BCSP CHST study guide
BCSP CHST · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) credential is a certification awarded by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to construction safety practitioners who demonstrate technical competence in safety, health, and environment (SH&E) work on construction projects and jobsites. It is designed for people whose SH&E duties may be all or part of their job, and whose expertise may cover one or more significant projects. The BCSP CHST study guide has 5 sections and about 1,652 words.
01SH&E Program Management and Evaluation
Program-management items ask you to separate the parts of a safety management system: policy and leadership commitment, a written program with defined roles and accountability, hazard identification and assessment, objectives and planning, implementation and controls, verification, and management review. Know the plan-do-check-act cycle and where ANSI/ASSP Z10 and ISO 45001 place each element.
329 words, about 2 min02Hazard Identification and Control
The order is elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. Choose the highest level that is feasible and document why lower levels were used.
339 words, about 2 min03Incident Investigation and Reporting
Secure and photograph the scene, identify and interview witnesses separately and soon, and collect records such as training, maintenance history, and the job hazard analysis. Reconstruct the sequence of events.
300 words, about 2 min04Employee Training and Communication
Start with a needs assessment drawn from the task analysis, incident history, and the standards that apply. Write observable objectives: "the employee will don and doff the respirator and perform a user seal check" is trainable and testable; "will understand respiratory protection" is not.
320 words, about 2 min05Regulatory Compliance and Recordkeeping
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1), the General Duty Clause, applies to serious recognized hazards with feasible abatement when no specific standard covers the condition. 29 CFR 1910 covers general industry, 1926 covers construction, and 1904 covers injury and illness recordkeeping.
364 words, about 2 min