Changes to BCSP and CM Points for SGE's
SGE's in the past have been awarded BCSP, CM and CEU points for participating in the SGE training as well as VPP onsites. Recent changes to the points systems used by BCSP and ABIH have modified the points awarded to SGE's. Please see below for the updates.
SGE Policies and Procedures Current Language:
- Incentives/Benefits. In the interest of encouraging SGE participation and recognizing SGEs' value to VPP and OSHA, the Agency offers the following incentives/benefits:
- Certification Points. SGEs may earn Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification points by doing the following:
- Attending and successfully completing the VPP SGE three day training course. The certification maintenance points are noted on the bottom of the SGE Certificate of Completion.
- Participating in VPP on-site evaluations. Each 40-hour VPP on-site evaluation is equivalent to 1 CM point for CIH and .625 COC credit for CSP.
- Continuing Education Units (CEU). SGEs are awarded continuing education units upon attending and successfully completing the VPP SGE three day training course. The CEU points are noted on the bottom of the SGE Certificate of Completion.
- Certification Points. SGEs may earn Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification points by doing the following:
UPDATE:
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) - Acceptable Recertification Support Documentation
- You are responsible for keeping track of your own activities and recertification points with supporting documentation.
- Category 3 - Organizational Service (Onsites and Qualifying Activities)
A letter or other documentation from the organization verifying the dates of your committee membership, service as an officer, or other service, as well as the type of service provided. Service to VPP and SHARP programs: There must be a letter or other official document from an applicable office of the OSHA agency or from the company to which services are provided attesting to the individual and the service, dates, location and hours of company to which services are provided attesting to the individual and the service, dates, location and hours of voluntary services provided.
- Category 7 - Safety-related Course or Seminar, Other Educational Program, Certificate, Readership Quiz Program, and BCSP Online Quiz (SGE Course)
A copy of your certificate of completion indicating course title, date(s) of attendance, and a copy of the catalog description or information brochure indicating topics covered and CEUs earned or the number of contact hours for the course.
American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) - CM credit can be claimed if an educational event:
- Is completed during the Diplomate's CM cycle,
- Is targeted to the professional level (not technician or technologist), advancing or enhancing the person's technical knowledge and/or skills,
- Has subject matter content that is:
- at least one hour of IH or safety related material, or
- ethics related (can be any duration).
CM credit is claimed at a rate of 0.167 CM point per each hour of technical content in the CM Areas of IH, Safety, or IH Ethics. Fractional points are allowed once the one-hour minimum is achieved for IH or Safety events (e.g. 1.5 hours = 0.25 CM point).
SGE participation in on-site visits is eligible as pro-bono effort in Category 7 at a rate of 0.5 point for each 40 hours of effort.