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Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP),
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and
Safety Technologists (CCHEST) and American Board of
Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
(signed February 22, 2008)
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(L to R) Kevin Moorhead, President, CCHEST; Edwin
G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Paul Adams, President,
BCSP; Barbara Dawson, Chair, ABIH; at the national Alliance signing on February
22, 2008.
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Through the Alliance, BCSP, CCHEST and ABIH will use their collective
expertise to help enhance safety professionals' and industrial hygienists' education and
professional expertise and promote the value of increasing safety and industrial hygiene competency
in the workplace. The Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing materials and programs to promote
professionalism and the awareness, value and benefits of achieving safety and health
certifications and assist with the dissemination of such information to employers and employees
through print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, OSHA's, BCSP's, CCHEST's and
ABIH's Web sites and other appropriate media.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at conferences, local meetings or other events to disseminate and
promote OSHA, BCSP, CCHEST and ABIH developed information on safety and health certification and
professionalism.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and safety and health professionals regarding achieving
and maintaining professionalism and BCSP, CCHEST and/or ABIH certifications.
- Work with other Alliance participants on safety and health certification and professionalism
issues and projects.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on safety and
health certification and professionalism issues.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Board
of Certified Safety Professionals, Council on Certification of Health,
Environmental and Safety Technologists, American Board of Industrial Hygiene
and more than 55 other Alliance Program participants supported 2009 NAOSH Week.
Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance
Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week
focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the
workplace. The theme for 2009 NAOSH Week was "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
- February 17-19, 2009: 19th Annual Construction Safety Conference and Expo,
Rosemont, Illinois.
- Roger Brauer, Executive Director, BCSP/CCHEST exhibited and promoted the
OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST/ABIH Alliance at the 19th Annual Construction Safety
Conference and Expo, February 17-19, 2009 in Rosemont, Illinois.
- October 20-26, 2008:
2008 Drug-Free Work Week. The Board of Certified Safety Professionals,
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists,
American Board of Industrial Hygiene; and a number of other Alliance Program
participants supported the 2008 Drug-Free Work Week. Sponsored annually by the
U.S. Department of Labor’s
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Week
focused on educating employers, employees and the public about the importance
of being drug-free as an essential component of a safe and healthful workplace.
- August 25-28, 2008: 24th Annual National VPPPA Conference, Anaheim,
California.
- Roger Brauer, Executive Director, BCSP/CCHEST exhibited and promoted the
OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST/ABIH Alliance at the 24th Annual National VPPPA
Conference, August 25-28, 2008 in Anaheim, California.
- June 29-July 1, 2008: XVIII World Congress; International Network of Safety
and Health Practitioner Organizations Symposium and Annual Business Meeting,
Seoul, Korea.
- Roger Brauer, Executive Director, BCSP/CCHEST provided information about
professional certification and the OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST/ABIH Alliance during
the safety roundtable on July 1, 2008 at the XVIII World Congress;
International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations
Symposium.
- May 31- June 5, 2008: International Occupational Hygiene Association
Roundtable, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Lynn O’Donnell, Executive Director, ABIH provided information about
professional certification and the OSHA and BCSP/CCHEST/ABIH Alliance on June
3, 2008 at the International Occupational Hygiene Association Roundtable, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Board
of Certified Safety Professionals, Council on Certification of Health,
Environmental and Safety Technologists, American Board of Industrial Hygiene;
and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week,
"Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by American Society of Safety
Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on
the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- April 28-May 1, 2008: 2008 OSHA On-site Consultation Training Conference, Seattle, Washington.
- May 1, 2008: Roger Brauer, Executive Director, Board of Certified Safety
Professionals gave a presentation about safety certification and
professionalism.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Career Paths in Safety [PDF
- 1 MB]. Through the OSHA and Council on Certification of Health, Environment
and Safety Technologists (CCHEST) Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Alliance, CCHEST and BCSP developed "Career Paths in Safety." The document
provides details about careers for safety and health professionals. (2006,
March; Updated 2008, March)
- BCSP Fact Sheet [PDF
- 52 KB]. Through the OSHA and Council on Certification of Health, Environment
and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)/Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Alliance, BCSP developed "BCSP Fact Sheet." The Fact Sheet provides information
about the value of Certified Safety Professionals certification. (2006, May;
Updated 2008, March)
Additional Resources
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs at 202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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