Demonstrate your OHS expertise with a CRST or CRSP Certification
Certifications for the Safety Profession
Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST)
A CRST supports a safe working environment by maintaining OHS administrative processes, conducting training, and applying a range of state-of-the-art tools, processes and
common practice solutions to mitigate risk. They oversee and drive monitoring and compliance in relation to technical and behavioral risk controls.
Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
®
A CRSP
®
applies broad based safety knowledge to analyze and develop systems that will achieve optimum control over hazards and exposures detrimental to people, equipment,
material and the environment. A CRSP
®
is dedicated to the principles of loss control, incident prevention and environmental protection as demonstrated by their daily activities.
Board of Canadian Registered
Safety Professionals
Conseil Canadien Des Professionnels
En Sécurité Agréés
Visit www.bcrsp.ca to find
out more and to apply for
certification.
The BCRSP is a public interest, not-for-profit certification body dedicated to the principles of professional health and safety in Canada. It develops comprehensive certification programs including the
Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
®
and Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) certifications.
Safe and Healthy
Workplaces
Through
Certification
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COVER STORY
WOMEN IN SAFETY
Inaugural event offered a dynamic space to discuss and address current
hot-button issues in the occupational health and safety sector
FEATURES
BED BUGS
Though small, these critters are
becoming a big problem
FEATURES
FOOT PROTECTION
When it is needed and how to select
the best boots for a job
FEATURES
CONSTRUCTION SUICIDE
A much-needed discussion is opening
up in the industry
COLUMNS
12 Professional development
Biohazards: Understanding health risks
and controls
By Glyn Jones
13 Safety culture
'It's complicated'
By Dave Fennell
14 Legal Landscape
Religious freedom v. worker safety
By Cathy Chandler
DEPARTMENTS
6 Workplace news
8 Fines and penalties
10 Products and services
35 My safety moment
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INDUSTRY PROFILE
SASK. WCB
CEO Phil Germain outlines
the Saskatchewan
Workers' Compensation
Board's strategy for
tackling serious injuries
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