WSO Certified Safety Executive, WSO-CSE. Written examination required. Learn more about the exam here
A safety practitioner in an executive position in a corporation, company, government office or other entity, who has in-depth knowledge of safety programs, procedures, and activities, and is responsible for the establishment of safety policies, programs and methods for the organization or entity by who the individual is employed. This individual will utilize knowledge learned from various educational sources plus competencies acquired from training and professional experiences to prevent, minimize or control hazards and risks that threaten people, resources, and the environment.
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A) Certification Requirements: An applicant must be
- a current Affiliate Member of the WSO,
- be of good moral character,
- meet application requirements,
- satisfy the educational and experience criteria,
- pay the required fees, and
- pass the written examination.
B) Application Requirements:
- All applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the WSO Certification Board.
- Processing shall conform with procedures prescribed by the WSO Certification Board.
- All applicants must be affiliate members of the WSO. He or she must fill out the application for certification, have two “Candidate Evaluations” from individuals familiar with the applicants safety experience, and a current resume must be submitted to the WSO Certification Board.
C) Experience Requirements: An applicant must have at least ten years of professional safety experience, or a combination of education and experience to equal 10 years (see below for education equivalents).
C.1) Experience Requirements/Equivalents:
- A Candidate for certification with a Bachelor’s degree is equivalent to 01 year of the experience requirements. The degree should be in safety, i.e., physical sciences, engineering, safety management, security, or other curricula acceptable to the WSO Certification Board.
- A Master’s degree acceptable to the WSO Certification Board may be recognized as equivalent to 02 additional years of professional safety work.
- A Doctorate degree, acceptable to the WSO Certification Board, may be recognized as equivalent to 03 additional years of safety experience.
- Relevant professional licensing, certification or registration may be recognized by the WSO Certification Board as equivalent for up to 02 years of professional experience.
The above experience equivalents shall be acceptable at the highest level and shall not be cumulative.
D) Written Examination Requirements:
Applicants who meet the application, academic, experience, and general requirements, submit required fees, and are approved by the WSO Certification Board, must take the written or online examination. The applicant will be tested in all of the areas indicated for the respective designations.
The written examination/online for the WSO–Certified Safety Executive covers the following areas: Learn more about exam referent books
- Safety and Loss Control Science,
- Risk Management,
- Occupational Safety and Health,
- Safety Law and Legislation (applicable country),
- Professional Ethics, and Management Science.
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WSO–Certified Safety Manager, WSO-CSM. Written examination required. Learn more about the exam here
A safety practitioner who accomplishes the supervision and management work of safety activities at the middle manager’s level. He/she enforces policies and safety programs, supervises training, and occasionally performs functions of a technical nature in the safety field. He/she is responsible for the coordination of safety programs with all elements of an organization in order to secure the most effective results through and with other people. He/she is responsible for suggesting program or policy changes as they pertain to safety. Under crisis conditions, he/she will develop and implement special programs as the situation requires. He/she must have adequate knowledge and expertise in both management and safety to accomplish his/her mission.
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A) Certification Requirements: An applicant must be
- a current Affiliate Member of the WSO,
- be of good moral character,
- meet application requirements,
- satisfy the educational and experience criteria,
- pay the required fees, and
- pass the written examination.
B) Application Requirements:
- All applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the WSO Certification Board.
- Processing shall conform with procedures prescribed by the WSO Certification Board.
- All applicants must be affiliate members of the WSO. He or she must fill out the application for certification, have two “Candidate Evaluations” from individuals familiar with the applicants safety experience, and a current resume must be submitted to the WSO Certification Board.
C) Experience Requirements: An applicant must have at least ten years of professional safety experience, or a combination of education and experience to equal 10 years (see below for education equivalents).
C.1) Experience Requirements/Equivalents:
- A Candidate for certification with a Bachelor’s degree is equivalent to 01 year of the experience requirements. The degree should be in safety, i.e., physical sciences, engineering, safety management, security, or other curricula acceptable to the WSO Certification Board.
- A Master’s degree acceptable to the WSO Certification Board may be recognized as equivalent to 02 additional years of professional safety work.
- A Doctorate degree, acceptable to the WSO Certification Board, may be recognized as equivalent to 03 additional years of safety experience.
- Relevant professional licensing, certification or registration may be recognized by the WSO Certification Board as equivalent for up to 02 years of professional experience.
The above experience equivalents shall be acceptable at the highest level and shall not be cumulative.
D) Written Examination Requirements:
Applicants who meet the application, academic, experience, and general requirements, submit required fees, and are approved by the WSO Certification Board, must take the written or online examination. The applicant will be tested in all of the areas indicated for the respective designations.
The written examination/online for the WSO–Certified Safety Manager covers the following areas: Learn more about exam referent books
- Safety and Loss Control Science,
- Risk Management,
- Occupational Safety and Health,
- Safety Law and Legislation (applicable country),
- Professional Ethics, and Management Science.
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WSO–Certified Safety Specialist, WSO-CSS. Written examination required. Learn more about the exam here
A safety practitioner who specializes in a specific area in the safety profession. The concentration must be in a definite area such as fire safety, transportation safety, nuclear safety, hazardous materials, product safety, health care safety, electrical safety, oil well drilling & servicing, ladder safety etc. He/she must be able to perform both the technical and management work of safety in his/her respective field in order to secure the most effective results through and with other people. He/she performs all of the technical and management work required of the safety position.
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A) Certification Requirements: An applicant must be
- a current Affiliate Member of the WSO,
- be of good moral character,
- meet application requirements,
- satisfy the educational and experience criteria,
- pay the required fees, and
- pass the written examination.
B) Application Requirements:
- All applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the WSO Certification Board.
- Processing shall conform with procedures prescribed by the WSO Certification Board.
- All applicants must be affiliate members of the WSO. He or she must fill out the application for certification, have two “Candidate Evaluations” from individuals familiar with the applicants safety experience, and a current resume must be submitted to the WSO Certification Board.
C) Experience Requirements: An applicant must have at least ten years of professional safety experience, or a combination of education and experience to equal 10 years (see below for education equivalents).
C.1) Experience Requirements/Equivalents:
- A Candidate for certification with a Bachelor’s degree is equivalent to 01 year of the experience requirements. The degree should be in safety, i.e., physical sciences, engineering, safety management, security, or other curricula acceptable to the WSO Certification Board.
- A Master’s degree acceptable to the WSO Certification Board may be recognized as equivalent to 02 additional years of professional safety work.
- A Doctorate degree, acceptable to the WSO Certification Board, may be recognized as equivalent to 03 additional years of safety experience.
- Relevant professional licensing, certification or registration may be recognized by the WSO Certification Board as equivalent for up to 02 years of professional experience.
The above experience equivalents shall be acceptable at the highest level and shall not be cumulative.
D) Written Examination Requirements:
Applicants who meet the application, academic, experience, and general requirements, submit required fees, and are approved by the WSO Certification Board, must take the written or online examination. The applicant will be tested in all of the areas indicated for the respective designations.
The written/online examination for the WSO–Certified Safety Specialist covers the following areas: Learn more about exam referent books
- Safety Law and Legislation (applicable country),
- Professional Ethics plus specialized testing in the individual’s area of Profes-sional Expertise, i.e.:
- Industrial Hygiene,
- Nuclear Safety,
- Fire Safety,
- Hazardous Materials Management,
- Construction Safety, etc.
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WSO–Certified Safety & Security Director, WSO-CSSD. Written examination required. Learn more about the exam here
An individual responsible for the safety and security of people, property, resources or environment or any single segment or combined segments thereof. Security must be one of the segments. This individual will utilize knowledge, skills, training and expertise learned from various educational sources plus competencies acquired from actual work and field experiences to pre-vent or control hazards, potential losses and risks. The applicant must be proficient in the professional skills required in the security profession and have the basic knowledge to cope with and handle any risks in the areas of safety.
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A) Certification Requirements: An applicant must be
- a current Affiliate Member of the WSO,
- be of good moral character,
- meet application requirements,
- satisfy the educational and experience criteria,
- pay the required fees, and
- pass the written examination.
B) Application Requirements:
- All applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the WSO Certification Board.
- Processing shall conform with procedures prescribed by the WSO Certification Board.
- All applicants must be affiliate members of the WSO. He or she must fill out the application for certification, have two “Candidate Evaluations” from individuals familiar with the applicants safety experience, and a current resume must be submitted to the WSO Certification Board.
C) Experience Requirements: An applicant must have at least ten years of professional safety experience, or a combination of education and experience to equal 10 years (see below for education equivalents).
C.1) Experience Requirements/Equivalents:
- A Candidate for certification with a Bachelor’s degree is equivalent to 01 year of the experience requirements. The degree should be in safety, i.e., physical sciences, engineering, safety management, security, or other curricula acceptable to the WSO Certification Board.
- A Master’s degree acceptable to the WSO Certification Board may be recognized as equivalent to 02 additional years of professional safety work.
- A Doctorate degree, acceptable to the WSO Certification Board, may be recognized as equivalent to 03 additional years of safety experience.
- Relevant professional licensing, certification or registration may be recognized by the WSO Certification Board as equivalent for up to 02 years of professional experience.
The above experience equivalents shall be acceptable at the highest level and shall not be cumulative.
D) Written Examination Requirements:
Applicants who meet the application, academic, experience, and general requirements, submit required fees, and are approved by the WSO Certification Board, must take the written or online examination. The applicant will be tested in all of the areas indicated for the respective designations.
The written/online examination for the WSO - Certified Safety & Security Director covers the following areas: Learn more about exam referent books
- Safety and Loss Control Science,
- Risk Management,
- Occupational Safety and Health,
- Safety Law and Legislation (applicable country),
- Professional Ethics, and Management Science.
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WSO–Certified Hazardous Materials Executive, WSO-CHME. Written examination required. Learn more about the exam here
Objective:
Provide evaluation of professional knowledge, skills and expertise of an individual who will be responsible for the development and implementation of programs for hazardous materials handling, transportation, waste and storage operations including emergency response programs for companies, corporations, communities, regions, governmental organization, and similar entities.
Certification Requirements: An applicant must be
- a current Affiliate Member of the WSO,
- be of good moral character,
- meet application requirements,
- satisfy the educational and experience criteria,
- pay the required fees, and
- pass the written examination.
Requirements for International Certification: Must successfully completed Levels I, II and Supervisor or their equivalent plus, served at least 12 months, developing, planning, and implementing programs involving use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials/hazardous waste and developing associ-ated emergency response programs. Completed advanced level training programs of approximately 100 to 150 hours in the following areas: Learn more about exam referent books
- Compliance with local, state, regional, national and international regulations
- Requirements for hazardous materials/waste storage, handling disposal and incidents
- Development of standard operating procedures for facilities using, storing, handling and disposing of hazardous materials
- Planning, development and implementation of hazardous materials/waste emergency response programs
- Planning development and implementation of worker and community safety programs by facilities using, storing or dispos-ing of hazardous materials/waste
- Development and coordination of a plan utilizing local, state, regional and national emergency support services
- Developing appropriate equipment lists and procuring items necessary for the protection of people, property, resources and the environment
- Planning and development of a remedial program for cleanup of hazardous materials/waste at any facility.
Who Qualifies?
Individuals working in the field of hazardous materials management, hazardous waste management, hazardous materials incident response, public safety employees, and individuals employed in related fields are eligible to apply. These individuals must also fulfill all of the educational and practical requirements.
Applicants, who meet the application, academic, experience and general requirements, submit required fees and are ap-proved by the WSO Certification Board, must take the written examination.
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