The course at Validator

We use the official training material from the Centre for Occupational Safety. The trainer also brings their own examples and practical situations to make the day more concrete. We encourage participants to share their own experiences, both good and bad: the more discussion, the more rewarding the day.

Course content

• Shared worksites: what a shared worksite is, how responsibilities are divided, organising occupational safety and occupational health, and the special features of agency work.
• Shared safety: the zero-accident principle, the economic and human impact of accidents, risk-management models, and workplace stressors.
• Orientation: what good orientation looks like at a shared worksite, and the common pitfalls.
• A safe working day: machinery and tools, lifting work, fall-hazard work, confined spaces, chemicals, electrical safety and hot work safety.
• Accident situations: what to consider and how to act when something happens.

Course day schedule

The course takes approximately 7.5 hours including the exam and usually starts at 8:00 AM, with the exam around 3:00 PM. We take roughly 15-minute breaks every hour and a 45-minute lunch break around 10:45 AM. Exam results are given immediately and the correct answers are reviewed together. We unfortunately cannot accept late arrivals.

Card validity and renewal

Once you successfully complete the training, you receive a personal Occupational Safety Card that is valid for five years. The card is also accepted in Sweden as a replacement for the Swedish Entre card, although a supplementary course may be required depending on the client. We recommend checking the current reciprocity arrangement with your client.

Cards are delivered in approximately 2–3 weeks. If you need proof of validity sooner, we can issue a temporary certificate that is valid for four weeks, by which time the physical card will normally have arrived. You can also verify your card’s validity through the contact details on tyoturvallisuuskortti.fi.

Renewal can be done in two ways: by attending a full course or by taking a half-day refresher course, provided your current card is still valid on the course day. Please make sure to confirm during registration that the course you choose is suitable as a refresher.

Lost or stolen card

If your valid Occupational Safety Card has been lost or stolen, you can order a replacement through tyoturvallisuuskortti.fi. The price of the replacement card is published on the Centre for Occupational Safety website.

Training locations

Validator Ltd. runs open Occupational Safety Card courses in the Southwest Finland region, especially in Turku, Raisio and Uusikaupunki. We deliver private courses for companies throughout Finland and, by agreement, abroad. If you’d like a course in your own area, get in touch; we’re happy to add new municipalities to our course map.

Online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams. English-language courses are available as private sessions on request.

Open courses have been held in the following locations:

• Aura
• Raisio
• Turku
• Uusikaupunki

Always check the start time from the course-specific registration. For open courses we reserve the right to cancel if there aren’t enough participants; we’ll notify you a few business days in advance if that happens.

Note that these courses do not currently provide TraFi/professional competence certification. For private courses booked well in advance, professional competence certification may be possible.

Welcome to Validator’s Occupational Safety Card course!