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Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
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Phase 1: Official Blueprint and Eligibility MapYou are here
Confirm CHST eligibility, fees, one-year authorization window, retake timing, and the four official CHST5 domains.
Phase 2: Hazard and Risk Identification Core
Prioritize the 36.6% domain: JHAs, hierarchy of controls, fall protection, electrical, excavation, confined spaces, hot work, tools, equipment, hoisting, cranes, and health hazards.
Phase 3: Emergency Response and Safety Programs
Build fluency in emergency action plans, incident command, investigation, site-specific programs, audits, standards, documentation, and corrective action.
Phase 4: Leadership, Training, and Field Case Practice
Practice toolbox talks, at-risk behavior recognition, document control, total worker health, stop-work decisions, and mixed site scenarios.
Phase 5: Timed 4-Hour Simulation and Final Review
Run timed mixed sets, review weak domains, and practice Pearson VUE pacing with roughly 12% beta items in mind.
Can You Take the CHST Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Submit BCSP application and application fee before exam authorization
- •Disclose criminal convictions or professional license/credential actions under BCSP policy
- •After approval, candidates have one year to take and pass the CHST exam
- •Schedule through Pearson VUE using BCSP My Profile single sign-on
- •Recertify every 5 years with 20 points, including ethics requirements
CHST Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
6-10 weeks for most experienced construction safety candidates
From start to license in hand
Retake Policy
Candidates have one year after application approval to pass the exam and may schedule a retake no sooner than six weeks after the last attempt while eligible.
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Construction-focused practice aligned to all four official CHST5 blueprint domains.
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What You'll Study
11 chapters covering everything you need to pass
Chapter 1: CHST Exam Orientation and Official Source Control
5 sections
Chapter 2: Hazard and Risk Identification Methods, JHA, and Controls
7 sections
Chapter 3: High-Hazard Construction Operations I - Fall, Electrical, Excavation, Confined Space, Hot Work, Tools, and Concrete
7 sections
Chapter 4: High-Hazard Construction Operations II - Struck-By, Equipment, Hoisting, Rigging, Cranes, Material Handling, and Storage
7 sections
Chapter 5: Construction Health, Environmental, Chemical, and Ergonomic Exposure Controls
6 sections
Chapter 6: Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response
7 sections
Chapter 7: Safety Program Development, Implementation, and Sustainment
7 sections
Chapter 8: Leadership, Communication, Training, and Total Worker Health
7 sections
Chapter 9: Mixed CHST Construction Case Labs
7 sections
Chapter 10: Standards, References, Ethics, and Field Application
5 sections
Chapter 11: Final Review, High-Yield Tables, and CHST Exam-Day Readiness
5 sections
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CHST Exam Details
Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
Administered by Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) content outline
Construction hazard recognition and control across hot work, electrical, excavation, heights, fall protection, confined spaces, struck-by, equipment, hoisting, rigging, cranes, material handling, housekeeping, tools, concrete, health hazards, GHS, safety through design, ergonomics, PPE, monitoring, and multi-trade risks.
Fire prevention, emergency action plans, environmental contamination response, incident command, crisis management, response equipment, first aid, universal precautions, mitigation, notifications, exercises, incident investigation, and return to operations.
Applicable standards, site-specific safety plans, inspections and audits, regulatory authority, equipment manuals, risk management, documentation, recordkeeping, incident-causation analysis, post-incident reporting, trend identification, and evaluation of construction means and methods.
Training delivery, human behavior and motivation, communication strategy, confidentiality, manufacturer and subject-matter consultation, leadership, site-specific training requirements, document management, at-risk condition recognition, total worker health, and risk reduction.
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What's Next After the CHST?
After passing the CHST, you can pursue these career paths
BCSP ASP
Move from construction-focused technician depth to broader professional safety credentialing.
BCSP CSP
Advance toward senior safety leadership after meeting CSP eligibility pathways.
OSHA 30 Construction
Pair CHST blueprint study with OSHA-focused construction regulation reinforcement.
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