Occupational Safety and Health
Safety Leadership II
FPM-40642
Safety culture can be summed up as the approach, acceptance, attention, awareness and attitude that an organization and its employees have regarding safety in the workplace. Safety culture is a part of the larger organizational culture, and can be summed up as “the way we do things around here.”
When workplace illnesses, injuries and deaths occur they can often be traced back to a breakdown in communicating, understanding and adhering to the safety policies and procedures – and/or the inadequacy of the policies and procedures themselves.What you'll learn
This course will help students identify, create and improve an organizational safety culture by focusing on areas such as:
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Ensuring leadership commitment at all levels
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Making workplace safety the top priority in all instances
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Organization-wide safety communication
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Discipline system for unsafe practices
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Employee empowerment to suggest improvements in safety practices
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Viewing safety as an investment and not a cost
Course Information
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 4/24/2026
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Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End |
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| 5/8/2026 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 5/15/2026 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 5/22/2026 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
Instructor:
John Marsden, CHST, COSS, CET, CIT, CESCP
John has instructed health and safety classes for over 15 years to a wide range of construction crafts all over the country.
John Marsden has been with the UC San Diego OSHA Training Institute Education Center since 2013. He teaches the Safety Leadership courses and OSHA standards and trainer courses.
John Marsden is the owner and lead instructor for Marsden Master Safety Training. He is a nuclear trained Submarine qualified U.S. Navy veteran. He has a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in environmental technologies. He is a journeyman steamfitter.
He teaches for the UC San Diego Extended Studies OSHA Training Institute Education Center, and Alliance Safety Council. He has been a safety curriculum developer for many organizations for over 25 years including Click Safety. He is a certified COSS & COSM instructor. He also is an outreach instructor in construction and general industry. He was a Master OSHA instructor from the National Resource Training Center for over ten years. John has instructed health and safety classes since 2000.
John has taught safety classes for a wide range of construction & general industry crafts all over the country for Marsden Master Safety Training, The United Association, The Center for Construction Research & Training, UCSD OTI and others. He taught apprenticeship and journeyman classes for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 230 for 20 years. He has over twenty years’ experience in HVAC piping industry. He also taught in Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Mexico.
John is actively involved in Scouts BSA. He is an assistant scoutmaster in brother & sister troops. He is actively involved in both the District and Council level. He proudly earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1983. He completed wood badge leadership training in 2016 and Philmont Leadership Challenge in 2023. He has served on staff for safety 2017, 2023 & 2026 National Jamboree and 2019 World Jamboree.
