CPESH Exam Information and Outline
Certified Professional in Environment, Safety, and Health
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 6, 2026
CPESH Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official CPESH exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
BGC.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- 125 multiple-choice questions (100 scored, 25 pilot); calculator and equation sheet provided
- Blueprint of 4 broad topics and 16 sub-topics; scores reported for each major area
- Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Hazards and Risks
- Advanced hazard recognition and exposure assessment
- Process safety, ergonomics and occupational health programs
- Environmental Aspects and Impacts
- Air, water, waste and contaminated land management; environmental permitting
- Sustainability
- Corporate sustainability strategy, ESG metrics and life-cycle thinking
- Regulatory and Voluntary Standards
- OSHA, EPA and international regulations; ISO 14001, ISO 45001 management systems
- Risk Mitigation
- EHS management system implementation and auditing
- Incident investigation, root cause analysis and emergency management
- Leadership, training and performance measurement