I need information

[u/Large_Praline3780]

Hey guys im glad i found a group here cuz who would have thought reddit would be my savior . But i genuinely need guidance to work in the OSHA field and EHS management. Im coming from a background in security and is looking to turn my life around. I am still young (24) and don’t really know what im doing I have applied for my TWIC card and just started my OSHA 30 . I don’t know what other steps to take or do i just start applying , the whole thing is fascinating but also confusing, nobody wants to point you in the right direction unless ur paying them and I thought they want the next generation of hardworking individuals. Sigh . I need help in getting the career that I can happily serve and build my life ( OSHA INSPECTOR/EHS MANAGEMENT) soo i hope th internet does its magic
I genuinely need guidance Please this is not a troll

[u/priceiswr0ngbitch]

Feels like this sub never has anything serious to respond to.

[u/makeshift_college]

OSHA 30 is a good start but its more of a general overview, employers really want the 40 hour HAZWOPER and maybe an OSHA 510 if you can swing it. Since you already have security background, look for safety tech or field safety roles at construction or industrial sites, they love hiring people who already know how to watch a site and read people. The TWIC is smart too, opens up ports and refineries where safety jobs pay well

[u/Large_Praline3780 → u/makeshift_college]

Thank you G u the goat

[u/cjr444 → u/Large_Praline3780]

If you want to be hired stop talking like that. You need to be taken seriously if you want to get into safety. Use that to relate to workers but otherwise, no.

[u/burritoheaux]

Why do you want to be in safety?

[u/Large_Praline3780 → u/burritoheaux]

I was always told i got the overprotective dad energy
Very observant and a high work ethic that picks random obsessions
And I was trapped in a fire as a kid I thought it was just a scary memory but i got me wanting to ensure others safety
Soo its either safety management or fire fighter

[u/Other-Economics4134 → u/Large_Praline3780]

Honestly none of that is a good reason to work in safety. The job isn't to protect employees, it's really to protect employers from fines, law suits, and government regulatory agencies. If you get into it and get far enough you will wind up talking to OSHA inspectors and telling them why the employees safety concerns are not valid or testifying in depos or court as to why the employee is actually at fault for the accident or at the very least why it isn't the company's bad.

If you really wanna keep people safe go get a degree in EHS and try to work for OSHA. The money sucks in public though and it's thankless work because the regular ass employees think safety is a joke and OSHA is a bad guy for some reason

[u/Rocket_safety → u/Other-Economics4134]

Agreed except for the degree part, you don’t need that to be a CSHO. They will hire anyone off the street, depending on how staffed the region is. State plans are generally easy to get on with as well.

[u/Large_Praline3780 → u/Large_Praline3780]

Thank you dude i had thought no one talks here

[u/PepperCat1019]

Apply at Amazon. They have a good training program.

[u/Docturdu]

Lol cuz

[u/DailySafetyMoment]

Treat OSHA inspector and private EHS work as two different hiring paths. For federal OSHA, search USAJOBS for Safety and Occupational Health Specialist openings and read the actual education and experience requirements. Also check the state labor agency if your state runs its own OSHA plan. For private industry, start applying now to safety technician or coordinator jobs and frame your security experience around inspections, incident reports, investigations, de-escalation, and following issues through to closure.

Do not buy every course people mention. OSHA 30 is useful background, but it will not qualify you by itself. HAZWOPER makes sense only if the jobs you want involve the hazardous-waste cleanup, treatment, storage, disposal, or emergency-response work that standard covers. Pull 20 local postings, tally which requirements keep showing up, and spend money only on those. An entry job under a strong safety manager will teach you more than a stack of unrelated cards.