🦺 Safety Professional (US / BCSP)

Safety, Health & Environment career path

Supervisor to senior safety professional via the BCSP ladder: STS, ASP, CSP and SMP.

Typical roles

• Safety Coordinator
• Safety Specialist
• EHS Manager
• Safety Director

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• STS Safety Trained Supervisor
• OSHA 30 OSHA Outreach Training Program 30-Hour Course (Construction / General Industry / Maritime)
• ARC FA/CPR/AED American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED

Core

• ASP Associate Safety Professional
• BCSP GSP Graduate Safety Practitioner

Advanced

• BCSP CSP Certified Safety Professional

Mastery

• SMP Safety Management Professional
• CSHM Certified Safety and Health Manager

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.