Associate Safety Professional® (ASP®) exam — Information & Free Practice
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Associate Safety Professional® (ASP®) exam
- Provider
- Pearson
- Format
- Computer-delivered, closed-book multiple-choice examination; four answer choices with one correct answer.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 200.
- Time limit
- 5 hours
- Exam fee
- $350 individual examination fee
Examination outline
Mathematical Calculations (10%)
- Storage capacity
- Rigging and load calculations
- Flow rates
- Trenching and excavation slope and depth
- Noise hazard calculations
- Climate and environmental calculations
- Fall protection calculations
- Lagging indicator calculations
- Manual lift calculations
- General physics calculations
- Descriptive statistics
- Failure mode probability
- Financial indicators
- Exposure assessments
- Radiation exposure calculations
- Unit conversions
Safety Programs and Concepts (25%)
- Safety management systems
- Hierarchy of hazard controls
- Hazard and risk analysis methods
- Risk matrix methodology
- Globally Harmonized System
- Hazardous energy control programs
- General electrical principles
- Key safety fundamentals
- Incident investigations
- Management of change
- Leading and lagging indicators
- Emerging technologies
Ergonomics (8%)
- Ergonomics program elements
- Ergonomic risk factors
- Work-related musculoskeletal ergonomic injuries
- Workspace design
- Manual material handling
- Ergonomic work practice controls
- Ergonomic analysis methods
Fire Prevention and Protection (12%)
- Fundamentals of fire science
- Flammable and combustible materials
- Electrical hazards and hazard controls
- Hot work hazards
- Combustible dust hazards
- Fire detection systems
- Fire suppression systems
- Fire extinguishers
- Segregation and separation
- Housekeeping
- Fire prevention signs and labels
Emergency Preparedness and Response (10%)
- Emergency response plan elements
- Sources of emergencies and disasters
- Preparing for an emergency
- Disaster response and recovery
- Workplace violence prevention
- Lone worker safety
Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health (12%)
- Industrial hygiene program requirements
- General chemistry
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Exposure hazards: sources, sampling, controls, symptoms and target organs
- Occupational exposure limits
- Routes of entry
- Acute and chronic exposures
- Universal pathogen precautions
- Ionizing radiation principles
- Fitness for duty and return to work
- Total Worker Health®
Environmental Management (7%)
- Environmental hazards
- Environmental impacts and best practices
- Hierarchy of conservation
- Environmental management system standards
- Waste removal, treatment and disposal
- EHS role in environmental, social and governance
Training, Education, and Communication (11%)
- Learning theory and techniques
- Training tools
- Positive safety culture
- Data collection, needs analysis, gap analysis and feedback
- Baseline competency and training needs
- Training effectiveness and knowledge retention
- Human risk factors affecting performance
- Competent and qualified persons
Legal (5%)
- Compliance requirements and professional legal liability
- Contractor and multi-employer worksite liability
- Contract terminology and management lifecycle
- Records control
- Actions within knowledge and scope limitations
- Risk transfer
- Worker impairment liabilities
Examination sources
- BCSP Associate Safety Professional official certification page
Requirements / linked official examination materials
- BCSP 2025 Current Changes Index
Examination / Effective Date: September 1, 2025
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.1 / title and version identifier
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.1 / Domain 1 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.1 / Domain 2 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.2 / Domain 3 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.2 / Domain 4 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.2 / Domain 5 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.3 / Domain 6 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.3 / Domain 7 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.3 / Domain 8 / domain heading and allocation
- BCSP ASP11 Examination Blueprint
PDF p.3 / Domain 9 / domain heading and allocation
- A Complete Guide to Safety Certification, BCSP (copyright owner: Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
PDF p.16 / printed p.26 / ASP Examination
- A Complete Guide to Safety Certification, BCSP (copyright owner: Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
PDF p.7 / printed p.8 / Developing a Test-Taking Strategy
- A Complete Guide to Safety Certification, BCSP (copyright owner: Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
PDF p.16 / printed p.26 / ASP Examination / continuation in second column
- BCSP Associate Safety Professional official certification page
Application Process / Purchase, Schedule, and Take the Exam / delivery
- A Complete Guide to Safety Certification, BCSP (copyright owner: Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
PDF p.7 / printed p.8 / Having an Examination Study Plan
- BCSP Associate Safety Professional official certification page
Application Process / Apply Online
- BCSP Associate Safety Professional official certification page
Application Process / Purchase, Schedule, and Take the Exam / scheduling
- A Complete Guide to Safety Certification, BCSP (copyright owner: Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
PDF p.16 / printed p.26 / ASP Fees / Individual Exam Fee
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.