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SMP Cheat Sheet

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Management Systems

22%of exam

Safety SystemsTrainingMOCAudits

Risk Management

22%of exam

Risk MatrixPtDControlsHazard ID

SH&E Concepts

24%of exam

ChemicalsElectricalErgonomicsMachine Hazards

Incidents + Emergency

18%of exam

Causal AnalysisRatesICSEmergency Plans

Business Case

14%of exam

CultureLeadershipCostsCommunication

Quick Facts

Credential
SMP
Owner
BCSP
Delivery
Pearson VUE
Questions
200
Time
4.5 hours
Experience
10 years
Safety tasks
35%+
Exam fee
$350
App fee
$160
Weights
21.7/22/24.4/18.1/13.8

PDCA

Plan, do, check, act

PlanDoCheckAct

Audit vs Inspection

Audit

  • System conformance
  • Evidence sampling
  • Process focused

Inspection

  • Condition snapshot
  • Hazard focused
  • Field observation

System vs condition

Safety Systems

SMS
Organized safety framework
Policy
Leadership direction
Objectives
Measurable safety goals
Procedures
Defined work methods
Responsibilities
Assigned accountabilities
Resources
People budget tools
Continual improvement
Ongoing system repair
Management review
Leadership performance check

Training + Audits

Competency
Proven ability
Training need
Gap to close
Refresher
Periodic retraining
Audit
System conformance check
Inspection
Condition snapshot
Finding
Evidence-based gap
Corrective action
Assigned fix
Verification
Confirm fix works

MOC + Contractors

MOC
Review before change
Trigger
Process equipment people
Pre-startup
Check before use
Contractor prequal
Screen safety history
Orientation
Site rules briefing
Multi-employer
Shared worksite risk
Job briefing
Task hazard talk
Stop work
Pause unsafe task

Control Order

Eliminate before guarding; PPE last

EliminateSubstituteEngineerAdminPPE

Hazard vs Risk

Hazard

  • Can cause harm
  • Source condition
  • Identify first

Risk

  • Chance and severity
  • Prioritized level
  • Evaluate controls

Source vs likelihood

Control Picker

  1. Remove source→Elimination(Best control)
  2. Use safer option→Substitution(Reduce hazard)
  3. Separate worker→Engineering(Physical barrier)
  4. Change behavior→Administrative(Procedure training)
  5. Worker exposed→PPE(Last barrier)
  6. New design→PtD(Prevent early)

Risk Tools

Hazard
Source of harm
Risk
Likelihood times severity
Exposure
Contact opportunity
Risk matrix
Ranked risk grid
JHA
Task hazard breakdown
FMEA
Failure mode ranking
HAZOP
Process deviation study
Residual risk
Risk after controls

Engineering vs PPE

Engineering

  • Isolates hazard
  • Less behavior reliance
  • Higher hierarchy

PPE

  • Worn by worker
  • Last defense
  • Needs fit

Design vs wearer

Risk Picker

  1. New hazard→Identify(List sources)
  2. Rank priority→Risk matrix(Severity likelihood)
  3. Exposure unknown→Sampling(Measure dose)
  4. Process change→MOC(Review first)
  5. Contractor onsite→Prequal orient(Shared risk)
  6. Residual high→Add controls(Reevaluate)

Controls

Elimination
Remove hazard
Substitution
Use safer option
Engineering
Isolate people
Administrative
Change work practice
PPE
Last barrier
PtD
Design hazard out
ALARP
Reduce practicably
Control review
Check effectiveness

SH&E Hazards

Noise
Hearing exposure
Vibration
Hand-body stress
Radiation
Ionizing nonionizing energy
Electrical
Shock arc burns
Ergonomics
Fit task to worker
Confined space
Limited entry hazard
Machine guarding
Block moving parts
Slips trips
Walking surface hazards

Chemical + Exposure

GHS
Hazard communication system
SDS
Chemical safety data
PEL
Legal exposure limit
TLV
Advisory exposure limit
TWA
Time-weighted average
STEL
Short-term limit
Dose
Amount received
Route
Inhale skin ingest

Incident vs Near Miss

Incident

  • Harm or loss
  • Record maybe
  • Investigate causes

Near Miss

  • No harm
  • High learning
  • Fix weakness

Loss vs potential

Incident Picker

  1. Injury occurs→Medical first(Stabilize)
  2. Scene unsafe→Control hazards(Prevent more)
  3. Evidence present→Preserve facts(Photos notes)
  4. Causes unclear→Causal analysis(Systems focus)
  5. Fix chosen→Assign owner(Track closure)
  6. Plan gap→Drill review(Improve ERP)

Incident Metrics

Incident
Unplanned event
Near miss
No harm event
First aid
Minor treatment
Recordable
OSHA log case
TRIR
Total recordable rate
DART
Restricted transfer rate
Lost time
Days away
Severity rate
Lost-day measure

Investigation + Emergency

Scene control
Secure evidence
Witness
Interview early
Root cause
System weakness
Barrier analysis
Failed controls
Corrective plan
Actions owners dates
ERP
Emergency response plan
ICS
Incident command structure
Drill
Practice response

Indicator Memory

Lagging counts harm; leading predicts

LaggingLeadingImprove

Leading vs Lagging

Leading

  • Before harm
  • Predictive
  • Activity measure

Lagging

  • After harm
  • Outcome measure
  • Injury counts

Predict vs count

Business + Culture

Direct cost
Medical indemnity repair
Indirect cost
Hidden productivity loss
Cost-benefit
Benefits versus costs
ROI
Return on investment
Leading indicator
Predictive activity measure
Lagging indicator
After-harm measure
Safety culture
Shared safety values
Generative culture
Safety integrated everywhere

Direct vs Indirect

Direct

  • Medical costs
  • Claims payments
  • Repair costs

Indirect

  • Lost productivity
  • Training replacements
  • Morale impact

Visible vs hidden

Leadership + Comms

Stakeholder
Affected interested party
Technical brief
Complex info simplified
Safety meeting
Hazard communication forum
Conflict
Resolve constructively
Ethics
BCSP conduct rules
Directive
Written safety instruction
Commitment
Visible leadership support
Participation
Worker involvement

Common Traps

PPE Is Last

Worker dependent ≠ Not primary

Training Needs Proof

Attendance alone ≠ Competency unproven

Inspection Is Narrower

Finds conditions ≠ Not full system

Near Miss Still Matters

No injury ≠ System warning

Lagging Trails Harm

After event ≠ Not predictive

Indirect Costs Hide

Morale downtime ≠ Often larger

Last Minute

  1. 1.Use current SMP2 weights
  2. 2.Hierarchy controls before PPE
  3. 3.Risk equals likelihood severity
  4. 4.MOC before process change
  5. 5.Audit systems; inspect conditions
  6. 6.Secure scene before analysis
  7. 7.Root cause means system weakness
  8. 8.Leading predicts; lagging counts
  9. 9.Business case includes hidden costs
  10. 10.BCSP ethics applies always

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