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Hello, I am looking at switching career fields. Currently I am a police officer who specializes in training, traffic enforcement, and crash investigation (nationally certified fatal crash reconstructionist). I currently hold a bachelors degree in criminal justice. I would like to change paths and and work in the safety field with an emphasis on accident investigation and fleet safety. The problem is I am not sure where to start. Should I start on getting an additional degree in Health and Safety? Should I start taking some Osha online certifications? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Either of those routes can work. Getting a degree in health and safety gives you a broad and generalized education in the various aspects of health and safety, though not specific to a certain industry. You'll gain knowledge in safety management systems, accident investigation, and root cause analysis...topics which are vital to what you'd like to do. However, since you've already been involved in traffic enforcement and crash investigation, and you're probably already familiar with DOT/NHTSA regulations, it might be better to just take OSHA courses and certs.
By the way, many of the jobs related to safety do not require a degree in health/safety, and in many instances years of experience can be substituted for education. G'luck.
Private business as an expert witness. Of course, you need a client base. Do the local attys have a stable of reconstructionists, or is there opportunity there? Insurance companies would also be interested in your skills. Trucking companies and rental car companies as well. You might also find something at the DoT level. Everyone I know who is professionally employed in the Environment Health and Safety arena -- which is not the same as crash reconstruction -- has a degree in the field.
Go to indeed dot com, find the appropriate job titles and see what actual employers are looking for.
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