BCSP Blog

David V. MacCollum was a pioneer in the safety, health, and environmental field. With a career in safety that spanned 60 years, MacCollum’s accolades were as illustrious as they were substantial.

Beginning February 3, 2020, non-U.S. degree holders who wish to apply for the Associate Safety Professional® (ASP®) and Certified Safety Professional® (CSP®) certifications may upload their academic records directly to BCSP during the application process.

The CSP examCORE pre-exam training, ASP + CSP examCORE Connect, and CHST examCORE have been released. The CSP, ASP, and Connect programs are being offered by BCSP in partnership with the National Safety Council (NSC) and Columbia Southern University (CSU). CHST examCORE is being offered in partnership with only NSC.

As part of a social media campaign created by OSHA, BCSP has joined the #KeepTeenWorkersSafe event to spread awareness to youth, educators, parents, supervisors, and employers about the importance of workplace safety.

The Judicial Commission of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals found that a certificate holder who disbursed BCSP copyrighted materials to others should be disciplined in accordance with the BCSP Disciplinary Policy. The certificate holder’s status with BCSP was suspended for three years.

Being in the safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) industry for over 20 years has afforded Jeff Treffinger, MPH, CSP, SMS, STS the opportunity to witness how much professional certification, particularly BCSP certification, can impact not only an individual worker, but an entire corporation.

There are many ways to complete and pay for college and professional certifications while serving in the U.S. military. As a 21-year service member in the Air Force, I utilized many of the educational and professional certification benefits offered to military members. Below are examples of benefits available that I personally used, how much money I saved, and links for more information.

BCSP is happy to announce that employers will continue to receive complimentary access to the BCSP Career Center.

The influenza virus typically circulates from late fall through early spring, and while most people will recover from the flu after a few days, thousands of people will be hospitalized every year.

On October 22, 2019, the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) organized a technical seminar popularly known as Tuesday Talk to promote the importance and value of professional SH&E certifications amongst its employees.