Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST)
Certified Loss Control Specialist (CLCS)

Examination Preparation Workshop

Purchase OHST/CLCS Workshop - $900

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Purchase OHST/CLCS Workshop with Volume II Workbook - $950

Volume II workbook contains additional study questions and practice exams.

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Workshops include a 500 page professionally published Workbook, BCSP approved scientific calculator, pencils, notepad, highlighter, and SPANs exclusive EXAM PREP Software CD. The SPAN Exam Prep Software CD includes over 800 targeted questions with multiple enhanced learning, exam simulation, and performance tracking capabilities is provided as part of the workshop ($275 value!).

3 Days / 2.2 CEUs / 3.67 Safety CM Points, Approval # 10-210/ 25.5 CMPs / 2.2 COCs

The OHST/CLCS is sponsored by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, though the CCHEST, and provides an excellent combination technical credential. This certification does not require a college degree. The required 200 question test is equally divided between safety and health.

Occupational Health and Safety Technologists (OHST) or Certified Loss Control Specialists (CLCS) are persons who perform occupational health and safety activities on a full-time or part-time basis as part of their job duties. Such duties may be ancillary to other job functions. Some examples of occupational health and safety activities (also performed by loss control specialists) are making worksite assessments to determine risks, potential hazards and controls, evaluating risks and hazard control measures, investigating incidents, maintaining and evaluating incident and loss records, and preparing emergency response plans.

Qualifications are less stringent than those of the Certified Safety Professional® (CSP®) operated by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®) operated by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene®.

This workshop will provide you with the potential areas that will be covered on the OHST certification examination. You will receive a list of recommended resources available to continue your preparation for the exam and review content information utilizing a testing format. At the completion of the OHST prep workshop participants will learn to:

Occupational Health and Safety Technologist or OHST is a title awarded to safety practitioners who meet and continue to meet all requirements established for the OHST by the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST).

Certified Loss Control Specialist or CLCS is a title awarded to safety practitioners who meet and continue to meet all requirements established for the CLCS by CCHEST. CCHEST offers the CLCS as a choice (explained below) through the same process used to achieve the OHST

After meeting all requirements and passing either the OHST/CLCS examination (both cover the same knowledge), you receive the OHST/CLCS designation depending on which certification path you choose. You must choose certification with the BCSP.

  • Fundamentals: calculator, mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics
  • Engineering technology
  • Basic and applied sciences
  • Law, regulations and standards
  • Control concepts
  • Investigation (post-event)
  • Survey and inspection techniques (pre-event)
  • Data computation and recordkeeping
  • Education, training and instruction

Complete OHST/CLCS Candidate Handbook (2/08)

Including Application Form, Experience Form, and Reference Form