BCSP Credentials At-A-Glance

Certified Safety Safety Management Associate Safety Graduate Safety Transitional Safety
Professional Specialist Professional Practitioner Practitioner

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
in any field or an associate
in safety, health, or the
environment. Associate degree
Bachelor’s or master’s degree Must hold a credential from
Minimum of a bachelor’s must include at least four
N/A from a Qualified Academic a Qualified Equivalent
degree in any field courses with at least 12
Program (QAP) Program (QEP)
semester hours of study in the
safety, health, or environmental
domains covered in the ASP
examination blueprint

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

At least 4 years of experience
where safety is at least
50%, preventative, professional
level with breadth and depth
of safety duties and a BCSP
qualified credential
For the entire BCSP qualified
credential list visit bcsp.org/CSP
At least 10 years of safety
management related
experience (a minimum of 35%
of the job tasks must be
related to management of safety
related programs, processes,
procedures, personnel, etc.)
At least 1 year of experience
Must achieve the CSP Must achieve the CSP
where safety is at least 50%,
experience requirement and experience requirement and
preventative, professional level
achieve the CSP within the achieve the CSP within the
with breadth and depth of
eligibility time period eligibility time period
safety duties

Application Fee: $160
Exam Fee: $350
Exam Bundle Fee*: $600
Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100
Renewal Fee: $180
PRICING
Application Fee: $160 Application Fee: $160 Application Fee: $25 Application Fee: $25
Exam Fee: $350 Exam Fee: $350 Exam Fee: N/A Exam Fee: N/A
Exam Bundle Fee*: $600 Exam Bundle Fee*: $600 Exam Bundle Fee*: N/A Exam Bundle Fee*: N/A
Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100
Renewal Fee: $170 Renewal Fee: $170 Renewal Fee: $140 Renewal Fee: $140

TIME ALLOWED FOR EXAMINATION

5.5 hours 4.5 hours 5 hours N/A N/A

PASSING SCORES
97/175 110/175 93/175 N/A N/A

RECERTIFICATION (5-YEAR CYCLE)

25 points 25 points 25 points N/A N/A

*The exam bundle includes two exam attempts and one free self-assessment. Self-Assessments may be purchased individually. Access is granted for six (6) months.
**Applicants have up to one (1) year to schedule and pass the exam after BCSP approves the application. An applicant within 60-days or less of their eligibility deadline may
request a one-time eligibility extension to take the exam by paying this additional fee.
NOTE: Fees and passing scores are subject to change without advance notice.

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 BCSP Credentials At-A-Glance

Occupational Construction Safety Trained

Safety Trained Certified
Hygiene and Safety Health and Safety Supervisor
Supervisor Instructional Trainer
Technician Technician Construction
MINIMUM TRAINING/EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
135 hours of teaching,
30 hours of safety, health, and 30 hours of safety, health, and training, or development
N/A N/A
environmental training environmental training in any safety, health, and
environmental specialty

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

2 years supervisory 2 years supervisory
3 years of experience 3 years of construction
experience or 4 years work experience or 4 years work
where safety, health, experience where
experience in any industry experience related to
or environmental at least 35% of primary N/A
(work experience must be construction (work experience
work is at least 35% job duties involve
a minimum part-time must be a minimum part-time
of job duties safety and health
[18 hrs/week] to qualify)*** [18 hrs/week] to qualify)***

Application Fee: $140
Exam Fee: $300
Exam Bundle Fee*: $550
Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100
Renewal Fee: $145
PRICING
Application Fee: $140 Application Fee: $120 Application Fee: $120 Application Fee: $140
Exam Fee: $300 Exam Fee: $185 Exam Fee: $185 Exam Fee: $300
Exam Bundle Fee*: $550 Exam Bundle Fee*: $325 Exam Bundle Fee*: $325 Exam Bundle Fee*: $500
Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100 Eligibility Extension Fee**: $100
Renewal Fee: $145 Renewal Fee: $70 Renewal Fee: $70 Renewal Fee: $145

TIME ALLOWED FOR EXAMINATION

4 hours 4 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours

PASSING SCORES
105/175 102/175 60/87 59/87 53/87

RECERTIFICATION (5-YEAR CYCLE)

3 points (30 hours) of safety
and health courses or earning
20 points 20 points
the STSC, CIT, CHST,
OHST, ASP, SMS, or CSP
20 points, with a minimum
3 points (30 hours) of safety
of 2.8 points in teaching,
and health courses or earning
developing, and/or attending
the STS, CIT, CHST, OHST,
courses on instructional
ASP, SMS, or CSP
techniques

*The exam bundle includes two exam attempts and one free self-assessment. Self-Assessments may be purchased individually. Access is granted for six (6) months.
**Applicants have up to one (1) year to schedule and pass the exam after BCSP approves the application. An applicant within 60-days or less of their eligibility deadline may request a one-time eligibility
extension to take the exam by paying this additional fee.

*** Alternative Pathway: If candidate does not meet the experience requirement for the STS and/or STSC the following education requirement will be accepted:
an associate degree or higher in occupational safety, risk management or construction management; or completion of a two (2) year trade or union training program/apprenticeship.

NOTE: Fees and passing scores are subject to change without advance notice.

For the most up-to-date information visit bcsp.org

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