Achieving Your National Health & Safety Administrator (NHSA)™ Designation

The National Health and Safety Administrator (NHSA)™ program provides entry-level safety training for those who maintain a health and safety system and do not have three years of construction field experience. If you have three years of construction experience, you may be interested in the NCSO® designation. The NHSA™ designation demonstrates knowledge in various health and safety management skills and principles, and it is transferrable across Canada. Find more on our YouTube page.

Your Career as an NHSA™

This program will enable participants to:

  • assist management in the administration, implementation and maintenance of a health & safety management system
  • identify and review various concerns specific to the work site
  • communicate effectively with government, management and workers on the job

Hear from others who have earned their administrator designation with Your ACSA, and how their career choice is impacting the lives of construction workers everywhere.

The CFCSA NHSA™ Designation is recognized throughout Canada, which means that if you come to work in Alberta holding the NHSA™ from another province or territory, you would only be required to prove the knowledge of legislation. Learn more...

NHSA™ Program Outline

To achieve the NHSA™ Designation with Your ACSA, you will need to follow 4 steps:

1 – Start the NHSA™ Program in MyLearning (search for ‘NHSA Application’ in the catalogue)

Initiating the Certification Path is the first step which will give you a better understanding of the requirements that must be met.

2 – Meet training requirements

Take courses and submit your LSE proficiency. Please note that courses must have been completed within the past 10 years. Learn more...

3 – Pass the qualification exam

The exam is an online proctored multiple-choice closed-book test. Learn more...

4 – Maintain your designation

The NHSA™ must be renewed every 3 years. To keep your Designation active, you need to maintain your Standard First Aid, WHIMIS TTT, and submit the LSE Proficiency Renewal (search for ‘LSE Proficiency Renewal’ in the catalogue).