National Environmental, Safety and Health Training

Association

NESHTA…• is the “doing business as” name for the National

Environmental Training Association, Inc.• is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational and

professional membership association• was founded in 1977 by (primarily) community

college wastewater operator training specialists, with help from the U.S. EPA Office of Water

• has since expanded membership to include all EHS training specialties.

NESHTA is the only international, educational and professional society for specialists who• develop• design• deliver• manage

environmental, occupational safety and health, and all related training.

NESHTA members subscribe to the belief that competent training is a cost-effective tool for…• assuring worker safety and health• protecting our environment• achieving regulatory compliance

NESHTA's primary mission is to promote and support trainer competency through

• personal skills training• promoting professional certification• applying national and international

standards• continuing professional development and

education

Our secondary mission is to support members in their training by…

• instructing and assisting in developing new EHS trainers

• developing and delivering continuing education

• encouraging the U.S. government, state and local entities to understand, promote and support competent EHS training.

For the benefits of those we train, our members accept the professional responsibility to• continually improve their training knowledge

and skills• employ appropriate instructional technology in

all training and education.

Benefits of NESHTA membership include…• greatly expands professional network• discounted continuing professional

development and education opportunities• eligibility for deeply discounted professional

liability insurance program• job bank announcements• discounted training publications & tools

NESHTA is a founder & developer of the Certified Environmental, Safety and Health Trainer© (CET) professional credential, now owned by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).

NESHTA is a sponsoring member of BCSP, and an advocate for voluntary professional credentials for training professionals in all fields.

NESHTA is a founder or, and closely allied with the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education.

Its new alliance with National PETE is a natural continuation and expansion of its important mission.