OHST

The OHST examination is delivered via computer at Pearson test centers, and Pearson has hundreds of centers located around the world. After purchasing an exam authorization, you schedule through a single sign-on link to Pearson from your BCSP My Profile. Official results are available as soon as you submit your exam.

BCSP lists the OHST examination at $300 for a single examination. You may buy it during the application process as an application-and-exam bundle, or purchase it after your application is approved using the purchase exam option in My Profile. BCSP's Credentials At-A-Glance PDF carries current pricing.

Once BCSP determines you eligible, you have one year to take and pass the certification's examination. Separately, you have one year from approval of your application to sit for any purchased examination authorizations, so schedule deliberately rather than letting a paid authorization lapse unused.

Yes. BCSP allows you to schedule a new attempt at any available time, provided it is at least six weeks from your last exam attempt. If you used examCORE and completed it before that exam, you may be eligible for an access extension of up to six months at no charge for the retake.

You need three years of experience where at least 35% of the job duties required technical skills and knowledge in occupational hygiene or safety. You must also pass the OHST examination, then maintain the credential. Applicants must also disclose criminal convictions or professional license or credential actions, which BCSP reviews confidentially.

Both, which is a common planning error. BCSP notes the exam was developed with hygiene in mind originally and that the 2018 rename better reflects the content, while the exam content and blueprint remained the same. Candidates who study only general safety and skip sampling, exposure, and health-hazard material are working against the exam's design.

Start with BCSP's OHST Exam Blueprint to see the areas tested, then the OHST Exam References list to see the underlying source material. Allocate study time to each blueprint area in proportion to how much of the exam it represents, not by personal comfort, then use practice questions to expose weak areas and return to the references.

examCORE is BCSP's online, self-paced course covering each area of the OHST blueprint, with pre- and post-assessments, progress tracking, and access to over 1,000 questions. BCSP states plainly that completing examCORE does not guarantee a candidate will pass the BCSP exam; treat it as preparation, not a shortcut.

The certification was renamed from Occupational Health and Safety Technologist to Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician, effective February 1, 2018. BCSP said the change more accurately reflected the exam content, since occupational hygiene is the more globally recognized term for that content and technician is a more standard industry term than technologist. The acronym and logo remained the same.

Credential holders pay an annual renewal fee to retain use of BCSP credentials, and must remain up to date with changes in professional practice, sharing their activities to earn the recertification points required every five years.