Process Safety Management Certification

The Process Safety Management Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests process safety management (PSM) knowledge — the PSM framework and its elements, hazard analysis methods such as HAZOP and LOPA, management of change and mechanical integrity, and incident investigation and performance indicators — written to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119, the CCPS Risk Based Process Safety guidelines, IEC 61511, API RP 754 and the UK COMAH / EU Seveso approach for 2026. US regulatory figures are noted as OSHA rules; the principles apply worldwide. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Process Safety Management Proficiency certificate (SOA-PSM). Every question is based on published standards and research — including 29 CFR 1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals (US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (eCFR)), Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety (Center for Chemical Process Safety (AIChE)), IEC 61511 Functional safety: safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector (IEC) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Process Safety Management Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures PSM framework and elements, hazard identification and risk analysis, change, integrity and operations and incidents, emergencies and performance and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Process Safety Management Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: 29 CFR 1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals (US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (eCFR)); Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety (Center for Chemical Process Safety (AIChE)); IEC 61511 Functional safety: safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector (IEC); API RP 754 Process Safety Performance Indicators for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries (American Petroleum Institute); Investigation reports and safety videos (US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board); Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations (UK Health and Safety Executive). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: PSM Framework and Elements (Elements, Scope and Process safety information); Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HAZOP, What-if, LOPA and Bow-tie); Change, Integrity and Operations (MOC, Mechanical integrity, PSSR and Procedures); Incidents, Emergencies and Performance (Investigation, Emergency planning, Audits and Indicators). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Process safety engineer, HSE manager, Plant or operations manager, Process engineer and Maintenance and reliability engineer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Process Safety Management knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Process safety management is a system for preventing fires, explosions and toxic releases from processes that handle hazardous chemicals. It covers hazard analysis, safe operating procedures, equipment integrity, managing change, training, emergency planning and learning from incidents.

The OSHA PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119) has 14 elements, including process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, training, mechanical integrity, management of change, incident investigation and compliance audits. CCPS's Risk Based Process Safety model organises the same ideas into 20 elements under 4 pillars.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.