Does the program cover leading edge work?
Yes. Framing crews work above 6 feet, so the program includes a Fall Protection section written for leading edge work, floor and wall openings, and the anchorage options available during framing.
Written Safety Program for Framing and Carpentry Contractors
Framing crews live at the leading edge. Walls go up, decking goes down, and for most of the day there is an open floor edge, a stair opening or a truss run with no permanent guardrail. That puts fall protection, floor and wall opening covers, and ladder and temporary stair access at the center of your program. Add pneumatic nail guns, table and circular saws, hoisting bundles of lumber and trusses, and constant material handling, and you have a hazard profile that a generic office safety manual does not touch.
The document gets requested when you move from one off residential work into tract builders or commercial framing. Builders and general contractors want the manual with the subcontract, and their reviewers check whether fall protection is written for your actual sequence of work rather than copied out of a book.
What your program will include
- Safety Policy Statement and Management Commitment
- Fall Protection for leading edge and floor openings (29 CFR 1926 Subpart M)
- Ladder Safety and temporary access (29 CFR 1926 Subpart X)
- Safety Training and Orientation (29 CFR 1926.21)
- Hand and Power Tool Safety including nail guns and saws (29 CFR 1926 Subpart I)
- PPE and Hazard Assessment (29 CFR 1926.95 to .96)
- Hearing Conservation (29 CFR 1926.52)
- Housekeeping and Material Storage for lumber and truss stacks (29 CFR 1926.25)
- Fire Prevention (29 CFR 1926 Subpart F)
- Motor Vehicle Safety (29 CFR 1926.601)
- First Aid and Emergency Action Plan (29 CFR 1926.50)
- Employee Acknowledgment Form
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
- Templates cover fall protection for finished structures, not the open leading edge and unguarded stair openings a framer works from all day.
- Nail gun trigger type, disconnection rules and eye protection almost never appear, and they are the most common framing injury source.
- Truss and wall bracing during erection is a framing specific hazard that generic manuals ignore.
Answer 6 questions. $299 one-time. Instant PDF.
Start with Framing and Carpentry already selected. About 10 minutes from first question to finished program.
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Are nail guns and saws addressed specifically?
Yes. Hand and power tool safety is a core section, and it is written around the pneumatic and cutting tools your crews actually use rather than a generic tool list.
Will a tract builder accept this?
It is a complete written program with your company name, numbered sections, OSHA citations and a signed acknowledgment form, which is what builder and general contractor prequalification packets ask for.
How much and how fast?
$299 one time and the PDF downloads immediately after payment. The six question intake takes about 10 minutes.
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