After much anticipation, it’s finally here! ! A detailed guide to the Safety Assessor exam!

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Extra! Extra! The schedule for the professional qualification assessment for safety evaluators in 2016 has been finalized. Below is a summary of the information related to the safety evaluator examination, provided for your reference. I. How are safety assessment professionals classified? Who is eligible to apply to become a safety assessment specialist? Safety assessment professionals are classified into first-level safety assessment professionals, second-level safety assessment professionals, and third-level safety assessment professionals; among them, the first level represents the highest rank, with the highest requirements regarding reports as well ； Level 3 is the lowest tier, with the least stringent application requirements. 1. Who is eligible to apply for the Level 3 Safety Assessment Specialist qualification? (1) Hold a junior college diploma in a safety engineering-related field, with at least 5 years of experience in work related to safe production. (2) Hold a diploma from another specialized university, have at least 5 years of experience in work related to safe production, have completed the required number of hours of vocational training as a level-3 safety evaluator, and possess a completion certificate. (3) Hold a bachelor’s degree in a safety engineering-related field, and have at least 3 years of experience in work related to safe production. (4) Hold a bachelor’s degree in another field, have at least 3 years of experience in work related to safe production, have completed the required number of hours of vocational training as a level 3 safety evaluator, and hold a completion certificate. 2. Who is eligible to apply for the Level 2 Safety Assessment Specialist qualification? (1) Having been engaged in work related to safe production for more than 13 years continuously. (2) After obtaining the professional qualification certificate for Level 3 Safety Assessment Specialists, have worked in this profession continuously for more than 5 years. (3) After obtaining the professional qualification certificate for Level 3 Safety Assessment Specialist, having worked in this profession for at least 4 consecutive years, completing the required number of hours of professional training for Level 2 Safety Assessment Specialist, and obtaining a completion certificate. (4) Having obtained a bachelor’s degree in a safety engineering-related field, and having worked in this profession for 5 years or more; or having obtained a bachelor’s degree in another field, and having worked in this profession for 7 years or more. Additionally, one must complete the required number of hours of professional training for level 2 safety assessors and obtain a completion certificate. (5) After obtaining a master’s degree or higher, having worked in this profession for at least 2 consecutive years, completing the required number of hours of vocational training for level 2 safety assessors, and obtaining a completion certificate. 3. Who is eligible to apply for the Level 1 Safety Assessment Specialist qualification? (1) Having been engaged in work related to safe production for over 19 years continuously. (2) Having obtained the professional qualification certificate for Level 2 Safety Assessment Engineers, and having worked in this profession continuously for more than 4 years. (3) After obtaining the professional qualification certificate for Level 2 safety evaluators, having worked in this profession for at least 3 consecutive years, completing the required number of hours of training for Level 1 safety evaluators, and obtaining a completion certificate. (4) Hold a master’s degree or higher, have at least 10 years of experience in work related to safe production, have completed the required number of hours of vocational training as a level-1 safety evaluator, and obtained a completion certificate. 4. Is it possible to complete the assessment by skipping a grade? Those who have already obtained the Professional Qualification Certificate for Safety Assessors may only take the assessment in accordance with the requirements for upgrading, and are not allowed to take it at a higher level. II. Application Process, Examination Dates, and Test Locations 1. Application and Examination Process Schedule: September 5–September 12: Online registration (for first-time applicants, those upgrading their level, and those applying for make-up exams). Deadline for submitting registration materials by September 14. October 9–13: Checking the results of the review and confirming participation in the assessment. Starting from October 20: Printing of admission tickets. Assessment date: November 5, 2016. 2. Examination Dates and Specific Schedule: Examination date: November 5, 2016. Schedule for that day is as follows: For Level 3: Morning – 9:00–11:00: Theoretical knowledge; Afternoon – 1:00–3:30: Professional skills. For Levels 1 and 2: Morning – 9:00–11:00: Theoretical knowledge; Afternoon – 1:00–3:30: Professional skills; 4:30–5:30: Comprehensive evaluation (30 minutes delayed at the Urumqi test site). 3. Where are the assessment locations? The cities where the national assessment centers for the professional qualification examination of safety evaluators were located in 2016 were: Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Dalian, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Kunming, and Urumqi. After registering, candidates can choose the assessment location on their own. III. Which subjects are tested? What score is considered passing? Is it possible to be exempt from the exam? Is it possible to take a make-up exam? 1. Which subjects are tested? What score is considered passing? The examination subjects consist of theoretical knowledge, professional competence, and a comprehensive evaluation; for the level 3 safety assessment specialist, only theoretical knowledge and professional competence are required ； First-level and second-level safety assessment specialists need to take three exams. The theoretical knowledge section consists of objective questions, including single-choice and multiple-choice questions ； The professional competence subjects consist of subjective questions, with question types including scenario analysis questions, case analysis questions, and comprehensive application questions ； The comprehensive evaluation subject consists of subjective questions in the form of essay writing. Each subject is worth 100 points; those who score 60 points or more pass that subject. Those who pass all subjects are considered to have passed the assessment. 2. Is it possible to be exempt from the exam? Is it possible to take a make-up exam? Those who have already obtained the Certified Safety Engineer Practice Qualification Certificate are considered to have passed the theoretical knowledge exam. If not all subjects are passed in one attempt, the passing grades for the subjects passed will be valid for one year, during which time one make-up exam can be taken. IV. What are the prospects for safety assessment professionals in terms of career development? For those who do not work at a safety assessment agency and have no intention of doing so in the near future, passing the exam to become a safety assessment specialist is not very useful at the moment ； For those who wish to work in safety assessment at a safety assessment agency, passing the examination to become a safety assessor is very important ； For those who are already engaged in safety assessment work at safety assessment agencies, the upgrade exam is undoubtedly one of the ways to improve their professional status and income. As for the income of safety assessment professionals, it can generally be summarized as \"the higher the rank, the higher the income; the stronger the organization one works for, the higher the income; the greater an individual’s capabilities, the higher the income\" (what a trivially true statement).