The Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is a credential offered by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) that demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of safety practice and the skills required for practical implementation. A CSP candidate’s professional practice is typically spent implementing safety management systems, making worksite assessments to determine risks, assessing potential hazards and controls, evaluating risks and hazard control measures, investigating incidents, maintaining and evaluating incident and loss records, and preparing emergency response plans, among other possible duties. The CSP certification provides safety practitioners a path to greater recognition and career opportunities, offering a certification that demonstrates they have met the requirements.
To become a CSP, individuals must meet the education and work experience requirements, pass the CSP examination offered by the BCSP, and meet the BCSP’s recertification requirements. The education requirement varies for each certification, but a minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required for the CSP. The experience requirement for the CSP is a minimum of four years of professional safety experience.
The CSP certification is respected and well-known in and out of the occupational safety and health industry, and is considered the “gold standard” in certifications for safety professionals. It can advance a safety professionals career by providing greater recognition and career opportunities.
