CSP Practice Test

The Certified Safety Professional (CSP) exam is used to measure a candidate’s knowledge and skills necessary to work as a safety professional. This includes making risk assessments, evaluating safety procedures and protocols, investigating incidents, and more.

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CSP Exam Eligibility

To be eligible for the CSP exam, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• You must have at least a bachelor’s degree.
• You must have at least 4 years of safety experience with a depth of professional safety duties.
• You must have a BCSP-Qualified Credential.

List of acceptable credentials

• Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
• Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP)
• Transitional Safety Practitioner (TSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®)
• Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH)
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
• CP-12 Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupational Health, US Army Combat Readiness Center (ACRC)
• Certified Safety Engineer (CSE)
• Master in Occupational Safety and Health, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO)
• NEBOSH National or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
• Professional Member of the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO)
• Diploma/Certificate in Industrial Safety, as issued by the State Government Departments Boards of Technical Education, Government of India

CSP Exam Outline

The CSP exam contains 200 multiple-choice questions, and you will be given a time limit of 5.5 hours.

The exam is split into nine content domains:

1. Advanced Application of Safety Principles (25%)

The questions in this domain test your ability to do the following:

• Describe the principles of minimizing hazards using Prevention-Through-Design
• Apply the principles of process safety
• Evaluate common workplace hazards
• Evaluate facility life safety features
• Describe fleet safety principles
• Evaluate materials handling methods and controls
• Evaluate the use of tools, machines, and equipment

2. Program Management (25%)

The questions in this domain evaluate test your ability to do the following:

• Compare performance against benchmarks
• Analyze performance standards
• Determine how to measure, analyze, and improve EHS culture
• Determine appropriate incident investigation techniques
• Describe the Management of Change process
• Describe system safety analysis techniques
• Evaluate leading and lagging indicators
• Recognize safety, health, and environmental management and audit systems
• Describe required components for plans, systems, and policies
• Utilize document retention and management principles
• Apply budgeting, finance, and economic analysis techniques
• Differentiate management leadership techniques
• Apply project management principles
• Analyze and/or interpret data

3. Risk Management (15%)

The questions in this domain evaluate your ability to do the following:

• Apply general principles of the safety risk evaluation process
• Apply risk management strategies
• Principles of insurance/risk transfer
• Differentiate financial risk mitigation strategies
• Apply risk analysis process of identifying, ranking, and monitoring

4. Emergency Management (9%)

The questions in this domain evaluate your ability to do the following:

• Create, employ, and maintain an Emergency Response Plan
• Describe the elements in disaster response and recovery
• Identify key components of fire prevention, protection, and suppression systems
• Prepare procedures for the safe transportation and security of hazardous materials
• Implement a workplace violence prevention program

5. Environmental Management (6%)

The questions in this domain evaluate your ability to do the following:

• Describe environmental protection and pollution prevention programs
• Identify procedures used to manage hazardous materials
• Identify procedures used to manage waste
• Determine sustainability principles and practices
• Describe the impact of environmental issues

6. Occupational Health and Applied Science (10%)

The questions in this domain evaluate your ability to do the following:

• Anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational exposures
• Understand principles of public health as applicable
• Create exposure control plans and develop risk mitigation plans
• Evaluate principles related to ergonomics and human factors
• Calculate required containment volumes and hazardous materials storage requirements
• Apply core concepts in physics

7. Training (10%)

The questions in this domain evaluate your ability to do the following:

• Determine worker training, competencies, and qualifications
• Develop training programs with training materials to address various learning styles
• Describe how to implement training programs utilizing the Continuous Improvement model/li>
• Determine training program effectiveness
• Demonstrate working knowledge of education and training methods and techniques
• Understand adult learning principles

CSP Online Prep Course

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Here’s what you’ll find in the CSP course:

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Registration

To register for the CSP exam, you must first create an online BCSP account. Through your account, you can then select “CSP” as your certification of choice and fill out the application. You will be asked to provide your contact information, proof of your BSCP-qualified credential, and your experience and education information. Once the application is filled out, you will need to submit it along with the $160 application fee.

Once your application is approved, you will have a full year from the date of approval to register and sit for the exam. During registration, you will need to pay the exam fee of $350. You can schedule your exam at any time with Pearson VUE.

Test Day

You should arrive at the testing location at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the test. Bring your examination permit and a valid government-issued photo ID. It is crucial that the name on your ID and the name on your exam permit match.

You must present your photo ID to the proctor when you arrive. After that, you will be photographed and asked to sign a roster and other rule forms.

Any personal items should be left at home or locked in your car because they are not allowed in the testing room. All electrical devices, including cell phones, are prohibited.

Just before the exam starts, you will receive a brief tutorial on the testing system, as well as the on-screen calculator.

CSP Scoring

BCSP uses the Modified Angoff method and the Bookmark Standard Setting method to establish the scores for the CSP exam. Using these methods ensures that your score is based entirely on your testing performance and does not rely on how well other test-takers performed.

You will get your results immediately after completing the exam. As long as you achieve the minimum cumulative score for the entire test, you will have passed, even if you did not pass all nine domains individually.

Even though you don’t need to pass each individual domain, your score report will show you how you performed on each one. This is useful for understanding your strengths and weaknesses, especially if you did not pass and need to retake the exam. Currently, the minimum passing score is 140 out of 200.

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