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Hazard + Risk Control

  • 36-37% of exam
  • Hazard Controls Construction Hazards Health Hazards OSHA Numbers JHA Flow

Emergency + Incident Response

  • 19-20% of exam
  • Emergency Response Incident Response ICS vs EAP Emergency Picker

Programs + Sustainment

  • 22-23% of exam
  • Exam Rules Eligibility Program Systems Investigation + Records Program Picker

Leadership + Training

  • 21% of exam
  • Leadership + Training Training Picker Coach vs Enforce Confidentiality

Quick Facts

  • Exam CHST
  • Credential Construction Safety Technician
  • Owner BCSP
  • Questions 200 MCQ
  • Time 4 hours
  • Delivery Pearson VUE
  • Eligibility 3 years construction SHE
  • Duty Rule 35% technical SHE
  • Scoring Criterion-referenced
  • Beta Roughly 12%

Control Ladder HA

  • E-S-E-A-P: remove before protect
  • Eliminate Substitute Engineer Admin PPE

Elimination vs PPE HA

Elimination

  • Remove hazard
  • Most effective
  • Design out

PPE

  • Protect worker
  • Least effective
  • Last layer
  • Remove before protect

JHA Flow HA

  • New task → Break steps
  • Each step → Identify hazards
  • Hazard found → Rate risk
  • High risk → Eliminate first
  • Cannot eliminate → Substitute/engineer
  • Residual risk → Admin + PPE
  • Controls set → Train crew
  • Work changes → Revise JHA

Hazard Controls HA

  • Elimination Remove hazard
  • Substitution Safer alternative
  • Engineering Isolate people
  • Administrative Change work
  • PPE Protect worker
  • JHA Task hazard control
  • Risk Severity x likelihood
  • Corrective action Prioritized risk reduction

JHA vs Inspection HA

JHA

  • Before task
  • Step hazards
  • Planned controls

Inspection

  • During work
  • Field conditions
  • Correct deviations
  • Plan vs verify

Construction Hazards HA

  • Hot work Fire watch
  • Electrical Shock arc control
  • Excavation Cave-in control
  • Heights Fall prevention
  • Confined space Entry controls
  • Struck-by Line-of-fire
  • Caught-between Crush points
  • Rigging Load control
  • Cranes Lift planning
  • Concrete Formwork hazards

Scaffold vs General Fall HA

Scaffold

  • 10 ft trigger
  • Subpart L
  • Platform rules

General fall

  • 6 ft trigger
  • Subpart M
  • Walking surfaces
  • Read surface type

Health Hazards HA

  • Asbestos Fiber exposure
  • Lead Heavy metal
  • Noise Dose control
  • Silica Respirable dust
  • Chemicals SDS + label
  • GHS Hazard communication
  • Heat Extreme climate
  • Vibration Impact exposure
  • Biological Pathogen controls

OSHA Numbers HA

  • Construction falls 6 ft
  • Scaffold falls 10 ft
  • Excavation protection 5 ft
  • Excavation design >20 ft RPE
  • PFAS freefall 6 ft max
  • Positioning freefall 2 ft max
  • Scaffold capacity 4x intended load
  • Wall opening 39 in trigger

Incident Loop EM

  • Stabilize, notify, investigate, correct, verify
  • Stabilize Notify Investigate Correct Verify

ICS vs EAP EM

ICS

  • Command system
  • Active incident
  • Responder coordination

EAP

  • Site plan
  • Before event
  • Roles procedures
  • Command vs plan

Emergency Picker EM

  • Before event → EAP ( Plan roles )
  • Fire risk → Prevention ( Remove fuel )
  • Active event → ICS ( Command )
  • Medical need → First aid ( Immediate care )
  • Blood exposure → Universal precautions
  • External help → Emergency services
  • Practice needed → Exercise ( Evaluate )
  • After control → Resume operations

Emergency Response EM

  • EAP Site emergency plan
  • Fire prevention Ignition fuel control
  • ICS Command structure
  • Crisis management Stabilize event
  • Equipment Ready response tools
  • First aid Immediate care
  • Universal precautions Bloodborne protection
  • Exercises Drill evaluate improve

Incident Response EM

  • Mitigation Control consequences
  • Notification Established communication
  • Emergency services Call when required
  • Coordination Align responders
  • Stabilization Stop worsening
  • Resumption Return operations
  • Investigation Determine causation
  • Follow-up Verify corrective actions

Blueprint Order PR

  • Hazards first; programs and leadership close
  • 36.6 hazards 19.9 emergency 22.5 programs 21 leadership

Inspection vs Audit PR

Inspection

  • Worksite condition
  • Immediate hazards
  • Field correction

Audit

  • Program system
  • Conformance evidence
  • Management review
  • Condition vs system

Program Picker PR

  • Site starts → SSSP
  • Regulatory question → Applicable standard
  • Equipment question → Manufacturer manual
  • Find conditions → Inspection
  • Check system → Audit
  • Incident occurs → Investigation
  • Repeated losses → Trend analysis
  • Action assigned → Track closure

Eligibility PR

  • Work type Construction safety
  • Experience 3 years minimum
  • Duty share 35% SHE minimum
  • Education No degree listed
  • Application $140
  • Exam $300
  • Combo $426
  • Renewal $150/year

Test Day PR

  • ID, rules, ethics, tutorial, exam
  • Photo ID Rules agreement Ethics TI-30XS

Root Cause vs Blame PR

Root cause

  • System weakness
  • Fix process
  • Prevent recurrence

Blame

  • Person focus
  • Stops learning
  • Weak prevention
  • System before person

Exam Rules PR

  • Format Four options
  • Answer One best answer
  • Clock 4 hours
  • Calculator On-screen TI-30XS
  • Formula sheet Not permitted
  • Beta items Unscored, hidden
  • Retake 6 weeks minimum
  • Approval One-year window

Program Systems PR

  • Standards Applicable requirements
  • SSSP Site-specific plan
  • Inspection Field condition check
  • Audit System conformance check
  • Authority Roles responsibilities
  • Manuals Manufacturer directions
  • Risk management Identify assess control
  • Means methods Construction execution

Investigation + Records PR

  • Data gathering Facts before conclusions
  • Documentation Objective evidence
  • Recordkeeping Required retention
  • Causation Contributing factors
  • Root cause System weakness
  • Trend Repeated pattern
  • Report Post-incident summary
  • Closure Action verified

Coach vs Enforce LE

Coach

  • Improve behavior
  • Explain risk
  • Build buy-in

Enforce

  • Stop danger
  • Apply rules
  • Document action
  • Influence then intervene

Training Picker LE

  • New hazard → Task training
  • Short reminder → Toolbox talk
  • Complex equipment → Manufacturer input
  • Unknown condition → SME consult
  • Unsafe behavior → Coaching
  • Imminent danger → Stop work
  • Sensitive data → Confidential handling
  • Wellbeing concern → TWH approach

Leadership + Training LE

  • Delivery Training method
  • Materials Instructional aids
  • Motivation Behavior influence
  • Communication Audience message channel
  • SME Consult expert
  • Confidentiality Need-to-know
  • At-risk behavior Unsafe action
  • TWH Total Worker Health

Common Traps

Fixed percent trap

  • No public cut score ≠ Criterion-referenced scoring

Formula sheet trap

  • Calculator provided ≠ Formula sheet banned

Beta item trap

  • Beta hidden ≠ Answer every item

Scaffold height trap

  • Scaffold is 10 ft ≠ General construction 6 ft

Inspection trap

  • Inspection finds conditions ≠ Audit tests systems

PPE trap

  • PPE is last ≠ Eliminate first

Investigation trap

  • Find system causes ≠ Avoid blame focus

Last Minute

  • 1. Weights: 36.6 / 19.9 / 22.5 / 21
  • 2. Eligibility: 3 years, 35% SHE
  • 3. 200 questions, 4 hours
  • 4. One best answer
  • 5. TI-30XS; no formula sheet
  • 6. Roughly 12% beta
  • 7. Retake wait: 6 weeks
  • 8. Controls: E/S/E/A/P
  • 9. JHA before work; inspect during
  • 10. Scaffold 10 ft; general 6 ft
  • 11. EAP plans; ICS commands
  • 12. Root cause beats blame