CSP · Board of Certified Safety Professionals

CSP preparation,
weighted to CSP11 Blueprint V.2024.04.24.

The CSP11 blueprint replaced CSP10 on August 1, 2025. Advanced Application of Safety Principles and Program Management now carry half the paper between them.

Run the readiness checkOne-time payment · US$169 USD · 12 months of access

Exam: 200 questions (176 scored + 24 unscored pretest)
Time limit: 5.5 hours
Blueprint: CSP11 Blueprint V.2024.04.24 · Effective August 1, 2025

CSP11 Blueprint V.2024.04.24 — domain weightingPercentage of examinable content

Advanced Application of Safety Principles

25%

Program Management

25%

Risk Management

15%

Emergency Management

Environmental Management

Occupational Health and Applied Science

10%

Training

10%

The package

What US$169 of preparation buys.

Blueprint-weighted study plan generated from your readiness ratings
Domain-by-domain module set mapped to every published skill statement
Original practice items written at the cognitive level the board tests
Full-length timed simulator with weighted domain scoring
Progress tracking across domains until your sitting
12 months of access to the package and all updates to its blueprint edition

Blueprint detail

Every domain, every skill statement.

Reproduced from CSP11 Blueprint V.2024.04.24. Each statement becomes a module in your study plan, ordered by the weight of the domain it sits in.

D1Advanced Application of Safety Principles25%

01Describe the principles of minimizing hazards using Prevention-Through-Design (avoidance, elimination, substitution, safety design criteria for workplace facilities, machines, and practices)
02Apply the principles of process safety (pressure relief systems, chemical compatibility, management of change, materials of construction, process flow diagrams)
03Evaluate common workplace hazards (electrical, falls, confined spaces, lockout/tagout, working around water, caught in, struck by, excavation)
04Evaluate facility life safety features (public space safety, floor loading, occupancy loads)
05Describe fleet safety principles (driver and equipment safety, maintenance, surveillance equipment, GPS monitoring, telematics, hybrid vehicles, fuel systems, driving under the influence, fatigue)
06Evaluate materials handling methods and controls (forklifts, aerial lifts and other powered industrial trucks; cranes, hand trucks, hoists, rigging, manual handling, drones)
07Evaluate the use of tools, machines, and equipment (hand tools, power tools, ladders, grinders, hydraulics, robotics)

D2Program Management25%

01Compare performance against established benchmarks (gap analysis)
02Analyze performance standards to determine plan of action
03Determine how to measure, analyze, and improve EHS culture
04Determine appropriate incident investigation techniques (root causes) and apply corrective actions
05Describe the Management of Change process (prior, during, after)
06Describe system safety analysis techniques (fault tree analysis, FMEA, Safety Case approach, risk summation)
07Evaluate leading and lagging indicators
08Recognize safety, health, and environmental management and audit systems (ISO 14000 series, 45001, 19011, ANSI Z10)
09Describe required components for plans, systems, and policies (safety, health, and environmental regulations and standards)
10Utilize document retention or management principles (incident investigation, training records, exposure records, maintenance records, environmental management system, audit results, privacy, trade secrets, personal information)
11Apply budgeting, finance, and economic analysis techniques and principles (timelines, budget development, resourcing, return on investment, cost/benefit analysis, role in procurement process)
12Differentiate management leadership techniques (management theories, leadership theories, motivation, discipline, authority, responsibility, accountability, communication styles)
13Apply project management principles and techniques (RACI charts, project timelines)
14Analyze and/or interpret data (exposure, release concentrations, sampling data, mean, median, mode, confidence intervals, probabilities, Pareto analysis)

D3Risk Management15%

01Apply risk management principles across the organization
02Evaluate insurance and financial exposure related to loss
03Differentiate financial risk mitigation strategies as they relate to risk avoidance, risk retention, risk sharing, risk transfer, loss prevention and reduction
04Apply risk analysis process of identifying, ranking, and monitoring (disasters/emergency preparedness, fire prevention, occupational health, hazardous materials management/environmental compliance)

D4Emergency Management9%

01Create, employ, and maintain an Emergency Response Plan (fire, severe weather, nuclear incidents, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, chemical spills, utilities systems, cyber security)
02Describe the elements in disaster response and recovery (incident command, business continuity, contingency plans)
03Identify key components of fire prevention, protection, and suppression systems
04Prepare procedures for the safe transportation and security of hazardous materials
05Implement a workplace violence prevention program

D5Environmental Management6%

01Describe environmental protection and pollution prevention programs (spill containment, abatement, best practices)
02Identify procedures used to manage hazardous materials (GHS classification system, storage and handling, policy, security, hazardous waste storage and disposal)
03Identify procedures used to manage waste (universal, recycling, spill clean-up, labeling, remediation)
04Determine sustainability principles and practices (supply chain; reduce, reuse, recycle)
05Describe the impact of environmental issues (aging infrastructure, asbestos, air pollution, climate change, environmental, social, and governance)

D6Occupational Health and Applied Science10%

01Anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational exposures by implementing techniques for measurement, sampling, and analysis (hazardous chemicals, SDS, radiation, noise, biological hazards, heat/cold, indoor air quality, ventilation, nanoparticles, combustible dust, high pressure, silica, powder and spray applications, blasting, molten metals, hot work, cold and heat stress, laser)
02Understand principles of public health as applicable (fundamentals of epidemiology, infectious disease, risk factors, statistics to interpret data)
03Apply toxicology principles to create exposure control plans and develop risk mitigation plans (sampling equipment, symptoms of an exposure, LD50, LC50, mutagens, carcinogens, teratogens, ototoxins)
04Evaluate principles related to ergonomics and human factors (visual acuity, body mechanics, lifting, vibration, anthropometrics, fatigue management)
05Apply chemistry principles to calculate required containment volumes and hazardous materials storage requirements
06Apply core concepts in physics (forms of energy, weights, forces, stresses)

D7Training10%

01Describe the needs assessment process to determine worker training, competencies, and qualifications
02Develop training programs with training materials to address various learning styles (presentation methods and tools)
03Describe how to implement training programs utilizing the Continuous Improvement model
04Determine the effectiveness of training programs (surveys, on-the-job compliance, feedback, assessments, demonstrations, quizzes)
05Demonstrate working knowledge of education and training methods and techniques (classroom, online, simulation, computer-based, Artificial Intelligence, coaching, on-the-job training)
06Understand adult learning principles (visual, auditory, reading and writing, kinesthetic)

Readiness matrix

Rate yourself. See where the risk actually is.

Advanced Application of Safety PrinciplesD1 · 25% of paper

Program ManagementD2 · 25% of paper

Risk ManagementD3 · 15% of paper

Emergency ManagementD4 · 9% of paper

Environmental ManagementD5 · 6% of paper

Occupational Health and Applied ScienceD6 · 10% of paper

TrainingD7 · 10% of paper

Sit the CSP prepared.