Sheet 57Study plan · 4, 8 or 12 weeks
STSC study plan
Choose four, eight or twelve weeks by how much time sits between today and your seat at Pearson VUE. All three plans follow the STSC7 domain weights, starting with Hazard Identification and Control at 28.5% of the exam, and all three finish with a full timed mock.
- ExamSTSC
- UpdatedOct 12, 2026
Pick a length
Exam share is the published blueprint weight of the domains in that week.
| Week | Focus | Exam share | Do this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Hazard Identification and Control (part 1 of 2) | 28.5% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Falls, ladders and scaffolds, Cranes, rigging, heavy equipment and work zones, Excavation, trenching and confined spaces; drill the Hazards cards. |
| Week 2 | Hazard Identification and Control (part 2 of 2) | 28.5% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Electrical safety, lockout and hot work, Struck-by, caught-in, tools and PPE; drill the Hazards cards. |
| Week 3 | Safety Program Implementation (part 1 of 2) | 23.9% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Safety programs, inspections and training, Incident investigation, JHAs and escalation; drill the Program cards. |
| Week 4 | Safety Program Implementation (part 2 of 2) | 23.9% (split over 2 weeks) | Read HazCom, respirators and sanitation; drill the Program cards. |
| Week 5 | Health Hazards and Basic Industrial Hygiene | 17.8% | Read Heat and cold stress, Ergonomics, vibration and noise, Silica, lead, chemicals and industrial hygiene; drill the Health cards. |
| Week 6 | Emergency Preparedness and Management | 16.6% | Read Fire prevention and extinguishers, Emergency action plans, alarms and drills, First aid, rescue and severe weather; drill the Emergency cards. |
| Week 7 | Leadership and Ethics | 13.2% | Read Ethics, integrity and leadership; drill the Ethics cards. |
| Week 8 | Full timed run: mock exam | all | Score it by domain, then reread the sheets for your two lowest domains. |
Exam share is the published blueprint weight of the domains in that week.
| Week | Focus | Exam share | Do this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Hazard Identification and Control (part 1 of 3) | 28.5% (split over 3 weeks) | Read Falls, ladders and scaffolds, Cranes, rigging, heavy equipment and work zones; drill the Hazards cards. |
| Week 2 | Hazard Identification and Control (part 2 of 3) | 28.5% (split over 3 weeks) | Read Excavation, trenching and confined spaces, Electrical safety, lockout and hot work; drill the Hazards cards. |
| Week 3 | Hazard Identification and Control (part 3 of 3) | 28.5% (split over 3 weeks) | Read Struck-by, caught-in, tools and PPE; drill the Hazards cards. |
| Week 4 | Safety Program Implementation (part 1 of 2) | 23.9% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Safety programs, inspections and training, Incident investigation, JHAs and escalation; drill the Program cards. |
| Week 5 | Safety Program Implementation (part 2 of 2) | 23.9% (split over 2 weeks) | Read HazCom, respirators and sanitation; drill the Program cards. |
| Week 6 | Checkpoint: mock exam | all | Find the domain that drops the most cards and move it earlier in the next weeks. |
| Week 7 | Health Hazards and Basic Industrial Hygiene (part 1 of 2) | 17.8% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Heat and cold stress, Ergonomics, vibration and noise; drill the Health cards. |
| Week 8 | Health Hazards and Basic Industrial Hygiene (part 2 of 2) | 17.8% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Silica, lead, chemicals and industrial hygiene; drill the Health cards. |
| Week 9 | Emergency Preparedness and Management (part 1 of 2) | 16.6% (split over 2 weeks) | Read Fire prevention and extinguishers, Emergency action plans, alarms and drills; drill the Emergency cards. |
| Week 10 | Emergency Preparedness and Management (part 2 of 2) | 16.6% (split over 2 weeks) | Read First aid, rescue and severe weather; drill the Emergency cards. |
| Week 11 | Leadership and Ethics | 13.2% | Read Ethics, integrity and leadership; drill the Ethics cards. |
| Week 12 | Full timed run: mock exam | all | Score it by domain, then reread the sheets for your two lowest domains. |
Exam share is the published blueprint weight of the domains in that week.
Matching the weeks to your test date
Four weeks suits a supervisor who is already booked and studies most evenings. Eight weeks, the plan that opens by default, gives each domain room at four or five short sessions a week. Twelve weeks fits a candidate who has just been approved and has a long season of overtime ahead; BCSP allows one year from approval to pass (BCSP STSC page, as of October 2026).
Shorter plans don't skip domains. They spend less time on the lighter ones, such as Leadership and Ethics at 13.2%, and keep the hours on Hazards and on Safety Program Implementation at 23.9% (STSC7 blueprint, V.2020.03.27).
One study session
Read one sheet
The topic sheet linked under that week's Do this. Twenty minutes is plenty.
Answer its cards
Answer every card on the sheet, then read the note on each option you got wrong.
Flip the numbers
Five minutes on the flashcards for the limits in that domain.
Log the misses
Write down the topic of every miss. Next session starts with that list.
Keeping to the plan
What if I fall a week behind?
Skip ahead instead of doubling up. Take the domain cards on the practice set for the week you missed, and read only the sheets for the topics you got wrong.
Should I change plans halfway through?
Switch when your exam date moves. The weeks line up by domain, so moving from the 12-week plan to the 8-week one means picking up at the first domain you haven't covered yet.
Next sheets
Take the cards with you
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