Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Workshop

Introduction:

The CSP Workshop is designed to provide a thorough understanding of safety concepts, risk management, regulatory compliance, and best practices in various industries. Participants will learn how to detect and eliminate workplace dangers, implement successful safety plans, and contribute to safer work environments.

Course Content:

The CSP Workshop is the highest certification for safety professionals and is credited as the gold standard in the occupational safety industry. It covers 9 main domains enabling safety practitioners efficiently perform risk assessments, audits & inspections for potential hazards, incident investigations, designing emergency response plans, and evaluating hazard control measures. 

 

Module NameCourse OutlineLearning Outcomes
Advanced Sciences & Math1. Core concepts in anatomy and physiology
2. Core concepts in chemistry (e.g., organic chemistry, general chemistry, and biochemistry)
3. Core concepts in physics (e.g., forms of energy, weights, forces, and stresses)
4. Mathematics (e.g., geometry, algebra, trigonometry, finance and accounting, engineering, and economics)
5. Statistics for interpreting data (e.g., mean, median, mode, confidence intervals, probabilities, and pareto-analysis)
6. Core research methodology
7. Microbiology (e.g., nanotechnology, waterborne pathogens, and blood-borne pathogens)		1. Calculate required containment volumes and hazardous materials storage requirements
2. Calculate statistics from data sources
Management Systems1. Benchmarks and performance standards/metrics
2. How to measure, analyze, and improve organizational culture
3. Incident investigation techniques and analysis (e.g., causal factors)
4. Management of change techniques (prior, during, and after)
5. System safety analysis techniques (e.g., fault tree analysis, failure modes and effect analysis [FMEA], Safety Case approach, and Risk Summation)
6. The elements of business continuity and contingency plans
7. Types of leading and lagging safety, health, environmental, and security performance indicators
8. Safety, health, and environmental management and audit systems (e.g., ISO 14000, 45001, 19011, ANSI Z10)
9. Applicable requirements for plans, systems, and policies (e.g., safety, health, environmental, fire, and emergency action)
10. Document retention or management principles (e.g., incident investigation, training records, exposure records, maintenance records, environmental management system, and audit results)
11. Budgeting, finance, and economic analysis techniques and principles (e.g., timelines, budget development, milestones, resourcing, financing risk management options, return on investment, cost/benefit analysis, and role in the procurement process)
12. Management leadership techniques (e.g., management theories, leadership theories, motivation, discipline, and communication styles)
13. Project management concepts and techniques (e.g., RACI charts, project timelines, and budgets)		1. Analyze and/or interpret data (e.g., exposure, release concentrations, and sampling data)
2. Apply management principles of authority, responsibility, and accountability
3. Compare management systems with benchmarks
4. Conduct causal factors analyses
5. Develop, implement, and sustain environmental, safety, and health management systems
6. Evaluate and analyze survey data
7. Perform gap analyses
8. Demonstrate business need via financial calculations (e.g., return on investment, engineering economy, and financial engineering)
Risk Management1. Hazard identification and analysis methods (e.g., job safety analysis, hazard analysis, human performance analysis, and audit and causal analysis)
2. Risk analysis
3. Risk evaluation (decision-making)
4. The risk management process
5. The costs and benefits of risk assessment process
6. Insurance/risk transfer principles		1. Apply risk-based decision-making tools for prioritizing risk management options
2. Calculate metrics for organizational risk
3. Conduct hazard analysis and risk assessment
4. Select risk treatment or controls using the hierarchy of controls
5. Explain risk management options and concepts to decision-makers, stakeholders, and the public
Advanced Application of Key Safety Concepts1. Principles of safety through design and inherently safer designs (e.g., designing out hazards during the design phase, avoidance, elimination, and substitution)
2. Engineering controls (e.g., ventilation, guarding, isolation, and active vs. passive)
3. Administrative controls (e.g., job rotation, training, procedures, and safety policies and practices)
4. Personal protective equipment
5. Chemical process safety management (e.g., pressure relief systems, chemical compatibility, management of change, materials of construction, and process flow diagrams)
6. Redundancy systems (e.g., energy isolation and ventilation)
7. Common workplace hazards (e.g., electrical, falls, same level falls, confined spaces, lockout/tagout, working around water, caught in, struck by, excavation, welding, hot work, cold and heat stress, combustibles, laser, and others)
8. Facility life safety features (e.g., public space safety, floor loading, and occupancy loads)
9. Fleet safety principles (e.g., driver and equipment safety, maintenance, surveillance equipment, GPS monitoring, telematics, hybrid vehicles, fuel systems, driving under the influence, and fatigue)
10. Transportation safety principles (e.g., air, rail, and marine)
11. Materials handling (e.g., forklifts, cranes, hand trucks, person lifts, hoists, rigging, manual, and drones)
12. Foreign material exclusion (FME) and foreign object damage (FOD)
13. Hazardous materials management (e.g., GHS labels, storage and handling, policy, and security)
14. Multi-employee worksite issues (e.g., contractors and temporary or seasonal employees)
15. Sources of information on hazards and risk management options (e.g., subject matter experts, relevant best practices, published literature, and SDS)
16. The safety design criteria for workplace facilities, machines, and practices (e.g., UL, NFPA, NIOSH, FM, and ISO)
17. Tools, machines, practices, and equipment safety (e.g., hand tools, ladders, grinders, hydraulics, and robotics)
18. Workplace hazards (e.g., nanoparticles, combustible dust, heat systems, high pressure, radiation, silica dust, powder and spray applications, blasting, and molten metals)
19. Human performance		1. Calibrate, use, and maintain data logging, monitoring, and measurement equipment
2. Identify relevant labels, signs, and warnings
3. Interpret plans, specifications, technical drawings, and process flow diagrams
Emergency Preparedness, Fire Prevention, and Security1. Emergency/crisis/disaster response planning/business continuity (e.g., nuclear incidents, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, chemical spills, fires, active violent attacks, and public utilities)
2. Fire prevention, protection, and suppression systems
3. The transportation and security of hazardous materials
4. Workplace violence and prevention techniques (violence on employees)		1. Manage active incidents (e.g., emergency, crisis, disaster, and incident command system)
Occupational Health and Ergonomics1. Advanced toxicology principles (e.g., symptoms of an exposure, LD50, mutagens, teratogens, and ototoxins)
2. Carcinogens
3. Ergonomics and human factors principles (e.g., visual acuity, body mechanics, lifting, vibration, anthropometrics, and fatigue management)
4. How to recognize occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, infectious diseases, nanoparticles, and indoor air quality)
5. How to evaluate occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, infectious diseases, ventilation, nanoparticles, and indoor air quality), including techniques for measurement, sampling, and analysis
6. How to control occupational exposures (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, heat/cold, ventilation, nanoparticles, infectious diseases, and indoor air quality)
7. Employee substance abuse
8. The fundamentals of epidemiology
9. Occupational exposure limits (e.g., hazardous chemicals, radiation, noise, biological agents, and heat)		1. Conduct exposure evaluation (e.g., chemicals, SDS, ergonomic, ventilation, and environment [calibrations and calculations])
2. Use sampling equipment
3. Interpret data from exposure evaluations (e.g., adjusted shift calculations, use correct sampling method, and use correct analytical method)
Environmental Management Systems1. Environmental protection and pollution prevention methods (e.g., air, water, soil, containment, soil vapor intrusion, and waste streams)
2. How released hazardous materials migrate/interact through the air, surface water, soil, and water table
3. Sustainability principles
4. Waste-water treatment plants, onsite waste-water treatment plants, and public water systems
5. Registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH) and restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)		1. Use waste management practices (e.g., segregation and separation, containment, disposal, chain of custody, and policy)
2. Conduct hazardous waste operations (e.g., spill clean-up and remediation)
Training/Education1. Education and training methods and techniques (e.g., classroom, online, computer-based, AI, and on-the-job training)
2. Training, qualification, and competency requirements
3. Methods for determining the effectiveness of training programs (e.g., determine if trainees are applying training on the job)
4. Effective presentation techniques		1. Perform training needs assessments
2. Develop training programs (e.g., presentation skills and tools)
3. Develop training materials
4. Conduct training
5. Assess training competency
6. Develop training assessment instruments (e.g., written tests and skill assessments) to assess training competency
Law and Ethics1. Legal issues (e.g., tort, negligence, civil, criminal, contracts, and disability terminology)
2. Protection of confidential information (e.g., privacy, trade secrets, personally identifiable information, and General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR])
3. Standards development processes
4. The ethics related to conducting professional practice (e.g., audits, record keeping, sampling, and standard writing)
5. The relationship between labor and management
6. BCSP Code of Ethics
7. Workers’ compensation (e.g., injured worker’s compensation)		1. Interpret laws, regulations, and consensus codes and standards
2. Apply concepts of BCSP Code of Ethics

Eligibility Requirements & Assessment Criteria:

After submitting your application and meeting all requirements, you will have one year to take and pass the certification exam.

All individuals applying for the CSP must have:

Educational Requirement:

  • Must hold a bachelor’s degree as a minimum qualification.

Work Experience Requirement:

  • Should have a minimum of four (4) years of safety-related experience.
  • This experience should encompass at least 50% safety-related duties and responsibilities, demonstrating a professional level of involvement with a broad range of safety tasks.

CSP Recognized Credentials: Eligibility extends to those holding certain recognized qualifications by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), including:

  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
  • Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP)
  • Transitional Safety Practitioner (TSP)
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®)
  • Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH)
  • Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
  • Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupational Health from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center (ACRC) (formerly “CP-12”)
  • Certified Safety Engineer (CSE) conferred by the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
  • Master’s in Occupational Safety and Health from the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO)
  • NEBOSH National or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
  • Professional Membership with the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO)

Successful CSP Examination: Candidates must pass the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) examination to qualify for certification.

Certification Maintenance: Maintenance of the CSP certification entails:

  • Annual renewal fees.
  • Fulfillment of recertification requirements to ensure ongoing competence and professional development

Assessment Criteria for CSP Examination:

The CSP examination is a computer based test, contains 200 multiple choice questions. You will have 5.5 hours to complete the examination. Official results are available immediately after the exam. You need to score at least 60% to pass the CSP exam. This exam is designed to test your knowledge of safety principles and practices to assess your competence in the field of safety.

Duration

40 Hours

Module

9 Modules

Assessment

Online Assessment

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