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BCSP | History of Growth

BCSP | History of Growth. Presenter Name Presenter Title. Overview. Origin Governance Professional Standards and Examinations Para-Professional Certifications Recognition The Future. Origin.

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BCSP | History of Growth

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  1. BCSP | History of Growth Presenter Name Presenter Title

  2. Overview Origin Governance Professional Standards and Examinations Para-Professional Certifications Recognition The Future

  3. Origin The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recognized a need to define the safety professional position ASSE Professional Development Project initiated (1963) Phase I – Outline scope and functions of professional safety Phase II – Study the educational opportunities in safety and develop a curriculum guide for a BS Degree Phase III – Develop a means of registration or certification for safety professionals Ad hoc committee formed as a result of Phase III (1967) Recommended creation of certification board Received approval and selected nine board members George Gorbell announces the certification program in 1969: “. . .The evidence of competency in safety furnished by certification will improve the individual, raise the general level of competency in the safety profession, promote high standards of professional conduct, and assure management that it will receive top quality job performance.. . .”

  4. Origin (continued) First board meetings defined the standards for certification (April-June 1969) BCSP became a not-for-profit corporation (July 1969) First applications accepted for certification by waiver of examination (1970 - 1972) Moved from ASSE headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, IL (1974), eventually re-located to independent headquarters in Savoy, IL (1982) New CSP logo introduced (2010) Moved headquarters to Champaign, IL (2011)

  5. Governance BCSP is independent of membership organizations. Its only members are those serving on the Board of Directors at any one time Narrow charter allowing certification of safety professionals and other participants in safety Membership Organizations added (1974), later changed to Sponsoring Organizations

  6. Governance (continued) First full-time Executive Secretary hired (1976), Fourprofessionals have filled this role, which is now Chief Executive Officer Mike Orn (1976-1995) Roger Brauer (1995-2010) Thomas Adams (2010-2012) Treasa Turnbeaugh (2012- ) The Board of Directors configuration has fluctuated over the years; currently consists of 10 members as of 2013 Current staff over 25 employees, up from 14 in 2004

  7. Sponsoring Organizations These Sponsoring Organizations help ensure that governance of BCSP includes broad representation from across the safety profession: American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), 1974 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), 1974 System Safety Society (SSS), 1977 Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), 1984 National Safety Council (NSC), 1994 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), 1994 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 2007 National Environmental, Health and Safety Training Association (NESHTA), 2011

  8. Professional Standards Early years – bachelor’s degree and ten years professional safety experience OR eighteen years experience 1972-1985 – minimum of five years professional safety experience required (changed to four and a half years in 1985 and later to four years) Until the end of 1997, applicants could substitute work experience for a bachelor’s degree. Beginning in 1998 education required. Increase in safety degree programs and program accreditation

  9. Professional Standards (continued) Point scheme emerged allowing for associate’s degrees in safety and health or the environment (1998) GSP program emerged recognizing Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology—Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ABET-ASAC) accredited safety degree programs (2006) Awarded the first BCSP funded scholarship through the ASSE Foundation (2008) Awarded the first Award of Excellence to BCSP certificants (2012)

  10. Examinations First exam offered with 300 items(1972) Moved to two examinations (January 1978) Core Examination Specialty Examinations (varied through the years): Comprehensive Practice, Engineering Aspects, Management Aspects, System Safety, Product Safety Aspects, Construction Safety Aspects, Ergonomics First exam title changed to Safety Fundamentals (1991) Examinations became computer based (1997) Specialty exams discontinued (April 2004)

  11. Examinations (continued) Continuous high standards of validating exam content Initially relied on National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study BCSP issued surveys to practitioners and conducted job analyses (early 1990s) BCSP completed most comprehensive study of professional safety practice since NIOSH study (1999) Impact on CSP exams, validation of the definition of safety practice in ANSI Z590-2 and assisted in formulating academic curricula for safety degrees CSP examination titles change to ASP and CSP exams (2013)

  12. CSP Exams Administered

  13. CSP Specialty Exams Administered

  14. Paraprofessional Certifications ABIH/BCSP Joint Committee formed (later became the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)) (July 1985) Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) certification offered (July 1985) Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification offered (1994) Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) offered (1995)

  15. Paraprofessional Certifications (cont.) BCSP Purchases ABIH’s interests in CCHEST and offers the Certified Loss Control Specialist (CLCS) credential (2008) BCSP and CCHEST consolidated (January 2011) CLCS no longer offered (2012) BCSP purchases Certified Environmental, Safety and Health Trainer (CET/CIT) from the National Environmental, Safety and Health Training Association (NESHTA) and assumes governance responsibility (January 2012)

  16. Paraprofessional Exams Administered

  17. Recognition ABIH waives Core Exam for CSPs (October 1986) Society of Fire Protection Engineers recognizes Safety Fundamentals for full membership status (August 1990) Agreement signed with Mass Professional Engineering Board on use of CSP in PE licensing process (November 1991) BCSP signs agreement with Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (January 1992) Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB) accredits the CSP (January 1993) National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) Accreditation achieved making BCSP the first safety certification to achieve national accreditation (1994) ASP/CSP examination fees reimbursed by VA (October 2001)

  18. Recognition (Continued) CSP receives recognition for compliance with National Skill Standards Board (NSSB) standards (August 2002) CSP achieves ANSI/ISO/IEC17024 accreditation (August 2003) OSHA and BCSP sign alliance agreement (September 2003) Over the years more recognition among member organizations, employers, government agencies, and others ASSE, SFPE, SSS, and other organizations use the CSP as a qualification for membership level or status The number of employment advertisements for safety professionals in ASSE’s Professional Safety requiring the CSP certification grew from 20% in 1980 to almost 50% in 2002 No other safety credential has the same impact on salary

  19. The Future CET “fast tracking” campaign beginning ASP designation into a stand-alone certification Expanding GSP program eSafetySource launched and will continue Job Board will continue Investigating Affinity programs BCSP will continue to enhance our infrastructure to provide efficiency and meet the needs of our certificants, candidates, BCSP staff, and the safety profession.

  20. Why BCSP? BCSP is recognized as the leader in high-quality, accredited credentialing for safety, health, and environmental practitioners. BCSP establishes standards for and verifies competency in professional safety practice and evaluates certificants for compliance with recertification requirements.

  21. THANK YOU and STAY SAFE

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