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Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) are persons who perform at least 50% of professional level safety duties, including making worksite assessments to determine risks, assessing potential hazards and controls, evaluating risks and hazard control measures, investigating incidents, maintaining and evaluating incident and loss records, and preparing emergency response plans. Other duties could include hazard recognition, fire protection, regulatory compliance, health hazard control, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, environmental protection, training, accident and incident, investigations, advising management, record keeping, emergency response, managing safety programs, product safety and/or security.
NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is a UK-based independent examination board delivering vocational qualifications in health, safety & environmental practice and management.
An occupational health and safety specialist works to prevent or decrease any type of injury or harm to people in the workplace. They typically examine a variety of work environments and ensure that safety regulations are being followed. An occupational health and safety specialist can find employment in a variety of industries, including local, state and federal governments, hospitals and manufacturing. They can pursue a variety of job titles, such as industrial hygienist, health physicist and environmental protection officer. As these professionals test the safety of various work environments, they sometimes put themselves in dangerous situations and must take precautions to prevent injury. Most occupational health and safety specialists work full-time, sometimes putting in extra hours in emergency situations.
Career RequirementsDegree Level Bachelor's degree standard; some positions require a master's degree Degree Fields Occupational health, industrial hygiene, health physics or a major in the physical sciences Experience At least 5 years required by most employers Certification Voluntary certifications available Key Skills Strong communication, detail oriented, problem-solving and technical skills, physical stamina, ability to use complex testing equipment Salary $69,210 per year (2014 median salary for all occupational health and safety specialists)
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Job Postings (August 2015)
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