Preface ..............................................................................................................xxxvii
Author Biography............................................................................................ xxxix
Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................xl
1. The Safety Profession and Preparing for the ASP/CSP Exam .............. 1
Board of Certified Safety Professionals ........................................................ 1
Definitions.........................................................................................................2
Minimum Qualifications to Sit for the ASP Examination ......................... 4
Academic Requirements ............................................................................ 4
Professional Safety Experience .................................................................4
Minimum Qualifications to Sit for the CSP Examination.......................... 5
Academic Requirements ............................................................................ 6
Professional Safety Experience Requirements .......................................6
ASP/CSP Process..............................................................................................7
Examination Blueprint .................................................................................... 7
Associate Safety Professional Examination Blueprint .......................... 8
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examination Blueprint ............... 10
Preparing for the ASP/CSP Examinations ................................................. 13
Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses ........................................... 14
Developing an Examination Preparation Plan ..................................... 14
References and Resources............................................................................. 14
Test-Taking Strategy ...................................................................................... 15
2. Legal Aspects of the Safety Profession .................................................... 17
United States Constitution............................................................................ 17
Article I ....................................................................................................... 18
Article II...................................................................................................... 20
Article III .................................................................................................... 20
Article IV .................................................................................................... 21
Article V ..................................................................................................... 21
Article VI .................................................................................................... 21
Article VII ................................................................................................... 21
Amendments ..................................................................................................22
Amendment I (1791) ..................................................................................22
Amendment II (1791).................................................................................22
Amendment III (1791) ...............................................................................22
Amendment IV (1791) ...............................................................................22
Amendment V (1791) ................................................................................22
Amendment VI (1791) ............................................................................... 23
Amendment VIII (1791) ............................................................................ 23
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Amendment IX (1791) ............................................................................... 23
Amendment X (1791)................................................................................. 23
Amendment XI (1795/1798)...................................................................... 23
Amendment XII (1804).............................................................................. 23
Amendment XIII (1865) ............................................................................ 24
Amendment XIV (1868) ............................................................................ 24
Amendment XV (1870).............................................................................. 25
Amendment XVI (1913) ............................................................................ 25
Amendment XVII (1913) ........................................................................... 26
Amendment XVIII (1919).......................................................................... 26
Amendment XIX (1920) ............................................................................ 26
Amendment XX (1933) .............................................................................. 26
Amendment XXI (1933) ............................................................................ 27
Amendment XXII (1951) ........................................................................... 27
Amendment XXIII (1961) .......................................................................... 28
Amendment XXIV (1964) ......................................................................... 28
Amendment XXV (1967) ........................................................................... 28
Amendment XXVI (1971).......................................................................... 29
Amendment XXVII (1992) ........................................................................ 29
Court System Overview ................................................................................ 29
Federal Court System ............................................................................... 30
State Court System .................................................................................... 30
Types of Law ................................................................................................... 33
Case Law .................................................................................................... 33
Administrative Law ..................................................................................34
Statutory Law ............................................................................................34
Torts .................................................................................................................34
Types of Damages ..................................................................................... 35
Types of Torts............................................................................................. 35
Strict Liability ............................................................................................ 38
Products Liability........................................................................................... 40
Vicarious Liability.......................................................................................... 41
Types and Examples of Vicarious Liability ........................................... 41
Factors Helpful in Determining Whether an Employee
Embarked on a Slight or Substantial Deviation from
Employment ...............................................................................................42
Key Information to Remember on Legal Aspects of the Safety
Professional.....................................................................................................42
References .......................................................................................................43
3. Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses .........44
Partial Exemptions.........................................................................................44
Recording Criteria .........................................................................................44
Work-Relatedness ......................................................................................44
Work-Relatedness for Home Injuries and Illnesses ............................. 45
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Determining Recordability...................................................................... 45
Determining New Cases .......................................................................... 47
Recording Criteria for Needlesticks and Sharp Injuries ..................... 48
Recording Criteria for Cases Involving Medical Removal under
OSHA Standards ....................................................................................... 48
Recording Criteria for Cases Involving Occupational
Hearing Loss .............................................................................................. 48
Reporting Fatalities, Injuries, and Illness Information to the
Government .................................................................................................... 49
Record Keeping .............................................................................................. 50
How Quickly Must Each Injury or Illness Be Recorded? .................... 50
How Do “Privacy Cases” Listed on the Forms? ................................... 50
Annual Summary ..................................................................................... 51
Providing Records to Government Representatives ............................ 51
Calculating Total Case Incident Rates (TCIR) ........................................... 51
Calculating Days Away, Restricted, or Transfer (DART) Rates............... 52
Retention and Updating ............................................................................... 53
Key Information to Remember on Reporting and Recording
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses ............................................................ 53
References .......................................................................................................54
4. Regulations .................................................................................................... 55
Occupational Safety and Health Act........................................................... 55
Who Is Covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act? ......... 56
Horizontal and Vertical Standards.............................................................. 56
General Duty Clause ..................................................................................... 56
Employer Rights and Responsibilities ........................................................ 57
Employee Rights and Responsibilities........................................................ 57
Communications and Correspondence with OSHA ................................ 57
OSHA Inspections and Process ................................................................... 58
OSHA Citations ......................................................................................... 59
OSHA Citation Penalties .......................................................................... 59
Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) ........................63
Blood Borne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) .......................... 66
Control of Hazardous Energy Standard (29 CFR 1910.147) ................. 68
Confined Space Entry Standard (29 CFR 1910.146) ............................... 71
Personal Protective Equipment (29 CFR 1910.132) ................................ 73
Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) ............................. 75
Fall Protection Standard (29 CFR 1926.500-503)(Subpart M) ..............77
Respirable Crystalline Silica (29 CFR 1910.1053 and 29 CFR
1926.1153) .................................................................................................... 79
Key Information to Remember on Regulations .................................... 81
Comparison of Hazard Communication Requirements OSHA
Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 (HCS) and
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) .......................................................... 82
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