CHST Program Overview
Safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) responsibilities may be all or part of a CHST’s job duties. Their expertise may cover one or more significant construction projects or jobsites. Candidates may work for an owner, general contractor, subcontractor, or firm involved in SH&E practice and/or construction.
The CHST program recognizes that many employers assign responsibility for construction SH&E functions to those with critical roles in leading workers. Many construction safety practitioners use the CHST as a path to greater roles in SH&E practice.
Job vacancies for safety professionals commonly include BCSP credentials such as CHST as a desired or required qualification, along with the requisite education and experience. Human resources departments or those recruiting for safety positions in government organizations rely on professional certifications to confirm that minimum qualifications have been met by the candidate.
Feedback from candidates indicates that achieving a BCSP credential such as CHST can increase self-esteem and personal satisfaction. The majority of newly-certified individuals state that their personal worth increased after achieving their certification. As the standards for the CHST certification are established by peers for professional safety practice, rising above the competition by being evaluated against those standards is a great factor in increased personal satisfaction.
Achieving an CHST certification from BCSP demonstrates a mastery in the core knowledge that professional safety practice requires. The Safety Salary Survey shows that by gaining their certification, candidates learned the field, showing that the CHST certification did what it was intended to do – ensuring that the necessary knowledge for practice has been gained.
BCSP credentials such as CHST comply with nationally and/or internationally recognized standards; as such they are of a very high quality. Because of this, holders of the CHST certification have created an edge for themselves. Recognition of BCSP certifications such as CHST continues to grow amongst employers, government agencies, peers and the public, and as it does certified individuals hold a stronger and stronger competitive advantage for safety positions and assignments.
The Most Up-to-Date Course Available
Constantly Updated with the Latest Examination Blueprint, the ISSM CHST examination preparation course, purchased as a self-paced course, covers all four domains of the CHST exam based on the current BCSP Blueprint. These domains are "Hazard and Risk Identification and Control", "Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response", "Safety Program Development, Implementation, and Sustainment", and "Leadership, Communication, and Training".
Customize Your Course
Online Course
The online study course covers all four domains of the CHST exam, based on the current BCSP Blueprint.
Video Lectures
The CHST lecture video course is comprised of near 5 hours of high-quality video. 22 different lecture videos cover all four domains of the current BCSP blueprint for the CHST examination.
Your instructor for online courses is Hamid Kavianian Ph.D., CSP, CHMM, STSC.
Companion Textbook
The CHST Examination Study Guide™ textbook has been used successfully by hundreds of candidates to prepare for the BCSP CHST certification exam.
New questions have been added in all four Domains: "Hazard and Risk Identification and Control", "Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response", "Safety Program Development, Implementation, and Sustainment", and "Leadership, Communication, and Training".
The Study Guide includes study sessions and a comprehensive sample exam, with test questions selected from more than 580 questions in the Guide.
3.0 CEUs
Earn 2.0 CEUs while preparing for your exam! If you add this option to your enrollment, after you spend a minimum of 20 hours studying and score 60% or higher on at least one comprehensive test you will qualify for 2.0 CEUs.