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2008
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Certified Safety Professional
The Benchmark of the Safety Professional
Randy A. McClay, P.E., CSP
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The Safety Professional
• Masters a body of knowledge• Masters skills• Is experienced• Acts from principles and
practices• Is responsible• Serves as advisor
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Body of Knowledge
HumanBehavior
Education
Law &Government
InformationTechnology
ErgonomicsHealth
Business
THESAFETY
PROFESSION- Safety- Industrial Hygiene- Fire Protection- Environment- Program Management- Other
Engineering
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About BCSP
• Established in 1969• Not-for-profit• Not a membership
organization• 13 directors• 7 membership organizations:
NSCSFPESSS
AIHAASSEIIENFPA
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How Many CSPs are There?
• CSPs issued since 20,000+ 1969
• Current CSPs 11,000+
• Current ASPs 900+
• Current GSPs 500+
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CSP: Education
Bachelor49%
<Bachelor6%
Master41%
Doctorate4%
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CSP: Education Trends
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
<Bachelor
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
%
1980 1990 1999 2000
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CSP: Gender
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1980
1990
1999
2000
%
Male Female
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What CSPs Do
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Non-Safety Ergonomics Environment Health Safety
%
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Functions of CSPs
Safety, Health and
Environment40%
Safety & Environment
2%
Other8%
Safety & Health32%
Safety 13%
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Where CSPs Work
Consulting15%
Chemical15%
Manufacturing19%
Insurance21%
Utilities4%
Transportation2%
Construction5%
Other10%
Government9%
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Dual Certifications
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
PE
CIH
ARM
CHMM
CPE
CSP ONLY
%
1990 1998 2000
CPE Certified Professional ErgonomistCHMM Certified Hazardous Materials ManagerARM Associate in Risk ManagementCIH Certified Industrial HygienistPE Professional Engineer
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Value of the CSP
• PERSONAL
• EMPLOYER
• EMPLOYMENT
• Enhances self image• Exemplifies
professional credibility• Increases
marketability • Promotions, pay
increases, bonuses or awards
• Hiring preference
• Compete for positions• Compete for contracts
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CSP: Salary
• BCSP salary survey, 2008– Average = $99,244/yr– Median = $89,000/yr
• AIHA membership, 2004– Average differential = $23,000+/yr– Career differential = $460,000+
• ASSE membership, 2003– Average differential = $17,000+/yr– Career differential = $340,000+
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CSP: Salary
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 140
2000 Annual Salary ($ x 1000)
# o
f CSPs
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CSP: Salary
• 2000 – BCSP $75,358 Holding
CSP• 2003 – ASSE $65,673 ASSE
member $83,036 Holding
CSP• 2008 – BCSP $99,244 Holding
CSP
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CSP: Job Ads
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Year
Per
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f A
ds
CSP Required or DesiredASSE’s Professional Safety Magazine
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CSP: Recognition
• FEDERAL LEVEL– OSHA– EPA– Military– OPM (Office of Personnel Management)
• STATE LEVEL– Regulations and standards– Loss control services and WC laws– Title protection
• LOCAL LEVEL– Chicago and New York City
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Alliance with OSHA
• BCSP partners with OSHA, CCHEST, and ABIH in 2008 and sign Alliance agreement– Enhances education and
professional expertise– Promotes safety competence– Encourages enhanced
knowledge of workplace safety and health programs, processes, and regulations
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National Accreditation
• Governance – Elections, public involvement
• Financial disclosure• Independence• Examination validity and reliability• Fairness
– Passing scores, non-discrimination, due process
-National Commission for Certifying Agencies
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National Accreditation
-ISO/IEC 17024General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification Systems of Persons
• Earned in August 2003• BCSP is one of the first five
certification bodies to meet this standard
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Accreditation/Recognition
• Over 200 titles in safety, health, environment, and ergonomics in the U.S.
• 16 titles are nationally accredited
• CSP accredited by NCCA and ISO/IEC 17024
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Exam Revalidation
• Role delineation workshop• Volunteer CSPs charted responsibilities,
knowledge and skills(from manufacturing, chemical processing, electronics, transportation, mining, education, utilities, labor, insurance, government, consulting, health care)
• Survey of 1,500 CSPs (2007)• Rate on frequency, importance, criticality• Results determine blueprint for
examination• Revised CSP examinations in place
(2009)
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The CSP Process
• Apply• Qualify
– Education– Experience
• Pass examination– Safety Fundamentals ---> ASP– Comprehensive Practice ---> CSP
• Continuance of Certification
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A Complete Application
• CSP Application Form• Application Fee• Official degree transcript(s)• Professional Safety
Experience Form• Reference Forms
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Education Requirement
• Minimum– Associate degree in safety and health OR– Bachelor’s degree in any field
• Credit– Accredited safety and health bachelor’s degree: full
credit – All other degrees: partial credit + additional
experience
• Eligible for Safety Fundamentals when education requirement met
• Graduate study counts toward experience
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Experience Requirement
• 3 years minimum + any needed to satisfy education requirement
• 1 month experience = 1 point• Criteria for professional experience
– Safety is primary duty– Main function is prevention of harm– Safety is at least 50% of full time position or equivalent– Professional level (recommend hazard controls)– Breadth of duty: safety tasks, hazard types, etc.
• 48 points: eligible for Safety Fundamentals examination
• 96 points: eligible for Comprehensive Practice examination
• Obtaining OHST or CHST counts as one year of experience (12 points)
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CSP: Fees
• $145 Application Fee• $310 Safety Fundamentals
Examination Fee• $310 Comprehensive Practice
Examination Fee• Annual Renewal Fee
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Safety Fundamentals
SHE Management
37%
SHE Engineering
25%
SHE Information
Management and Comm
33%
Professional Conduct and
Ethics5%
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Comprehensive Practice
SHE Management34%
SHE Engineering31%
SHE Information Management and Communication
30%
Professional Conduct and
Ethics5%
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Continuance of Certification
• 25 points every 5 years• 10 categories, including:
-membership-practice-service-continuing education-item writing-new degree-re-examination-etc.
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Testing
• Offered every business day• Hundreds of locations in North
America• Immediate results• 200 multiple-choice items• Examinations 5 and 5 1/2 hours
each• Test takers can return to marked
items• Passing score based on item
difficulty
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CCHEST Certifications• Council on Certification of Health,
Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)– Occupational Health and Safety Technologist®
(OHST)/Certified Loss Control Specialist (CLCS)– Construction Health and Safety Technician®
(CHST)– Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
• Experience credit toward CSP• Flexible qualifications
– Students in accredited safety programs can sit for examination after 2nd year
– Degrees and certificates can get credit
• Recognized national accreditation• Single examination
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Summary
• The safety profession is changing• Certification is increasing in value• National accreditation is the
standard• Meeting standards of peers
provides benefits• Demonstrated competence
impacts a career• High job satisfaction level