MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – September 26, 2023 - The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) has released the 2024 Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST)® Examination Blueprint. The CRST® Examination Blueprint underwent review by a Competency Review Task Force which culminated in a competency validation survey which had a 34.7% response rate. 

In 2018 the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) and the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS) launched a joint project to develop a chapter on Ethics and Professional Practice for the OHS Body of Knowledge (OHS Bok). The BCRSP/AIHS collaboration was a global collaboration as part of the Body of Knowledge project and the chapter was published in late 2019. A copy of the chapter can be accessed from the Body of Knowledge website at: https://www.ohsbok.org.au/.

Mississauga, ON – November 28 2019 — On November 27, 2019, the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) signed a partnership agreement with the Women in Occupational Health and Safety Society (WOHSS).

The BCRSP and the WOHSS recognize the benefits of a collaborative partnership to improve safety and health in workplaces and the development of occupational health and safety practitioners at all levels.

The BCRSP and WOHSS will work cooperatively to:

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – July 20, 2017 - The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) Governing Board has approved the Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) Certification. 
 
The development of the certification began in 2016 with the formation of a Technician Certification Steering Committee. Subsequently, a focus group and validation study were held to confirm the competencies required of a CRST. 
 
The Governing Board has approved the eligibility criteria for the CRST as follows:

Pathway A:

Mississauga, ON – October 7, 2019 – The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) held the second writing of the Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) certification examination in August 2019 and is pleased to announce 34 individuals have now been awarded the CRST certification.

Mississauga, ON – September 17 2019 — The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) is pleased to announce Graham Nelson, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist at the University of Ottawa as Volunteer of the Year for 2019.

Graham has been a CRSP since 2010 and is a strong advocate for workplace health and safety.

Mississauga, ON – September 5, 2019 – The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) is pleased to announce 246 occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals have recently been granted certification as Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP)®.