Associate Safety Professionals (ASP) certification fulfills the credential requirement leading to Certified Safety Professional (CSP). An ASP may hold positions at the technical level or program management level and may directly supervise employees. An ASP may be called upon to coordinate safety activities, conduct basic safety analyses, identify hazardous situations and recommend or oversee implementation  of risk reduction measure. ASP are persons who perform at least 50% of professional level safety duties including making worksite assessments to determine risks, potential hazards and controls, evaluating risks and hazard control measures, investigating incidents, maintaining and evaluating incident and loss records, and preparing emergency response plans. Other duties could include hazard recognition, fire protection, regulatory compliance, health hazard control, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, environmental protection, training, accident and incident, investigations, advising management, record keeping, emergency response, managing safety programs, product safety and/or security.