AIHA University Webinar: Ethical Insights for CIHs and CSPs: Exploring the BCSP Code

Earn 2 Contact Hours

Member $199 | Nonmember $225 | Student $25

Since 2020 The Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC) has required those recertifying for the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential to complete 2 hours of ethics education each renewal cycle. In mid-2023, Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) announced a similar requirement for Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs) to obtain 0.5 points from ethics courses every recertification cycle. As both organizations have showed their commitment to ongoing ethics education and conversation, it raises questions around the ethical issues each professional faces in their work, how each party views the ethical challenges through the lens of their credentialing group and how these ethical codes can be used to develop effective strategies to navigate these challenges while upholding professional integrity.

Join us as we delve into an overview of the BCSP code of ethics, comparing it with the CIH code of ethics. Together, we will explore ethical issues faced by safety professionals and common ways to navigate these issues without risking losing your certification. In addition, you will learn about the world’s most ethical companies as rated by Ethisphere and Gallop Poll’s annual review of professions ranked by honesty and ethics.

Those CIHs who are not dual certified in safety can benefit from learning about the BCSP code of ethics as it fosters a broader perspective on professional ethics, facilitates collaboration with safety professionals, supports career development, and ensures alignment with ethical standards in occupational health and safety practices.

A short questionnaire will be sent to attendees prior to the webinar allowing you to ask questions and share an example of an ethical situation where you applied the BCSP code of ethics. Response to this questionnaire is optional but will allow for a webinar more tailored to your needs and interests and for greater interaction and more engaging experience.

Learning Objectives

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Analyze key principles in both the BCSP and CIH codes of ethics, identifying similarities and differences to enhance ethical decision-making across safety and industrial hygiene practices.
• Gain clarity on the potential pitfalls that could lead to certification loss for both CIHs and CSPs, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and regulatory compliance.
• Explore common ethical dilemmas encountered by safety and industrial hygiene professionals, and develop effective strategies to navigate these challenges while upholding professional integrity.
• Depart with approaches that CIHs and CSPs can apply in their daily practice to enhance ethical decision-making and compliance with ethical standards.
  

Presenter

Joy Erdman, MS, CIH, CSP, FAIHA

For most of her career, Joy Erdman was the senior civilian CIH & CSP working in the Pentagon developing the U.S. Navy’s occupational safety & health policies. She served on a variety of DoD and Federal Interagency committees and completed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executive Fellows. She has taught ethics for industrial hygienists seeking certification maintenance for over 10 years. In 2012, ASSE (now ASSP) recognized her as one of 100 women making a difference in safety and in 2020, AIHA recognized her as an AIHA Fellow.

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