OSHA, Board of Certified Safety Professionals Form Alliance

OSHA and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals recently formed an alliance to provide BCSP certification holders and other practitioners with information and guidance to protect workers’ safety and health.
During the two-year agreement, BCSP will work with OSHA to engage safety and health professionals and their employers in OSHA outreach initiatives, such as the Safe + Sound Campaign and the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.
BCSP will also contribute in the development of OSHA resources to assist small and midsize employers in identifying situations that may benefit from a safety and health professional’s expertise, and finding the right professional to help.
BCSP sets technical competency criteria and certifies safety, health, and environmental practitioners worldwide. The organization mentors more than 38,000 certification holders and others interested in the occupational safety and health profession.
Through its Alliance Program, OSHA fosters collaborative relationships with groups committed to worker safety and health, such as trade and professional organizations, unions, consulates, faith- and community-based organizations, businesses, and educational institutions, to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.
Alliance partners help OSHA reach targeted audiences, such as employers and workers in high-hazard industries, and give them better access to workplace safety and health tools and information.