Safety Management Professional® (SMP®) — Requirements & Free Practice

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BCSP certification for experienced safety management professionals, earned through qualifying experience and the SMP examination.

Initial by examination

Application: BCSP application approval precedes examination authorization; candidates have one year to take and pass the examination.
Experience: Ten years of experience with at least 35% of tasks in management of safety-related programs, processes, procedures, or personnel.

Examination outline

Management Systems (21.7%)
- Knowledge of management systems
- Skills in management systems
Risk Management (22%)
- Knowledge of risk management
- Skills in risk management
Safety, Health, and Environmental Concepts (24.4%)
- Knowledge of safety, health, and environmental concepts
- Skills in safety, health, and environmental concepts
Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness (18.1%)
- Knowledge of incident investigation and emergency preparedness
- Skills in incident investigation and emergency preparedness
Business Case of Safety (13.8%)
- Knowledge of the business case of safety
- Skills in the business case of safety

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