fraud risk and controls
Control monitoring and reporting
Cost and profitability analysis

Risk and Resilience

Intelligence-led risk assessment
Risk registers and reporting
Continuous risk monitoring
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Underwriting principles and risk selection
Duty of care and risk management
Managing risk and difficult cases
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Project management maturity assessment
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Financial risk in projects
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis

Legal and Regulatory

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
The regulatory and legal environment
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Compliance monitoring and testing
Regulatory change management
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Legal and other requirements
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Contract governance and compliance
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking

Operations and Supervision

Growth, lactation and productivity
Business process mapping
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Forecasting and planning
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Process improvement and lean thinking
Productivity and efficiency improvement
The procurement cycle and operating models
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Competitive bidding processes
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Group facilitation and group process
In-process quality control and inspection

Security Technology

Baseline surveys and data collection tools
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits
Digital and self-service transformation
Closed-loop feedback systems
Self-service and digital support
Complaint data and learning
CRM systems and customer data
Data quality and master data management
Security governance and management systems
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Data visualisation for finance

Emergency and Incident

Incident reporting and record-keeping
Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Incident and response performance
Incident management and response
Emergency preparedness and planning
Crisis management and command
Emergency evacuation planning
Managing sensitive and crisis messaging
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
Crisis and reputation communication
Data breach and incident governance

Personnel and Capability

Team coaching and the team as client
Training needs analysis
Career and talent development
Capability and skills frameworks
Team leadership in governance
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Knowledge management and capability building
Scaling delivery capability
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Virtual and distributed teams
Team leadership and motivation

Ethics and Conduct

Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Roles, standards and professional conduct
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Professional ethics in customer service
Complaints, redress and accountability
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Professional ethics and duty of care
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Ethical decision-making under pressure

Leadership and Command

Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Management accounts and dashboards
Decision support and insight
Practice management systems
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Project roles and the project manager
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Organisational change management
Building project management maturity
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Self-awareness and the leader's identity
Quality management and standards

Communication and Reporting

Peer support and consultation
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Communicating financial results
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Professional writing and reports
Psychoeducation and public communication
Reporting to boards and executives
Monitoring, control and reporting
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Cryptography and secure communications
Metrics and reporting

Stakeholders and Liaison

Regulator and investor relations
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Corporate responsibility and community
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Client feedback and satisfaction
The project environment and stakeholders
Compliance and regulatory projects
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Business partnering with the enterprise
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Stakeholder engagement strategy

Cost, Assets and Loss

Governance and organisational value
Options appraisal and cost-benefit
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Cost of accidents and prevention value
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Make-versus-buy and total cost of ownership
Cost and price analysis
Cost-effectiveness of controls
Income capitalisation and investment value
Value engineering and optimisation
Realising and measuring project value
Cost estimation and budgeting
Earned value management

Data and Intelligence

Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Data migration and cleansing
Record-keeping and data protection
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Data governance frameworks and roles
Data privacy law and compliance (GDPR)
Data quality and stewardship
Consent, rights and data subject requests
Cross-border data and transfers
Building trust through data governance
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Data ethics and customer privacy
Banking KPIs and branch scorecards

Planning and Design

Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Onboarding and induction programme design
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Designing a safety programme or control
Policy, planning and objectives
Interaction and experience design
Design review and quality
Blended and hybrid design
Business model design and innovation
Scenario planning and foresight
Negotiation strategy and planning
Project management plan development
Resource planning and levelling
Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management

People Risk

Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Employee experience and engagement
Integrated project planning
Baseline setting and change control
Escalation and decision-making
Data quality and governance
Programme governance and assurance
Strategic alignment of investments

Audit and Standards

Standard costing and variance analysis
Committees: audit, risk, remuneration
Product safety and standards
Sustainability standards (GRI, ISSB)
Continuous improvement cycles
Driving measurable safety improvement
Continuous environmental improvement
Digital permits and inspections
Management review and improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Certification and continual improvement
Quality monitoring and coaching
Continuous improvement in service
Driving measurable service improvement
Designing a service or experience improvement

Health and Safety

Confidentiality and health data
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Evidence-based improvement
Lessons learned and development
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Health, safety and compliance in delivery

Change and Modernisation

Measuring change and project impact
Sales and marketing transformation
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Designing and facilitating groups
Digital and market transformation
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Customer experience transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Change management and adoption
The finance function and digital transformation

Service and Public Interface

Customer expectations and satisfaction
Service culture and brand promise
Innovation in service delivery
Governance of service standards
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Customer service and CX strategy
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Aligning service to brand and business
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer and journey analysis
Queue management and service flow
Leading service teams
Performance management in service
Building a service culture
Voice of the customer to the business

Records and Procedure

Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Record keeping, notes and professional documentation
Information lifecycle and records management
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Professional documentation and presentation
Enterprise risk management in banks
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Operational risk and resilience

Strategy and Governance

Asset-liability committee (ALCO) governance
Governance and the three lines model
Communications strategy and planning
Spokesperson governance
Category management and strategy
ABC analysis and stock policy
Financial inclusion strategy
Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
Corporate governance principles and purpose
Learning strategy and business alignment
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow
Content strategy across platforms
Business case and strategic alignment
Project governance and assurance

Contractors and Supply

Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Fair trade and responsible supply
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Psychoeducation and workshops
Subcontractor and supplier management
Designing an intervention or programme
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Third-party and supply-chain risk
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment

Professional Leadership Practice

Workforce and shift management in retail
Ground control and strata management
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Front office and reservations management
Evidence-based practice
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Goal setting and contracting
Value and benefits management
Requirements gathering and management
Issue and problem management
Treatment planning and review
Fleet management and costs
Warehouse management systems (WMS)
Identity and access management

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Occupational Health Manager principles aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing
Master hazard identification and risk assessment and occupational health, hygiene and wellbeing
Apply safety management systems and compliance and incident investigation and emergency preparedness in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in occupational safety

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the COHM certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the COHM?

This certification is ideal for Safety and Health Officers, HSE Managers and Supervisors, Site and Operations Safety Leads and Risk and Compliance Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the COHM certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the COHM internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the COHM certification?

The Certified Occupational Health Manager is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the COHM certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the COHM?

The Certified Occupational Health Manager is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the COHM?

The Certified Occupational Health Manager carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the COHM while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the COHM?

Graduates progress towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles. The COHM strengthens your expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing and positions you for advancement across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations.

Certified Occupational Health Manager

Certified Occupational Health Manager

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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