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Safety Management Professional®

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Certification

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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.

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Hybrid

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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. Working part-time or full-time in occupational health or safety with a minimum 35% of job tasks related to the management of safety related programs, processes, procedures, and/or personnel At least 10 years of experience in occupational health or safety Passing the SMP examination Maintenance of certification Annual renewal fee Recertification requirements Applicants must also disclose if they have been convicted of criminal offenses or have had a professional license or credential suspended, revoked, or placed under probation. BCSP keeps this information confidential but may deny an application based on these matters.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Develop and implement safety management systems incorporating program elements, training requirements, management of change procedures, corrective actions, and leading and lagging indicators
  • Conduct internal safety audits using established principles and techniques to assess compliance, identify gaps, and drive corrective action
  • Assess safety training needs and deliver training programs that encourage employee and management commitment to safety in multi-employer and contractor environments
  • Identify and assess safety health and environmental hazards using risk analysis methods including risk matrices, process hazard analysis, and prevention through design concepts
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls to evaluate and select risk reduction measures that address the likelihood and severity of identified hazards
  • Develop and refine implemented safety controls to ensure ongoing effectiveness in mitigating workplace safety health and environmental risks
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Construction and Related Workers, All Other47-4099.00
  • Construction Laborers47-2061.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-1011.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Construction specifications — read and interpret blueprint details independently to determine sequencing of routine building tasks on a mid-size project.
  • Site inspections — conduct scheduled progress checks against specification requirements with minimal supervision on residential or light-commercial job sites.
  • Equipment monitoring — observe and log the operational status of site machinery during shift operations to flag early signs of malfunction.
  • Work scheduling — coordinate daily task sequences for a small crew by matching worker skills to material and job requirements.
  • Safety compliance — apply public safety and OSHA guidelines consistently when evaluating site conditions during routine inspections.
  • Document management software — organize and retrieve project files, inspection records, and change orders within a shared digital system.
  • Problem identification — recognize when a construction process deviates from spec and escalate findings to a project lead with supporting documentation.
  • Verbal communication — convey task expectations and progress updates clearly to crew members and subcontractors during morning briefings.
  • Measurement and math — calculate material dimensions and quantities from blueprints to verify correct material orders for upcoming phases.
  • CAD software basics — view and navigate digital construction drawings to confirm design details before beginning field installation work.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
21%
Placement Rate
85%