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Safety Management Professional (SMP) Examination
The Safety Management Professional (SMP) examination is the certification exam of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals for experienced practitioners — eligibility requires ten years of experience with at least 35% of job tasks related to managing safety programs — covering five blueprint domains (management systems, risk management, SH&E concepts, incident investigation and emergency preparedness, and the business case of safety). The computer-based exam is delivered at Pearson VUE test centers worldwide, allows 4.5 hours, and costs USD 350 for a single attempt. The credential was renamed from Safety Management Specialist (SMS) to SMP effective March 3, 2025, with the exam unchanged.
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QuestionsNot publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.
Testing time4.5 hours
ScoringNot publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.
Exam feeUSD 350 examination fee for a single attempt (USD 160 application fee; USD 494 application+exam combo; USD 600 exam bundle with two attempts and one self-assessment; USD 744 application+bundle combo); fees are paid through BCSP, with a USD 100 eligibility extension fee and a USD 170 annual renewal fee
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- Who runs it
- BCSP
- Category
- Occupational Safety
- Current version
- SMP2 Examination Blueprint, version V.2025.03
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based, delivered at Pearson VUE test centers around the world
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment at Pearson VUE test centers; an exam may be scheduled at any available time after BCSP eligibility approval and payment of the exam authorization fee
- Results
- Official results are available as soon as the candidate submits the exam
- Credential validity
- Passing awards the SMP certification, maintained on a 5-year recertification cycle of 25 points (including 0.5 points from ethics courses) plus an annual renewal fee
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
One computer-based exam blueprinted across five domains with published weights: Management Systems (21.7%), Risk Management (22.0%), Safety, Health, and Environmental Concepts (24.4%), Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness (18.1%), and Business Case of Safety (13.8%); each domain is expressed as Knowledge of and Skill to statements. The total item count is not published.
Where rules vary
Globally accredited certification exam (ANAB-accredited per BCSP's rename announcement) delivered at Pearson VUE test centers around the world
Eligibility
Ten (10) years of experience where at least 35% of job tasks are/were related to the management of safety-related programs, processes, procedures, and/or personnel; no minimum education requirement (N/A); criminal-conviction/license-action disclosure required, and candidates have one (1) year from application approval to take and pass the exam
Retake policy
A retake may be scheduled at any available appointment at least six (6) weeks after the last exam attempt; each attempt requires a new exam purchase (the exam bundle includes two attempts)