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Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM) examination · US

Key exam facts

Provider
Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) owns the examination; its CSHM Scheme Committee develops and maintains it. Kryterion delivers proctored computer testing.
Format
English multiple-choice, computer-based knowledge examination delivered at Kryterion testing centers; IHMM also provides live remote online proctoring under its stated conditions.
Exam questions
Total questions: 150.
Time limit
3 hours of examination time; approved accommodations may alter the individual allowance.
Passing score
Criterion-referenced scaled score: 700 points required on a 0–1000 scale; this is not 70% correct.
Exam fee
US$375 non-refundable standard initial examination fee; US$160 non-refundable re-examination fee. Separate application and certification-maintenance charges apply.

Topics covered

  • Planning, Leadership, and Employee Involvement (22.13%)

    • Policies and goals
    • Safety and health resource needs
    • Union and non-union shops
    • Cooperating departments and divisions
    • Risk mitigation resources and policies
    • Ethical practices
    • Policies and procedures for safety awareness
    • Quality principles
    • Safety and health management systems
    • Federal environmental regulations
    • Applicable voluntary-consensus standards
    • Health and safety in organizational context

  • Communication and Resources (15.51%)

    • Communicating corporate safety education
    • Education and training at organizational levels
    • Participation barriers
    • Hazards and risks, categories and differences
    • Core OH&S objectives and documents
    • Work methods and enterprise communication

  • Risk Assessment and Control (19.48%)

    • Defining, analyzing, assessing, and prioritizing risk
    • Corrective action
    • Effectiveness of control measures
    • Appropriate ratings and approvals
    • Components of effective policy

  • Operations and Programs (15.02%)

    • Appropriate consensus standards
    • Compliance management operations and programs
    • Fire prevention and emergency safety preparedness
    • Crisis management and business continuity
    • Data storage security
    • Confidential employee data and documentation
    • Soil classification and excavation applications
    • Blood-borne pathogen controls
    • Waste classification by hazards
    • Air sampling methodologies
    • Excessive exposure determination
    • Process safety management programs
    • Multi-employer worksite control programs
    • Risk factors and controls

  • Monitoring and Measurement (11.98%)

    • Control prioritization techniques
    • Regulatory agency responsibility for standards
    • Mandatory and voluntary standards
    • Urgency of assessed hazards
    • Unsafe behaviors in safety statistical data
    • Communicating preventive action
    • New regulatory information and industry safety promotion
    • Audit and inspection recommendations
    • Leading and lagging indicators

  • Incident Investigation and Analysis (15.88%)

    • Causal factors
    • Corrective action in incident investigation
    • Priorities from injury data
    • Incident recordability and reportability

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

English multiple-choice, computer-based knowledge examination delivered at Kryterion testing centers; IHMM also provides live remote online proctoring under its stated conditions.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 150.

How long is the exam?

3 hours of examination time; approved accommodations may alter the individual allowance.

What is the passing score?

Criterion-referenced scaled score: 700 points required on a 0–1000 scale; this is not 70% correct.

How much does the exam cost?

US$375 non-refundable standard initial examination fee; US$160 non-refundable re-examination fee. Separate application and certification-maintenance charges apply.

Official sources and references

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