Board for Certification of Safety Managers

The board also offers qualified candidates the opportunity to earn their Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM), Certified Hazard Control Manager-Security (CHCM-SEC), or Certified Product Safety Manager (CPSM) credential. The IBFCSM motto. Individual Credentials—The Key to Upgrading the Profession, reflects the impact that individual certifications have on improving organizational safety and hazard control functions. 

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The book illustrates valuable insights and lessons learned by author James T. Tweedy, executive director of the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers. In the text, Mr. Tweedy touches on the key concepts related to safety management that all healthcare leaders need to understand. 

The International Board for Certification of Safety Managers (IBFCSM) offers qualified candidates the opportunity to earn the Certified Product Safety Manager (CPSM) credential. Qualified candidates need at least 8 years of education and/or experience combined to sit for the examination. Refer to the CPSM Handbook found on the board s website at www.ibfcsm.org for additional information and the examination outline. 

This book is dedicated to Harold M. Gordon, founder of the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers (IBFCSM), which is also known as the Board of Certified Hazard Control Management (BCHCM). He served as the board s executive director for more than 30 years and still serves as the chair for the board of directors. His vision about the importance that leadership and management play in controlling hazards and preventing accidents provided the foundation for this text. 

Members of the board of directors for BCSP represent several and differing organizations and hold a variety of technical and management positions. And, people who obtain certification as safety professionals through the BCSP examinations represent many occupational variations and, thus, a broad range of safety practice. Nevertheless, they have agreed on and published their statement on The Safety Professional Today. It has validity. 

Is There a Professional Certification for Sustainability Auditors There currently is no accredited, professional certification scheme specific to sustainability auditors. In the United States, the Board of Environmental, Health and Safety Auditor Certifications (BEAC)31 offers a Management Systems Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) certification. This certification is not specific to sustainability, but does include the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines in its exam for the Management Systems CPEA certification (BEAC, 2004). 

The contents cover in outline the syllabus for the National General Certificate level examination of the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health and of the requirements for the Working Safely and Managing Safely Certificates sponsored by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. It should also prove a useful aide-memoire for those studying for higher level health and safety examinations. 

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