Practise Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) · OHST6 Examination Blueprint, V.2021.05.04, currently linked by BCSP's OHST credential page. BCSP identifies February 1, 2024 as the examination update effective date. The assigned workbook label matches the official credential name.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)
- OHST6 Examination Blueprint
- 2023 Current Changes Index
- 2024 Current Changes Index
- BCSP Code of Ethics
- Clarification on how the formula is used by OSHA to calculate incident rates
- OSHA Technical Manual: Personal Sampling for Air Contaminants
- Incident Investigation
- Hazard Identification and Assessment
- 29 CFR 1910.1200: Hazard Communication
- 29 CFR 1910.119: Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
- NIOSH: Hierarchy of Controls
- 29 CFR 1910.147: The control of hazardous energy
- 29 CFR 1910.146: Permit-required confined spaces
- 29 CFR 1926.652: Requirements for protective systems
- NIOSH: Understand Noise Exposure
- 29 CFR 1910.134: Respiratory protection
- Portable Fire Extinguishers: Extinguisher Basics
- 29 CFR 1910.38: Emergency action plans
- CDC: Evaluate Training—Measuring Effectiveness
- Safety Management: Education and Training
- NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook: Measures of Location
- Safety Management: Program Evaluation and Improvement
- Safety Management: Hazard Prevention and Control
- 29 CFR 1910.212: General requirements for all machines
- 29 CFR 1910.333: Selection and use of work practices
- 29 CFR 1910.253: Oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting
- NIOSH: About Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Medical Screening and Surveillance
- CDC Quality Training Standards
- 29 CFR 1910.39: Fire prevention plans
Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)
Start with 20 free questions, then review the explanations and any topics you missed.
A facility reports 6 OSHA-recordable injury and illness cases during 480,000 employee hours worked. Using the OSHA incidence-rate base of 200,000 hours, what is its total recordable case rate?
Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)
Flashcards
Fundamental Math and Science and Business Calculations/Analysis
Fundamental statistics: median and extreme observations
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