Certified Safety Professional^® (CSP^®)

1. At minimum, a bachelor’s degree*

2. At least four (4) years of safety experience where safety is at least 50%, preventative, professional level with breadth and depth of safety duties

3. A BCSP Qualified Credential:

   • 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, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center (ACRC) (formerly “CP-12”)**

   • Certified Safety Engineer (CSE), as administered by the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), People’s Republic of China (PRC)**

   • Master in Occupational Safety and Health, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO)**

   • NEBOSH National or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety**

   • Professional Member of the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO)**

   • Diploma/Certificate in Industrial Safety, as issued by the State Government Departments Boards of Technical Education, Government of India**

4. Passing the CSP examination

5. Maintenance of certification

   • Annual renewal fee

   • Recertification requirements

Applicants must also disclose if they have been convicted of criminal offenses or have had a professional license or credential suspended, revoked, or placed under probation. BCSP keeps this information confidential but may deny an application based on these matters.

*When applying for the CSP with a degree from a college outside the United States, that degree will be evaluated for U.S. equivalency. Details on the documentation required, requested during the application process, can be found online here.

**Note that all education requirements must be met when pursuing the CSP.

BCSP Complete Guide CSP Exam Blueprint (PDF) CSP Exam References (PDF)

Apply Online

You may apply for certification at any time by selecting the My Profile portal from the right-hand corner of any BCSP.ORG webpage. Once you have created your account, you may select the “Applications” menu button to start your application.

BCSP will review your application once it is submitted and payment has been made. You must meet all certification requirements to be eligible for the certification. Once determined eligible, candidates have one (1) year to take and pass the certification’s examination.

BCSP requires applicants, candidates, credential holders, and other status holders to disclose if they have been convicted of offenses or have had a professional license or credential suspended, revoked, or placed under probation, as outlined in the Criminal Conviction and Actions Against a Professional License or Other Credential Policy. Information related to these matters is confidentially reviewed separately from other eligibility requirements and will be considered as part of the final credential application or recertification review, and at any time while status is held with BCSP. BCSP will evaluate the information and reserves the right to deny an application, revoke a candidate’s eligibility, or act against any status holder based on these matters.

Purchase, Schedule, and Take the Exam

You have one (1) year from the approval of your application to sit for any purchased examination authorizations. The CSP examination is $350 for a single examination. This can be purchased during the application process as an application and exam/exam bundle combo option, or it can be purchased after your application is approved.

You may purchase an examination by logging in to My Profile and selecting the “Purchase Exam” menu button. You will then be able to schedule your exam through the single sign-on (SSO) option to Pearson VUE through your BCSP My Profile at one of their testing centers. You may schedule the exam at any time available as long as it is at least six (6) weeks from your last exam attempt.

BCSP’s examination service provider, Pearson VUE, has hundreds of test centers located around the world. Examinations are delivered via computer at the test center. As soon as candidates submit their exam, official results are available.

Achieve and Maintain Certification

Candidates who meet requirements and pass the examination are awarded their certification and become BCSP certificants.

To support continued advancement of the safety profession and recognition of BCSP credentials, an annual fee is assessed to credential holders in order to retain use of BCSP credentials. All credential holders must also remain up to date with changes in professional practice and share their activities to earn recertification points required every five (5) years.

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CSP examCORE

This online, self-paced course provides in-depth information on each area of the CSP blueprint and will enable you to effectively put safety and health principles to work in your organization. The training features a pre- and post-assessment, along with subject areas built to help you succeed in your journey toward certification.

To ensure impartiality, BCSP utilizes subject-matter experts for the development of the examCORE program and products who are independent from the certification examination development process.

Benefits of CSP examCORE include:

• Learn on your tablet or desktop
• Focus on the areas you need to improve
• Track your progress with pre- and post-tests
• Access to over 1,000 examCORE questions
• Access period extension options

If an examCORE customer needs to retake their exam, they may be eligible to extend their access period up to six (6) months at no charge. Completion of examCORE before that exam is required. Completion of examCORE does not guarantee a candidate will pass the BCSP exam.

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