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Management Systems

  • 22% of exam
  • Safety Systems Training MOC Audits

Risk Management

  • 22% of exam
  • Risk Matrix PtD Controls Hazard ID

SH&E Concepts

  • 24% of exam
  • Chemicals Electrical Ergonomics Machine Hazards

Incidents + Emergency

  • 18% of exam
  • Causal Analysis Rates ICS Emergency Plans

Business Case

  • 14% of exam
  • Culture Leadership Costs Communication

Quick Facts

  • Credential SMP
  • Owner BCSP
  • Delivery Pearson VUE
  • Exam items 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 MA

  • Plan, do, check, act
  • Plan Do Check Act

Audit vs Inspection MA

Audit

  • System conformance
  • Evidence sampling
  • Process focused

Inspection

  • Condition snapshot
  • Hazard focused
  • Field observation
  • System vs condition

Safety Systems MA

  • 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 MA

  • 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 MA

  • 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 RI

  • Eliminate before guarding; PPE last
  • Eliminate Substitute Engineer Admin PPE

Hazard vs Risk RI

Hazard

  • Can cause harm
  • Source condition
  • Identify first

Risk

  • Chance and severity
  • Prioritized level
  • Evaluate controls
  • Source vs likelihood

Control Picker RI

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

Risk Tools RI

  • 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 RI

Engineering

  • Isolates hazard
  • Less behavior reliance
  • Higher hierarchy

PPE

  • Worn by worker
  • Last defense
  • Needs fit
  • Design vs wearer

Risk Picker RI

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

Controls RI

  • 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 CO

  • 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 CO

  • 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 IN

Incident

  • Harm or loss
  • Record maybe
  • Investigate causes

Near Miss

  • No harm
  • High learning
  • Fix weakness
  • Loss vs potential

Incident Picker IN

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

Incident Metrics IN

  • 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 IN

  • 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 BU

  • Lagging counts harm; leading predicts
  • Lagging Leading Improve

Leading vs Lagging BU

Leading

  • Before harm
  • Predictive
  • Activity measure

Lagging

  • After harm
  • Outcome measure
  • Injury counts
  • Predict vs count

Business + Culture BU

  • 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 BU

Direct

  • Medical costs
  • Claims payments
  • Repair costs

Indirect

  • Lost productivity
  • Training replacements
  • Morale impact
  • Visible vs hidden

Leadership + Comms BU

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

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