Message from the President of the Board
Joaquin M. Diaz, CIH, CSP, OHST, CHST
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People work better when they work as part of a team. Team members provide each other with support and help each other grow. When you are ready to advance your career as a safety professional, our goal at BCSP® is to be there as part of your team.
Our mission is to serve and support you in achieving your career goals and aspirations. Our mission is to support you in creating a safer world through safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) leadership. Our mission is to support you in protecting people.
We will see this mission through with new leadership. Christy Uden, CAE, IOM has been selected as the new Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Uden has served as COO for over four years and interim CEO for the last 10 months. She brings 15 years of experience at BCSP to this role as well as a deep understanding of the SH&E industry.
We are extremely grateful to have Christy as the new CEO and we are confident in her abilities to lead us into a bright future.
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Introduction of BCSP’s New CEO
Christy Uden, CAE, IOM
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In my 15 years at BCSP®, I have witnessed time and time again the significance of what you do, and I am truly honored to continue to learn from you and work alongside you in my new role as CEO of BCSP. Now more than ever, the work of SH&E professionals is being felt around the globe, and there is a greater understanding of the critical impact that you make. I want to capitalize on this moment and push our industry even further.
Our team at BCSP is dedicated to supporting you with the industry’s top credentials and great career resources. We have some big plans in store for the year ahead—ways to help you develop professionally, access relevant and innovative research, and expand opportunities to engage, learn, and grow with one another. Be on the lookout for information on the exciting news and events to come!
Thank you for being with us on this journey as we work together to enhance careers, advance the safety profession, and protect people. You are the ones who make what we do possible. You are the leaders of safety, and we are here to support you.
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President
Joaquin M. Diaz, CSP, OHST, CHST
Vice President
Leslie Stockel, CSP, SMS
Treasurer
V. Raymond Ferrara, CFP
Past President
Mario A. Varela, CSP, ASP
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Directors
Teresa A. Cole, CSP
Ashok Garlapati, CSP
Jay R. Harf, CSP
Bruce D. Hollcroft, CSP
Patricia A. Kagerer, CSP
Bruce K. Lyon, CSP, SMS
Regina McMichael, CSP, CIT
Donald A. Robinson, CSP
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BCSP’s Women in Safety Series: Tricia Kagerer
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“I would encourage any woman to absolutely go for it.” - Tricia Kagerer on women entering the safety profession.
Tricia Kagerer, CSP is the EVP of Risk Management for Jordan Foster Construction, a large construction organization that performs civil, multi-family, and general contracting across Texas. She leads the risk management, safety, and leadership teams. Previously, Kagerer served as a Risk Management Executive for a construction insurance provider where she contributed risk management and safety consulting services for some of the largest contractors across the United States.
She is the author of “The B Words: 13 Words Every Woman Must Navigate on the Journey to Self-Disciplined Success” and was awarded the 2020 CSP Award of Excellence.
We are pleased she joined us as the first featured guest of our “Women in Safety” series. We will feature a new guest each month, so be sure to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram! |
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BCSP offers exam training through BCSP examCORE. Trainings include CSP, ASP + CSP Connect, SMS, ASP, OHST, CHST, STS, STSC, and CIT. For more information, visit examCORE.ORG.
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Visit BCSP's Affinity Products Page |
As a BCSP credential holder, you have access to exclusive products! Design custom BCSP Apparel in the BCSP store. Get unique pins and rings. Certificants further qualify for a 20% discount on first year financial planning services with CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional members of the Financial Planning Association®.
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BCSP’s Toolkit for Advancing the Profession |
Banner displays and literature are a great way to promote BCSP certifications and earn recertification credit. A display is available to any certificant for use at chapter meetings, regional or local conferences, career fairs, and other safety-related seminars, meetings, and presentations. If you would like to reserve a display or request literature, fill out a Banner Display Request.
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Safe + Sound Week and #MySafeSummerJob Campaigns Highlight Summer Safety |
We would like to remind everyone about the My Safe Summer Job campaign and OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week campaign that is taking place this summer.
#MySafeSummerJob
The #MySafeSummerJob campaign is dedicated to empowering our most at-risk segment of the workforce: young workers. Every minute, a worker between the ages of 15 and 25 is injured on the job, and a young worker loses their life every day in a workplace incident. These injuries and deaths are preventable!
Visit MySafeSummerJob.org for more information about how you can participate in this important campaign!
Safe + Sound Week
Safe + Sound Week is a campaign OSHA hosts every year in August. This year, Safe + Sound Week will occur the week of August 9-15. The campaign is a celebration of the safety efforts made by organizations throughout the year. We encourage everyone to take a step back and focus on the importance of protecting workers throughout the year and focus on what each organization has done right and what needs improvement.
We encourage you to use the hashtag #SafeAndSoundAtWork during the week of August 9-15 and share your safety successes. For more information on participating in Safe + Sound Week, visit OSHA.gov/safeandsoundweek.
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Register Today for the BCSP Foundation’s Research & Innovation Summit |
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Are you interested in participating in the collective exploration of safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) topics that will drive the future of our practice and profession? Engaging with colleagues willing to push the boundaries of established ideas?
Taking place from August 9-11 in Indianapolis, IN, the BCSP Foundation's R&I Summit provides a unique forum for SH&E practitioners, researchers, and students dedicated to the advancement of the practice and profession of SH&E through active engagement in the performance and principles of research and innovation.
The Summit provides a forum for shared exploration, a pathway for meaningful collaboration, and a point of investment and dissemination.
Full conference, single day, and student tickets are available now! Register today!
**The BCSP Foundation Summit will offer recertification points and 2 CEU's for full summit participation**
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Looking For a New Career or Your Next Superstar Employee? |
The BCSP Career Center connects job seekers with prospective employers in the safety, health, and environmental industry at no cost!
Posting open positions for companies looking to hire individuals who hold our credentials is also free. This site is your direct route to qualified individuals!
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Subscribe to our eNewsletters!
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BCSP offers unique eNewsletters:
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Protecting Your Financial Future During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
In volatile times like these, you may be concerned about your financial future. As the market fluctuates and the future remains uncertain, many are left wondering what this means for their investments or financial plans.
BCSP® recently partnered with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to provide credential holders like you greater access to sound financial advice. FPA recently created an eBook, Navigating the New Reality, to guide our certificants through this uncertain financial market. In this eBook, you will find eight topics written by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals designed to help you figure out the best way to navigate the market downfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These topics include:
- Keeping the ‘Corona Crash’ in Perspective
- It’s Time to Outsmart Your Brain
- Hindsight is 20/20, But Being Proactive Is the Next Best Thing
- Whether You’re Fight or Flight, Here’s What You Need to Do
- You Can’t Control Much Now, But You Can Control Your Cash Flow
- An Emergency Fund Will Be Critical in the Worst-Case Scenario
- Bring Your Investments Back Into Balance
- It’s a Good Time to Re-evaluate Your Insurance Coverage
If you have questions about your financial future, visit BCSP’s FPA PLANNERSEARCH to find a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in your area. If you hold BCSP certification, you will receive a 20 percent discount on the first year of the CFP’s financial planning fees!
As safety professionals, we understand the uncertainty that comes with each day. It is important that we approach our financial futures with the same mindset that drives us to protect ourselves and our coworkers each workday.
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BCSP Partners with Jordan Engineers Association |
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The Board of Certified Safety Professionals® (BCSP®) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA). BCSP Board President Joaquin Diaz and JEA President Ahmad Qasem Al Sammarah signed the MOU virtually on May 17, solidifying a partnership between the two organizations.
The MOU signals an agreement to develop leaders in safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) practice through global certification—enhancing careers, advancing the profession, and protecting people. The organizations will carry out this mission through a shared cooperative effort.
“This is a tremendous partnership that continues the expansion of BCSP’s relationships in the Middle East. This partnership provides enhanced opportunities for industry stakeholders in fulfilling our vision of a safer globe. It also allows certificants and employers an opportunity to improve awareness of the importance of safety in the workplace,” said BCSP Board President Joaquin Diaz, MM, CSP, OHST, CHST, CIH. “JEA and BCSP share similar goals, philosophies, and values. Together, we can expand our goal of educating at-risk workers on the importance of workplace safety and stress the importance of professional certification.”
Photo (top-left to bottom-right): BCSP Chief Strategy Officer J.A. Rodriguez Jr., CSP, ASP; JEA President Ahmad Qasem Al Sammarah (center) and team; BCSP Board President Joaquin M. Diaz, MM, CSP, OHST, CHST, CIH; BCSP Chief Executive Officer Christy Uden, CAE, IOM
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Unauthorized Use of Our Credentials |
BCSP pursues cases of individuals claiming to hold our credentials without permission. We pursue those cases in which there is clear evidence of the unauthorized use and the individual has a clear responsibility, control, or knowledge of the use. Evidence may be a business card, resume, letter, website, or other publication.
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Present on Behalf of BCSP! |
Presentations on safety certification can be done for recertification credit! BCSP has many resources available for certificants to use during presentations, including pre-made PowerPoints, role delineation studies and technical reports, and videos.
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BCSP Expanding SH&E Career Opportunities with YellowBird |
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals® (BCSP®) and YellowBird Holdings, Inc. will use their collaborative efforts, expertise, technologies, and resources to streamline YellowBird’s on-boarding processes, benefiting BCSP credential holders.
BCSP credential holders are recognized for the achievement of certifications and designations in the safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) profession. The YellowBird network recognizes the importance of certification. YellowBird connects those who would like to hire safety practitioners with those who are seeking new opportunities as SH&E professionals.
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BCSP Foundation-Funded Scholarships Awarded to, Available for, Dedicated SH&E Students |
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The BCSP Foundation-funded scholarships that were recently awarded to outstanding SH&E students through the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF), American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Foundation, and the Association of General Contractors (AGC) of America.
“Scholarships like this one make the goals of many students, including myself, achievable,” said Kenzie Lang, AGC BCSP scholarship recipient from Ohio State University. “It will enable me to complete my education so that I may move into the workforce and assist the company that I will be working for in improving their safety programs and processes.”
The BCSP Foundation provides scholarships to SH&E students in ABET/AABI accredited Qualified Academic Programs (QAPs), grants for student research, and funding for SH&E innovation.
For more information about the BCSP Foundation scholarships, click the button below!
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Kenzie Lang
Ohio State University
AGC BCSP Scholarship
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Ellie Berreth
Montana Technological University
AGC BCSP Scholarship
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James Seidel
Colorado State University
AIHF BCSP Scholarship
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Matt Forbus
Kansas State University
AGC BCSP Scholarship
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Molly Hischke
Colorado State University
AIHF BCSP Scholarship
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Have an upcoming job fair, conference, or chapter meeting that you would like to share with readers? Would you like to invite a BCSP representative to attend an event? We would like to hear about it!
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Over the course of the year, a range of policy changes, procedure updates, and other modifications occur. We want to make everyone aware of these changes on a regular basis, as well as keep an archive of the announcements.
Visit the Current Changes Index page on our website to find the most up-to-date policy and procedure information.
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BCSP Employee Spotlight: Sheila Silva |
Our Digital team has put together a campaign where each month we feature a new BCSP® employee!
Up first is Sheila Silva, our Senior Manager of Certification Services. If you’ve ever called or emailed BCSP, there's a good chance you talked to Sheila or someone on her team. She knows everything there is to know about BCSP, and we don’t know what we would do without her!
We hope this provides a little insight into why we love working at BCSP and serving you, the safety professional, and hopefully you'll get to know us as we have gotten to know so many of you over the years.
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