CSP study plan

Build a hazard taxonomy that classifies chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial agents, with three workplace examples of each.

Explain dose-response, routes of entry, LD50/LC50, latency, and target-organ effects in your own words without notes.

Compute 8-hour time-weighted averages and exposure comparisons for five sample air-sampling data sets.

Summarize the exposure-response evidence for noise, heat stress, vibration, and ionizing/non-ionizing radiation.

Distinguish hazard from risk and select the appropriate qualitative or semi-quantitative risk method for a given scenario.

Compare hazard identification techniques (JSA, HAZOP, FMEA, what-if, checklist, bow-tie) and match each to a process type.

Construct a 5x5 risk matrix and rank ten hazards from a real or simulated work area.

Re-score the same ten hazards using a second method and explain where the rankings diverge.

Perform a task-based job safety analysis that breaks a job into at least eight steps with associated hazards and exposures.

Apply the hierarchy of controls to each identified hazard and justify why each selected control outranks the alternatives.

Estimate residual risk after controls and demonstrate that at least three hazards drop by one full risk band.

Identify failure modes for two critical controls and specify verification activities that would detect control failure.

Map ISO 45001 and ANSI/AIHA Z10 element structures against each other and note where they overlap.

Draft a one-page EHS policy, three measurable objectives, and the roles and responsibilities that support them.

Select engineering, administrative, and PPE controls for a hazardous energy and a confined-space scenario.

Complete a gap analysis of a management system you know against the ISO 45001 clause structure.

Differentiate leading from lagging indicators and build a balanced set of six metrics for a sample organization.

Design an internal audit plan that specifies scope, criteria, sampling approach, and auditor competence requirements.

Trace a corrective action from identification through root-cause verification, implementation, and effectiveness check.

Outline the inputs, outputs, and cadence of a management review that satisfies a certifiable system.

Sequence the first 24 hours of an incident response, covering scene preservation, evidence collection, and witness interviewing.

Apply at least three causal-analysis techniques (5 Whys, fishbone, fault tree, or causal-factor charting) to one case scenario.

Separate direct causes, contributing causes, and root causes, and defend each classification.

Write corrective actions for each causal factor and map every action to a level of the hierarchy of controls.

Assemble the components of an emergency action plan, including roles, alarms, evacuation routes, accountability, and recovery.

Evaluate a tabletop drill against stated performance objectives and identify at least five improvement items.

Explain the OSHA Act framework, the General Duty Clause, standard incorporation by reference, and the hierarchy of regulatory versus consensus standards.

Apply OSHA recordkeeping criteria (1904) to twelve injury and illness scenarios and determine which are recordable.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam-day conditions and log every missed item by domain.

Re-study the two lowest-scoring domains using the notes and deliverables produced in weeks 1-7.

Recite from memory the core decision frameworks: hierarchy of controls, risk assessment sequence, causal-analysis steps, and emergency response phases.

Finalize a one-page formula and definition sheet for the day before the exam.