I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
September 26, 2003
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and BCSP are using their collective expertise to help enhance safety
professionals' education and professional expertise and promote the value of increasing safety
competency in the workplace. OSHA and BCSP are encouraging safety and health professionals to
continue to strive for enhanced knowledge of workplace safety and health programs, processes, and
regulations by providing information and guidance regarding the value of safety and health
professionalism and accredited certifications. In addition, the groups are educating individuals on
how to achieve the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation.
Through the addendum to the OSHA and BCSP Alliance that was signed on September 13, 2004, CCHEST
joined with the Alliance and is using its expertise to help enhance safety professionals' education
and professional knowledge and promote the value of increasing safety competency in the workplace.
In the addendum, CCHEST agrees to meet all of the goals of the original OSHA and BCSP Alliance.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Stew Burkhammer
Cathy Cronin
Bob Curtis
Lisa Ramber
Doug Simon |
Office of Construction Services
Office of Training and Education
Salt Lake Technical Center
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Office of Training and Education |
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| BCSP: |
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Roger Brauer
Dave Herbert |
Executive Director
President |
Evaluation Period
September 26, 2003 - September 25, 2004
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Kick-off meeting
Team meeting |
October 3, 2003
February 13, 2004 |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goal
- Participate in reviewing and sharing the results of the BCSP studies regarding the functions,
tasks, knowledge, and skills that are needed for safety and health practices to define a job
performance metrics for safety and health professionals and develop related safety curricula that
could be incorporated into training and education courses, including those offered by OSHA's Ed
Centers.
Products
Certification Information Packets
BSCP provided OSHA's Office of Training and Education and Directorate of Construction with
information packets on professional certification. The information included application and
certification guides. In addition, links to BCSP’s publications, “Career Paths in Safety” and
“Career Guide to the Safety Profession” are on the OSHA and BCSP Alliance Webpage on OSHA’s Website.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Develop materials and programs to promote the awareness of and the value and benefits of achieving
safety and health certifications.
Products
OSHA Group Score Report
BCSP developed a group score report for OSHA employees taking the Certified Safety Professional
Examinations and shared the information with Assistant Secretary John Henshaw, USDOL-OSHA. The
results showed that OSHA employees as a group perform better on the CSP examinations than do all
candidates combined.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, workshops, meetings, or other events and use print and
electronic media, including OSHA's and BCSP's Web sites, or other resources to disseminate OSHA - or
BCSP developed information on safety and health certification.
Products
OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Website
OSHA developed an OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Website on the Agency's Webpage that includes the
OSHA and BCSP Alliance agreement, CCHEST addendum, news releases, and milestones and successes. This
Website is kept up-to-date on a regular basis.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and BCSP Alliance and the CCHEST addendum signings and the
activities of the Alliance have appeared in a number of publications produced by OSHA and BCSP and
CCHEST. In addition, information on the OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance has been published in a number
of safety and health publications. Please see the chart in this report under "Alliance Program
Reach" for additional information.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects for achieving safety and
health certification that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Events
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Professional Development Conference, June 8, 2004, Las
Vegas, NV
Representatives from BCSP attended a joint Government Affairs Professional Mentoring Reception
hosted by OSHA and the ASSE, another Alliance Program participant, on June 8, 2004 during ASSE's
Professional Development Conference, "Safety 2004: Advancing the ES&H Profession." During the
reception, BCSP representatives answered questions and provided information on the importance of
safety and health certifications.
- Encourage safety and health professionals to assist in the mentoring of individuals interested in
achieving accredited professional certification.
The OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects
to address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Define joint research objectives and projects that could link the elements of safety
professionalism to the enhancement of the safety and health profession.
The OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects
to address this goal.
- Exchange information regarding case studies and lessons learned by employers and individuals
resulting from improving safety professionalism and achieving of safety and health accredited
certifications.
The OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects
to address this goal.
- Convene and participate in forums and round table discussions on improving safety and health
practices and professionalism, such as the International Safety Conference in 2005, and the DOL
Annual Safety Day event.
The OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects
to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Recognizing that the Alliance should be promoting the Certified Occupational Health and Safety
Technologists (COHST), Construction Health and Safety Technologist (CHST) and the Safety Trained
Supervisor (STS) certifications, in addition to the Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
certification, an addendum was signed with the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and
Safety Technologists (CCHEST) on September 13, 2004 adding this organization to the OSHA and BCSP
Alliance.
BCSP and CCHEST have clearly demonstrated that the organizations are willing to share its
information and studies on safety and health certification with OSHA to help advance safety and
health professionalism in course curriculum and in the workplace. After the initial Implementation
Team meetings, where focus and direction of the Alliance were determined, OSHA’s and BCSP’s Alliance
coordinators communicated more regularly and informally than the Implementation Team meetings to
keep both organizations up-to-date regarding the Alliance’s activities.
The OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance has been very successful is building on existing positive
relationships between the organizations. Through the Alliance, BCSP and CCHEST has shared
information with OSHA’s Directorate of Construction and the Office of Training and Education. In
addition, BSCP and CCHEST has provided both groups with its “Career Paths in Safety” and “Career
Guide to the Safety Profession” as well as specific job analyses information.
BCSP also prepared and developed a group score report for OSHA employees taking the Certified Safety
Professional Examinations and shared the information OSHA’s Assistant Secretary John Henshaw. The
Agency used this information to further encourage OSHA staff to pursue professional certifications.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and BCSP Alliance Website on OSHA's Webpage |
24,000 |
| September 26, 2003, "Board of Certified Safety
Professionals Aligns with OSHA -- Alliance centered on enhancing safety professionals' education,"
OSHA News Release |
25 News Services |
| September 29, 2003, "BCSP and OSHA Sign Alliance
Agreement," BCSP News Release |
Data Not Available |
| October 1, 2003, "National Alliance List Expands By
Three," QuickTakes |
40,000 |
| December 2003, "BCSP and OSHA Sign Alliance
Agreement," Board of Certified Safety Professionals Newsletter |
Data Not Available |
June 8, 2004, American Society of Safety Engineers
(ASSE) Professional Development Conference, Las Vegas, NV
BCSP representatives participated |
20 |
| September 2004, "CCHEST to Join the OSHA-BCSP
Alliance Agreement," CCHEST Newsletter |
Data Not Available |
| September 13, 2004, "Certification Council Added to
Year-old Alliance with Board of Certified Safety Professionals," OSHA News Release |
25 News Services |
| September 14, 2004, "Certification Council Added to
Safety Professional Alliance," OSHAinstitute, http://www.oshainstitute.com |
Data Not Available |
| September 15, 2004, "CCHEST Joins Year-old Alliance
with OSHA, Board of Certified Safety Professionals," QuickTakes |
50,000 |
| September 15, 2004, "CCHEST Joins Alliance to Enhance
Safety Professionals' Education," Facility Safety Management Magazine, http://www.fsmmag.com |
Data Not Available |
| September 20, 2004, "CCHEST and OSHA Sign Alliance
Agreement," CCHEST News Release |
Data Not Available |
| TOTAL |
114,000 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
During the Alliance’s next year, a number of activities are planned to continue promoting safety and
health certification and professionalism, including:
- BCSP will take part in session aimed at OSHA staff on professional mentoring that will be held at
the ASSE’s 2005 Professional Development Conference, June 12 – 15, 2005, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Updating the BCSP and OSHA Voluntary Agreement that recognizes the safety and health professional
certification so that it recognizes the Safety Trained Supervisor certification. The agreement
states that OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) can take into account if an
organization's employees are certified safety professionals when doing a general inspection and if,
the employees have the CSP designation, a CSHO may choose to do a focused inspection.
- OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST Alliance web page will link to the BCSP Academic Database Search when it's
posted on the BCSP web site in November 2004. The database contains the name of colleges and
universities that have safety and health programs and certifications. It will help students identify
legitimate programs, understand what certification is, and provide resources on where to go for
additional information.
- BCSP will share job function analyses, including standards and skills needed to perform safety and
health related jobs with interested groups as requested. In addition, BCSP will add the information
to its web site.
BCSP/CCHEST also will continue to share information regarding the number of Agency employees that
have received the CSP designation. The Implementation Team has discussed developing a fact sheets on
the value of certification for OSHA's safety and health professionals and safety and health careers
and certifications for OSHA's Ed Centers. To help continue promoting certification and the Alliance
Program, the Implementation Team has agreed to develop a generic certification presentation with a
reference to the Program. The development of a Business Case for Safety and Health Topics page is
also under consideration for development in 2005.
Report prepared by: Lisa Ramber, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
October 25, 2004.
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