Texas A&M-Texarkana offers safety and health program
Texas A&M UniversityTexarkana and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service have partnered to offer the TEEX Certified Safety and Health Official® Program on the A&M-Texarkana campus.
The program will begin May 16 and seating is limited.
The TEEX CSHO Program is designed for industry professionals with responsibility for worksite safety and supervision, including related inspections and audits.
The program can be completed in 12 weeks and is comprised of two tracks: construction and general industry. All related courses linked to the program are delivered by industry-specific qualified experts.
VA benefits can be used toward the CSHO Program, and those who complete the courses can also be applied to associate and bachelor degrees at a number of regional institutions.
With proof of successful completion, the TEEX CSHO will accept the transfer of up to 50 percent of total required course hours from any OSHA Training Institute Education Center or at the OSHA Training Institute in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Once training is complete, students must sent and application to TEEX. Once processed, CSHO recipients receive a certificate, an ANSI-approved CSHO branded Hard Hat and CSHO Challenge Coin. Graduates utilizing VA benefits to complete the CSHO training program also receive a TEEX Veteran Challenge Coin.
Industry professionals who receive the CSHO designation are eligible to pursue several CSHO endorsement options in the following specialty areas; Wind Energy, Oil & Gas, Industrial Emergency Response, Environmental, Electric Power, Aviation, or Transportation.
“We have received an extremely positive response from the local business and industrial community to offering the TEEX CSHO on the A&M-Texarkana campus,” Shelley Caraway, executive director of Extended Education and Community Development stated in a press release. “We're excited to partner with another A&M System entity to make this vital training available in the four-state region.”
Bill Long, TEEX program director, said, “I have no doubt our collaboration with another Texas A&M System member will serve as an important step forward in our ability to provide quality training and education to the citizens of Texas and other regional customers with a desire to become a safety professional. We look forward to working with Texas A&M University-Texarkana on this important project.”
Registration for CSHO courses at A&M-Texarkana is available on the TEEX website at https://teex.org/Pages/classcalendar.aspx by typing the word “Texarkana” as the city.
Additional information is available by contacting TEEX at 800-723-3811 or the A&MTexarkana Office of Extended Education and Community Development at EECD@TAMUT.EDU.