The Continuous Improvement for Safety Excellence course introduces the core principles behind creating safer, more efficient workplaces. Even high-performing organizations have opportunities to improve, and ongoing refinement is essential to maintaining strong safety culture. This training explores how continuous improvement works, why it matters, and how it directly supports occupational health and safety initiatives.

Learners review practical methods for identifying improvement opportunities, evaluating system performance, and using leading and lagging indicators to guide better decision-making. The course also highlights proven quality-management tools that help teams track progress, solve problems, and implement meaningful change. Designed for managers, supervisors, and safety committee members, this program offers a clear roadmap for elevating safety performance across any organization.

Continuous improvement helps organizations consistently refine processes, reduce risks, and strengthen safety outcomes. By applying structured workflows and measurement tools, teams can proactively address issues and support long-term performance.

Foundations of Continuous Improvement

• Understand what continuous improvement means
• Review the purpose and value of ongoing safety enhancement
• Identify direct and indirect benefits to occupational health and safety

Improvement Workflow

• Learn how a continuous improvement cycle functions
• Explore structured approaches for identifying and addressing safety issues

Indicators and Measurement

• Understand the differences between leading and lagging indicators
• Recognize how each supports monitoring and evaluation

Quality Management Tools

• Review tools used to track safety performance
• Apply quality methods to support improvement initiatives

This online continuous improvement training takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Learners can start, pause, and resume anytime.

A minimum score of 80% is required to pass the final assessment. Participants have two additional attempts if the pass mark is not achieved on the first try. Printable reference materials are available online.

Upon successful completion, learners can download and print a digital certificate confirming their understanding of continuous improvement concepts for safety excellence.