Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
Safety fundamentalsASP candidates may hold positions at the technical level or program management level and may directly supervise employees. Knowledge of safety concepts and expertise in fundamental safety assurance methodologies can make them key members of project, operational, or design teams. An ASP may be called upon to coordinate safety activities, conduct basic safety analyses, identify hazardous situations, and recommend or oversee implementation of risk reduction measures.
CertificationCertified Safety Professional (CSP)
Candidates for the CSP are typically practitioners with at least some level of responsibility for safety leadership. Their wide-ranging responsibilities often include implementing safety management systems and potentially environmental management systems. They analyze data, assess risk, identify hazards and controls, investigate incidents, prepare emergency response plans, and much more.
CertificationConstruction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
Safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) responsibilities may be all or part of a CHST’s job duties. Their expertise may cover one or more significant construction projects or jobsites. Candidates may work for an owner, general contractor, subcontractor, or firm involved in SH&E practice and/or construction.
CertificationOccupational Hygiene and Safety Technician®
The OHST is designed for safety practitioners responsible for industrial hygiene and occupational safety at the managerial or technician level or as a consultant. OHST candidates may conduct industrial hygiene sampling or oversee industrial hygiene work. They may also have safety responsibilities such as calculating performance metrics, assessing risk, influencing behavior related to safety, and more.
CertificationSafety Management Professional®
SMP credential holders are experienced professionals whose job duties involve applying safety management skills. They maintain current knowledge of safety, health, and environmental concepts and may be responsible for defining and utilizing an organization’s safety management systems. Their regular activities may also include risk management, incident investigation, emergency preparedness, identifying the business case for safety, and more.
CertificationSafety Trained Supervisor®
STS candidates often have safety responsibilities that are adjunct, collateral, or ancillary to their job duties. Their main jobs are in a craft or trade, a technical specialty, supervision, management, or leadership, yet they may have responsibilities for safety tasks related to hazard monitoring, regulatory compliance, employee training, safety documentation, coordinating corrections for identified safety hazards, communicating with safety specialists or management, and more.
CertificationSafety Trained Supervisor Construction®
STSC candidates often have safety responsibilities that are adjunct, collateral, or ancillary to their job duties. Their main jobs are in a craft or trade, a technical specialty, supervision, management, or leadership, yet they may have responsibilities for safety tasks related to hazard monitoring, regulatory compliance, employee training, safety documentation, coordinating corrections for identified safety hazards, communicating with safety specialists or management, and more.
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