Reference books.
The study references candidates use most for each credential, with a link to the official publisher to buy.
Associate Safety Professional
- Start hereBuy from CRC Press (Taylor & Francis)
Safety Professional’s Reference and Study Guide
A single-volume review of the safety, health and maths topics BCSP examines, with the BCSP reference sheet.
- Start hereBuy from ASSP Store
Safety Professionals Handbook
Management and technical applications in one volume; BCSP lists the two-volume 2nd edition.
- Buy from NSC Shop
Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry: Administration & Programs
Safety management systems, programmes, training and incident investigation.
- Buy from NSC Shop
Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry: Engineering & Technology
Hazard control for machinery, electrical, fire, materials handling and construction.
- Buy from NSC Shop
Supervisors’ Safety Manual
Practical supervision, communication and hazard control in plain language.
Certified Safety Professional
- Start hereBuy from ASSP Store
Safety Professionals Handbook
Advanced management and technical applications across the CSP blueprint.
- Start hereBuy from CRC Press (Taylor & Francis)
Safety Professional’s Reference and Study Guide
Consolidated review and worked calculations for BCSP examinations.
- Buy from NSC Shop
Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry (Administration & Programs; Engineering & Technology)
Programme leadership plus engineering controls — both volumes appear on the CSP list.
- Buy from NSC Shop
Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry: Environmental Management
Environmental programmes and compliance topics for safety leaders.
- Buy from Wiley
Advanced Safety Management: Focusing on Z10 and Serious Injury Prevention
Risk-based safety management systems and serious-injury prevention.
Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Start hereBuy from AIHA Bookstore
The Occupational Environment: Its Evaluation, Control, and Management
The core two-volume industrial hygiene reference across every rubric.
- Start hereBuy from NSC Shop
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
Clear coverage of recognition, evaluation and control of workplace health hazards.
- Buy from ACGIH Store
TLVs® and BEIs®
Threshold limit values and biological exposure indices, with their introductions and appendices.
- Buy from ACGIH Store
Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design
Local exhaust and dilution ventilation design and calculations.
- Buy from AIHA Bookstore
Industrial Hygiene Reference & Study Guide
Exam-focused summaries and quick reference for every CIH rubric.
- Buy from ACGIH Store
Quantitative Industrial Hygiene: A Formula Workbook
Practice with the calculations behind the CIH equation sheet.
Qualified Environmental Professional
- Start hereBuy from Pearson
Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science
Broad multi-media foundation for the General Environmental Science exam.
- Buy from Elsevier Shop
Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment
How pollutants move and transform in water, soil and air.
- Buy from Elsevier Shop
Fundamentals of Air Pollution
Air pollution sources, effects, meteorology and control.
- Buy from McGraw Hill
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery
The standard reference for water quality and treatment processes.
- Buy from Waveland Press
Hazardous Waste Management
Characterisation, treatment, remediation and risk for waste management questions.
Certified Fire Protection Specialist
- Start hereBuy from NFPA Store
Fire Protection Handbook®
The CFPS body of knowledge. The exam is open-book: candidates bring an original printed copy.
Confirm with NFPA which handbook edition your exam window uses before you buy.
iParkar Learning is independent and earns nothing from these links. Lists are drawn from the BCSP blueprint references, BGC selected references, the BGC QEP candidate handbook and the NFPA CFPS programme, reviewed 31 Oct 2026. Certifying bodies note that no list is exhaustive and exam items are not taken from any single book. Editions, prices and availability change — check the publisher before buying.