DOD Civilian COOL Snapshot - Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Renewal Period: 5 years

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) is an intermediate-level credential for professionals who support workplace safety practices. Candidates are required to have professional experience that includes safety responsibilities. CSPs conduct worksite assessments, determine risk, measure hazards and controls, evaluate risk and hazard control measures, investigate incidents, maintain incident and loss records, and prepare emergency response plans. Candidates are required to hold a bachelor's degree in any field. CSP candidates must meet experiential requirements that relate to the field of workplace safety. Candidates must pass a written exam.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

The following DOD Civilian Occupations provide training and/or experience that contributes to attaining this credential:

The following Federal Occupations provide training and/or experience that contribute to attaining this credential:

	Federal Occupation	Related As
	0018 Safety and Occupational Health Management	Most
	0085 Security Guard	Some
	0089 Emergency Management Specialist	Most
	0326 Office Automation Clerical and Assistance Series	Other
	0810 Civil Engineering	Some
	0840 Nuclear Engineering	Some
	0871 Naval Architecture	Some
	0896 Industrial Engineering Series	Other
	1104 Property Disposal Series	Some
	1306 Health Physics	Some
	1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series	Other
	2030 Distribution Facilities and Storage Management Series	Most
	2102 Transportation Clerk and Assistant	Most
	4749 Maintenance Mechanic	Other
	5301 Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance	Some
	5306 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic	Some
	5309 Heating and Boiler Plant Equipment Mechanic	Some
	5413 Fuel Distribution System Operating	Some
	5803 Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic	Most
	6502 Explosives Operating	Most
	6610 Small Arms Repairing	Some
	6907 Materials Handling	Most

The following civilian occupations are related to this credential:

Civilian Job	Bright Outlook	Registered Apprenticeship	Local Salary Info
Aviation Inspectors			find local salary
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	Bright Outlook	Apprenticeship	find local salary
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers			find local salary
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	Bright Outlook		find local salary
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers			find local salary
Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians			find local salary
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians		Apprenticeship	find local salary
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators			find local salary
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists		Apprenticeship	find local salary
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Bright Outlook	Apprenticeship	find local salary
Product Safety Engineers			find local salary
Ship Engineers			find local salary
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators		Apprenticeship	find local salary
Validation Engineers			find local salary

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

Credential Prerequisite: ASP, GSP, TSP, or CIH
Experience: 4 years
Education: Bachelors
Training
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Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

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Written Exam
Oral Exam
Practical Exam
Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 5 years

Continuing Education
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Continuing Education OR Exam
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Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)

8645 Guion Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268

Phone: 1-317-593-4800

Fax: 1-317-593-4400
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Credential Pre-requisite REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must hold one of the following BCSP-approved credentials:

Education REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited college or university recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education.

Experience REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have four years of professional safety experience that meets all of the following criteria:

Be the primary function of a position.
The position's primary responsibility must be the prevention of harm to people, property and the environment.
The position must be full time.
The professional safety function must be at least 50% of the position duties.
Duties must be at a professional level, determined by the degree of responsible charge and the ability to defend and reliance by others on analysis and recommendations related to control of hazards.
Have a breadth of duties including hazard recognition, evaluation, and analysis.

Written Exam

Advanced Science and Math (7.4%)
- Core concepts in anatomy and physiology
- Core concepts in chemistry (organic and general chemistry)
- Core concepts in physics
- Mathematics (e.g., geometry, algebra, trigonometry)
- Statistics for interpreting data (e.g., mean, median, mode, confidence intervals, probabilities, pare to analysis)
- Core research methodology concepts
Management Systems (19.5%)
- Benchmarks and performance standards
- How to measure, analyze, and improve organizational culture
- Incident investigation techniques
- Management of change techniques
- System safety techniques (e.g., root cause, job safety analysis, fault tree analysis)
- The elements of business continuity and contingency plans
- Types of leading and lagging safety, health, environmental, and security performance indicators
- Safety, health, and environmental management and audit systems (e.g., ANSI/AIHA Z10, ISO 14000 series, OHSAS 18000 series, ISO 19011)
- Applicable requirements for health plans, programs, and policies
- Applicable requirements for safety plans, programs, and policies
- Documentation retention or management principles (e.g., incident investigation, training records, exposure records, maintenance records, environmental management system, audit results)
- Budgeting, finance, and economic analysis techniques and principles (e.g., timelines, budget development, milestones, resourcing, financing risk management options)
- Management leadership techniques (e.g., Management theories, leadership theories, motivation, discipline, communication styles)
- Project management concepts and techniques (e.g., RACI charts, project timelines, budgets)
Risk Management (10.3%)
- Analysis required to support risk management options
- Behavior modification techniques
- Hazard analysis methods
- The costs and benefits of risk analysis
- The risk assessment process
Advanced Safety Concepts (22.9%)
- Administrative controls (e.g., job rotation, chemical substitution)
- Chemical process safety management (e.g., pressure relief systems, chemical compatibility, management of change, materials of construction, process flow diagrams)
- Common workplace hazards (e.g., electrical, falls, confined spaces, lockout/tagout, working around water, caught in, struck by, excavation, welding, hot work, cold and heat stress, combustibles, laser, and others)
- Engineering controls (e.g., ventilation, guarding, isolation)
- Facility life safety features (e.g., public space safety, floor loading, occupancy loads)
- Fleet safety principles (e.g., driver and equipment safety, maintenance, surveillance equipment)
- Hazardous materials management (e.g., labels, storage, and handling)
- Insurance/risk transfer principles
- Multi-employer worksite issues (e.g., contractors, temporary or seasonal employees)
- Personal protective equipment
- Principles of safety through design or inherently safer designs (e.g., designing out hazards during design phase)
- Sources of information on hazards and risk management options (e.g., subject matter experts, relevant best practices, published literature, SDS)
- The safety design criteria for consumer and industrial products (e.g., UL, NFPA, NIOSH)
- Tools and equipment safety (e.g., hand tools, ladders, grinders, cranes and other mobile equipment, robotics)
- Unique workplace hazards (e.g., nanoparticles, combustible dust)
Emergency Preparedness, Fire Prevention, and Security (9.1%)
- Emergency/crisis/disaster response planning (e.g., for nuclear incidents, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, chemical spills, fires)
- Fire prevention and protection systems
- Fire suppression systems
- Incident (e.g., emergency, crisis, disaster) management
- The transportation and security of hazardous materials
- Workplace violence and harassment recognition and prevention techniques
Occupational Health and Ergonomics (8%)
- Basic toxicology principles (e.g., symptoms of an exposure, LD50, mutagens, teratogens)
- Ergonomics and human factors principles (e.g., visual acuity, body mechanics, patient lifting, vibration, anthropometrics)
- How to recognize occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, infectious diseases, nanoparticles, indoor air quality)
- How to evaluate occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, infectious diseases, ventilation, nanoparticles, indoor air quality), including techniques for measurement, sampling, and analysis
- How to control occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, ventilation, nanoparticles, infectious diseases, indoor air quality)
- The fundamentals of epidemiology
- Occupational exposure limits (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat)
Environmental Management Systems (6.3%)
- Environmental protection and pollution prevention methods (e.g., air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, containment)
- Hazardous waste management practices (e.g., segregation and separation, containment, disposal)
- How released hazardous materials migrate through the air, surface water, soil, and water table
- Sustainability principles
Training/Education (9.1%)
- Education and training methods and techniques
- Training requirements
- Methods for determining the effectiveness of training programs (e.g., determine if trainees are applying training on the job)
- Effective presentation techniques
Law and Ethics (7.4%)
- Legal issues (e.g., tort, negligence, civil, criminal, contracts, disability terminology)
- Protecting confidential information (e.g., privacy, trade secrets)
- Standards development processes
- The ethics related to conducting audits
- The relationship between labor and management
- BCSP Code of Ethics

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) examination:

Best Sources
- CSP Complete Guide

General References

Testing Information

Testing for this credential is handled by Pearson VUE. The test centers are located in the U.S. They also have some test centers on military bases.

To find out more, use the following links on the Pearson VUE website:

For more information on the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Renewal Period: 5 years

The Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential has the following recertification information:

CSP recertification is every 5 years and candidate must achieve 25 points through continuing education activities. There are 10 categories of activities, each providing points toward meeting the goal. There is no limit to the number of points in some categories, while other categories have annual and/or total point limits.

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