Continuing Education

PURPOSE: This rule identifies the requirements for obtaining continuing education for those individuals who have received certification as a certified safety consultant or certified safety engineer. (1) Individuals seeking to maintain certification as a certified safety consultant or certified safety engineer shall submit annually, in writing, proof of having completed one (1) continuing education unit (CEU) during the preceding twelve (12)-month period. (2) A CEU shall be defined as ten (10) contact hours of participation in an organized or continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable directors, and qualified instructors. Ten (10) contact hours shall equal one (1) CEU; and fifty (50) minutes of instruction shall equal one (1) contact hour. (3) The course of instruction shall be related to occupational safety and health, and seminar programs that offer CEU credit shall be preapproved by the Missouri Workers’ Safety Program. Examples of acceptable areas of instruction are safety management, industrial hygiene, industrial safety, general safety, driver safety, fire safety, aviation safety, transportation safety, occupational safety and health administration, accident and statistical reporting, safety training, safety engineering, system safety analysis, construction safety, legal and ethical issues related to safety, chemical or biological safety or environmental safety. (4) Certified safety engineers or certified safety consultants that want to obtain CEU credit for an unapproved seminar shall submit a written request to the program manager including the seminar brochure which outlines the seminar program and faculty for approval of the seminar to meet the CEU requirement. The request may be submitted after the seminar has occurred. (5) Correspondence or home study is acceptable; provided, however, the criteria outlined in this rule is satisfied. AUTHORITY: sections 287.123 and 287.650, RSMo Supp. 1993.* Emergency rule filed July 7, 1994, effective July 17, 1994, expired Nov. 13, 1994. Emergency rule filed Oct. 24, 1994, effective Nov. 14, 1994, expired March 13, 1995. Original rule filed July 8, 1994, effective Jan. 29, 1995. *Original authority: 287.123, RSMo 1993 and 287.650, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1961, 1980, 1993.