Free Practice Questions for STSC

The Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) is a BCSP certification for construction supervisors. Unlike the broader STS, the STSC focuses specifically on 29 CFR 1926 construction standards, the Fatal Four hazards, and leadership responsibilities on a construction site. It is administered by Pearson VUE at worldwide test centers.

STS (Safety Trained Supervisor) is a general supervisor credential covering any industry - general industry, manufacturing, oil and gas, etc. - and references 29 CFR 1910. STSC (Safety Trained Supervisor Construction) is construction-specific and built around 29 CFR 1926, with working at heights, excavations, cranes, rigging, and heavy equipment in its blueprint. If you supervise construction workers, choose STSC; if you supervise in general industry, choose STS.

Candidates need 30 hours of safety, health, and environmental training PLUS one of: (1) 2 years of supervisory experience in construction, (2) 4 years of construction work at minimum 18 hours per week, (3) an associate degree or higher in occupational safety, risk management, or construction management, or (4) completion of a 2-year trade/union apprenticeship program.

BCSP lists a $120 application, $185 exam, $293 app+exam combo, and $75 annual renewal. STSC recertification uses a five-year cycle with 3 points (30 hours) of safety and health courses, or another listed BCSP credential, plus 0.5 ethics points for cycles beginning on or after July 1, 2023. Confirm current fees with BCSP.

BCSP's Complete Guide lists 100 multiple-choice items with three or four options and a two-hour limit, taken on a computer at a Pearson VUE test center; BCSP does not offer online or remote proctored exams. Official results are available as soon as you submit. BCSP does not publish a fixed passing score.

The Fatal Four are falls, struck-by objects, caught-in/between hazards, and electrocutions. OSHA's training calls them the Construction Focus Four. BLS counted falls, slips, and trips as 39.2% of the 1,075 construction deaths in 2023. On the STSC7 blueprint these hazards sit mainly in Domain 2, Hazard Identification and Control, the largest domain at 28.5%.

Under 29 CFR 1926.501, workers on a walking/working surface with an unprotected edge that is 6 feet or more above a lower level must be protected by guardrails, safety nets, or a personal fall arrest system (PFAS). Note that scaffolds have a 10-foot trigger under Subpart L, and steel erection has its own threshold under Subpart R.

Use OpenExamPrep's 100-question practice bank as a study resource, not as the official exam length. Follow BCSP's STSC7 blueprint: Hazard Identification and Control 28.5%, Safety Program Implementation 23.9%, Health Hazards and Basic Industrial Hygiene 17.8%, Emergency Preparedness and Management 16.6%, and Leadership and Ethics 13.2%. Review the cited OSHA standards, then drill weak domains with practice questions.