In the first step, the course will familiarize you with the topic of HSE: You will learn how to assess risks and take measures to meet all of a company’s health, safety, and environment (HSE) requirements. You will then gain knowledge regarding integrated management systems. An integrated management system (IMS) combines methods and tools from various areas to optimize synergies within a company. The course will introduce you to the relevant knowledge regarding such integration.
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Certificates: HSE Coordinator" certificate
Integrated management systems" certificate -
Additional Certificates: Certificate "Company health manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
Certificate "Occupational health and safety management representative with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
Certificate "Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Betriebliche:r Gesundheitsmanager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
Arbeitsschutzmanagement-Beauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
Umweltschutzbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 16 Weeks
Company health managers with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Fundamentals and Framework of a Workplace Health Management Program (approx. 3 days)
Fundamentals and Definitions
Historical Background and Trends in Illness Over Time
Legal foundations of workplace health management and the legal framework for the use of AI
Funding Basics
Overview of current AI technologies and areas of application in workplace health management
Interrelationships Between Work and Health: Stressors, Resources, Work Design (Hybrid Work/Working from Home)
The Importance of Leadership for Health
Internal company information and communication in workplace health management
Costs and Benefits of Workplace Health Management
Organization, Structure, and Stakeholders in Workplace Health Management (approx. 3 days)
Management Tasks and Processes
Needs Assessment in Workplace Health Management
Workplace Health Management (WHM) Mission Statement and Strategy
Defining Objectives in Workplace Health Management
Organizational Structure and Sustainable Integration into the Company
Role Evolution in Workplace Health Management—From Coordinator to Strategic Leadership Role
Key Stakeholders, Workplace Health Management Roles, and Responsibilities
Institutionalization of Committees and Processes
Workload Analysis (approx. 3 days)
Analysis Methods (absenteeism analyses, interviews, questionnaires, observation methods, risk assessment of psychological stress factors)
AI-supported analysis of health and absenteeism data for the early detection of health risks
Psychological stress caused by the use of AI as a separate assessment criterion
Application scenarios, effort, and benefits of the methods
Evaluation and handling of analysis results
Practical Implementation of Typical Workplace Health Management Measures (approx. 3 days)
Identifying, designing, and implementing workplace health management measures in a targeted manner
Project Management and Goal Achievement in Workplace Health Management
Return-to-Work Interviews and Their Role in Workplace Health Management
Generative AI for creating workplace health management concepts, communication materials, and health reports
Measures for stress prevention, health-promoting organizational development, health-promoting human resources management, and work-life balance
AI as a prevention tool for personalized, data-driven prevention programs
Opportunities and Risks Posed by Demographic Change
Evaluation and Sustainability in Workplace Health Management (approx. 2 days)
Evaluation of Workplace Health Management Goals
Definition of Sustainability in Workplace Health Management
Integration into existing management systems
Quality criteria for a Workplace Health Management program
AI-Supported Analysis of Workplace Health Management Metrics and Health Reporting
Side Note: Workplace Inclusion Management (approx. 2 days)
Objectives and Procedures
Roles within Workplace Integration Management (BEM)
Funding Agencies and Resources
Success Factors and Obstacles
Legal Basis – Section 167(1) & (2) of SGB IX
Partial Work Incapacity and Partial Sick Pay (Statutory Health Insurance Contribution Rate Stabilization Act)
Termination Due to Illness
Data Protection, Data Storage, Data Sharing
Measures under the BEM
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Company health manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" (approx. 4 days)
Occupational health and safety management officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Fundamentals (approx. 4 days)
Legal Foundations/Corporate Responsibility
Requirements, Standards, and Structure in Accordance with DIN ISO 45001
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities in Occupational Health and Safety Management
First Aid Log and Accident Reports
Operating Instructions and Training
Duties and Services of Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace and Occupational Safety (approx. 1 day)
Digitalization and Its Significance for Occupational Safety and Health
Opportunities and Risks of Digital Technologies for Healthy Workplaces
Legal Framework for the Use of AI
Occupational health and safety management (approx. 2 days)
Introduction of an occupational health and safety management system
Integration into other management systems: Harmonized Structure (HS) in HSQE management systems
Assessment of Risks and Opportunities (approx. 4 days)
Assessment of Risks and Opportunities
Product Safety Act, Machinery Directive
Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH)
Selected hazard factors, e.g., noise, electricity, and psychological stress
Personal protective measures
AI-assisted creation and updating of risk assessments
Digital tools, sensor technology, and early-warning systems for preventive risk detection
Automation of safety processes
Planning an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (approx. 3 days)
Process Model Based on the PDCA Cycle
Organizational Context
Stakeholder involvement
Industrial Safety Regulation (BetrSichV), Workplace Regulation (ArbStättV)
Planning of Objectives, Measures, and Resources in Occupational Safety and Health
Implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (approx. 3 days)
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators in Occupational Safety and Health
Documented Information from an Occupational Safety and Health Management System and Its Control
Monitoring, Improvement, and Further Development
Predictive Maintenance
AI-supported creation of audit checklists
Audits and Certification
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Occupational health and safety management officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Fundamentals (approx. 2 days)
Environmental Law: Operator Obligations, Responsibilities, and Liability
Rights and Obligations of Facility Representatives
Environmental Liability Act
Administrative Offenses and Environmental Criminal Law
Role of Environmental Protection Officers in the Company
The Relationship Between Environmental Law, Compliance, and Environmental Management
AI-Supported Research, Documentation, and Record-Keeping
Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 (approx. 1.5 days)
Fundamentals and Benefits of Environmental Management Systems
Structure and Basic Principles of ISO 14001
Harmonized Structure (HS)
Environmental Management and Legal Requirements in the Workplace
Documentation and Record-Keeping
AI in Environmental Management and Compliance Requirements
Waste Management (approx. 3 days)
Waste Law
Circular Economy and Waste Management Act
Subordinate regulations, including the NachwV, AVV, AbfAEV, and EfbV
Distinction between products and waste; product-specific regulations (e.g., commercial waste)
Water protection (approx. 3 days)
Water law
Water Resources Act (WHG)
Wastewater levy and water usage fees
Indirect discharger ordinance
Sub-legal regulations, including AwSV, AbwV (wastewater disposal/discharge, handling of substances hazardous to water)
Immission control (approx. 4 days)
Immission control law
Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
Subordinate legislation to the BImSchG (including BImSchV, TA-Luft, TA-Lärm)
Other relevant legal regulations, including UVPG
Plant approval
Implementation of the IED Directive
Hazardous Substances and Chemicals Law (approx. 3.5 days)
Fundamentals of Handling Hazardous Substances (including GefStoffV, TRGS)
ChemG
Requirements for the storage of hazardous substances according to VbF and TRGS
Safety Data Sheets and Operating Instructions
Dangerous Goods as Distinct from Waste Management Law
Basics of GGVSEB and ADR
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Environmental Protection Officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Integrated management systems (IMS)
The Big Five - Overview of the most important standards (approx. 1 day)
ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, 45001, 50001
Non-ISO standards for IMS
IATF, EMAS, MDR etc.
Management system (MS) (approx. 4 days)
General information on management systems
Components - objectives, processes, resources, performance monitoring
PDCA cycle as an improvement cycle
Focus on standards
Relationships - understanding and implementing the system approach
Process-oriented approach vs. function-oriented approach
Difficulty of introducing management systems
Basics - purpose and objective of Management System Standard (MSS)
Standard applications and requirements
Application - Implementation of standard requirements
AI in the management system context (approx. 1 day)
Introduction to AI technologies
Possible applications in management systems (document control, risk analysis, audit support)
Opportunities, limitations and compliance requirements
Integration preparation (approx. 2 days)
Managing the integration
Defining the area of application
"Scope, context, interested parties
Scope of combined MSS or IMS
Planning the integration
Document requirements (approx. 1 day)
Various MSS standards and other actors
Documentation options for an IMS
Documentation for audit preparation
Linking IMS and MSS standards (approx. 1 day)
Structuring the IMS
Structuring the requirements of MSS standards
"Mapping" of the requirements
Integrating the MSS standards into the IMS (approx. 1 day)
Analyze gaps
Closing the gaps through further measures
Review the measures
Maintain and improve integration
Auditing the IMS (approx. 2 days)
Audit definitions, audit types and audit principles
Parties interested in the IMS audit
Requirements of different audits
Audits in companies
Audit program/audit plan
Audit questionnaire
Certification of MSS
Certification of an IMS (approx. 1 day)
Parts worthy of certification
Combined or integrated audit
Selection of certifiers
Application and procedure
Complexity of IMS (approx. 3 days)
Summary of all contents
Opportunities and risks
Outlook and discussion
Typical communication problems in organizations
Roles, duties and powers
Communication with different stakeholders
Communication methods
Communication with documents
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After completing the course, you will have a solid understanding of the interrelationships between work and health. You will be able to analyze workloads, assess hazards, implement typical workplace health management measures, and plan, implement, and further develop an occupational safety and health management system. You’ll also gain insight into workplace integration management and its legal requirements. You will be familiar with European and German environmental law and will be able to assess risks and take measures to meet all of a company’s technical and organizational requirements in the area of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE).
After completing the course, you will have a basic understanding of the interrelated ISO standards and their integration. You know the basics of management systems, have mastered the process-oriented approach and understand the challenges of implementation. You will be able to plan, structure and implement an IMS, effectively integrating different standards. You also have skills in auditing, certification and documentation of IMS. With this knowledge, you will be able to successfully introduce, audit and continuously improve complex management systems in organizations.
The course is aimed at specialists and managers from production and service companies, public administration and operational management.
As an HSE coordinator, you will work in large companies or public institutions to develop, implement, and optimize occupational safety, health, and environmental protection measures. After completing the course, you will be able to demonstrate your new skills with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualifications.
Numerous requirements and standards also determine the everyday life of companies and make it difficult to reduce the internal administrative workload in order to achieve an increase in productivity and greater process efficiency. By creating an integrated management system (IMS), a standardized system can be used for different areas, thus reducing the complexity of processes and the internal administrative burden. Employees with the relevant expertise to set up such an IMS are in demand on the job market across all sectors.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).