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Certification
Safety Management Professional®
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
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SMP credential holders are experienced professionals whose job duties involve applying safety management skills. They maintain current knowledge of safety, health, and environmental concepts and may be responsible for defining and utilizing an organization’s safety management systems. Their regular activities may also include risk management, incident investigation, emergency preparedness, identifying the business case for safety, and more.
Develop and implement safety management systems incorporating program elements, training requirements, management of change procedures, corrective actions, and leading and lagging indicatorsConduct internal safety audits using established principles and techniques to assess compliance, identify gaps, and drive corrective actionAssess safety training needs and deliver training programs that encourage employee and management commitment to safety in multi-employer and contractor environmentsIdentify and assess safety health and environmental hazards using risk analysis methods including risk matrices, process hazard analysis, and prevention through design conceptsApply the hierarchy of controls to evaluate and select risk reduction measures that address the likelihood and severity of identified hazardsDevelop and refine implemented safety controls to ensure ongoing effectiveness in mitigating workplace safety health and environmental risksApply hazard controls for physical hazards including noise, vibration, radiation, temperature extremes, electrical hazards, slips trips and falls, and machinery and equipmentApply hazard controls for health hazards including bloodborne pathogens, lead, asbestos, mold and allergens, ergonomic stressors, and hazardous chemical exposuresApply GHS classification and labeling requirements to identify and communicate chemical hazards in compliance with applicable standardsImplement confined space programs by recognizing unsafe conditions, defining risk levels, and applying appropriate entry controls and proceduresApply fire safety principles including fire prevention, protection systems, and identification of processes that introduce fire risk in the workplaceConduct incident investigations using causal analysis tools and techniques to identify root causes, contributing factors, and recommendations for preventionCalculate and analyze incident and injury rates to compare performance against benchmarks and support safety program improvementDevelop and evaluate emergency response plans by identifying credible scenarios, assessing gaps, and applying incident command structure responsibilitiesManage workers injury claims and case management programs in compliance with applicable regulatory and organizational requirementsCommunicate safety health and environmental hazards risks and program performance to diverse audiences including workforce and organizational stakeholdersDevelop business cases for safety investments using cost-benefit analysis, direct and indirect cost assessment, and safety culture indicatorsApply safety leadership strategies and conflict resolution techniques to foster a generative safety culture and drive continual improvementInterpret leading and lagging indicators to evaluate safety performance trends and inform strategic safety program decisionsApply the BCSP Code of Ethics and professional standards in the practice of safety health and environmental management