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Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP),
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and
Safety Technologists (CCHEST) and American Board of
Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
(signed February 22, 2008)
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(L-R) Kevin Moorhead, President, CCHEST; Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Paul Adams, President, BCSP; Barbara Dawson, Chair, ABIH; after
signing a national Alliance on February 22, 2008.
(L-R First Row) Kevin Moorhead, President, CCHEST; Edwin G. Foulke,
Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Paul Adams, President, BCSP; Barbara Dawson, Chair, ABIH; (L-R
Second Row) Pat Conroy, Program Coordinator, CCHEST; Roger Brauer, Executive Director, BCSP; Lynn
O’Donnell, Executive Director, ABIH; after signing a national Alliance on February 22, 2008.
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Through the Alliance, BCSP, CCHEST and ABIH will use their collective
expertise to help enhance safety professionals' and industrial hygienists' education and
professional expertise and promote the value of increasing safety and industrial hygiene competency
in the workplace. The Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing materials and programs to promote
professionalism and the awareness, value and benefits of achieving safety and health
certifications and assist with the dissemination of such information to employers and employees
through print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, OSHA's, BCSP's, CCHEST's and
ABIH's Web sites and other appropriate media.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at conferences, local meetings or other events to disseminate and
promote OSHA, BCSP, CCHEST and ABIH developed information on safety and health certification and
professionalism.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and safety and health professionals regarding achieving
and maintaining professionalism and BCSP, CCHEST and/or ABIH certifications.
- Work with other Alliance participants on safety and health certification and professionalism
issues and projects.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on safety and
health certification and professionalism issues.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. BCSP, CCHEST, and ABIH and a number of other Alliance
Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by
American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week
focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- April 28-May 1, 2008: 2008 OSHA On-Site Consultation Training Conference, Seattle, Washington.
- May 1, 2008: Roger Brauer, Executive Director, Board of Certified Safety Professionals will give
a presentation about safety certification and professionalism
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Career Paths in Safety [PDF
- 1.5 MB].
- The Certified Safety Professional and the Value of Certification Fact Sheet [PDF
- 52 KB].
Additional Resources
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs at 202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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