Why Become Certified

An accredited and recognized safety certification (whether CSP, CIH, or CHP) has value to you and others in several levels  

Personal In addition to an enhanced self-image, the certification made me learn the subject matter. Our individual jobs tend to concentrate in one area—the safety certification forces one to take a broader safety perspective and know more about the field. Most definitely and proven by survey, an average increased income of 15K per year throughout a career (in year 2000 dollars). 

In the eyes of your peers, achievement of safety certification demonstrates that you have made the effort to prove your ability to meet a high professional standard in the field. In the System Safety Society, it provides higher point-value when advancing toward the achievement of Fellow designation within the Society. 

Employer. The certification keeps your employer ahead by the ability to compete and win contracts and it moves the holder of the certification ahead in selection for jobs, bonuses and promotion. There is also a measure of the value of certification based on inclusion in government regulations, title protection legislation, government and commercial contracts, and in employer policies. 

Public. Perhaps the greatest value is to the public in terms of the reliability of having a tested and proven competent person performing safety duties and the credibility that it brings. 

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