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Practical preparation training For the examination

Specialist in safety at work
and Health Protection (STPS)
with federal diploma

For exam success
a federal diploma in occupational safety and health protection.

Duration

9 months of training: hybrid, online and face-to-face

Start

Choose between our February, May or September start dates.

Approach

High-level active trainers and personalised teaching.

Schooling

CHF 9,995. Reimbursed to 50% by the confederation*.

Context and issues

Occupational safety and health protection are no longer mere legal obligations: they are a strategic lever for any organisation concerned about its performance and the well-being of its employees. In Switzerland, the MSST directive requires employers to call in qualified specialists whenever health protection and safety at work so require, an obligation that applies to SMEs, large industrial companies, public authorities and service providers.

Faced with increasingly complex working environments, psychosocial risks, digitalization and emerging hazards, the demand for certified professionals has never been greater. The Swiss Federal Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health is the nationally recognised benchmark qualification in this field. It provides its holders with the analytical, legal and practical skills to intervene with authority in any structure, whether private companies or enforcement bodies such as Suva, SECO or cantonal labour inspectorates. OSAM Formations prepares you for this federal examination through a modular, on-the-job training course recognised by SEFRI.

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Programme

MODULE MP1: Applying the basics of STPS

Swiss legal framework (LAA, OPA, MSST directive), identification of hazards, concept of risk, employer's obligations, role of the STPS specialist, occupational safety system.

MODULE MP2: Creating and implementing safety and health protection concepts

Checking that applications are compatible with STPS aspects, creating and updating safety and health protection concepts. Risk analysis, development of action plans, preventive measures.

MODULE MP3: Organising training and prevention

Designing and running in-house training courses, communicating about safety, raising employee awareness, managing incidents and accidents in the workplace, feedback.

DEEPENING MODULE (your choice)

MA1: Act as an occupational safety and health protection officer/external advisor, integrate STPS into the company's guiding principles, advise management using a strategic approach

MA2: Acting as a representative of the implementing bodies, carrying out analyses of plans with a view to approval.

OPTIONAL MODULE (choice of MO1, MO2, MO3)

MO1: Implement STPS in industrial and craft companies

MO2: Implementing STPS in administrations and service companies

MO3: Implement STPS in a specific context: provision of services

REVIEW MODULE (optional, strongly recommended)

Revision of the topics covered in the various modules, exam practice, identification of personal shortcomings and remedial strategies.

  • SKILLS ACQUIRED

  • Identifying hazards
  • Assessing risks
  • Designing measures
  • Developing concepts
  • Advising management
  • Running training courses
  • Applying the legal framework
  • Coordinating prevention
  • Analysing accidents
  • Managing compliance

Let's discuss your training project!

Karolina Herrmann – Training Manager

«Health and safety at work are key responsibilities for any organisation. This training programme prepares specialists to identify risks, implement effective preventive measures and provide long-term support to businesses as they work towards obtaining the federal STPS certificate.»
Simon Pawolleck
Simon PawolleckChief Executive Officer

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FAQ

There are three possible routes:

  • Hold a CFC or equivalent qualification and have at least 3 years' professional experience, including at least 1 year in the STPS field.

OR

  • Hold a maturité gymnasiale, maturité spécialisée, certificat de culture générale or equivalent and have at least 5 years' professional experience, including at least 1 year in the STPS field.

OR

  • Hold a university degree and have at least 3 years' professional experience, including at least 1 year in the STPS field.

The course is aimed at anyone involved in health and safety protection at work and wishing to obtain the STPS specialist certificate: people in charge of prevention in companies and administrations, service providers, MSST solutions facilitators, work inspectors.

More specifically, it is suitable for :

  • HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) managers in companies
  • Safety officers wishing to validate and broaden their skills
  • Employees of control bodies (Suva, SECO, cantonal labour inspectorates, specialist bodies)
  • Consultants and service providers working in the field of prevention
  • Anyone wishing to change direction or progress to a STPS specialist role

The Federal Vocational Examination is organised once a year at national level by the Association for Advanced Vocational Training STPS. The written and oral examinations are generally held in September-October, with a graduation ceremony at the end of the year. Registrations open in January and close at the end of April of the examination year.

The examination is centralised for the whole of Switzerland. The exact dates and location of each session are published on the association's official website: www.diplom-asgs.ch

 

This course can be fully customised (content, format, language). Contact us for a free quote.

The final examination consists of four papers representing all the skills and knowledge acquired during the preparatory courses and which future specialists will have to apply in their professional practice.
These four tests combine written and oral parts.

Compulsory prerequisite : Candidates who have obtained certificates for at least five modules (MP1 to 3 + MA1 or MA2 + MO1, 2 or 3) will be admitted to the final examination.

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