Scholarships

There are several scholarships offered to students in the SHM program, including those listed below. SHM students will be considered for all available scholarships through the submission of CWU’s general scholarship application. For more information visit the CWU scholarship website.

• Boeing SHM Scholarship ($4,000)
• Capital Safety SHM Scholarship ($1,500)

Several outside organizations also award scholarships for students majoring in occupational safety, health, and the environment.

•  American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Foundation

               o Puget Sound Chapter Martin Brown Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)
               o Bechtel Group Foundation Scholarship for Safety & Health ($5,000)
               o Columbia-Willamette Chapter President Scholarship ($1,000)

• ASSP Columbia-Willamette Chapter Leadership Award ($750.00) 
• Walter G. Thorsell Memorial Scholarship ($1,000).

•  Associated General Contractors of WA
• Evergreen Safety Council Scholarships

Organizations/Associations

• American National Standards Institute
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
• California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Evergreen Safety Council (ESC)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Safety Council (NSC)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Risk Management Society (RIMS)
• Washington State Labor and Industries

Training and Safety Equipment Related Resources

• Convergence Training
• MSA – The Safety Company
• Capital Safety
• Werner Ladder
• Airgas
• Ty-Flot, Inc.

Career Resources

• CWU Career Services
• Georgia-Pacific Entry Level Safety and Health Program
• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Next steps
• Career Guide to Safety Professionals
• ASSP Puget Sound Chapter Jobs
• ASSP Columbia Willamette Chapter Jobs
• ASSP Lower Columbia Basin Chapter Jobs
• Amazon Fulfillment
• Bechtel Corporation
• The Boeing Company

Career Opportunities for SHM and RISM Students 

Positions will be posted periodically as employers contact the program coordinator with job and internship opportunities. For additional information about a specific opportunity, please click on the links below for contact information.

Jobs

April 2023

• Labor and Industries (L&I) Positions
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman, WA
• Granite Construction, Las Vegas, NV
• Nucor Steel (Hertford Co.)

March 2023

• Fisher Construction Safety Director
• BAE Systems, Inc
• Traylor Construction 
• Chelan County PUD

Febuary 2023

• Nucor Steel
• Olsson Industrial Electric Site Safety Rep (Olympia, WA)
• MacDonald Miller Safety Manager (Seattle area)

December 2022

• Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, WA
• MacDonald Miller Safety Manager
• Central Plateau Cleanup Company (Hanford) Industrial Hygienist Position (37145) – (6 + years’ Experience)  
• Central Plateau Cleanup Company (Hanford) Safety Engineer Position (37142) – (2 years’ Experience)  

November 2022

• DSHS Health and Safety Consultant (WA Statewide)

• AGC Safety Director

October 2022

•  Ceco Concrete Construction, Site Safety Coordinator, Seattle

• Centimark Safety Coordinator (Roofing and Flooring)

• Recycling Safety & Compliance Advisor (North)
• Recycling Safety & Compliance Advisor (South)
• Northcoast Branch Safety Manager

September 2022

• Loss Control Specialist 
• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Internships

April 2023

• HDR
• Trimet (Portland Or.)
• Silver Bay Seafoods, Alaska
• Seagen
• Nucor Steel (Hertford Co.)

March 2023

• Traylor Construction 

• Dutra Construction Safety
• Port of Seattle
• Performance Contracting Group

February 2023

• Nucor Steel 

• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Environmental Health and Safety Internships

• PCL (Arizona, California, Seattle, and Minneapolis)

• Hoopercorp

January 2023

• Lamb Weston

  More information about their Internship Program

Link to Internship

• Phillips 66 LA

• Americas Materials Central WA area

• Americas Materials Spokane

• Americas Materials Rathdrum, ID

• Selkirk Pharma Spokane
• Bremik Construction-Portland Area
• Safran Corporation Internships

Post Graduate Opportunities for Master's Students

• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Environmental Health and Safety Internships

Certifications

There are several organizations that certify professionals in the safety, health, environment, and risk management profession. Selected organizations and relevant certifications are posted below:
     • Board of Certified Safety Professionals
               o Associate Safety Professional® (ASP)
               o Graduate Safety Practitioner® (GSP)
               o Certified Safety Professional® (CSP)
               o Construction Health and Safety Technician® (CHST)
               o Occupational Health and Safety Technologist® (OHST)
     • American Board of Industry Hygiene
               o Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
     • International Risk Management Institute
               o The Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS®)
     • The Institutes
               o Associate in General Insurance (AINS®)
               o Associate in Risk Management (ARM)