Texas is a federal OSHA state with no state plan of its own, so the 29 CFR 1926 construction standards apply to your crews exactly as written. What makes Texas different in practice is heat and volume. Crews work outdoors from March through October in conditions OSHA targets under its heat emphasis program, and the commercial building pipeline in Houston, DFW, San Antonio and Austin means most small contractors run into a general contractor prequalification packet long before they ever see an inspector.
That packet is the moment the written program stops being optional. A GC, an owner, an insurance carrier or a compliance network asks for the manual with your company name on it, and a downloaded template written for another state with no heat plan and no bilingual training clause is what gets sent back. Answer six questions and get a program built around your trade, your crew and your Texas jobsites.
Your final section list is built from your own answers, so it adds trade specific sections such as silica, trenching, confined space or hot work when they apply.
About 10 minutes from first question to a finished program with your company name on the cover.
Start My ProgramTexas has no state OSHA plan, so federal OSHA rules apply directly, and several of those rules require written programs on their own, including hazard communication. In practice the requirement comes from your general contractor, your insurance carrier or a compliance network before you can work on a job.
Yes. When you enter Texas as your state, a Heat Illness Prevention section is added automatically with water, rest, shade, acclimatization and emergency response language, because Texas is a high heat state under OSHA's national emphasis program.
It is a complete written program with your company name on the cover, numbered sections, the correct 29 CFR citations, an employee acknowledgment form and a one page cover letter explaining what a reviewer will find. That is what those packets and compliance networks ask you to upload.
Yes. If you tell us your crew includes Spanish speakers, the training section includes a bilingual instruction clause committing to safety instruction in a language your workers understand, which is what OSHA expects and what GC reviewers look for.
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