Qualified Director of Safety (QDS)

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 To become a Qualified Director of Safety (QDS), applicants must meet certain educational requirements. 

Applicants must have at least a Master'sdegree in science, emergency management, or safety from a regionally-accredited college or university or from another college that is recognized by the EPS Institute, or 180 college units with a minimum of 60 semester course hours of science, safety, or other related fields.

Exceptions are reviewed on a case by case basis.

 Applicants for the QDS designation typically need 10 plus years of relevant experience or combined experience in the field of land/maritime safety, emergency management, or environmental remediation and compliance. This professional-level experience should encompass a broad scope of practices and may include areas such as consulting, compliance, auditing, public health, public safety, wastewater, vegetation management, and more.

Involvement in at least 3 disasters (minimum state level declared emergencies) at a supervisory/management level such as:

Site Safety and Health Officer

ICS Safety Officer

Task Force Lead

Project Manager or similar*

ESF Team

The experience should demonstrate a deep understanding of various processes and the ability to identify and address health and safety hazards involving humans and the environment.

 "Ethics for EHS Professionals" by EHSEthics.com 

This course has the following learning objectives:

• Develop an understanding of how the various Codes of Ethics apply to EHS practice
• Learn how professional Codes of Ethics requirements relate to ethical decision-making
• Explore how to utilize various commonly-accepted approaches for resolving ethical issues
• Practice using ethical principles to assess case study scenarios using the various resolution approaches discussed in the course materials
• Learn what steps can be taken to avoid future ethical dilemmas

When applying for a credential, it is important to provide five letters of recommendation. Letters should be from an industry peer, one from a current or former professor who can speak to your academic prowess or similar.

The letters should provide insight into your skills, knowledge, and experience in the field of safety management.

Domains covered include, but are not limited to:

• Basic OSHA 30 Health and safety regulations
• Occupational disease (Bloodborne pathogens, COVID, etc.)
• USACE EM-385-1-1 Health and safety regulations
• Basic sciences (mechanical, electrical, organic chemistry)
• Hurricane, tornado, wildfire, environmental, hot/cold weather health, and safety hazards
• ICS/NIMS
• Levels A, B, C, D PPE
• Basic air monitoring
• Basic first aid, CPR, & AED best practices and techniques
• Working on the water, basic vessel safety
• Confined space entry and basic rescue
• Respiratory protection
• Hot work & fire prevention
• Chainsaw safety
• Basic heavy equipment safety

• OSHA 30 hr.
• 40 hr. EM 385-1-1
• HAZWOPER 40 hr.
• HAZWOPER Supervisor 8 hr.
• Three or more of each of the following:PER level classes and MGT level classes taught by EMI/CDP/NNSS/CTOS/EMRTC/NFA/TEEX
• Incident Qualification Card
• IS 100.b
• IS 200.c
• IS 230.e
• IS 235.c
• IS 240.c
• IS 242.c
• IS 300
• IS 393.b
• IS 400
• IS 632.a
• IS 633
• IS 700.b
• IS 800.d

· Instructor Training Certification in at least one of the following:

• Bomb Awareness from EMRTC
• Radiological Awareness from NNSA CTOS
• HAZWOPER  40 and Supervisor
• CPR/First Aid 
• OSHA 30

· Published author in a recorded medium or complete an approved White Paper

• Peer Reviewed Articles
• State or Federal Approved Curriculum 
• Books related to the field of safety.