Certified safety professional

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Certified safety professional is a certification offered by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. The accreditation is used in the United States by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and internationally by the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC 17024) (see ANSI) and 193 Countries Consortium.

The requirements to become a certified safety professional^[1] are:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in any field or an associate in safety, health, or the environment, or a closely related field.

• The associate degree must include at least four courses with at least 12 semester hours/18 quarter hours of study in the safety, health, or environmental domains covered in the certified safety professional examination blueprint.

• 4 years of safety experience where safety is at least 50%, preventative, professional level with breadth and depth of safety duties
• A BCSP-approved credential:

• Associate safety professional
• Graduate safety practitioner
• Certified industrial hygienist
• Chartered member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• Canadian registered safety professional
• Professional Member of the Singapore Institute of Safety Officers
• Member in the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria
• NEBOSH National or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety^{[clarification needed]}
• Diploma/Certificate in Industrial Safety, as issued by the State Government Departments/Boards of Technical Education, Government of India
• Fire and Safety Forum Advanced & Post-Graduate and Master Diploma and TTP,^{[clarification needed]} Research Ambassador Member's

• Must pass the CSP examination.

CSPs are further required to provide BCSP with proof that they are maintaining a high level of competency in safety work by recertifying every five years.