Electrical contracting is the trade where the written program is least optional. Working on or near energized parts triggers safe work practice requirements, and any time your crews service equipment that must be de-energized first, OSHA expects a documented lockout/tagout program with specific procedures, authorized employee training and periodic inspections. Layer on ladder and lift work pulling wire overhead, panel work in occupied buildings, and trenching for underground feeders, and the section list gets long fast.
The trigger is usually a general contractor or a facility owner. A plant will not let your crew touch a switchgear lineup without your electrical safety program and LOTO procedures on file, and GCs increasingly require the manual before a subcontract is signed. Handing over a binder with someone else's company name on it is what gets you sent back to the parking lot.
What your program will include
Safety Policy Statement and Management Commitment
Responsibilities
Safety Training and Orientation (29 CFR 1926.21)
Electrical Safety and safe work practices (29 CFR 1926 Subpart K)
Lockout/Tagout with authorized employee procedures (29 CFR 1910.147)
PPE and Hazard Assessment including arc rated clothing (29 CFR 1926.95 to .96)
Ladder Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart X)
Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926 Subpart M)
Hand and Power Tool Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart I)
Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200)
Motor Vehicle Safety (29 CFR 1926.601)
First Aid and Emergency Action Plan (29 CFR 1926.50)
Your final section list is built from your own answers, so it may add or drop sections based on the work your crews actually do.
Why a generic template gets kicked back
Free templates include a one paragraph lockout mention instead of real energy control procedures, and reviewers reject that immediately.
Arc flash and shock PPE selection is usually absent, so the PPE section does not match the work your electricians do.
Template programs never name your qualified and authorized employees or your training and inspection cadence.
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Start with Electrical already selected. About 10 minutes from first question to finished program.
Does the program include a lockout/tagout procedure?
Yes. Electrical is set up so lockout/tagout and electrical safe work practices are always included, with written energy control procedures, authorized and affected employee roles, and periodic inspection language.
Does it address arc flash PPE?
The PPE and hazard assessment section covers arc rated clothing and shock protection selection along with the rest of your gear, written around the PPE you tell us your crews already use.
We do both commercial and residential. Is that a problem?
No. The intake asks about every environment your crews work in, and the program is written to cover all of them, including occupied remodels where older wiring and building materials come into play.
What does it cost?
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