THE NEAR MISS SHOW BY AZL

Safety, explained simply. Incident lessons, safety systems and exam prep from an HSE engineer who works on real sites. Right now: the Road to ASP, a public, week-by-week attempt to pass the BCSP Associate Safety Professional exam first time.

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Series 1 · Road to ASP

Learning the ASP in public

One exam topic per episode, with worked examples, the traps that catch experienced HSE people, and my real practice scores. The starting point was a diagnostic score of 0 out of 12.

Episode 0 · 4 min · Out now

What is the ASP? Eligibility, exam, cost, and why I scored 0/12

Who can sit the exam, how the 200 questions are split, what it costs, and the plan for the next 12 weeks.
EP 00What is the ASP?Rules, eligibility, format, costLive
EP 01TRIR and first aidIncident rates and the OSHA recordkeeping lineNext
EP 02Safety statisticsThe numbers the exam expects you to work outPlanned
Study log · starting score0/12
Week 1Exam ready · week 12
The exam at a glance

What the ASP actually tests

The Associate Safety Professional exam is run by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and taken at Pearson VUE test centres. Here is how the questions are spread across the nine domains of the current blueprint.

200multiple-choice questions
5 hexam time
9blueprint domains
$510application + exam fee
Safety programs
25%
Fire prevention & protection
12%
Occupational health & IH
12%
Training & education
11%
Mathematics
10%
Emergency response
10%
Ergonomics
8%
Environmental management
7%
Law & ethics
5%

Figures from bcsp.org for the current ASP blueprint. Always check the official BCSP site before you apply. The Near Miss Show is an independent study channel and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BCSP.

Where the show is going

The roadmap

Now

Road to ASP

Twelve weeks, one domain at a time, ending with the real exam.

Then

Road to CSP

The Certified Safety Professional, the next step after the ASP.

Later

Courses & lectures

Short, practical safety courses built from real site experience.

Later

The podcast

Conversations with safety experts from around the world.

Adnan Zafar (AZL), host of The Near Miss Show
AZL
Your host

Adnan Zafar

A chemical engineer and HSE professional with more than nine years in oil and gas, power generation and construction across Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. My day job is safety management systems, audits, incident learning and contractor safety. The show is where I explain what I learn, in plain language, for people doing the same work.

BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Lancaster University NVQ Level 6 Diploma in OHS NEBOSH IGC IOSH Train the Trainer
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Sitting the ASP or CSP too, or an expert with a story worth telling on the podcast? Write to me.

azl@thenearmissshow.com