Career Paths for the

Safety Professional

Presented by
Frank Baxter, M.S., CSP
 Frank Baxter, M.S., CSP
• EHS Director for Skanska USA
• Professional Member of the ASSE
• Adjunct Professor at Saint Joseph University
Master’s Program in Environmental Health and
Safety Management
• Master Instructor with the Mid-Atlantic OTI
• PA State Fire Instructor – Suppression level
• Member of IUP’s Safety Sciences Advisory
Board
 What makes a Safety
Professional?
•Years of experience
•Education
•Certification
•Your job Title
 Employment Outlook
Title Employed in Job Outlook Percent
2014 increase Increase
2014-2024

Health and Safety

Engineers
25,200 1,600 6%

Occupational
health and safety
70,300 2,800 4%
specialists

Occupational
health and safety
15,100 1,400 9%
technicians

Source: BLS-Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016 Edition

 Age Range for Surveyed 1,300
OS&H Professionals

58% are at or quickly approaching retiring age

Source: NSC Safety & Health, April 2016

 Salary Ranges
Title Low Side Median Salary High Side

Occupational Health $34,841 $48,070 $46,984

and Safety
Technicians

Occupational Health $50,527 $70,210 $91,523

and Safety
Specialists

Occupational Health $62,204 $99,731 $122,106

and Safety
Managers

Environmental, $76,182 $106,946 $152,314

Health and Safety
Director
Source: Salary.com
 Certifications Vs. Non
Certified
• Survey of 297 OS&H Professionals,
nearly 50% did not have any
certifications

Source: OHSHub.com
 Degreed Vs. Non Degreed
• Survey of 297 OS&H Professionals,
nearly 88% hold a college degree

Source: OHSHub.com
 Key Aspects of a Safety
Professional
• Basic Functional Skills
• Technical Skills
• Sociocultural Skills

Source: NSC-Safety Culture and the Effects on Safety Management

 Key Aspects of a Safety
Professional
• Basic Functional Skills
– Develop an integrated approach to
fully understand injuries and accidents
prevention
– Develop strategies and solutions to
OSH Standards
– Partner with company leadership to
develop a cultural change
– Establish and implement effective
training and educational programs
Source: NSC-Safety Culture and the Effects on Safety Management
 Key Aspects of a Safety
Professional
• Technical Skills
– In depth knowledge and experience
in the direction and management of
H & S processes
– Demonstrate knowledge of the
standards

Knowledge = Power
Source: NSC-Safety Culture and the Effects on Safety Management
 Key Aspects of a Safety
Professional
• Sociocultural Skills
– The ability to lead change
– Ability to build collaborative
relationships
– The ability to relate to top management
at the some time the workers in the
field.

PEOPLE SKILLS
Source: NSC-Safety Culture and the Effects on Safety Management
 The Five (5) most important
specialties or technical skills
• Investigating accidents
• Job safety analysis
• Industrial hygiene
• Measuring safety program
outcomes (e.g., on health status,
injury rates)
• Ergonomics

Source: National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce

 In the next five (5) years what
specialty will you be hiring?
• Occupational Safety - 67%
• Industrial Hygiene – 12%
• Other – 21%

NSC Safety & Health, April 2016

Source: National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce

Thinking about Retiring
 The next five (5) years
• 25,000 OS&H Professionals
(Degreed and Non-Degreed) will be
needed in the workforce
– 10% from retirements 90% new hires
• 18,143 will be required to have a
degree in OS&H
• 13,000 OS&H graduates will be
entering the workforce
• Shortfall
Source: National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce
The question of the
moment is …….
Are you ready?
Do you have the skills that are needed?

Do you have credentials for that next

big job?
Certification and
Accreditations
 Board of Certified Safety
Professional

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP®)

• Occupational Health and Safety
Technician (OHST)
• Construction Health and Safety
Technician (CHST)
• Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
• Safety Trained Supervisor in
Construction (STS-C)
 Certified Safety Professional
CSP ®
• The only Nationally and Internationally
accredited Certified Safety Professional
program (National Commission for Certifying Agencies )

• Member organizations
– American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
– American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
– National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
– National Safety Council (NSC)
– System Safety Society (SSS)
– Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
– Institutes for Industrial Engineers (IIE)
 Certified Safety Professional
CSP ®
• Benefits of Certification as a CSP
– Hiring Preferences and Salary Increases
• National Average salary for a CSP =
109,000K
• Overall an increase of 17K per year
– Enhance Your Self-Esteem
– Improves your professional standard
• ASSE Professional Membership
 Certified Safety Professional
CSP ®

• Steps to becoming a CSP

– Must have a bachelor’s degree (4 years)
or higher in any field or an associate
degree (2 years) in safety and health.
– Must present a minimum of three years
of acceptable professional safety
experience
 Certified Safety Professional
CSP ®
• Steps to becoming a CSP
– Become an Associate Safety Professional
(ASP)
• Application
• Five hour test
– Get a Bachelor's of Science from
Millersville, IUP, University of Findlay OH
in Safety and become a Graduate Safety
Practitioner (GSP)
 GSP
• Millersville University
• Indiana University of PA
• Murry State University
• West Virginia University
• Findlay University, OH

• For a complete list visit

– www/bcsp.org/GSP
 Associate Safety Professional
ASP
5-Hour Test Break-Down – Four Domains
1. Recognizing Safety, Health and
Environmental Hazards
2. Measuring, Evaluating and Controlling
Safety, Health and Environmental
Hazards
3. Safety, Health and Environmental
Training Management
4. Business Principles, Practices, and
Metrics in Safety, Health and
Environmental Practices.
 Certified Safety Professional
CSP ®
200 multiple-choice 5 ½ -Hour Test
Break-Down – Three Domains
1. Collecting Safety, Health, Environmental,
and Security Risk Information
2. Assessing Safety, Health, Environmental,
and Security Risk Information
3. Managing Safety, Health, Environmental,
and Security Risk Information
CSP is Accredited Through

Accreditation is Key
 Construction Health and Safety
Technician (CHST)

• Benefits of Certification
– Hiring Preferences and Salary
Increases
• National Average for a CHST = 92 K
 Construction Health and Safety
Technician (CHST)

4-Hour Test Break-Down – Four

Domains
1. Program Management
2. Worksite Auditing
3. Training
4. Professional Responsibility
 Certified Industrial
Hygienist (CIH)
• American Board of Industrial
Hygiene
6015 West St. Joseph, Suite 102
Lansing, MI 48917-3980
Phone: (517) 321-2638

• Member organizations
– The International Occupational Hygiene
Association (IOHA)
 Certified Industrial
Hygienist (CIH)
• Prerequisite
– Bachelor’s of Science from accredited
college or university in chemistry,
chemical engineering, mechanical
engineering, sanitary engineering,
physics or an ABET accredited program
in industrial hygiene or safety.

– Four Years of “Professional Level”

work
 Certified Industrial
Hygienist (CIH)

7 ½ -Hour Test Break-Down – Three

Domains
1. Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment
2. Industrial Hygiene Hazard Control
3. Industrial Hygiene Program Management
 Certified Industrial
Hygienist (CIH)

CIH certification
accredited by the Council
of Engineering and
Scientific Specialty Board
 Certified Safety and Health
Manager (CSHM)
• Prerequisite
– Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree plus five
qualifying years of work experience

– An ISHM Board approved safety degree plus

two years qualifying experience

– Completion and approval of the application

package and submission of fees

– Passing score on the CSHM examination

 Certified Safety and Health
Manager (CSHM)
• Institute for Safety and Health
Management
– 4841 East County 14 1/4 St.,
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 877-201-4053

• Member organizations
– American Society of Safety Engineers
(ASSE)
– The National Safety Management
Society (NSMS)
 Certified Safety and Health
Manager (CSHM)

CSHM certification
accredited by the Council
of Engineering and
Scientific Specialty Board
 Certified Safety and Health
Manager (CSHM)

CSHM certification
accredited by the Council
of Engineering and
Scientific Specialty Board
 Certified Professional
Environmental Auditor (CPEA)
• Board of Environmental, Health and Safety
Auditor Certifications
247 Maitland Avenue
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701-4201
Phone: (407) 831-7727

• Letter of Agreements with

– American Society of Safety Engineers
(ASSE)
– American Industrial Hygiene Association
(AIHA)
 Certified Professional
Environmental Auditor (CPEA)
• Prerequisite
– Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree plus
four qualifying years of work
experience

– Audit Experience: Applicants must

perform a minimum of 20 H&S audits

– Auditor Training: 40 hours of formal

training Formal training.
 Certified Professional
Environmental Auditor (CPEA)

Board of Environmental,
Health and Safety Auditor
Certifications
(BEAC) certification
accredited by the Council
of Engineering and
Scientific Specialty Board
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courses!
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most important to you and
your industry
Tips to Achieving Certification
• Take a Prep Course
• Purchase Study
Information
• Group Study Sessions
 Higher
Education
 Undergraduate College
Degrees
• Millersville
– BS Occupation Safety and
Environmental Health
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
– BS Safety Science
• Rochester Institute of Technology
– BS Safety Technology
• University of Maryland
– BS Environmental Safety
– BS Fire Safety
 Graduate College Degrees
• Saint Joseph’s University
– MS Environmental Protection and Safety
Management
• Millersville
– MS Occupation Safety and Environmental
Health
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
– MS Safety Science
 On-Line College Degrees
• University of Maryland
– BS Environmental Safety
• Columbia Southern University
– BS Occupation Safety and Health
• Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT)
– BS Safety Technology
 Minimum Accreditation
• ABET
– the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology
• ATMAE
– The Association of Technology,
Management, and Applied Engineering
• EHAC
– National Environmental Health Science
and Protection Accreditation Council
Web Base Search Engines
• World Wide Learn

• www.worldwidelearn.com
Training Course
Programs
 ASSE Certificate in Safety
Management
• Must complete 7.5 CEU’s of ASSE online
or Seminar programs
• Required seminars 5.6 CEUs
– Safety Management I
– Safety Management II
– Corporate Safety Management
• Electives 1.9 CEUs
– Certification Preparation Workshops
 ASSE Executive Program in
Safety Management
• 5 CEUs (50 classroom or virtual
education hours) for completing these
three components within two years:
Two required seminars totaling 3.5
CEUs:
– Advanced Safety Management Methods
– Influential Leadership Skills
– 14 hours of electives (1.4 CEUs)*
– A final essay based on seminar content (.1
CEU)
 National Safety Council
• Advance Safety Certificate
To complete your certificate, you may select from any
of the 1-day or 4-day courses below to total 78 hours,
or 12 days of courses.
•Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (POSH)
•Safety Management Techniques
•Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
•Safety Training Methods
•Safety Inspections
•Incident Investigation
•Job Safety Analysis
•Ergonomics: Managing for Results
•Team Safety
• Certificate in Construction Safety and
Health Specialist
– OSHA 500
– OSHA 3095 (Electrical Standards)
– OSHA 3010 (Excavations)
– OSHA 3110 (Fall Arrest System)
– OSHA 7505 (Accident Investigation)
– Scaffolding T-T-T
– NSC Principles of Safety
– OSHA 7600 (Disaster Site Worker)
 Reasons Why
• To get a Degree
• To get Certified
• To get more Certificates
• To take more Course
 Reasons Why
Salaries for Safety Professional
• Average for Non-Degreed
$47, 700
• Average for Associate’s Degreed
$63,030
Average for a BS/BA Degree
$66,200
• Average for Degreed and CHST
$ 84,000
• Average for Degreed and CSP
$101,000
• Average for CIH
$106,000
 Baseline
Non Degreed $34,170
Bachelor's $42,029

Factor Percent Increment

($)
Bachelor’s 23 %
M.Sc. 36 %
Ph.D. 54 %
CSP 11.5%
CIH 18.6%
20 + years experience 10 %
 Reasons Why
1. Over a life time people with degrees
earn more:

– Non-Degree = $1.7 million

– Some Degree = $ 1.9 million
– Bachelor’s Degree = $2.8 million
– Master’s Degree = 3.3 million

Source: 2011 Education and Synthetic Work-Life Earnings Estimates

 Reasons Why
2. Job opportunity and Job Security

If you have a Bachelor's degree,

you’re in the minority—only
30.4% of the U.S. workforce are
college graduates! Being a college
graduate guarantees you’re more
valuable to a prospective
employer
 Reasons Why
3. Newer and Newer requirements

More government bids

require degreed or certified
safety professional CSP and
Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
 Reasons Why
4. OSHA’s Severe Violators
Enforcement Program (SVEP)

SVEP designed by an OSHA Task Force has

called for hiring an Independent Safety
Consultant to work through compliance
issues during the settlement negotiations.

MACSC White Paper to OSHA on Defining an Independent

Safety Consultant. The paper outlines two types of consultants:
Qualified and Professional Safety Consultants
 Case Study - Steve
• Graduated high school and went to college
for a Sports PT, graduated and could not
find a job.
• Got a job selling industrial supplies and
safety equipment. (40K with commissions)

• Then landed a Fire Fighting job with an Gas

and Oil company (at 90K) and with Tuition
Assistance from his employer he went and
got this Masters in Environmental Protection
and Safety Management from SJU
 Case Study - Steve
• Once getting his Masters, he was promoted to
supervisor with a nice bump in salary

• Jumped ship to an Environmental Clean-Up as

the Safety Director

• Took and passed his ASP, took and passed his

CSP.

• Was promoted to VP of Company overseeing

EHS and Emergency Response
• Join the Safety Profession because
you may save lives

• Or

• Become a Safety Professional

because you WILL saves lives
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