Mission
Advance occupational health and safety competence and organizational performance through rigorous learning, professional recognition, certification and quality assurance.
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International Board of Safety Standards™
IBSS™ is an independent professional standards and recognition body focused on advancing occupational health and safety competence through structured qualifications, professional certification, Approved Training Provider recognition, quality assurance, continuing professional development and transparent credential verification.
Safety Qualifications
Professional Certification
Training Provider Recognition
Credential Verification
About IBSS™
A professional framework for occupational health and safety recognition
IBSS™ supports safety professionals, learners, training providers and employers through a structured framework for professional development, certification, recognition and verification.
IBSS™ is structured around a simple principle: professional recognition should be based on defined criteria, relevant evidence, fair assessment, controlled decision-making and a status that can be verified. Our objective is to strengthen trust in safety learning and professional competence while supporting continual improvement across training providers and organizations.
Our core principleCompetence before
commercial interest.
OUR PURPOSE
Make credible safety competence easier to develop, recognize and verify.
IBSS™ connects professional learning with transparent recognition so learners, employers and training providers can understand what a credential or approval represents.
Verify an IBSS™ record →Mission • Vision • Ethos
Professional recognition built around trust
IBSS™ combines occupational safety learning, professional recognition, quality assurance and transparent verification within one controlled framework.
Vision
Support a safer world in which professional competence and organizational commitment to safety can be demonstrated clearly, recognized appropriately and verified with confidence.
Ethos
Competence before commercial interest, learner protection, impartial decisions, transparency, ethical conduct, accountability and continual improvement.
Training Provider Accreditation & Recognition
Approved Training Provider recognition for safety education
IBSS™ provides a structured recognition pathway for organizations seeking approval to deliver occupational health and safety training and professional development under an approved scope.
Training providers are expected to demonstrate appropriate organizational capability, competent trainers, suitable learning resources, effective assessment practices, learner support and quality assurance arrangements relevant to the programs they intend to deliver.
- Organization and legal identity review
- Trainer, tutor and assessor competence
- Learning resources and delivery capability
- Assessment and internal quality assurance controls
- Learner records, certification and data integrity
- Monitoring, corrective action and renewal requirements
RECOGNITION MODEL
Approval is a controlled process, not simply a listing.
01ApplicationOrganization, scope and delivery
profile
02Evidence ReviewCapability, people, systems
and resources
03DecisionControlled approval against defined
criteria
04MonitoringQuality assurance, findings and
corrective action
05RenewalContinued compliance and scope
review
Professional Safety Ecosystem
More than training provider recognition
IBSS™ is designed as an integrated framework serving individuals, training organizations, employers and the wider occupational safety community.
Safety Qualifications
Structured learning pathways for foundation, supervisory, practitioner, professional, management and specialist development.
Explore qualifications →Professional Certification
Recognition routes intended to support safety practitioners in demonstrating knowledge, competence and professional development.
View certification routes →Professional Membership
Membership pathways designed to connect professional standing, ethics, CPD and ongoing engagement with safety practice.
Explore membership →Approved Training Providers
A quality-controlled recognition framework for organizations delivering approved occupational safety learning.
View ATP framework →Continuing Professional Development
CPD supports continual learning, reflection and the maintenance of professional safety competence over time.
Professional development →Credential Verification
Public verification is designed to help employers and stakeholders check eligible IBSS™ credentials, memberships and recognized entities.
Verify a record →Governance & Quality Assurance
Controlled decisions. Clear responsibilities.
Credible recognition requires defined oversight, technical competence, impartial decision-making, quality controls and transparent routes for review.
Governing Board
Strategic oversight, governance, risk, accountability and policy approval.
Technical Advisory
Occupational safety subject matter, scheme development and technical currency.
Certification & Recognition
Evidence review and controlled recognition decisions separated from commercial activity.
Quality Assurance
Provider monitoring, assessment controls, findings, corrective action and surveillance.
Appeals & Ethics
Independent review routes for appeals, ethical concerns and disciplinary matters.
Data & Credential Integrity
Identity, records, digital verification, access controls and credential status management.
About IBSS™
Occupational health and safety recognition explained
Clear answers for professionals, learners, employers and training organizations considering IBSS™ recognition.
What is the International Board of Safety Standards™?
IBSS™ is an independent professional standards and recognition body focused on occupational health and safety learning, professional certification, Approved Training Provider recognition, professional development, quality assurance and credential verification.
Does IBSS™ approve safety training providers?
IBSS™ operates an Approved Training Provider framework through which eligible training organizations can apply for recognition against defined quality requirements.
What does IBSS™ accreditation or recognition mean?
It should not be interpreted as government, statutory or third-party regulatory accreditation unless a specific verified external recognition is expressly published by IBSS™.
Can IBSS™ credentials be verified?
IBSS™ provides public verification services for eligible certificates, memberships, Approved Training Providers and recognized records.
INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF SAFETY STANDARDS™
Develop competence. Recognize quality. Verify with confidence.
Explore IBSS™ qualifications, professional recognition and Approved Training Provider pathways.