BCSP CSP Exam Flashcards

Q: What does the CSP exam cover?

The CSP exam covers seven domains: Advanced Application of Safety Principles, Program Management, Risk Management, Emergency Management, Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Applied Science, and Training.

Q: How many questions are on the CSP exam?

Local BCSP metadata lists the CSP exam as 200 multiple-choice questions with a 5.5-hour testing limit.

Q: Does BCSP publish a CSP pass rate?

BCSP does not publish a public first-time CSP pass rate in the local source data. Treat any precise public pass-rate figure as an estimate unless BCSP publishes it directly.

Q: What are the CSP eligibility requirements?

The local exam metadata lists a bachelor's degree or higher, 4 years of professional safety experience, and one BCSP-qualified credential as prerequisites.

Q: How should I use these CSP flashcards?

Use the cards for active recall on formulas, controls, risk tools, compliance concepts, and program-management terms, then confirm application with practice questions mapped to the same CSP domains.

Question 1

Prevention Through Design (PtD)

Accepted Answer

PtD controls hazards while a facility, process, product, or task is still being designed. It is strongest when hazards are eliminated or reduced before workers ever encounter them.

Question 2

Hierarchy of Controls

Accepted Answer

The preferred order is elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, then PPE. Controls higher in the hierarchy remove or isolate hazards instead of relying on worker behavior.

Question 3

Substitution Control

Accepted Answer

Substitution replaces a hazardous material, process, or energy source with a less hazardous option. It is usually more reliable than procedures or PPE because it reduces the hazard at the source.

Question 4

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Accepted Answer

PHA is a systematic review of process hazards, causes, consequences, and safeguards. Common methods include HAZOP, what-if, checklist, FMEA, and fault tree analysis.

Question 5

Management of Change (MOC)

Accepted Answer

MOC evaluates safety impacts before changes to chemicals, equipment, technology, procedures, staffing, or operating conditions. Replacement in kind is usually outside MOC; changed specifications are not.

Question 6

Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)

Accepted Answer

LOTO controls hazardous energy during service or maintenance. Each authorized employee must control their own lock when exposed to the hazard, including in group lockout work.

Question 7

Arc Flash Risk Assessment

Accepted Answer

An arc flash assessment estimates exposure and defines boundaries, work practices, and arc-rated PPE. PPE selection depends on incident energy, task, equipment condition, and voltage.

Question 8

Electrical Grounding

Accepted Answer

Grounding gives fault current a low-resistance path so protective devices can open the circuit. It reduces dangerous voltage on equipment enclosures during faults.

Question 9

Permit-Required Confined Space

Accepted Answer

A confined space needs a permit when it has or could have a hazardous atmosphere, engulfment hazard, inwardly converging walls, or another serious safety hazard.

Question 10

Confined Space Oxygen Range

Accepted Answer

Acceptable oxygen for permit-space entry is 19.5% to 23.5%. Below the range is oxygen deficient; above it increases fire and combustion risk.

Question 11

Entry Supervisor

Accepted Answer

The entry supervisor verifies acceptable entry conditions, authorizes entry, and terminates the permit when work is complete or conditions change.

Question 12

Hot Work Permit

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A hot work permit confirms combustibles are removed or protected, fire protection is available, and a fire watch is assigned when needed for welding, cutting, grinding, or similar work.

Question 13

Fire Watch

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A fire watch monitors for ignition during and after hot work, keeps extinguishing equipment ready, and watches for smoldering material that may flare after the task ends.

Question 14

Fire Extinguisher Classes

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Class A is ordinary combustibles, B is flammable liquids, C is energized electrical equipment, D is combustible metals, and K is cooking oils and fats.

Question 15

Clean Agent Fire Suppression

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Clean agents are useful for electrical or electronic equipment because they are nonconductive and leave little or no residue. Evaluate occupancy hazards before using agents that can displace oxygen.

Question 16

General Industry Fall Protection Trigger

Accepted Answer

OSHA general industry walking-working surfaces commonly require fall protection at 4 feet. Other settings differ, such as construction at 6 feet and scaffolds at 10 feet.

Question 17

Standard Guardrail Height

Accepted Answer

A standard guardrail top rail is 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches, with a midrail and toeboard when required. Guardrails prevent falls; handrails help people use stairs.

Question 18

Vertical Lifeline Strength

Accepted Answer

A vertical lifeline used for fall arrest must support at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached. The anchor, connector, harness, and clearance must also be suitable.

Question 19

NIOSH Recommended Weight Limit

Accepted Answer

Under ideal manual-lift conditions, the NIOSH lifting equation starts with a 51-pound load constant. Poor reach, twisting, frequency, coupling, or vertical travel lowers the recommended limit.

Question 20

Forklift Stability Triangle

Accepted Answer

A forklift overturns when the combined center of gravity moves outside the stability triangle. Speed, turning, ramps, high loads, and uneven surfaces increase this risk.

Question 21

Safety Management System (SMS)

Accepted Answer

An SMS is a structured framework for policy, planning, hazard control, performance measurement, corrective action, and continual improvement. ISO 45001 is a common management-system reference.

Question 22

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)

Accepted Answer

PDCA drives continuous improvement: plan objectives and controls, do the work, check performance, and act on findings. Safety audits and corrective actions fit this cycle.

Question 23

Leading Indicators

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Leading indicators measure proactive activity or conditions, such as hazard corrections, training completion, inspections, and near-miss reporting. They help predict and prevent future incidents.

Question 24

Lagging Indicators

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Lagging indicators measure events that already happened, such as recordable injuries, lost-time cases, workers compensation costs, and TCIR. They are useful but do not predict hazards by themselves.

Question 25

Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR)

Accepted Answer

TCIR = recordable cases x 200,000 divided by hours worked. The 200,000 base represents 100 full-time workers at 2,000 hours per year.

Question 26

Root Cause Analysis

Accepted Answer

Root cause analysis looks beyond the immediate event to underlying system weaknesses. Tools include 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, change analysis, and barrier analysis.

Question 27

Swiss Cheese Model

Accepted Answer

The Swiss Cheese Model explains incidents as aligned weaknesses across multiple defense layers. Strong programs add independent, overlapping safeguards so one failure does not cause a loss.

Question 28

Near Miss

Accepted Answer

A near miss is an unplanned event that did not cause injury, illness, or damage but had the potential to do so. Reporting near misses helps find hazards before losses occur.

Question 29

Safety Culture

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Safety culture is the shared set of values, assumptions, and behaviors about safety. It shows up in reporting, leadership decisions, accountability, resource allocation, and how failures are handled.

Question 30

Behavior-Based Safety (BBS)

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BBS observes work behaviors, reinforces safe actions, and identifies system factors that shape at-risk behavior. Effective BBS is coaching-focused, not a blame or discipline program.

Question 31

Safety Incentive Program

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A sound incentive program rewards participation, hazard reporting, corrective action, and safe practices. Injury-rate-only incentives can suppress reporting and distort safety data.

Question 32

Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

Accepted Answer

A JHA breaks a job into steps, identifies hazards in each step, and selects controls. It works best when employees who perform the task help develop it.

Question 33

Risk Formula

Accepted Answer

Risk combines likelihood and consequence severity. A high-consequence event can deserve priority even when unlikely, while frequent low-severity events may also warrant controls.

Question 34

Inherent vs. Residual Risk

Accepted Answer

Inherent risk exists before controls are applied. Residual risk remains after controls, safeguards, and procedures are in place and must be judged against risk tolerance.

Question 35

ALARP

Accepted Answer

ALARP means reducing risk as low as reasonably practicable. Controls should continue until the cost or burden of more reduction is grossly disproportionate to the added benefit.

Question 36

Risk Register

Accepted Answer

A risk register tracks hazards, risk ratings, owners, treatment plans, status, and review dates. It makes risk decisions visible and keeps mitigation work accountable.

Question 37

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Accepted Answer

FTA starts with an undesired top event and works backward through logical combinations of failures. It is deductive and useful for understanding how multiple failures can combine.

Question 38

FMEA Risk Priority Number

Accepted Answer

In FMEA, RPN = severity x occurrence x detection. Higher values point to failure modes that deserve stronger controls or design changes.

Question 39

Bow-Tie Diagram

Accepted Answer

A bow-tie diagram places the central event in the middle, threats and preventive barriers on the left, and consequences and mitigative barriers on the right.

Question 40

Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

Accepted Answer

An EAP describes how to report emergencies, evacuate or shelter, account for employees, handle critical operations, and assign rescue or medical duties.

Question 41

Incident Command System (ICS)

Accepted Answer

ICS is a standardized structure for managing emergencies. It clarifies command, objectives, communications, resources, and responsibilities across incidents of different sizes.

Question 42

Tabletop Exercise

Accepted Answer

A tabletop exercise is discussion-based. Participants walk through a scenario to test roles, decisions, communications, and plan gaps before a functional or full-scale drill.

Question 43

Business Continuity Planning

Accepted Answer

Business continuity planning identifies critical functions, needed resources, recovery priorities, and alternate processes so essential operations can continue or resume after disruption.

Question 44

Pollution Prevention (P2)

Accepted Answer

P2 prevents waste or emissions at the source through substitution, process change, conservation, and housekeeping. It is preferred over treating or disposing of pollution after generation.

Question 45

RCRA Cradle-to-Grave Responsibility

Accepted Answer

Under RCRA, hazardous waste generators remain responsible for proper identification, storage, manifesting, transport, treatment, and disposal from generation through final disposition.

Question 46

SPCC Plan

Accepted Answer

A Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan addresses oil spill prevention and containment so discharges do not reach navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

Question 47

AREC Model

Accepted Answer

Industrial hygiene follows AREC: anticipate hazards, recognize existing exposures, evaluate exposure levels, and control hazards through appropriate measures.

Question 48

Respirator Selection

Accepted Answer

Respirators are selected by contaminant, concentration, oxygen level, exposure limit, required protection factor, and task conditions. Air-purifying respirators cannot be used in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.

Question 49

Hearing Conservation Action Level

Accepted Answer

OSHA hearing conservation requirements begin at an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA. The program includes monitoring, audiometry, hearing protection, training, and records.

Question 50

Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation Model

Accepted Answer

Kirkpatrick evaluates reaction, learning, behavior, and results. For safety training, the strongest evidence is changed job behavior and improved safety performance, not just positive class feedback.

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