Coss

What Coss does

COSS Series is a private occupational safety training organization that delivers certification programs for safety professionals across the United States and internationally. Its core products are the Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) and Certificate for Occupational Safety Managers (COSM) programs, both curriculum-based credentials targeting both beginning practitioners and experienced safety professionals. The organization also offers OSHA-authorized courses including OSHA Standards for Construction and General Industry and Fall Protection, delivered in partnership with the Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education Center.

COSS distributes training through three delivery modalities: in-person classes at physical locations, scheduled virtual classes enabling remote participation, and private corporate classes for employer-sponsored cohorts. Graduates receive digital credentials through Credly, replacing physical certificates and enabling social sharing and employer verification. The organization has cumulatively trained 13,500 students with reported impact across 48 US states and 30 countries, and operates as a program under Alliance Safety Council, leveraging the parent organization's branding and network.

The business model is course-based fee-for-service, with one-time enrollment payments for COSS, COSM, and OSHA-authorized courses. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; private corporate class inquiries are handled via direct contact. The go-to-market motion is primarily direct-to-consumer for individual practitioners, supplemented by enterprise sales for private company classes. Marketing relies on the cosstraining.org website, phone and email support, and organic social presence on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Name

Coss

Legal name

COSS

Website

https://coss.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

COSS Series provides OSHA-authorized occupational safety certification programs (COSS and COSM) via in-person, virtual, and private corporate formats, serving individual safety practitioners and employers across the US and 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Safety Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Occupational Safety & OSHA Compliance (EDABAEAA)

Keywords

• Occupational safety training
• OSHA authorized courses
• Safety certification programs
• Construction safety training
• Fall protection training

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: Revenue generated from in-person and virtual training classes for COSS and COSM certification programs. Pricing appears to be course-based, with separate registration for different class formats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coss (the COSS Series) delivers occupational safety certification training through its COSS (Certified Occupational Safety Specialist) and COSM (Certificate for Occupational Safety Managers) programs, offered as in-person, virtual, and private company classes. The training also includes OSHA-authorized courses on Construction & General Industry Standards and Fall Protection delivered through the Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education Center. Graduates receive digital credentials via Credly.

Product overview

The COSS Series is a unified training program portfolio consisting of two primary certification products: COSS (Certified Occupational Safety Specialist) and COSM (Certificate for Occupational Safety Managers). These programs are delivered through multiple formats including in-person classes, virtual classes, and private company-specific sessions. The portfolio also includes digital credentials powered by Credly, and partner OSHA-authorized courses offered through the Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education Center. With 13,500+ students trained across 48 states and 30 countries, the COSS Series serves both beginning safety practitioners and experienced safety professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COSS (Certified Occupational Safety Specialist) Curriculum-based certification program for beginning and experienced occupational safety practitioners, available as in-person or virtual classes. Over 13,500 students have been trained through the program across 48 US states and 30 countries.
• COSM (Certificate for Occupational Safety Managers) Certificate program for occupational safety managers, offered as in-person or virtual training with digital credentials delivered via Credly.
• OSHA-Authorized Courses OSHA-authorized training courses including OSHA Standards for Construction & General Industry, Fall Protection, and other related OSHA training topics, delivered in-person and virtually through the partner Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
• Private Corporate Classes Custom dedicated training sessions offered to companies that want to train their employees in COSS/COSM content through a private cohort rather than enrolling into open public classes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,500+ students trained through COSS programs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alliance Safety CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COSS Series is operated as Programs of Alliance Safety Council. The website displays Alliance Safety Council branding alongside COSS branding, indicating a close organizational relationship where COSS operates under the Alliance Safety Council umbrella.
• Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSS Series leverages the Mid-South OSHA Training Institute Education Center for delivering OSHA-authorized courses including OSHA Standards for Construction & General Industry, Fall Protection, and other OSHA training courses. This partnership provides regulatory credibility and OSHA endorsement for the training programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CareerSafe: OSHA-authorized safety training provider focused on workforce entry-level and career pathway certifications, directly overlapping with COSS's practitioner-target programs.
• 360training: Self-serve online regulatory and OSHA compliance training marketplace with transparent pricing and instant enrollment — direct competition to COSS for individual and enterprise safety training dollars.
• SafetySkills: Online health and safety training provider offering OSHA, environmental, and HR courseware for individual learners and corporate compliance teams — directly comparable in product shape to COSS's offerings.
• ClickSafety: Online OSHA-authorized safety training provider for construction and general industry, competing head-on with COSS for the same practitioners and corporate compliance buyers with a fully digital delivery model.
• Summit Training Source: Provider of online OSHA-compliant safety and regulatory training courses for construction and industrial workplaces, serving a similar customer base to COSS with a more digital-first model.

Others

• Avetta: Supply chain and contractor compliance management platform with safety training/PPE modules — adjacent rather than direct competition, often co-selling with safety training programs to enterprise buyers.
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP): Credentialing body issuing widely recognized safety certifications (ASP, CSP, CHST) — not a training provider itself, but COSS graduates may pursue BCSP credentials, making it an adjacent/partnering peer rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Vector Solutions: Large training and compliance platform offering extensive safety, HR, and operations courseware including OSHA content — competes for enterprise safety training budgets with broader catalog and integrated LMS.
• National Safety Council: Long-established U.S. safety organization offering certifications, training, and curriculum across occupational safety — overlapping with COSS's COSS/COSM programs but at much broader national scale and brand recognition.
• UL Solutions (PureSafety / UL ComplianceToPerformance): Global safety science and compliance organization offering training, certification, and EHS content — competes for the same enterprise compliance training wallet as COSS via a much larger and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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