Occupational Health and Safety Professional Business Cards

Occupational health and safety professionals identify and control workplace hazards to protect workers from injury, illness, and fatality — conducting safety program audits, OSHA compliance reviews, industrial hygiene assessments, accident investigation, ergonomics programs, respiratory protection programs, chemical exposure assessments, and regulatory compliance training for employers across manufacturing, construction, healthcare, oil and gas, transportation, and corporate sectors. Safety professionals prevent the injuries that cost lives, reduce productivity, and expose organizations to significant regulatory liability.

What OHS Cards Include

Your Certifications

The occupational safety field has a well-defined credential hierarchy:

BCSP (Board of Certified Safety Professionals):

• CSP (Certified Safety Professional) — the gold standard safety credential; requires safety degree or equivalent, experience, and examination
• SMS (Safety Management Specialist) — associate-level BCSP credential
• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) — construction industry
• OHST (Occupational Health and Safety Technologist) — technologist level
• STSC (Safety Trained Supervisor Construction) — construction foreman/supervisor level

ABIH (American Board of Industrial Hygiene):

• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) — the premier industrial hygiene credential; requires industrial hygiene degree and examination; hazardous materials, air quality, noise, chemical exposures

ABSA (American Board of Safety Administration) / Others:

• ASP (Associate Safety Professional) — pre-CSP credential
• CPE (Certified Professional Ergonomist) — BCPE
• ARM (Associate in Risk Management) — insurance risk management focus
• CHEM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) — IHMM
• CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) — IHMM

OSHA credentials:

• OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour — not certifications, but recognizable training courses
• OSHA Authorized General Industry / Construction Trainer — ability to teach 10/30-hour courses
• "OSHA compliance consultant"

ASSP member (American Society of Safety Professionals) — primary professional organization

Your Industry Specialization

Safety professionals typically specialize:

• Construction safety — fall protection, scaffolding, excavation, crane, confined space
• Manufacturing — machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, chemical
• Healthcare — bloodborne pathogens, workplace violence, ergonomics, chemical safety
• Oil and gas / upstream / downstream
• Transportation — DOT compliance, fleet safety
• Chemical and process safety — PSM (Process Safety Management), HazCom, HAZWOPER
• Mining
• General industry / office / corporate

Your Services

Safety program management:

• OSHA compliance audit and gap analysis
• Written safety program development (IIPP, LOTO, PPE, respiratory protection)
• Safety management system (SMS) implementation (ISO 45001, ANSI Z10)
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) / Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis
• Safety committee facilitation

Industrial hygiene:

• Air quality sampling (VOCs, silica, asbestos, mold, metal fumes)
• Noise exposure monitoring
• Chemical exposure assessment
• Respiratory protection program

Training:

• OSHA 10 and 30-hour general industry and construction
• Forklift operator training
• Confined space entry training
• First aid, CPR, AED
• Hazmat / HAZWOPER training

Design for OHS Professionals

Professional, Safety-Orange, Authoritative

OHS card design:

• Safety profession visual identity (orange, yellow, high-vis accents)
• Professional authority
• Trust and compliance

Color palette:

• Safety orange + black: classic safety aesthetic
• Navy + white: professional compliance consultant
• Charcoal + orange: modern safety professional

Back of Card

1. "Occupational Safety Professional | CSP | CIH | ASSP | [State]"
2. "[Industry: Construction | Manufacturing | Healthcare | Oil & gas | Chemical]"
3. "OSHA compliance | Safety programs | Industrial hygiene | Incident investigation"
4. "ISO 45001 | ANSI Z10 | PSM | HAZWOPER | OSHA 10/30 authorized trainer"
5. "[email] | [phone] | [LinkedIn] | [website] | Remote and on-site consulting"

Checklist

• [ ] CSP certification (BCSP)
• [ ] CIH certification (ABIH, if industrial hygiene)
• [ ] CHST / OHST / STSC (if construction or technician)
• [ ] CPE (if ergonomics focus)
• [ ] CHMM (if hazmat focus)
• [ ] ASSP membership
• [ ] Industry specialization
• [ ] Services (audits, programs, IH, training, incident investigation)
• [ ] Management system standards (ISO 45001, ANSI Z10)
• [ ] OSHA authorized trainer (if applicable)
• [ ] HAZWOPER certification
• [ ] Remote and on-site consulting