SafetyProgramPro

Written Safety Program for General Contractors

A general contractor's program has to do two jobs at once. It has to protect your own field staff, superintendents, laborers and carpenters who are on ladders, near open edges, around live temporary power and moving equipment, and it has to establish how you control a multi-employer jobsite: subcontractor safety requirements, site orientation, hazard correction authority, and documentation of who was trained on what.

The demand comes from every direction at once. Owners and developers ask for your safety manual with the bid, insurance carriers and bonding companies review it, and compliance networks such as ISNetworld, Avetta and Veriforce score it. Your subs are also looking at you: the program you hand them sets the standard you are going to enforce on site.

What your program will include

  • Safety Policy Statement and Management Commitment
  • Responsibilities including superintendent and subcontractor duties
  • Safety Training and Orientation (29 CFR 1926.21)
  • Toolbox Talks and Safety Meetings
  • Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926 Subpart M)
  • Ladder Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart X)
  • Electrical Safety and temporary power (29 CFR 1926 Subpart K)
  • PPE and Hazard Assessment (29 CFR 1926.95 to .96)
  • Hand and Power Tool Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart I)
  • Hearing Conservation (29 CFR 1926.52)
  • Housekeeping and Material Storage (29 CFR 1926.25)
  • OSHA Recordkeeping at 11 or more employees (29 CFR Part 1904)
  • Incident Reporting, Investigation and Disciplinary Policy

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

  • Generic manuals are written for a single employer and say nothing about controlling subcontractors on a multi-employer site.
  • Site specific orientation, hazard correction authority and stop work authority are missing, and reviewers look for all three.
  • Recordkeeping obligations are glossed over even though a GC with 11 or more employees must maintain the OSHA 300 log.

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General Contractor safety program questions

Does the program address subcontractor management?

Yes. The responsibilities and orientation sections are written for a general contractor running a multi-employer site, covering subcontractor safety expectations, orientation before work begins, and correction of observed hazards.

Will this work for ISNetworld, Avetta or Veriforce?

It gives you the written program those networks require you to upload, with numbered sections, OSHA citations, an acknowledgment form and a documented training and meeting cadence.

Is OSHA recordkeeping included?

If you have 11 or more employees, the program includes an OSHA Recordkeeping section under 29 CFR Part 1904 covering the 300 log, 300A posting and reporting timeframes.

How long does it take and what does it cost?

About 10 minutes and $299 one time. The complete PDF is available to download immediately after payment.

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